A cold front is impacting parts of South Africa, bringing wet and chilly conditions with warnings of disruptive snow, damaging winds, and dangerous coastal waves in the central interior, though Johannesburg is not expected to see snowfall. The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has issued alerts for severe thunderstorms in central and northern Gauteng, parts of Limpopo, and most of the Mpumalanga Highveld. Morning fog is forecast in at least six provinces, with wet conditions expected in Limpopo and KwaZulu-Natal. In the United States, the National Weather Service (NWS) has extended a Severe Thunderstorm Watch through 6 a.m. and expanded it into Wisconsin, where damaging winds, hail, and heavy rain could cause localized flooding. Scattered thunderstorms with hail up to 2 inches and wind gusts up to 60 mph are expected over the Palmer Divide and east central Plains, with an isolated tornado possible. The Chicago area faces a threat of storms with damaging winds and torrential downpours, mainly west of the Fox River. Southern Minnesota and western Wisconsin may experience showers and thunderstorms with locally heavy rainfall, though a drier pattern is expected through midweek with highs in the 80s. Additionally, a Red Flag Warning has been issued in Colorado due to fire risk amid severe thunderstorms expected in the afternoon.