Fulcrum29
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The Cape Town weather has been quite schite, it is like preheating a convection oven.
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Gordon_R
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The SAWS has put out warnings for several parts of the country today (Mon 22nd). See:
Monday's weather: Flood warning for Western Cape, KZN, Eastern Cape | News24
The South African Weather Service has forecast heavy rains and thunderstorms for parts of KwaZulu-Natal, Western Cape and the Eastern Cape.
www.news24.com
I just received a report of heavy flooding in George (Garden Route).
oldBastard
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Well the wind didn't blow the UV rays away, got burned to a crisp at Dappat-se-gat
Gordon_R
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Spring is sunburn season in the Cape. You don't feel hot because of the wind, but the sky is clear and the sun is almost overhead...
Gordon_R
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Long-range models are still unclear exactly where the rain will fall on Fri 26th, but there is no doubt that a cutoff-low will develop somewhere along the SW-Cape coast, and spread to the Garden Route.
oldBastard
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Yup and got some more UV after hiking out Hangklip from Pringlebaai side even with it being overcast, but nice to get some Vitamin D in.
Was nice to see standing on top of Hangklip, to the left Pringlebaai overcast and to the right Bettiesbaai sunshine.
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High pressure system I believe, normal for this time of year... be thankful it isn't that awful heatwave we had in December 2017
oldBastard
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Some photos from colleagues in George.
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Pretty bad in George today
Gordon_R
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Gordon_R
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News24 report on flooding:
www.news24.com
WATCH | Heavy rains cause flooding in Garden Route, motorists warned to stay off the roads | News24
The George municipality has appealed to residents to stay at home if they can, due to heavy rain and extensive flooding.
www.news24.com
dualmeister
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What route do you take from Pringle bay?
Who takes anything but Clarence Drive?
Gordon_R
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Some more details of the localised cloudburst, and infrastructure damage:
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www.dailymaverick.co.za
Flooding wreaks havoc in George
The George Municipality asked residents to use water for essential purposes only as two consecutive bursts in a raw water supply pipe saw the town’s water supply dwindle to critical.
www.dailymaverick.co.za
Shake&Bake
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Yoh, never realised what was going on in George 
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Gordon_R
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The South Easter usually blows from October through December in Cape Town. This year it started quite late, and October was unusually cool and unsettled. In some years the wind can blow right through January and February, and we barely have a summer season. Things will change in the next week, but the wind will always return.
I haven't noticed particular amounts of pollen in the air, but it certainly has been dusty. Different people are sensitive to varying triggers for asthma (including pets, etc). I use a year round inhaled steroid (and long-acting bronchodilator), which requires a prescription (not like the cheap inhalers).
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