Rain and Strong Winds Hit SA Until Tuesday, 19 May 2026

• South Africa is dealing with another round of rain, strong winds and cold temperatures across several provinces
• The South African Weather Service has issued a Level 2 damaging winds warning for coastal areas, including Cape Town
• South Africans across the country are reacting differently to the forecast, with some in Gauteng enjoying clear skies

South Africa is waking up to another unsettled Monday as rain, cold fronts and strong winds make their way across the country. The Western Cape is the province to watch most closely until Tuesday, with the South African Weather Service issuing a Level 2 damaging winds warning for the Cape Point, Overstrand and Cape Agulhas areas.

The warning kicked in at 6 pm on 18 May 2026 and runs through to midnight on 19 May 2026. Authorities are warning that small vessels are at risk of taking on water and capsizing, and coastal routes could see sand build-up. Anyone planning beach activities along these stretches is being told to stay away until conditions improve.

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This latest bout of bad weather comes after South Africa declared a national disaster earlier this month. This was after weeks of severe rainfall, flooding, thunderstorms and snowfall that hit the Western Cape, Eastern Cape, Northern Cape, North West, Free State and Mpumalanga from 4 May 2026.

The Garden Route region has been among the worst affected, with the Head of Disaster Management there describing it as the worst flooding the area has seen in 30 years.

What each province can expect

• Gauteng will see partly cloudy and cool conditions with isolated afternoon thundershowers possible in the extreme south-west.
• Mpumalanga is partly cloudy and cool to warm with isolated showers in the northern Lowveld.
• Limpopo is cloudy in the north in the morning.
• North West has morning fog patches in places and isolated showers over the central and southern parts.
• The Free State can expect partly cloudy and cool conditions with isolated showers and thundershowers over the central and western parts.
• The Northern Cape has fog along the coast near Alexander Bay in the morning and evening, otherwise partly cloudy with isolated showers.
• The Western Cape is cloudy to partly cloudy with isolated rain over the southern parts from mid-morning.
• The Eastern Cape is split, with the western half seeing a chance of light rain and showers along the coast later in the day, and the eastern half staying fine and cool.
• KwaZulu-Natal is fine and cool, but warm in the east.

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More on SA's severe weather and storm damage

• Briefly News showed horrible footage from a Grabouw apple farm that left many feeling the effects of the bad weather.
• NSRI rescue crews carried out urgent operations during severe flooding to help people from the constantly rising water.
• Severe weather across South Africa has now claimed 18 lives, with most of the tragic news coming from the Western Cape.

Source: Briefly News