PICTURES: Snow-covered Drakensberg pretty as a picture

Champagne Valley resident Kat Dowling says the Drakensberg mountains were blanketed in snow on Tuesday morning.

"I can't see the mountain at all. A huge storm has come across - it's dark and grey and it's snowing. It's defiantly going to get heavier.

"The wind has picked up, it's getting cold, but everything is changing. The wind is picking up and it's definitely getting way cold. Now there is lightning - it's a full-on storm."

According to the South African Weather Service the rest of KwaZulu-Natal can also expect showers and thundershowers on Tuesday afternoon.

It also warned of possible flooding.

Residents in eastern Zululand and surrounding areas are urged to postpone any unnecessary trips, especially those in low-lying areas.

KZN Cooperative Governance spokesperson Senzelwe Mzila says the disaster management team is on standby.

"MEC Hlomuka has warned residents to exercise extreme caution and properly plan and trips to ensure that they don't find themselves stranded specifically in areas that have been forecast to have heavy snowfalls.

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