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Check HERE: Heavy snowfall reported in many SA areas

Take a look at this! Several areas in SA had heavy snowfall on Sunday, 31 July. Here are some of the stunning pictures…

Pictures of the snow were taken by Malesedi Malope on Sunday on the Sani Mountain Pass. Photo: SnowNews

Brrrr…… Heavy snowfall was reported in several parts of South Africa on Sunday afternoon, and we have the photos to prove it!

YES, SNOWFALL WAS CONFIRMED ON SUNDAY MORNING

Snowfall was confirmed on Sunday on the peaks of the mountains in Barley East, on the Sani Mountain Pass, and in Lesotho.

LOOK at these photos:

The photos were taken by Malesedi Malope on Sunday on the Sani Mountain Pass. Photo: SnowNews
The photos were taken by Malesedi Malope on Sunday on the Sani Mountain Pass. Photo: SnowNews
The photos were taken by Malesedi Malope on Sunday on the Sani Mountain Pass. Photo: SnowNews
The photos were taken by Malesedi Malope on Sunday on the Sani Mountain Pass. Photo: SnowNews

All photos below were sent to SnowReportSA.

See photos here:

Samantha sent SnowReportSA these photos from near Tiffindell Ski Resort, currently closed near the town of Rhodes in the Eastern Cape. Photo: SnowReportSA
Samantha sent SnowReportSA these photos from near Tiffindell Ski Resort, currently closed near the town of Rhodes in the Eastern Cape. Photo: SnowReportSA
Samantha sent SnowReportSA these photos from near Tiffindell Ski Resort, currently closed near the town of Rhodes in the Eastern Cape. Photo: SnowReportSA
Sunday morning in Lesotho. Photo: Afriski Mountain Resort

This comes after the South African Weather Service (SAWS) issued a level 2 warning for severe thunderstorms and hail in parts of KwaZulu-Natal on Saturday evening.

THUNDERSTORMS AND HAIL WERE PREDICTED FOR SATURDAY EVENING

“Localised damage to vehicles and structural damage due to hail was expected as well as localised damage to infrastructure.”

SNOW PREDICTED UNTIL SATURDAY EVENING

Snow was expected to continue until Saturday evening, while the cold front will make its way down the south coast by Saturday evening.

The South African Weather Service (SAWS), said the cold front that made landfall in the Western Cape on Friday would start moving along the South Coast on Saturday afternoon.

ALSO READ: Seven snowy locations to see snow in SA this winter

Light snowfall was expected over the following areas:

  • Lesotho
  • Eastern Cape
  • KwaZulu-Natal
  • Senqu
  • Barkly East
  • Matatiele
  • Elundini
  • Nqanqarhu
  • Maclear
  • Sakhisizwe
  • Elliot

The relief of NO load shedding did not last long as load REDUCTIONS has now replaced it. Load reductions will AGAIN be implemented for most of South Africa on SATURDAY evening. This is now the fourth consecutive night in a row in which Eskom had to implement load reductions.

By: Corné van Zyl

The South African

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