Snow in the Cape in August? These pictures don’t lie...
Pictures tell a thousand words and this time they told the story of a magical winter wonderland in the Cape.
Western Cape residents have flooded social media timelines with images and videos of the snowfall which hit the province at the weekend.
Mountain peaks, roads, and trees in parts of the Western Cape were covered with a light dusting of snow on Sunday.
It was expected, as the SA Weather Service forecast heavy rain and snow, but it is unusual for August.
Please be advised of the following warnings and watch valid for tomorrow (26 August 2018). Please be careful and take care. @ReenvalSA @GrainSA pic.twitter.com/x38XBAgJrf
— SA Weather Service (@SAWeatherServic) August 25, 2018
A cold front swept over the province bringing the snowfall, hail, and heavy rain.
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For some, it was quite a delight to wake up to an early white Christmas in the Cape.
These images and videos of the snowfall are magical!
Oor die Gydopas na PA Hamlet, #Ceres omgewing die wêreld getooi in #sneeu📸 Anna Maree Groenewald @maroelamedia @eNCA @Letabaherald @AgriWesKaap pic.twitter.com/bMtyt01azn
— ReenvalSA (@ReenvalSA) August 26, 2018
Wow, epic mission today, #snowday#brandtsafaris #capetown@ReenvalSA @SAWeatherServic @venter_annette @Netwerk24 pic.twitter.com/jv8jO2HDCa
— Nick Brandt (@Nickbda1) August 26, 2018
The cold front did not disappoint. I woke up to a foot of snow after a windy night in the mountains outside Ceres.@Traveller24_SA @SnowReportSA@Wegtydskrif@southafrica #thisissouthafrica #snowreportsa #news24 pic.twitter.com/h6YZGp5CBS
— Alfred Thorpe (@vuurtoring) August 26, 2018
Wonderful experience our #snow drive to # Ceres 📸 Stanley Hartzenberg @AfricaWeather_ @eNCA @JoelGuy_ @TeamNews24 pic.twitter.com/O28wT7pDDc
— ReenvalSA (@ReenvalSA) August 26, 2018
The drought-stricken Cape received good amounts of rain, too.
24 hour #Rainfall measured at 8:00 this morning (exceeding 20 mm) @ReenvalSA @GrainSA
— SA Weather Service (@SAWeatherServic) August 26, 2018
Three stations measured more than 50 mm:
Grabouw - 50.2
Kirstenbosch and Ceres - 58
Nieuwoudtville in the Northern Cape also received 28 mm
Feel free to share your photos and videos with us pic.twitter.com/xZiYfxiKwt
Vanaf #Du #Toits kloof pas geneem vandag op pad Ceres toe.Die watervalletjie gaan nog vir 'n wyle loop. Daar is heelwat #sneeu aan die bokant 🎥 Neels Venter @maroelamedia @Netwerk24 @eNCA @venter_annette pic.twitter.com/GsOUmnXESm
— ReenvalSA (@ReenvalSA) August 26, 2018