Rain and storm for Cpt

[genetic]

Same here, were wondering if it is over?

No. There's more heavy rain tonight and tomorrow late morning, possibly into the afternoon.

 

[Spliffcat]

Polar bears and ice mice for the Eastern Lock (Free) State. Not looking forward to fighting snow and ice bergs and a couple of Empror Penguins.

 

[Lucas Buck]

Loving the weather while working from home. It's nice to miss out on the peak hours rainy weather traffic.

 

[dabbler]

30 deg in Durban today

 

[dj_jyno]

So where is this rain thing? Thought it was supposed to hit us in Bellville just after 9AM but still nothing.

Bucketed down on the N1 when I was going past at about 13:40.

 

[dj_jyno]

Loving the weather while working from home. It's nice to miss out on the peak hours rainy weather traffic.

Looks like I picked the wrong days to work from home - this past Monday and Tuesday.

 

[jezzad]

48mm of rain in Wynberg since this morning

 

[Gordon_R]

51mm cumulative total in gauge in Kenilworth up to 6pm. Less torrential than this morning, but no sign of abating. The wind is definitely less intense, but will strengthen even more tomorrow.

 

[saor]

but will strengthen even more tomorrow.

You take that back!

 

[The_Mowgs]

You take that back!

x1

 

[Gordon_R]

You take that back!

This is not a joke, this weather system is huge, complex, and evolving. Today is only the start, there is plenty more to come:





Source:

https://www.weathersa.co.za/images/data/specialised/ma_sy.gif

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Edit: Pretty freaky synoptic outlook for tomorrow:



Source: http://clients.customweather.com/1STWX/plots/AVN_mslp_small_day1.gif

 

[copacetic]

This weather plus the mask thing is not really working out. I could not find my driver and it turns out he was like 5 metres away from me.

 

[AlmightyBender]

This weather plus the mask thing is not really working out. I could not find my driver and it turns out he was like 5 metres away from me.

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Fokken LOL

1st world problems masekind

 

[ChrisJ]

Fun run in Newlands Forest this afternoon

 

[Rocket-Boy]

So weird, it was a berg wind and 30deg in EL today. I just went outside and the berg wind is still blowing and its hot af.

 

[WAslayer]

38mm recorded in Oakdale on my station today, since rain fall started..

 

[Gordon_R]

Proving that chip packets are just bags of air:

WATCH | Driver in shock after strong Cape winds cause truck to overturn | News24

A Simba truck driver has been left in complete shock after the truck he was driving was overturned by strong winds on the R43, near Villiersdorp, on Thursday.

www.news24.com

 

[AlmightyBender]

So weird, it was a berg wind and 30deg in EL today. I just went outside and the berg wind is still blowing and its hot af.

Yep, that is the "warm front" that comes before the cold front. Tomorrow or Saturday..... kry vir jou

 

[CamiKaze]

So yeah... I need to silicone my roof... The last guy didn't seal it properly.

 

[Koosvanwyk]

So weird, it was a berg wind and 30deg in EL today. I just went outside and the berg wind is still blowing and its hot af.

The front is approaching from the west and pushes the air before it. As the front moves closer to the interior the air is pushed down from the escarpment and to the south coast. When air is forced lower, it warms up, and blows as a hot, dry wind.
There, thats about all that I can remember from Aardrykskunde from school