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IN PICS | Snow transforms KZN into winter wonderland

28 August 2021 - 17:38 By suthentira govender

Suthentira Govender Senior reporter

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Just admiring this winter wonderland @Nottingham Road, KwaZulu Natal.
Image: Carmen Vanderwagen/ 29 August 2021

A Covid-19 compliant snowman in Nottingham Road, KwaZulu-Natal.
Image: Molly Staats

Some parts of KwaZulu-Natal were transformed into a winter wonderland with snowfall from the Drakensberg up to Hillcrest near Durban on Saturday.

Snow at the weekend in Nottingham Road, KwaZulu-Natal
Image: Murray Staats

A snow seeker at Valley Lakes in the Drakensberg
Image: Southern Drakensberg Tourist Information Centre via Facebook

Footprints in the snow at Dargle Forest Lodge in the KZN midlands
Image: via Facebook

Social media platforms were abuzz about reports of snow in Alverstone, Hillcrest which is about 33km from Durban.

Snowy scene at Bergview Log Cabin in the Drakensberg
Image: via Facebook

Snow Report predicted earlier in the week that snow was expected to fall “between Thursday afternoon up to Sunday depending on the region”.

Snow fell in Bulwer in KZN on Saturday
Image: via facebook

Nottingham Road, KZN.
Image: Nerissa Card

What's happening? It's snowing in #NottinghamRoad pic.twitter.com/PDPF4rubkx
— The Meander Chronicle (@meanderkzn) August 29, 2021

Having fun in the snow at the weekend in Nottingham Road, KwaZulu-Natal
Image: Murray Staats

Having fun in the snow at the weekend in Nottingham Road, KwaZulu-Natal
Image: Nerissa Card

Snow at the weekend in Nottingham Road, KwaZulu-Natal
Image: Murray Staats

James Staats and his mom, Molly, enjoy the snow in Nottingham Road, KwaZulu-Natal on Saturday.
Image: Murry Staats

James Staats enjoyed the snow in Nottingham Road, KwaZulu-Natal on Saturday.
Image: Murry Staats

It said heavier snowfall would fall in the west of SA on Thursday and Friday and over Lesotho, the eastern part of the Eastern Cape and southwest parts of KwaZulu-Natal on Saturday.

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