Snow on the radar for South Africa and Lesotho at the start of July

By Staff Writer
Published: 28 June 2026

This forecast covers: Wed 01 Jul – Fri 03 Jul


Snowfall is possible from late on Wednesday through to the early hours of Friday morning as per the map, with the main snow day being Thursday.

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 or peaks around Paarl, Franschhoek, Worcester, Wellington, Ceres and De Doorns.

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, Loxton, Richmond and other areas marked on the maps in the Northern Cape.

In the Eastern Cape light snow is currently indicated on the high ground around places such as Middelburg, Nieu-Bethesda, Graaff-Reinet, Cradock, Molteno, Dordrecht, Barkly East, Lady Grey, Rhodes, Hogsback and Willowmore.

Snow is indicated for much of the high ground in Lesotho, including around Semonkong, Afriski and the top of Sani Pass as well as on the Drakensburg and Maluti mountains.

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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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