By Staff Writer
Published: 23 July 2026 [updated 25 July]
This forecast covers: Tue 28 Jul – Thu 30 Jul
Low-level snowfall is indicated for parts of the Northern Cape, Eastern Cape, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal and Lesotho between Tuesday and Thursday, with more than 10cm currently indicated for many areas and more than 25cm for hotspots marked in blue on the map.
The main snowfall period is from later in the day on Tuesday and right through Wednesday, with some snow still falling early on Thursday.
In the Eastern Cape snow is currently indicated at low-level in areas marked on the map such as Dordrecht, Molteno, Burgersdorp, Aliwal North, Barkly East, Lady Grey, Rhodes, Khowa (Elliot), Ugie, Maclear and Matatiele with heavier snow indicated for a number of areas as per the map.
We do expect that there is a high likelihood that warnings will be issued today, especially for the Eastern Cape, by the SA Weather Service.
In the Free State snowfall is possible around Zastron, Fauresmith, Philipposlis, Trompsburg, Springfrontein, Bethulie, Rouxville, Bethlehem, Ficksburg, Fouriesburg, Clarens, Harrismith and the Golden Gate National Park with more than 10cm indicated in some areas.
Snowfall is currently indicated on the slopes of the Drakensberg and Maluti mountains and at higher elevations in KwaZulu-Natal around Kokstad, Swartberg, Underberg, Himeville, Kamberg and Van Reenen, as well as Sani Pass.
Snow is no longer indicated on the N3 in central KwaZulu-Natal.
Snow is indicated for most of Lesotho, including around Semonkong, Thaba-Tseka and Afriski. More than 10cm is currently indicated in many parts of the country and more than 25cm in some areas.
In the Northern Cape snow is indicated to the east of De Aar.
Snow is no longer indicated for Mpumalanga.
This forecast may still change.
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The map indicates where we are seeing the possibility of snow, but it may not fall in all of the areas shown on the map. As with any forecast of any kind (temperature, clouds, rain, wind), what eventually happens may or may not be similar to the forecast. Snow indicated may reduce or vanish completely in some areas, or the dates and times may change.
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