Cold weekend expected due to widespread snow

Prepare for a cold weekend as widespread snow is expected in several parts of South Africa. It’s time to take necessary precautions and plan ahead.

According to VoxWeather, experienced forecaster Annette Botha predicts that three cold fronts are expected to make landfall this week and this weekend. Her expertise gives us a reliable forecast.

“Cold conditions are spreading over central South Africa behind a cold front this Thursday, with the next cold front arriving in the south-west on Thursday evening.”

Botha says widespread snow can be expected this weekend and even a dusting of snow possible over Table Mountain on Sunday.

Light snowfall is expected in the Southern Drakensberg and Lesotho today.

Botha adds that on Sunday, a strong cold front reaching the country could cause significant and widespread snow over the Cape provinces.

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Freezing levels are expected to significantly drop from this Wed(3 July) as a series of cold fronts move over SA

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The South African Weather Service in its travellers forecast for today issued an advisory that states ‘cold, wet and windy weather conditions are expected over the Eastern Cape province on Friday’.

SAWS said this is due to ‘a passing cold front associated with its upper-air trough’.

“Snowfalls are expected over the high-lying areas and very rough to high seas from Friday afternoon into Saturday. Meanwhile, another intense cold front is expected to affect the Western Cape and Northern Cape on Sunday into Monday. The public and small stock farmers are advised that heavy downpours, snowfalls, very cold conditions, strong coastal and interior winds and very rough seas can be expected,” its forecast concludes.