Satellite captures snow falls across South Africa

The Arrive Alive website received satellite images of the snow that caused havoc on roads across South Africa. We would like to share these images.

Please see attached maps of the current snow falls as detected by the Terra MODIS satellite at 10:20am 27 July 2011 by CSIR Meraka. Let me know if you need more info

Philip Frost
Remote Sensing Specialist
CSIR-Meraka Institute

For Safety on the Road in the Snow, also view:

• Driving in Winter/ Driving on snow and ice
• Avoid accident claims when driving in winter, on snow and ice.