1 – 3 May 2026 |Vox Weather Forecast

HEAVY DOWNPOURS & severe weather are slowly shifting eastward overnight into Friday morning, with most storms subsiding by the afternoon.

Otherwise, a lovely rest of the long weekend - except for a weak front bringing light rain and windy conditions to Cape Town and surrounding areas.

⚠️IMPACT-BASED WARNINGS issued by SAWS ⚠️
🟠 Orange Level 6 Warning: Severe Thunderstorms leading to damage or loss of infrastructures, settlements, property, vehicles, livelihood, and livestock, injuries and danger to life, and major travel disruptions are expected over the western parts of both Free State and North West.
🟡 Yellow Level 2 Warning: Severe Thunderstorms with heavy downpours, leading to localised flooding and damages to susceptible formal/informal settlements and infrastructure expected over the eastern parts of both Free State and North West and the extreme north-eastern parts of the Northern Cape.
🟡 Yellow Level 2 Warning: Damaging Coastal Winds leading to localised disruption to beachfront activities is expected between Cape Point and Cape Agulhas.

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