South Africa is preparing for a day of varied weather conditions on Friday, February 27, with several provinces under alert for severe thunderstorms and other phenomena.

A Yellow Level 2 warning has been issued for Gauteng (excluding extreme southern parts), southern Mpumalanga (excluding extreme south-west), central and eastern North West, extreme south-western Limpopo, and western KwaZulu-Natal.

These warnings indicate the risk of heavy rain causing localized flooding, strong winds, excessive lightning, and hail.

Extremely high fire danger is expected in Masilonyana Local Municipality in the Free State.

KwaZulu-Natal will experience morning fog in the interior, with cloudy to warm conditions and scattered showers and thundershowers.

Along the coast, winds will be light to moderate easterly to north-easterly, and the UVB Sunburn Index is moderate.

Durban is forecast to have temperatures ranging from 22°C to 26°C.

The province covers 94,361 km² and has an estimated 11.5 million people, with Pietermaritzburg as the capital.

The North West province will be partly cloudy and warm to hot, with scattered showers and thundershowers, mostly isolated in the west.

Mahikeng will see temperatures between 16°C and 30°C.

The province spans 104,882 km² and has around 4.2 million inhabitants.

In the Free State, morning fog is expected over extreme eastern areas and the Lesotho border.

Otherwise, conditions will be fine and warm to hot, becoming partly cloudy in the afternoon with isolated to scattered showers and thundershowers over central and eastern parts.

The Free State covers 129,825 km² with an estimated population of 2.9 million. Bloemfontein is its capital.

Gauteng will be partly cloudy and warm with scattered showers and thundershowers, and a high UVB Sunburn Index.

The province is the smallest at 18,178 km² but the most populous with 16 million people.

Johannesburg serves as the administrative capital.

Mpumalanga will start cloudy, becoming partly cloudy and warm with isolated to scattered showers over the Highveld and escarpment.

The province is 76,495 km² with roughly 4.7 million residents, and Mbombela is the capital.

Limpopo will be cloudy in the morning, then partly cloudy and warm to hot, with scattered showers in the southwest and isolated elsewhere.

Covering 125,754 km², it has about 5.9 million inhabitants, with Polokwane as its capital.

Northern Cape will be partly cloudy in the south and extreme east, otherwise fine and warm to hot, with fresh to strong coastal winds.

It is South Africa’s largest province at 372,889 km² but least populated, with 1.3 million people. Kimberley is the capital.

Western Cape will be partly cloudy in the east and fine elsewhere, warm to hot but cool along the south and southwest coast.

Coastal winds vary from light to strong, and the UVB index is extreme.

The province spans 129,449 km² with 7.2 million residents, with Cape Town as the capital.

Eastern Cape’s western half will be partly cloudy and cool to warm, becoming fine in the afternoon.

The eastern half will be cloudy with isolated showers, scattered in the east.

The province covers 168,966 km², has around 6.7 million people, and Bhisho is the capital.