Light snowfall is expected over the high-lying areas of the Western Cape overnight on Thursday.
According to the South African Weather Service (Saws), the snow's depth will spread to the escarpments of the Eastern Cape by Friday.
Speaking to IOL, Saws meteorologist and weather forecaster, Lehlohonolo Thobela said snow will also spread into Lesotho and western areas of KwaZulu-Natal by the evening on Friday.
Thobela said isolated to scattered showers and thundershowers are expected to be confined to the south and eastern areas of the country from Thursday, with a widespread chance of thundershowers expected over Gauteng, Free State and the western parts of KZN on Friday evening into Saturday.
'The rain will start to clear in the east from Sunday,' Thobela added.
