PARTS OF SOUTHERN AFRICA HIT BY EARLY-SEASON SNOW, WITH HEAVY FLURRIES NOW HEADED FOR SA

MAY 1, 2021 CAP ALLON

https://electroverse.net/southern-africa-hit-by-early-season-snow/

As forecast, the enclaved Southern African nation of Lesotho was blanketed in “vast patches” of early-season snow on Friday, April 30, after the Mountain Kingdom experienced “something of a blizzard,” reads the thesouthafrican.com.

“AfriSki mountain resort in Lesotho welcomed its first major snowfall for the winter,” reports The South African in a recent YouTube video (linked here); however, this is a slightly inaccurate statement given that ‘winter’ in s. hemp doesn’t officially begin until June 21. Additionally, these ‘inches’ are also some of the earliest on record, having fallen in April — a fact not mentioned in the report.

Lesotho Snow, April 30 [Martin Schultz].

Lesotho Snow, April 30.

AfriSki resort, which is located at an elevation of 3,050m (10,000 ft), received a substantial bulk of the snowfall — at least 10cm (4 inches) has settled so far with plenty more in the forecast.

“Afriski Mountain Resort in Lesotho has welcomed its first major fall for the winter season. The snow started at 2:00 this morning and continued for a few hours covering the landscape around the resort with approximately 10cm.”Peter Peyper, AfriSki Managing Director

The snow is now headed for South Africa — both the Eastern Cape and KZN are on track for substantial dustings as an Antarctic air mass gathers territory across the Rainbow Nation.

“Much more snowfall” is on its way to Drakensberg, according to local meteorologists.

The flakes are expected to make landfall overnight Friday, and continue into Saturday.

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