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Cape Town - Snow on the Hex River mountains is not impossible, even although it's summer in the northern parts of the country.
A weather forecaster of the weather office in Pretoria, Evert Scholtz, says a cold front, accompanied by a high-pressure system, is moving across the Western Cape.
The high pressure is bringing cold temperatures over the high-lying areas and this could even result in snowfalls.
Scholtz warned that the Overberg and Southern Cape could expect downpours and heavy rain also could be expected along the East Coast on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Snow on Christmas Day
The marketing manager of the Matroosberg nature reserve, Didi Greeff, said it wasn't unusual for snow to fall in their area in October.
"Three years ago, we had snow on Christmas Day. Normally, these snowfalls don't last, because the ground temperatures are warmer."
Heavy falls of rain are expected in the Overberg, Breede River Valley, Ruens, Garden Route and the Little Karoo.
Very cold, wet and windy conditions are expected on the high-ground areas of the Western Cape province and western parts of the Northern Cape province.
Snowfalls are likely on the southern mountain ranges of the Western Cape province later.
In advisories, the weather service says heavy falls of rain are expected on Tuesday along the south and southeast coasts, Transkei and southern parts of KwaZulu-Natal.
A different picture up north
Very cold conditions will spread to the interior of the Eastern Cape and Lesotho on Tuesday.
Snowfalls are expected on the northeastern high-ground of the Eastern Cape on Tuesday night.
In stark contrast, the weather service warns that conditions in Limpopo will be conducive to runaway fires.
News source: www.news24.co.za
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