MODELS REMAIN CONSISTENT FOR SNOW Snow forecast remains positive The latest ECMWF (Rapid Model) snow forecast data continues to indicate widespread snowfall still possible from today through to Tuesday this week. This model data was updated this morning at 07h30 and correlates to what the weather models have been indicating to us for the past […]
Category Archives: Snow Forecast
27
Oct
Oct
SNOWY DAYS AHEAD Weather models continue to show signs of some widespread snow starting Sunday 29 October 2023 through to Tuesday 32 October 2023. While models continue to indicate quite a wide area of snowfall this can of course change but weather models have also been quite consistent and have also shown signs of increased […]
09
Jul
Jul
Snow has already fallen across parts of the country with more disruptive low-level snowfall still expected this evening and throughout Monday. The South African Weather Service has issued warnings for Kwazulu-Natal for today as seen below. Parts of Southern and Eastern Gauteng still have a chance of seeing very light snow or flurries. Widespread snowfall […]
06
Jul
Jul
POSSIBLE WIDESPREAD SNOWFALLS This forecast model is now 3 days in advance of snowfalls expected to start Sunday. There has already been some signs of weakening in the forecast for snowfalls in Gauteng BUT as this is an advanced forecast this can and will still change. We will re-look at our weather models tomorrow (Friday […]
17
May
May
Our new forecast data shows a good likelihood of snowfalls possible for parts of Lesotho and the Drakensberg tomorrow into Friday this week including Sani Pass. We hope you like this new meteogram format which concentrates on areas that have a higher likelihood of seeing snowfall versus our previous maps which show wider areas of […]
20
Apr
Apr
Our advanced forecast data show snowfalls possible for the highest peaks of Lesotho, mountainous areas of the Eastern Cape and parts of the Northern Cape this weekend as per our attached snow forecast map. Snowfall is expected mostly at higher elevations with a small chance of some low-level ground snow in parts of the Northern […]
17
Sep
Sep
A cold front and upper-level trough system is bringing cold, wet weather and spring snowfalls to South Africa. Our weather models have shown substantial strengthening of this storm system with 40-50cm+ of snow expect across much of Lesotho and the Drakensberg mountain range. The models indicate light snowfall, 1-5+ cm, possible over the mountains of […]
16
Sep
Sep
Freezing levels are expected to drop significantly from Sunday into next week 18 – 21 September 2022. Our advanced weather modelling continues to show very good chances of widespread snowfall starting Sunday through to Wednesday next week. THIS IS AN ADVANCED FORECAST AND IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE A cold front and upper-level trough system will […]
03
Sep
Sep
Parts of the Western Cape and Northern Cape can expect to see Light snowfall from late on Sunday 4 September 2022 through the night into Monday morning 5 September 2022. A maximum of around 10cm of snow is forecast in mountainous areas with surrounding areas only standing a chance of seeing a few centimetres of […]
Snow Forecast
Snowfalls expected for Southern Drakensberg, Western/Northern Cape Border and Eastern Cape
29
Aug
Aug
A snowy end to August as we expect to see snowfalls starting late tonight or early tomorrow morning across the border between the Northern and Western cape, across the central and Northern Eastern Cape and into the Southern Drakensberg region (Underberg) as another cold front rolls across the country. We use a very advanced rapid […]