A ‘light dusting’ of snowfall is currently coating the Spitzkop mountain range, just outside of Wakkerstroom.
According to Wakkerstroom resident and moderator of the Facebook page ‘Wakkerstroom’, Linda Michelmore, the temperature now is 3 degrees Celcius in the Mpumalanga town.
“We’ve had quite a bit of rain since last night,” she commented. “Three nights ago, the temperature dropped to -13,2 degrees Celcius! We had huge issues after that with burst water pipes flooding some of the homes in our area.”
Michelmore said this has been one of the coldest winters the town has experienced in a long time.
While information received has indicated there has been snow in Memel, resident Trevor Barnes said nothing has happened there yet.
“It’s raining here – we’ve had about 4mm so far. Snow has been predicted but we have not had any yet. The present temperature is 2 degrees Celcius and I think there could be a good chance of light snow or sleet,” said Barnes, who is currently huddled into a swathe of blankets to fight off the chill.
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According to SnowReportSA, sleet or snow is possible for Gauteng, North West, Mpumalanga and other areas within the next few days.
Its Facebook page also indicated reports are coming in of snowfall in areas around Memel.
The South African Weather Service has said there is a small chance of some sleet, graupel or soft hail over Gauteng and North West on Tuesday, as well as possible light snowfall on the eastern high ground of Mpumalanga on Wednesday.
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