KZN shivers as snow falls

Snow at the top of Black Mountain this afternoon, a 10 minute drive away from Sani Mountain Lodge! (top of Sani Pass) Picture:http://snowreport.co.za/

Snow at the top of Black Mountain this afternoon, a 10 minute drive away from Sani Mountain Lodge! (top of Sani Pass) Picture:http://snowreport.co.za/

Published Jul 14, 2015

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Durban - Large parts of KwaZulu-Natal had the shivers on Monday as blasts of frigid air blew down from the Drakensberg and Lesotho mountains.

There was light snowfall on Monday and more is expected on the mountains on Tuesday.

Weather Service forecaster Wisani Maluleke said a “small amount” of snow fell throughout the night but would probably stop falling later on Tuesday.

Maluleke said there were very cold conditions in the province, especially over the Drakensberg and in Durban and on the South Coast.

“In Margate the maximum temperature is 14ºC, which is very low for the area.

“In Durban it is about 14ºC and 15ºC. We are expecting more or less the same temperatures today (on Tuesday),” Maluleke said.

Maluleke said that from Wednesday, temperatures were expected to start increasing.

According to snow tracking website Snow Report, there was a slight chance that Kokstad might also have snowfalls.

The Mercury

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