Rain and storm for Cpt

[Pineapple Smurf]

Ah cool, time slot changed.
Was lunch time
Many thanx

 

[Naks]

jah, it's like a mini-Berg wind in Stellies today.

 

[Dimpie (JIGSAW)]

Lovely outside ....

Dad in Betty's Bay reported 3mm for the night tho ... started raining there last night at about 18:00

 

[Gordon_R]

Yeah blue skies outside
Wheres the rain @Gordon_R ?

Not blue skies anymore (12:30pm), very dark and gloomy to the north and east.

Cutoff-lows are different. In this case the South Easter wind will remain blowing over Cape Town for most of the afternoon, drawing warm and humid air into the system. Cold upper air is moving down in a trough from the north, and where the two overlap there will be instability and convection. Thundershowers and rain will occur in places, but not much over Cape Town itself. Rainfall chart for today (Mon 29th).



Upper air cold-core trough:



Source: https://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/international/cpci/data/00/fcsts_safrica.shtml

 

[Pineapple Smurf]

Not blue skies anymore (12:30pm), very dark and gloomy to the north and east.

Cutoff-lows are different. In this case the South Easter wind will remain blowing over Cape Town for most of the afternoon, drawing warm and humid air into the system. Cold upper air is moving down in a trough from the north, and where the two overlap there will be instability and convection. Thundershowers and rain will occur in places, but not much over Cape Town itself. Rainfall chart for today (Mon 29th).

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Source: https://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/international/cpci/data/00/fcsts_safrica.shtml

Yup
Just poped my head outside
Dark and gloom out there

 

[air]

getting grey in Gardens now, wind has not been pleasant.

 

[Pineapple Smurf]

Can't wait
No jetski this week
Using my Uber
Rainy pancake Tuesday tomorrow

 

[genetic]

I'm hearing lots of thunder here in Blouberg

 

[Pineapple Smurf]

I'm hearing lots of thunder here in Blouberg

Im in Paarden Eiland, lemme go outside and have a looksie

 

[CTBP]

Some rumblings over Plattekloof hills.

 

[Pineapple Smurf]

Thunder I confirm
Woohooo

 

[deweyzeph]

The tiles on my roof are chattering. This wind is insane.

 

[Pineapple Smurf]

Drizzling in Paarden Eiland

 

[Dimpie (JIGSAW)]

Yip Thunder now in Goodwood also ... still no water coming down tho

 

[EL'Diablo]

Yip Thunder now in Goodwood also ... still no water coming down tho

you know the rules! Home time = bucket loads!

 

[air]

Looks like Voelvlei edged up a few % points.

 

[Pineapple Smurf]

 

[ghaye]

Fortunately we are in a period of global warming, so extreme weather means we only need a few rainy days to fill those dams! But let's not talk increasing demand, must be due to elevated temperatures that people drink more water.

 

[felixbf2]

Fortunately we are in a period of global warming, so extreme weather means we only need a few rainy days to fill those dams! But let's not talk increasing demand, must be due to elevated temperatures that people drink more water.

No such thing.

 

[ghaye]

No such thing.

The global warming bit? Of course yes, when I walked outside earlier I thought I'd taken a wrong turn and ended in Hell. It's supposed to be winter out there!!