Bigger storms to come

FORECAST: MOST EXTREME WEATHER EXPECTED IN JANUARY, FEBRUARY >>> Vaal, Bloemhof Dams are overfull - department.

- Marizka Coetzer

As hailstorms and extreme thunderstorms continue across the country, with weather warnings on the rise, experts say this is the calm before the real storms.

The Weather Hooligan, Juan-dre Vorster, said what SA is currently experiencing and for the rest of November is the start of the storm season. The biggest storms are likely to occur in January and February.

Vorster said the extreme weather over the eastern parts of Johannesburg wasn't uncommon. "It happens every year. Every year the East Rand gets smacked from the south because all the storms come in from the south," he said.

South African Weather Service meteorologist André Fourie said the outlook for Gauteng for the week starts off with 80% widespread thunder on Monday, going into Tuesday and isolated thundershowers expected on Wednesday.

"On Thursday and Friday we can expect scattered thundershowers and on Saturday, isolated thundershowers," he said.