If you’re venturing a few hours out of Cape Town this weekend and hoping to soak up some sun you might be disappointed – a cold snap looks set to dust certain areas with snow and night-time temperatures will be all kinds of chilly.

The western inland areas of the Western Cape will be affected first, the cold front then spreading further east. Below from Traveller24:

Citrusdal, Ceres, Matroosberg, Paarl and Stellenbosch could see some snow by Saturday afternoon, while there’s a good chance that Swellendam, Montagu, Oudtshoorn and George will be affected by Sunday afternoon.

“A second band of moisture may be bring snow to some regions right through until Monday evening. The rest of the country is looking unlikely to affected by snow at this stage,” the update on Snow Report reads.

Feel like heading right into the thick of things and battling the elements in the Matroosberg Reserve? Of course you do, which is why you check these guys out first.

Let’s take a look at a map then so you can plot your snow-hunting accordingly:

I’m sure this won’t drum up the same kind of interest that the freak conditions from two years back did, but it pays to know what the weather has in store before you pack your bag full of misguided wardrobe choices.

 [source:traveller24]