With the first few flakes forecast for 2021 falling over the weekend, it seems likely that more snow will soon land in South Africa. We saw the dusting of mountain tops and high-peaks in the last 48 hours, but a more substantial covering is expected by Friday – and it may no longer be confined to just the Eastern Cape and Lesotho.
Snow forecast for South Africa this week
An updated forecast from Ventusky shows that the snow flurries could now spill into both Free State AND KwaZulu-Natal. Of course, predicting when the white stuff will land is one of the toughest tasks in meteorology – and the picture is subject to change at any moment. But, as we stand on Monday afternoon, the outlook is promising for snow chasers.
Saratoga Springs vet captured Nazi flag recovered in Pennsylvania fireplace
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But in reality, she was dusting off history.
The Muhlenberg College history professor, going about her domestic chores last month, noticed something she hadn’t before – a metal box stowed in the corner of her kitchen’s stone fireplace. She pulled it out and was, at first, shocked and then delighted.
“It was covered with a couple of inches of dust,” Antonovitch said. “I could tell it was back there forever. I pulled it out and wiped off the dust. I was excited to see it was a military first aid kit for gas casualties. I could tell right away it was from World War II and I imagined I would find some old-timey medical supplies that I could use in my teaching.”