Snow falls in northern Eastern Cape

Posted on 1 July 2019

The South African Weather Service has predicted light snow for the northern high-lying areas of the Eastern Cape, stretching from Graaf-Reinet to Queenstown and to Maclear. So far, a few high-lying areas have been lucky enough to see snow today.

Tiffindell Ski Resort has reported that about 10cm of snow has already fallen today.

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In the Eastern Cape, snow is falling between the towns of Elliot and Barkly East, Storm Report SA reports:

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Still snowing between Barkly East and Elliot. We don't know of any ground level snow in town but we see that the snow line is around 2100m.

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Below is an overview of the cold front bringing snowfall today.

For more information, visit Storm Report SA on Facebook.

AfriSki Mountain Resort has also reported a flurry of snow falling on their ski slopes in northern Lesotho:

Feature image: Tiffindell Ski Resort






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