As the country crosses over to the new season, the South African Weather Service (SAWS) confirmed that there is a 30% chance that thunderstorms might occur in some of the Highveld areas on Wednesday afternoon, 16 September, The Citizen reports.

According to SAWS, the whole of Gauteng might experience thunderstorms later on Wednesday while also confirming that the warm weather will persist throughout the rest of the week.

Thunderstorms in Mpumalanga are also expected on Wednesday afternoon, while there is a slight chance that thunderstorms might occur on Thursday.

Meanwhile, the southern parts of Limpopo are the areas where the thunderstorms were also expected along with the eastern parts of Free State. This comes in light of low levels of the Vaal Dam, which supplies water to approximately 46% of South Africa’s economy and 33% of the rest of the population, stood at a low of 37%.

The dam was 58% full in September 2019. https://lowvelder.co.za/lnn/1143891/rainfall-expected-over-most-parts-of-south-africa/