Frrrrrrrreezing weather, snow headed to KZN, Gauteng for the weekend

Muhammad Amin

Grab your woollies and gloves back out of the drawer where you stowed them thinking Winter was over – late snowfalls over mountain peaks in the Western Cape mean Gauteng and KZN are, inshaAllah, headed for a freezing weekend.

The South African Weather Service (Saws), says deep snowfalls will spread to the escarpments of the Eastern Cape by Friday before blowing north and into the interior over Saturday and Sunday.

Saws meteorologist and weather forecaster, Lehlohonolo Thobela said snow will even spread into western areas of KwaZulu-Natal by Friday evening.

Isolated to scattered showers and thundershowers are expected to be confined to the south and eastern areas of the country from Thursday, with a widespread chance of thundershowers expected over Gauteng, Free State and the western parts of KZN on Friday evening into Saturday.

“The rain will start to clear in the east from Sunday,” Thobela told IOL.

KZN’s disaster management teams remain on high alert following the weather warning of heavy rains.

Affected areas include; Abaqulusi, Alfred Duma – Indaka, Alfred Duma – Ladysmith, Big Five Hlabisa – Hlabisa, Big Five Hlabisa – Hluhluwe, Dannhauser, Dr N. Dlamini-Zuma – Underberg, eDumbe, eMadlangeni, Endumeni, Ethekwini, Greater Kokstad, Impendle, Ingwe, Inkosi Langalibalele – Escourt, Inkosi Langalibalele – Sobabili, KwaDukuza, Mandeni, Maphumulo, Mkhambathini, Mpofana – Giants Castle, Mpofana – Mooi River, Msinga, Mthonjaneni, Mtubatuba, Ndwedwe, Newcastle, and Nkandla.

“Adverse weather conditions, including damaging winds, excessive lightning, and heavy downpours, are expected over most parts of KZN today, except in the north-east. These conditions will persist into tomorrow morning over the southern parts and Midlands,” Saws said.