Over the weekend parts of South Africa and Lesotho were transformed into a wintery wonderland as snow blanketed the ground.
The South African Weather Service issued a warning before the weekend that the snowfall might be “disruptive” in some parts of the country.
Some areas like the Afriski Mountain Resort in Lesotho received more snowfall than expected, causing road blockages and power outages.
Over the weekend parts of South Africa and Lesotho were transformed into a wintery wonderland as snow blanketed the ground.
The South African Weather Service issued a warning before the weekend that the snowfall might be “disruptive” in some parts of the country.
Some areas like the Afriski Mountain Resort in Lesotho received more snowfall than expected, causing road blockages and power outages.
Power
“We lost power for about four hours on Sunday because of ice on the power lines,” he told News24.
According to South African Weather Services forecaster Kgolo Mahlangu, the snowfall is caused by a combination of systems, a cut-off-low and the South Atlantic high-pressure system.
Some of the coldest maximum temperatures recorded were in Elliot (2 degrees), Shaleburn (2 degrees) and Giants Castle (4 degrees), said Mahlangu.
“Looking into the next seven days, we are expecting a series of cold fronts to brush along the coastal areas starting on Tuesday. We can expect some frontal showers and rain along the coast of the Western and Eastern Cape and their adjacent interiors, spreading towards KwaZulu-Natal,” she said.