Yes, it's Spring in South Africa, but it's snowing in Lesotho and the Drakensberg

Queenin Masuabi
Huffpost
Thu, 05 Oct 2017 18:00 UTC

Snow in South Africa

Mountaintop residents of Lesotho and Drakensberg were surprised on Thursday when they woke up to a spring snowfall.

South African Weather Services forecaster Victoria Nurse said this occurs from time to time.

"It is not that common, but we have seen it before," she said.

"Today there was a thick band of moisture over the central parts of the country. This, combined with the passage of a previous cold front, caused temperatures to drop and snow to fall in Lesotho and the Drakensberg."

Snow on the KZN Drakensberg this morning. pic.twitter.com/NA9glFlGQR

— Snow Report SA (@SnowReportSA) October 5, 2017

Silverstreams Southern Drakensberg KZN snow & rain Courtesy Madie Pretorius Botha @SAWeatherServic @JoelGuy_ @eNCAWeather @AfricaWeather_ pic.twitter.com/ExBFV6h8l5

— ReenvalSA (@ReenvalSA) October 5, 2017

Rhodes Eastern Cape Snow greetings Courtesy Elizma den Heyer @SAWeatherServic @JoelGuy_ @eNCAWeather @AfricaWeather_ @maroelamedia pic.twitter.com/zhKvzNryCz

— ReenvalSA (@ReenvalSA) October 5, 2017

PICS: Brrrr! Surprise snow in Lesotho and Drakensberghttps://t.co/kgiRE2ndZP pic.twitter.com/B96mP21DIB

— Traveller24_SA (@Traveller24_SA) October 5, 2017

Some snow-capped mountains at @MalibaLodge this morning... Winter is still hanging around! #LesothoUltra Image via: Maliba Lodge. pic.twitter.com/Qx3swBWJ6p

— Lesotho Ultra Trail (@LesothoUltra) October 5, 2017

Reports of #snow_in_October in Lesotho. #Mahlasela #ski_resort. pic.twitter.com/7qp6rIBCHX

— Rapelang Radebe (@ntateRaps) October 5, 2017

It may be spring, but look what we got this morning... SNOW! https://t.co/hDLMyIr2Ze @visitlesotho @ClarensTourism @GoClarens @SnowReportSA pic.twitter.com/xa6P5t6Pse
— AFRISKI (@SkiAfriski) October 5, 2017

A snowy morning here at 3 222m. #Afriski #Snow #Lesotho https://t.co/hDLMyIr2Ze pic.twitter.com/uUSO0EDbWj

— AFRISKI (@SkiAfriski) October 5, 2017

IMAGES: Winter just doesn't want to leave, not that we are complaining - let it snow, let it snow, let it SNOW! https://t.co/NnwjRuZlRq pic.twitter.com/YjBfDE2KBp

— AFRISKI (@SkiAfriski) October 5, 2017

Lots of snow this morning in the Eastern Cape Drakensberg. pic.twitter.com/8tfL59Hox6

— Snow Report SA (@SnowReportSA) October 5, 2017