# What can we expect from the weather this week

An episode of [The Midday Report with Mandy Wiener](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1074292047), 14 Oct 2026, 2:54.

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Mandy Wiener speaks to Forecaster at the SA Weather Services, Lehlohonolo Thobela about the South African Weather Service issuing a Yellow Level 2 warning for severe thunderstorms, heavy rain, hail, lightning, and destructive winds throughout most of KwaZulu-Natal. The Midday Report with Mandy Wiener is 702 and CapeTalk’s flagship news show, your hour of essential news radio. The show is podcasted every weekday, allowing you to catch up with a 60-minute weekday wrap of the day's main news. It's packed with fast-paced interviews with the day’s newsmakers, as well as those who can make sense of the news and explain what's happening in your world. All the interviews are podcasted for you to catch up and listen to. Thank you for listening to this podcast of The Midday Report Listen live on weekdays between 12:00 and 13:00 (SA Time) to The Midday Report broadcast on 702 https://buff.ly/gk3y0Kj and on CapeTalk https://buff.ly/NnFM3Nk For more from The Midday Report go to https://buff.ly/BTGmL9H and find all the catch-up podcasts here https://buff.ly/LcbDdFI Subscribe to the 702 and CapeTalk daily and weekly newsletters https://buff.ly/v5mfetc Follow us on social media: 702 on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TalkRadio702 702 on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@talkradio702 702 on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talkradio702/ 702 on X: https://x.com/Radio702 702 on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@radio702 CapeTalk on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CapeTalk CapeTalk on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@capetalk CapeTalk on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ CapeTalk on X: https://x.com/CapeTalk CapeTalk on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CapeTalk567 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

## Transcript

[0:00] Speaker 1: Well, some are very much arriving in South Africa. The
[0:02] Speaker 1: Weather Service warning of storms, a heat wave and fire
[0:06] Speaker 1: danger as well. So let's find out what's happening with
[0:08] Speaker 1: Lekhlohonolo Tobele, forecaster at the SA Weather Service. Lekhlohonolo, good
[0:13] Speaker 1: afternoon to you. Thanks very much for your time. So
[0:16] Speaker 1: tell us about the warnings that have been issued.
[0:19] Speaker 2: I'm India and thanks for the invitation. Severe thunderstorms are
[0:23] Speaker 2: definitely expected over the northwest into the northern part of
[0:26] Speaker 2: the Northern Cape as well. We have cover... the northwestern
[0:29] Speaker 2: parts of the three states, just around Belkom. But there
[0:32] Speaker 2: is still a warning for severe thunderstorms for the central
[0:35] Speaker 2: and the southern parts of KwaZulu-Natal. But if you'll be
[0:38] Speaker 2: over the southern parts of the Northern Cape into the
[0:41] Speaker 2: northeastern parts of the Western Cape, just expect some damaging winds.
[0:45] Speaker 2: So do remember that with severe thunderstorms, we're expecting heavy
[0:48] Speaker 2: downpours that may lead to localized flooding, a possibility of
[0:51] Speaker 2: damaging winds, as well as a possibility of hail and
[0:53] Speaker 2: excessive lightning into the afternoon. So please, please take caution.
[0:57] Speaker 2: And this is expected for today, but for tomorrow, the
[1:00] Speaker 2: storms are expected to move into the western parts of Limpopo.
[1:04] Speaker 2: But there is still a 30 to 60 percent chance
[1:07] Speaker 2: of thunderstorms still expected for the central interior of the country.
[1:10] Speaker 2: This will cover the northwest, the Free State, into KwaZulu-Natal
[1:14] Speaker 2: and the Eastern Cape.
[1:16] Speaker 1: Okay, then tell us about hot temperatures, heat waves across
[1:20] Speaker 1: parts of the country.
[1:21] Speaker 2: Definitely. And the heat wave is expected across the northwestern
[1:25] Speaker 2: part of KwaZulu-Natal. And this is expected to last up
[1:29] Speaker 2: until at least tomorrow. And we're still monitoring the situation.
[1:33] Speaker 2: Temperature is expected to be warm, especially for the central
[1:36] Speaker 2: and the eastern part of the country, as opposed to
[1:38] Speaker 2: what we had in September last year. And we're expecting
[1:43] Speaker 2: that warm-up to be across most parts of the country,
[1:46] Speaker 2: especially the central and the eastern parts. And following the
[1:49] Speaker 2: warning of the El Nino conditions that are expected, sub-seasonal
[1:52] Speaker 2: forecast shows the temperatures are expected to warm up in
[1:55] Speaker 2: the next coming weeks. So most of the rain is
[1:58] Speaker 2: expected across most parts of the eastern Cape. That's where
[2:01] Speaker 2: it looked like it would be above normal for the
[2:04] Speaker 2: remainder of the month into the central parts. But the
[2:06] Speaker 2: sub-seasonal forecast will suggest that We're expecting warmer temperatures. And
[2:11] Speaker 2: if you are in Gauteng, you will attest to the
[2:13] Speaker 2: warmth that is outside.
[2:15] Speaker 1: Yeah, definitely. And of course, concerns in some areas about
[2:18] Speaker 1: potential fire hazards as well.
[2:21] Speaker 2: I'm glad you touched on the fault fires because we're
[2:23] Speaker 2: expecting the western interior to experience that due to highly
[2:29] Speaker 2: conducive conditions that may lead to fault fires, especially if
[2:32] Speaker 2: we have damaging winds like the weather warning that we
[2:35] Speaker 2: sent out for the southern part of the Northern Cape.
[2:38] Speaker 2: that obviously plays a part in increasing the chances of
[2:41] Speaker 2: felt fires over the area. So please take caution. And
[2:44] Speaker 2: if you see any unnecessary fires, report them to your
[2:47] Speaker 2: necessary authorities.
[2:49] Speaker 1: Liklo Honolo, thank you so much. Liklo Honolo, Tobela Forecaster
[2:52] Speaker 1: at the SA Weather Service.

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