Rain and storm for Cpt

[Pineapple Smurf]

That was awesome fun on the jet ski coming home in 35 minutes
I think that's my best wet lap yet
Now I need a beer to calm down

 

[air]

to @Gordon_R and the point you made some time back, the quality of http://lognet.saeon.ac.za:8088/Dwarsberg/index.html - has dropped significantly - what a sad state of affairs - delayed and at times numbers do not tie up - how difficult can it fcuking be...

 

[Gordon_R]

to @Gordon_R and the point you made some time back, the quality of http://lognet.saeon.ac.za:8088/Dwarsberg/index.html - has dropped significantly - what a sad state of affairs - delayed and at times numbers do not tie up - how difficult can it fcuking be...

It was burned in a fire. They probably do not have budget to replace the automatic rain gauge. Data is not free...

 

[ChrisJ]

Awesome conditions on the contour above Newlands and Kirstenbosch this evening. River levels rising rapidly while we were out

 

[Naks]

From a friend who drove back from Robertson earlier: "Tell me about it... Just got back from Robertson. Threwaters flooded the road. Waves were braking over the main road. Never in my life seen something like today"

 

[Captain Beer]

Jir, I'm close to Sir Lowries Pass and it's bucketing down currently. It sounds like bullets falling on the tin roof

 

[Rocco1]

@air

It was burned in a fire. They probably do not have budget to replace the automatic rain gauge. Data is not free...

http://lognet.saeon.ac.za:8088/Constantiaberg/index.html

constantiaberg is still reporting (not the same though as dwarsberg, which is much more aligned with CT dam catchment rainfall, and nearly 300m higher)

 

[AchmatK]

Swaarmoed Pass

From one of the beekeeping WhatsApp groups I'm on.

 

[WAslayer]

Had 38mm rainfall since rain commenced here in Oakdale yesterday afternoon..

 

[Gordon_R]

Had 38mm rainfall since rain commenced here in Oakdale yesterday afternoon..

Same in Kenilworth. 25mm in gauge last night, plus 12mm this morning. Not a huge amount of rain, but plenty wet...

 

[Pineapple Smurf]

The sand is often on the road in that pic of Theewatersklood Dam. Often that road is closed until they can get a digger in the next day to clear the road. Its been like that for decades.
However, I have never seen water there on the road. Would love to see a different angle of that 1st photo and see the water from the dam breaking over onto the road.

 

[CTBP]

This gonna be you later @Pineapple Smurf ?

 

[Craig_]

Snow on the mountains in Stellenbosch

 

[Pineapple Smurf]

Plenty snow at Mont Rochelle in Franschhoek. I would post a pic but I don't know how to on this thread

 

[Rocco1]

Plenty snow at Mont Rochelle in Franschhoek. I would post a pic but I don't know how to on this thread

you hiking up there? How low down is it? (draw a dot somewhere, thx)

 

[Pineapple Smurf]

you hiking up there? How low down is it? (draw a dot somewhere, thx)
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Im not there, a hiking friend just drove past this morning and took a photo
No chance I will be there this weekend
It will be like a shopping mall

 

[Gordon_R]

Plenty snow at Mont Rochelle in Franschhoek. I would post a pic but I don't know how to on this thread

The freezing-level is around 1200m this morning, so every mountain of that elevation will have snow. Do you know how far above Franschhoek pass it is?

The temperature at SAEON Dwarsberg is +0.6C, which is just barely above freezing. May fluctuate through the day.

Currently no rain where I am, but expecting showers later, and another cold-front overnight.

Edit: Yeah, Saturday is madness for snow chasing.

Edit: Brief hail too...

 

[Rocco1]

Im not there, a hiking friend just drove past this morning and took a photo
No chance I will be there this weekend
It will be like a shopping mall

Yeah it will be absolutely crazy, like lions head on a full moon. Matroosberg NR will also be crazy

can post a photo here (upload/drag and drop). thanks

 

[Pineapple Smurf]

Yeah it will be absolutely crazy, like lions head on a full moon. Matroosberg NR will also be crazy

can post a photo here (upload/drag and drop). thanks
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Thanx but it doesnt work for me
For some reason I am banned from posting pics to this thread
Works on other threads but not here

 

[Rocco1]

Thanx but it doesnt work for me
For some reason I am banned from posting pics to this thread
Works on other threads but not here

can dm me the pic? ( could upload if you were happy for that, or leave it)