By Once again motorists are cautioned against travelling in adverse weather this weekend. The South African Weather Services (SAWS) warns of dropping temperatures reaching a maximum of less than 10°C and light snowfall from Sunday morning, 29 September 2024, and to persist up to Tuesday.
SAWS says light snow can be expected over the Drakensberg with weather conditions expected to change significantly as an upper trough system associated with a ridging high-pressure system at the surface will introduce significant cooling over the escarpment regions of South Africa (extending from the Western Cape, up to the southern parts of KwaZulu-Natal).
SAWS explained that daytime temperatures are expected to start cooling down over the Western Cape from Sunday, 29 September 2024, reaching the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal region by Monday, 30 September 2024. The expected snowfall will follow a similar trend; starting in the Western Cape early on Sunday morning (29 September 2024), and spreading eastward towards KwaZulu-Natal Monday morning (30 September 2024). Snowfall is expected to clear up in the Western Cape and western parts of the Eastern Cape by Monday evening. Snowfall will however persist on Tuesday (1 October 2024) over the eastern parts of Eastern Cape and southern KwaZulu-Natal.
