Jabal Katherina Snöprognos

A forecast of heavy snowfall and record cold weather for the region is reported to have led to hotels being booked up in Brazil’s southern state of Santa Catarina. Temperatures potentially getting down to freezing point on the ground and to as low as -8 Celcius in the mountains, with snow forecast too, has led to huge demand for accommodation in the region, with seven key towns reported fully booked and bookings reported to be high as far as 80km/50 miles from the country’s potentially snowy area. (Library picture, as is the image top) The coldest period of the year in late July has become an increasingly major attraction and the main towns in the region now see many private