A very cold and wet week lies ahead for Gauteng with Monday’s expected maximum temperature reaching only 17°C.
The overcast conditions will remain for the rest of the day with an 80% chance of rain on Tuesday.
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• Avoid these routes as heavy snow is expected
The overcast and rainy conditions will lift on Wednesday with a drastic drop in temperatures expected by Thursday. The minimum temperature could drop to below freezing point.
Ladysmith Gazette reported on Monday morning that the Oliviershoek Pass on the R74 between Bergville and Harrismith wa closed after last night’s blizzard-like conditions, with heavy snow falling.
The road has been closed at Langkloof from the Harrismith side and just past Bergville approaching Oliviershoek Pass. There is currently no snow falling at Van Reenen’s Pass and the N3 is open.
People are urged not to go snow sight-seeing, as the areas where snow has fallen are not road-user friendly.
