WATCH: Zululanders feel the chill as snow blankets Drakensberg

JUST as many Zululanders thought spring was firmly in their sights, winter returned with a chill today (Monday).

With Brackenham dropping to as low as 12.4 degrees Celsius, Richards Bay CBD 17 and eSikhaleni a more mild, yet still cold 17.8 degrees, the mercury failed to rise above 11 degrees in eShowe, while Hluhluwe reached 15 and Mtubatuba 14.

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The cold temperatures brought rain across much of the Zululand region.

Elsewhere in KwaZulu-Natal, snow not only capped the Drakensberg mountain range, it covered Sani Pass in a thick white blanket, as seen in a video shared across social media platforms.

Winter has a habit of returning with a few ‘last blasts’ during September and October, so this weather is nothing out of the ordinary.

Temperatures are, however, set to rise over the coming days, peaking at 31 in Richards Bay on Friday, 29 in Empangeni on Friday, 27 in eShowe, 31 in Hluhluwe and 27 in Mtubatuba.

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