Rain and storm for Cpt pt 2

[PowerFactor]

And it is raining again. Looks like a good amount.

 

[blaaislaai]

Yep... Bucketing down heavily here right now.

 

[Vrotappel]

Glorious rain in Somerset west tonight.

 

[Dimpie (JIGSAW)]

 

[Gordon_R]

It was dry the whole morning, but just when you think it's over, a late squall produces some heavy showers over the South Peninsula! Not a lot of rain, but brisk wind, and significantly cooler temperatures.

Edit: The 4pm temperature at CT airport was 15C, which is very low for the tail-end of summer (1st day of March). Rumble of thunder too, was not expecting that!

 

[Maurice Kitching]

It was dry the whole morning, but just when you think it's over, a late squall produces some heavy showers over the South Peninsula! Not a lot of rain, but brisk wind, and significantly cooler temperatures.

I called it this morning. We had some nice showers in Kommetjie, and then the sun came out. An hour later the temp dropped precipitously and I told my wife to expect hail. Just had a decent shower of graupel about half an hour ago. Came down hard for 10 minutes and disappeared. Now the sun's back. This is going to freak the bejaysus out of @Jet-Fighter7700.

 

[Dimpie (JIGSAW)]

22mm for Betty's the past 24hrs

 

[Maurice Kitching]

22mm for Betty's the past 24hrs

Lekker. Amazing how much more rain Betties and Pringle get in summer than we do on the South Peninsula. I assume because of sea temperature? @Gordon_R will probably know.

 

[Gordon_R]

Lekker. Amazing how much more rain Betties and Pringle get in summer than we do on the South Peninsula. I assume because of sea temperature? @Gordon_R will probably know.

Summer rainfall in the Overberg is mostly from Black South Easters (cutoff-lows), which rarely reach CT itself. The heaviest falls are often near the mountain slopes (orographic effects), with dry air subsiding at lower levels.

FYI, sea temperatures only have an indirect effect, since it takes hundreds of kilometers of wind to produce significant evaporation and mixing of air layers. Heavy rain rarely falls from clouds less than 2-3km deep, and that requires a huge amount of moisture in circulation.

 

[Jet-Fighter7700]

This is going to freak the bejaysus out of @Jet-Fighter7700.

you right, this weather is just strange, hot to cold to hail,and back again,

 

[airborne]

Wow I went for a walk earlier and it was surprisingly frosty, I had quite a warm top on and I could still feel the chill.

 

[Gordon_R]

Wow I went for a walk earlier and it was surprisingly frosty, I had quite a warm top on and I could still feel the chill.

It was pretty much an early season cold-front, which we tend not to get often. I vaguely remember in the early 1970s there was heavy snow at Easter (April), while last year (2025) we hardly had any snow the whole winter.

 

[Spacerat]

My son was at a braai in Stellies this afternoon. Sunshine. Suddenly a bout of hail. What the..?

 

[oldBastard]

Ag what is this now?

 

[Gordon_R]

Ag what is this now?

It is quite common to have large temperature swings during early autumn in CT, due to the subdued wind speeds. Temperatures above 30C imply berg winds, with relatively dry air and low humidity. The Equinox is barely 2 weeks away, so direct sunlight is weaker (conditions are more tolerable than the same temperature in December).

P.S. The Cycle Tour on Sun 8th will be warm (but not crazy hot).

 

[WAslayer]

Ag what is this now?

Perfectly normal conditions for this time of the year.. it should not be as bad as the same temps in mid December though..

 

[paul5186]

It is quite common to have large temperature swings during early autumn in CT, due to the subdued wind speeds. Temperatures above 30C imply berg winds, with relatively dry air and low humidity. The Equinox is barely 2 weeks away, so direct sunlight is weaker (conditions are more tolerable than the same temperature in December).

P.S. The Cycle Tour on Sun 8th will be warm (but not crazy hot).

I remember cycling the detour version in I think 2003. It was around 40 degrees on the top of OuKaapse Weg. No bloody suncream on my legs, I was cooked.

 

[Agent_Smith]

Ag what is this now?

I suppose I can manage the hot day time temperatures, as long as the nights are now a lot cooler (which I am sensing they are). For the past few nights, the duvet inner has been back in use as opposed to just the cover.

 

[ghaye]

Can't wait for summer to come back! The last 3 days of winter haven't been pleasant.

 

[Gordon_R]

I suppose I can manage the hot day time temperatures, as long as the nights are now a lot cooler (which I am sensing they are). For the past few nights, the duvet inner has been back in use as opposed to just the cover.

If you look at the forecast, sustained berg wind conditions produce daytime temperatures of 35C+, and overnight temperatures of 20C+, so there could be a period of uncomfortable conditions. Long range forecasts are unpredictable, but the trend has been consistent for multiple model runs.