Snow has fallen over parts of the country with the Eastern Cape, Drakensberg area and KwaZulu-Natal experiencing disruptive weather and residents warned to avoid the roads.
The SA Weather Service said the cold conditions on Friday will affect the eastern half of the country, including Lesotho, parts of the Eastern Cape and the western side of KwaZulu-Natal.
Forecaster Lehlohonolo Thobela said disruptive snow will fall in high-lying areas in the eastern parts of the Eastern Cape, all the way to the Drakensberg mountains.
“It will lead to Lesotho and the western half of KwaZulu-Natal into Saturday morning. On Sunday, we will start seeing some clearing with a 30% chance of showers and rain, mainly over Mpumalanga and the eastern parts of Limpopo,” Thobela said.
Temperatures in the Eastern Cape, including Gqeberha, are predicted to reach a maximum of 15ºC on Friday but drop to 13ºC on Saturday.
Barkley East will hit minimum temperatures of 0ºC on Saturday and a maximum of 3ºC in the afternoon.
“It will be quite cold. That is where we see snow from Friday into Saturday morning. Areas that are cold include Aliwal North, where we expect a maximum of 7ºC on Friday and Saturday it will be 15ºC maximum with a minimum of 6ºC,” Thobela said.
Rorisang Kgosana
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