Rain and storm for Cpt

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I am hoping the good winter the Cape is having is a harbinger of a good season for the summer rainfall areas. There is too much talk of El Niño conditions for my liking.
 
dj2381 said:
Oh ffs, can't we have a gradual increase in temperature, wtf is this k@k.
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agree....body gets use to the sun...all that extra rays and energy...and boom...pours down like a motherf...and with a healthy side of bloody cold...body goes wtf, and goes into hibernation mode...dont get me wrong, grateful for the full dams,...but this winter has been a classic Cape winter...cold, wet, windy to the brrrrrrrr
 
Strong wind and heavy showers in Kenilworth. 27mm in our gauge this morning. Puddles on the lawn again...

Edit: Following the front, South Westerly winds and a sharp drop in temperature this afternoon will bring widespread light snow to the mountains of the Western and southern Cape, and parts of the Eastern Cape tomorrow:

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Source: https://www.snow-forecast.com/maps/static/southafrica/next3days/snow
 
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The SABC TV news had visuals of wind damage in Hanover Park this morning.

Daily Maverick reports it as a land-spout:
www.dailymaverick.co.za

Freak Cape ‘landspout’ blows roofs off and creates domestic havoc

On Friday 25 August, residents of Hanover Park in Cape Town woke to what was described as a ‘landspout’ ripping through houses along Athry Walk and Phillians Walk, blowing roofs off at least 30 formal and informal housing structures. Like a tornado, a landspout also rotates, is usually...
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Ridwaan Domingo, a resident from Athry Walk, whose roof was blown off, told Daily Maverick: “At about 7.30, I was standing by the window getting ready for work, and was busy greeting my family good morning, when I saw something twisting in front of me like a dark cloud. It started coming closer and closer to our front gate and I thought in a panic, wait: is this thing coming towards us?”
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In an update by the City of Cape Town, Mayco member for Safety and Security JP Smith said gale-force winds affected properties in Athry Walk and Phillians Walk in Hanover Park, which resulted in roofs being blown off and damage to properties. Three people sustained minor injuries.

Emergency City services concluded that 20 formal houses and 10 backyard dwellings had been damaged. Emergency sheltering was offered at the AME Church in Hanover Park.
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After investigations, including analysis of photos and videos of the incident, the South African Weather Service (SAWS) determined that the wind phenomenon that hit Hanover Park was a landspout.

“Like a tornado, a landspout also rotates, is usually fast-moving and can be damaging. However, landspouts are much weaker and smaller in scale and form from the ground up, rather than from a cloud to the ground,” said a SAWS statement.
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dj2381 said:
Oh ffs, can't we have a gradual increase in temperature, wtf is this k@k.
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No man! The NH has decreed that record global temperatures must be recorded. So somehow they organised all the CO2 to migrate to the NH - we have no security blanket over the SH and hence we are freezing our butts off. :ROFL:
 
Gordon_R said:
A few days of very nice weather, with temperatures reaching 30C, will come to an end on Thurs 31st when another series of cold-fronts reaches the SW-Cape. Light snow will fall over the mountains on Fri 1st (supposedly Spring Day).

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Source: https://www.snow-forecast.com/maps/static/southafrica/next3to6days/snow

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Source: https://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/international/cpci/data/00/fcsts_safrica.shtml
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Don't burst my little bubble. I'm enjoying this temporary summer.
 
Gordon_R said:
The dams in the SW-Cape have been 'full' for weeks now, but if you look further inland there are some areas in the Western Cape which have not had good rains yet:
The largest dam in the region is Brandvlei (near Worcester), currently sitting at 77%.
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Jip, it was only Voëlvlei that took a bit longer than the rest.
 
Gordon_R said:
A few days of very nice weather, with temperatures reaching 30C, will come to an end on Thurs 31st when another series of cold-fronts reaches the SW-Cape. Light snow will fall over the mountains on Fri 1st (supposedly Spring Day).

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Source: https://www.snow-forecast.com/maps/static/southafrica/next3to6days/snow

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Source: https://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/international/cpci/data/00/fcsts_safrica.shtml
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The current spell of warm and dry weather will end today (Wed 30th), and be followed by an extended period of wetter and colder conditions for Cape Town. The first front tomorrow (Thurs 31st) will be compact and fast moving, bringing a short period of heavy rain. It will remain unsettled, but with no major developments for a few days.

Longer-range model runs are still uncertain, but numerous forecasts are converging on a strong frontal-system (and cold-core upper-trough) passing over the SW-Cape on Sun 3rd and Mon 4th. This could potentially bring strong winds, heavy rain, and lots of snow over the mountains of the entire Western Cape, and western parts of the Northern Cape:

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Source: https://www.snow-forecast.com/maps/static/southafrica/next3to6days/snow
 
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