There’s no denying the steep drop in temperatures that swept over the country this weekend. Several provinces received stunning snow shows and social media users shared pictures of the Western, Eastern and Northern Cape covered in white.
Take a look at a satellite image showing the snow (indicated by orange) that fell over the Western Cape, Northern Cape and Eastern Cape:
In the Western Cape, Matroosberg and surrounds near Ceres had residents bundled up, but not this man. He braaied:
Barkly Pass area in the Eastern Cape was a winter wonderland:
Wat an awesome snow chase the Storm Report SA team had on Randberg between Barkly East and Elliot in the Eastern Cape. We had quite a strenuous hike up die mountain on Wednesday afternoon to get to an altitude of 2450m. pic.twitter.com/zkD39Onz6w
— Storm Report SA (@StormReportSA1) June 11, 2020
Not even the snow and sub zero temperatures can stop us! Beautiful photo taken en route to the #EasternCape this weekend. #LiDAR #Survey pic.twitter.com/ZHAMYUgKW8
— Southern Mapping (@SouthernMapping) June 15, 2020
And Sutherland in the Northern Cape also received snow that made for a beautiful weekend:
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#roggecloofsutherland #sutherlandsnow #karoosnow #winterwonderland #sasnow
More cold weather and rain for large parts of the country is expected, but more snow is not likely. ‘Weather models are suggesting rainfall from tomorrow over the North West, Gauteng and Eastern Free State. A mixture of freezing rain and rain is expected in the area indicated on the map early on Tuesday morning with a very slight chance of snow flurries at higher altitudes. We do not expect any snow to settle over Gauteng or the North West,’ Storm Report SA posted.
Also read: Scenes from snowy South Africa
Image credit: Facebook/Storm Report SA
