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Live South African Weather Service warnings for the City of Johannesburg — thunderstorms, flooding, wind — with the current wind over Soweto and what to do when a storm hits.

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Official warnings, forwarded the moment the national service issues one for the area — headline and all, in its own words. Nothing in between. No account, one-click unsubscribe.

Worth knowing

The Klipspruit floods

The Klip River and its tributary the Klipspruit drain Soweto through one of Gauteng's largest wetland systems, and summer storms push them over their banks — around 400 households were inundated in Kliptown in 2022, and a teenager drowned there in November 2023. If you live along the Klipspruit, treat a severe-thunderstorm warning as a reason to move valuables up and stay clear of low crossings.

Winter is the quiet season — mostly

Highveld winters are dry, so weeks with no warnings are normal from May to September. The risks that remain are cold snaps and wind-driven fires, and SAWS warns for those too when they threaten.