Sutherland is known as South Africa's coldest town, home to the Southern African Large Telescope: Image PexelsThis town is famous for freezing winters, but stargazers know its real secretThe town everyone thinks of when snow is mentionedSutherland snow in South Africa is one of those things everyone assumes is happening, even when it isn’t. Sutherland in the Northern Cape is famously South Africa’s coldest town, with midwinter lows that can drop to around -15°C. Whenever snow talk starts anywhere in the country, plenty of people assume Sutherland must already be buried in it. ADVERTISEMENTSutherland snow in South Africa: What today’s forecast actually saysAccording to SAWS, today’s disruptive snow and rain warnings are focused on the Eastern Cape, southern KwaZulu-Natal, the southern Free State and the Lesotho border, not the Northern Cape. So while today’s system is passing Sutherland by, real Sutherland snow in South Africa is still very much on the way.