SOUTH AFRICA - August 2011: A snowman next to the road leading to Matroosberg peak, near Ceres. Feature text available. (Photo by Gallo Images / GO! / Jon Minster)

SOUTH AFRICA – August 2011: A snowman next to the road leading to Matroosberg peak, near Ceres.

Snow on its way to Western and Northern Cape, temperatures could hit -6C in some parts

Time to find where you’ve left your mittens and scarves…

SOUTH AFRICA - August 2011: A snowman next to the road leading to Matroosberg peak, near Ceres. Feature text available. (Photo by Gallo Images / GO! / Jon Minster)

SOUTH AFRICA – August 2011: A snowman next to the road leading to Matroosberg peak, near Ceres.

Capetonians… It’s bloody freezing out there. Now would be a good time to dig out your hot water bottles and invest in a month’s supply of soup. Winter isn’t coming… It’s already here.

A cold front is sweeping in across the Western Cape and pushing itself eastwards, bringing up to 40mm of rain with it… and a light covering of snow.

Snow Report SA have been following the weather system that arrived on Thursday morning, and they’ve identified the areas set for a flurry:

“The cold front is still on track to arrive in the Western Cape during the early hours of Thursday 22 June morning. By midday, we expect light snow to have fallen on the extreme high peaks in the south Western Cape, and these falls are likely to continue into the evening whilst spreading eastwards over almost all the high mountains of the Western Cape.”

“On Thursday night the cold front moves east, snow will now become possible over the Eastern Cape high ground, with up to 10cm possible over the high ground around Hogsback”.

Sutherland in the Northern Cape is also expected to receive a light dusting, as temperates are set to plunge to a bone-chilling -6C. Snow Report SA have stated that the KZN Midlands have a chance of snowfall, although it’s ‘unlikely to settle’

The SA Weather Service issued warnings of high seas and gale force winds throughout the coastal regions, with gusts expected to reach 65km/h between Cape Agulhas and East London.

Read: More severe weather warnings for the Cape but little in way of drought relief

The Service has also put out an alert for high seas, with eight-metre waves expected between Cape Point and Plettenberg Bay on Thursday.

Despite the relief of the rainfall, Western Cape residents are still being reminded to use water sparingly during the drought crisis. Level Four water restrictions remain in place, and citizens are being encouraged to stick to the 100-litre a day usage limit.