Snow possible in three South African provinces from Sunday

By Staff Writer
Published: 23 June 2026 [updated 25 June]

This forecast covers: Sun 28 Jun – Tue 30 Jun


Snowfall is possible from late Sunday evening through to the early hours of Tuesday morning as per the map.

Note the zoomed-in maps at the bottom of this page that show more detail.

Light snowfall is currently indicated in the Western Cape high-ground around Beaufort West and Murraysburg, as well as on the peaks around Paarl, Franschhoek, Worcester, Wellington, Ceres and De Doorns from late Sunday and into Monday.

More than 40mm of rain is also currently indicated as possible for some of the mountainous areas in this region between Sunday and Monday.

Very light snowfall is also indicated on the high-ground around Beaufort West and Uniondale, and on the Swartberg mountains near Ladismith as well as between Oudtshoorn, De Rust and Prince Albert.

Very light snow is also indicated at higher elevations around Sutherland and other areas marked on the maps in the Northern Cape on Monday.

In the Eastern Cape very light snow is currently indicated on the high ground around places such as Nieu-Bethesda, Graaff-Reinet, Cradock, Queenstown and north of Hogsback from late Monday and into early Tuesday.

No low-level snow is currently indicated for this period.

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The map indicates where we are seeing the possibility of snow, but it may not fall in all of the areas shown on the map. As with any forecast of any kind (temperature, clouds, rain, wind), what eventually happens may or may not be similar to the forecast. Snow indicated may reduce or vanish completely in some areas, or the dates and times may change.


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