Here are warnings issued by the South African Weather Service (SAWS) for Sunday into Monday.

A. An Orange level 5 warning for damaging winds leading to difficult driving conditions and damage to settlements is expected over the Cape Winelands, Overberg, Garden Route and Central Karoo municipalities of the Western Cape and the Karoo Hoogland municipality of the Northern Cape.

B. An Orange level 5 warning for damaging waves and winds leading to disruptions to ports and harbours are expected between Cape Agulhas and Plettenberg Bay.

C. A Yellow level 2 warning for damaging winds leading to localised Damage to settlements, travel disruptions as well as reduced visibility are expected over the southern parts of the Northern Cape, the extreme western parts of the Western Cape, the northern interior of the Eastern Cape, the Free State, North West, Gauteng, the southern and western Highveld of Mpumalanga, the south-western Bushveld of Limpopo and the extreme western interior of KwaZulu-Natal.

D. A Yellow level 2 warning for damaging winds and waves leading to localised disruptions to ports and small harbours are expected between Hondeklip Bay and Cape Agulhas.

E. A yellow level 1 warning for damaging winds resulting in some transport routes and travel services affected by fallen trees with localised disruptions of harbours and/or ports for a period of time are expected along the coast between Plettenberg Bay and Richards Bay.

F. An Orange level 6 warning for disruptive rain leading to flooding of roads and settlements as well as damage to infrastructure is expected over the Cape Winelands, City of Cape Town and Overberg Districts of the Western Cape.

G. A Yellow level 4 warning for disruptive rain leading to flooding of roads and settlements is expected over the southern Namakwa District of the Northern Cape, the West Coast, western parts of the Central Karoo as well as the Garden Route Districts of the Western Cape.

H. A Yellow level 2 warning for severe thunderstorms leading to hail, damaging winds and heavy downpours are expected over the eastern parts of the Free State, most parts of KwaZulu-Natal, the Highveld and escarpment of Mpumalanga and the central and southern parts of Limpopo.

There are extremely high fire danger conditions expected over the north-eastern parts of the Western Cape, the south-eastern and eastern parts of the Northern Cape, the northern and central interior of the Eastern Cape, in places in the Free State and North West, the western and southern parts of Gauteng and the south-western Bushveld of Limpopo.

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