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Snowy Sani Mountain Lodge – Sani Top. Picture: Soekie Swart/Facebook/Snow Report
Snow Report SA has been compiling the best photos and videos of the weekend’s snowy scenes after a cold front suddenly swept through the country on Thursday night.
Much of this snow will melt over the next few days.
More than 10cm of snow fell in parts of the Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal and Lesotho on Thursday evening and Friday morning. On the Lesotho mountains, snowfall of more than 20cm was reported.
Take a look at the stunning imagery that has emerged so far.
Snowy mountains this morning in the North Eastern Cape Highland – photo by Tony Tegg pic.twitter.com/TZ75eYaPhl
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Snow at Tiffindell ski resort in the Eastern Cape this morning. #snow #southafrica pic.twitter.com/vjdvwYAmPp
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Gorgeous photo of Lake Naverone Drakensberg by Rohan Benadie pic.twitter.com/wZ9ZmfC5cr
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https://www.facebook.com/snowreportsa/posts/1643820462411968
https://www.facebook.com/snowreportsa/photos/a.376883825772311.1073741852.312197008907660/1643869525740395/?type=3
https://www.facebook.com/snowreportsa/videos/1643771105750237/
View from the deck at @sanimountain #snow #southafrica pic.twitter.com/QEt2eqxFf9
— Snow Report Southern Africa (@SnowReportSA) August 10, 2018
SANI NEWS: No cars have made it up yet. Sani Pass Tours are sending a car up soon to see if they can get there. @sanimountain pic.twitter.com/ochHBIRh4T
— Snow Report Southern Africa (@SnowReportSA) August 10, 2018
Snow at Letseng mine in Lesotho. Still falling and the wind is gusting! pic.twitter.com/g9T3CPgbLQ
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Snowing up at @sanimountain at the top of Sani Pass in Lesotho this morning. pic.twitter.com/YdLr4NBsTS
— Snow Report Southern Africa (@SnowReportSA) August 10, 2018
Just next door to bushmans nek, it's so beautiful – Amber Lore #snow #southafrica pic.twitter.com/IbQGJiNaOo
— Snow Report Southern Africa (@SnowReportSA) August 10, 2018
Snow at Mokhotlong, LEsotho this morning. PHoto via Tim Forssman #snow #Lesotho pic.twitter.com/WJG2DTVSME
— Snow Report Southern Africa (@SnowReportSA) August 10, 2018
Photo from Myles Usher of Castleburn in the Southern Drakensberg this morning. pic.twitter.com/5XgZN2n9b7
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Snow spotted at @Tiffindell_SA in the E Cape this morning #snow #southafrica pic.twitter.com/4oNOa2MXS3
— Snow Report Southern Africa (@SnowReportSA) August 9, 2018
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