PICS: A snowy start to the weekend in KZN
Snow has fallen in parts of KZN, marking the beginning of the cooler months of the year.
A cold front hit the province yesterday, causing temperatures to drop across the province and snow to fall over the south western parts of KwaZulu-Natal this morning.
The SA Weather Service predicted cool temperatures along the coastal areas, and the interior with a chance of snow over the Southern Drakensberg.
Also read: It could snow in parts of KZN, says Weather Service
Snow has so far fallen in the Drakensberg, Underberg and the mountain ranges of Lesotho. While temperatures today have seen coastal areas such as Durban at a maximum of 19 degrees, Margate at 17; the western parts such as Pietermaritzburg at 14 degrees and Kokstad at a maximum of 9. While the lowest temperatures were recorded at 7 degrees in Underberg.
See images shared on social media below.
@ecr9495 @ECRBreakfast more pics pic.twitter.com/yaHTPdnTEO
— Denzil Nightingale (@denzilnight) April 30, 2016
@ecr9495 @ECRBreakfast #snowing pic.twitter.com/ScycLiBgW9
— Denzil Nightingale (@denzilnight) April 30, 2016
@ecr9495 @ecr9495 pic.twitter.com/f61w8coIMW
— Denzil Nightingale (@denzilnight) April 30, 2016
Southern Drakensberg snow falling at St Bernard's Peak #snow #southafrica pic.twitter.com/bvBy39OjIw
— Snow Report SA (@SnowReportSA) April 30, 2016
@ECR_Newswatch Snow on surrounding mountains at @MatatHotNews @Matatiele pic.twitter.com/43GL49ly2G
— Tracy Spriggs (@TracySpriggs) April 30, 2016
@ECR_Newswatch pic.twitter.com/iIC2kR7k1b
— Rory Payn (@RoryPayn) April 30, 2016
Children loving the snow pic.twitter.com/QuRpST7trI
— Sani Mountain Lodge (@Briansanipass) April 30, 2016
Heavy snow falling here at Sani Top pic.twitter.com/CPqZETwO8H
— Sani Mountain Lodge (@Briansanipass) April 30, 2016
Children loving the snow pic.twitter.com/QuRpST7trI
— Sani Mountain Lodge (@Briansanipass) April 30, 2016
Sani Top pic.twitter.com/OLFG5ZgwTs
— Sani Mountain Lodge (@Briansanipass) April 30, 2016