South Africa weather: Here comes the snow!
With the arrival of winter in South Africa, some of the first significant snowfall is also predicted across all provinces, according to Snow Report SA .
Snowfall is possible for the Western Cape, Eastern Cape, Northern Cape, Free State, KwaZulu-Natal, North West, Mpumalanga, Gauteng and Lesotho from the coming weekend.
It could reportedly be anything from very light to more heavy in areas neighbouring Lesotho, as well as the northern part of the Eastern Cape.
Low-level snow is indicated in KwaZulu-Natal, including on the N3 between Johannesburg and Durban, and the Drakensberg.
The forecast below has been issued for 7-10 June, and there are indications of over 10cm of snow falling in some areas.
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