Yep, believe it or not, MORE SNOW and thunderstorms expected

Photo: Nadine Clark

Yep, believe it or not, MORE SNOW and thunderstorms expected

Warning! More snow, rain, and thunderstorms are predicted for parts of South Africa on Thursday, the South African Weather Service said.

Yep, believe it or not, MORE SNOW and thunderstorms expected

Photo: Nadine Clark

More snow, rain, and thunderstorms are expected for parts of the Eastern Cape on Thursday.

On Wednesday, the South African Weather Service (SAWS) said that light snowfall is expected in high-lying areas such as the Sneeuberg and Winterberg mountains in the Eastern Cape.

The SAWS warned that rainfall and strong winds could accompany the snowfall.

“There is a 60% chance of rainfall for tomorrow in the Eastern Cape with a maximum temperature of 13 – 15°C and minimum temperature between 2-4°C .”

Rainfall and thunderstorms are expected along the Garden Route in the Western Cape, with alerts for localised flooding in the area.

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The rain will continue until Friday.

Farmers and the public are urged to take care of their pets and livestock outside. Please ensure that they are protected from these severe weather conditions.

South Africa experienced snowfall for the third time in the space of two months over the past week and weekend, and people couldn’t wait to get outside and start playing.

Several parts of the country had snowfall by Friday evening, and the chilly weather has crept in.

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The  South African Weather Services (SAWS) has issued warnings for snowfall over the high lying areas of the Eastern Cape, the extreme western and south-western high ground of KZN (Drakensberg areas), and the extreme eastern parts of the Free state from Thursday.

Nadine Clark and her family headed up to Witsieshoek, about 45 min from Harrismith.

“It is snowing beautifully here.”

Clark and her family were having a ball of a time in the snow on Friday. They have built a snowman and had a snowball fight.

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