The photos were taken by Malesedi Malope on Sunday on the Sani Mountain Pass. Photo: SnowNews
LOOK: Heavy snowfall reported in several parts of SA
LOOK! Several parts of SA had heavy snowfall on Sunday. Click here for the latest on the weather in South Africa.
The photos were taken by Malesedi Malope on Sunday on the Sani Mountain Pass. Photo: SnowNews
Brrrr…… Heavy snowfall was reported in several parts of South Africa on Sunday afternoon, and we have the photos to prove it!
YES, SNOWFALL WAS CONFIRMED ON SUNDAY MORNING
Snowfall was confirmed on Sunday on the peaks of the mountains in Barley East, on the Sani Mountain Pass, and in Lesotho.
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This comes after the South African Weather Service (SAWS) issued a level 2 warning for severe thunderstorms and hail in parts of KwaZulu-Natal on Saturday evening.
THUNDERSTORMS AND HAIL WERE PREDICTED FOR SATURDAY EVENING
“Localised damage to vehicles and structural damage due to hail was expected as well as localised damage to infrastructure.”
SNOW PREDICTED UNTIL SATURDAY EVENING
Snow was expected to continue until Saturday evening, while the cold front will make its way down the south coast by Saturday evening.
The South African Weather Service (SAWS), said the cold front that made landfall in the Western Cape on Friday would start moving along the South Coast on Saturday afternoon.
ALSO READ: Load REDUCTIONS planned for SATURDAY NIGHT- find your schedule here
Light snowfall was expected over the following areas:
- Lesotho
- Eastern Cape
- KwaZulu-Natal
- Senqu
- Barkly East
- Matatiele
- Elundini
- Nqanqarhu
- Maclear
- Sakhisizwe
- Elliot
The relief of NO load shedding did not last long as load REDUCTIONS has now replaced it. Load reductions will AGAIN be implemented for most of South Africa on SATURDAY evening. This is now the fourth consecutive night in a row in which Eskom had to implement load reductions.
