Prepare for a significant weather system.

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http://metzone.weathersa.co.za/images/PDF_docs/NFC-MEDIA RELEASE-5JUNE2011.pdf

South Africans should prepare themselves for a significant weather system that is expected to bring a wet and cold week with widespread, unseasonal rainfall that is likely to be heavy in some places. While snowfalls are expected on the mountains, at present the main feature of this weather system is the risk of heavy rainfall in some areas.

EXPECTED DEVELOPMENTS

Isolated, light showers and thundershowers are expected to start up in the central interior of the country on Monday afternoon. On Tuesday and Wednesday 7 and 8 June, rainfall is expected to spread to most parts of South Africa, with a risk of heavy falls of rain (greater than 50mm in 24 hours) in some areas.
Currently, the places most at risk of heavy rainfall on Tuesday 7 June are the North-West Province, Free State and eastern parts of the Northern Cape. On Wednesday 8 June, the risk of heavy rainfall may persist in these areas, while spreading to southern Gauteng, the Eastern Cape, eastern parts of the Western Cape and southern KwaZulu-Natal.

Significant snowfalls are likely on the mountains of Lesotho, the Drakensberg, and the north-eastern high ground of the Eastern Cape. Very windy conditions are expected in many parts of the interior on Tuesday and Wednesday.

There is presently uncertainty about the behaviour of this weather system as it exits the country later in the week. However, the eastern parts of the Western Cape, Eastern Cape and southern KwaZulu-Natal may still be at risk of heavy falls of rain on Thursday and Friday 9 and 10 June. The South African Weather Service will monitor the system closely as it develops.
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Q: Is this weather system unusual?
A: Yes. Cut-off low pressure systems are common each year, but they tend to occur mostly during spring and autumn. They are less common in winter.
Q: Is this weather system linked to the recent La Nina episode and heavy rainfall experienced during the summer?
A: No. The “El Nino – Southern Oscillation” (ENSO) is currently in a neutral phase and expected to stay that way through the winter.
Q: Will the weather have cleared by next weekend?
A: There is some uncertainty about the behaviour of this weather system during the second half of the week, so keep up to date with the latest forecasts. Currently, indications are that it should have cleared in most areas, with possibly just a few isolated morning showers along the south and east coasts of the country
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Expect more rolling blackouts in Gangsters Paradise... :rolleyes:

The colder it get, the more people will use heaters - which'll put a drain on eskom - which'll lead to blackouts.

Gonna be a long, cold winter.

I predict snow in Johannesburg for once.
 
first weathersa said Strand would be sunny all week, then it changed to gales and heavy rain and now it's changed a third time to partly cloudy.

All in the space of 3 days *facepalm*
 
Alan said:
first weathersa said Strand would be sunny all week, then it changed to gales and heavy rain and now it's changed a third time to partly cloudy.

All in the space of 3 days *facepalm*
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You can't blame weathersa for that when the area has four seasons in one hour!
 
Alan said:
first weathersa said Strand would be sunny all week, then it changed to gales and heavy rain and now it's changed a third time to partly cloudy.

All in the space of 3 days *facepalm*
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It's a weather forecast!
/facepalm
 
Is this going to be like that tornado that caused panic last year?
 
agentrfr said:
Awfully hot and sunny here in Joburg CBD.....
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Did you miss this part:

On Wednesday 8 June, the risk of heavy rainfall may persist in these areas, while spreading to southern Gauteng, the Eastern Cape, eastern parts of the Western Cape and southern KwaZulu-Natal.
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What day is it today?
 
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