Chill, I got this: SA's snowman wins fans

11 May 2016 - 09:33 By SUTHENTIRA GOVENDER

It would be apt to dub Rob Ansell the "snowman" of South Africa. The 42-year-old Hillcrest, Durban, web designer has been "actively seeking" snow since he was 10 years old. Now, about 32 years later, he runs SnowReportSA, the website that provides over one million South Africans - from farmers to snow boarders - with accurate predictions and sightings throughout the country."When the website started getting its first hits, I realised that I was not the only crazy person out there," said Ansell.He was spot on with his forecast of South Africa's first snowfall over parts of Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal two weeks ago.Ansell said: "Five years of interpreting the charts and getting to know the landscape of snow zones in South Africa, our predictions are getting better and better. We have about 90% accuracy made within 48 hours of the snow event."The South African Weather Service said though no snow was predicted for this week, the same low-pressure system that brought heavy rains to Durban this week was expected to hit Northern Cape, the Free State and North West tomorrow...

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