The South African Weather Service dismissed the snowfall predictions for Gauteng, saying that there is NO snow predicted for Gauteng and more specifically, Johannesburg and Pretoria.
This follows after social media postings and WhatsApp messages doing the rounds with warnings about the “snowfall” predicted for all provinces, especially Johannesburg and Pretoria. Senior Forecaster Jacqueline Modika said on Sunday that the SAWS received numerous inquiries about the social media posts concerning the possibility of snow in Gauteng.
She said that, “We would like to dismiss these claims. However, we would like to acknowledge that we are expecting an intense cold front to reach South Africa by Thursday. This is likely to produce snowfalls over the Western Cape high lying areas and as well as the Western and Southern high lying of the Northern Cape. The snowfall is expected to spread to the Eastern Cape high lying areas and the Drakensberg.”
Sources: MSN
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