Rain and storm for Cpt

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The SAWS reports widespread moderate to heavy rain in most of the Western Cape during the 24 hours to 8am on Tues 4th: https://www.weathersa.co.za/images/data/climate/nr_daily_rai.pdf
Highest include Citrusdal 88, Molteno Reservoir (CBD) 84mm, Jonkershoek 69mm, Porterville 54mm, Ceres 51mm, etc. Also of note in the Northern Cape were Nieuwoudtville 43mm, and De Aar 29mm, etc. Scattered rain was experienced elsewhere, but not as heavy as on Sun 2nd/Mon 3rd.
 
Stickfigure said:
Yeah I remember school days when breaks were miserable as it just rained constantly. Worst was getting your shoes wet and having to walk around school with wet shoes and socks all day :(
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Nee man.

We used to play rugby in the rain and come home with our white shorts caked in mud.

.... to a nice pot of hot soup on the stove :giggle:
 
dualmeister said:
Nee man.

We used to play rugby in the rain and come home with our white shorts caked in mud.

.... to a nice pot of hot soup on the stove :giggle:
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Thanks for the reminder.. in primary school, playing barefoot rugby, we had a sports day in Ceres.. our team had first match of the day at 7am.. had to play on ice, it was a pretty chilly weekend in Ceres..
 
dualmeister said:
Nee man.

We used to play rugby in the rain and come home with our white shorts caked in mud.

.... to a nice pot of hot soup on the stove :giggle:
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Bean soup, chicken soup, barley soup, it did not matter, with home made potbrood spread thick with BUTTER, not the paint residue we call margarine.
On the coal-burning stove, making the kitchens nice and toasty and warm as well. And then progress got in the way and the ubiquitous electric stove showed up.
 
The SAEON Dwarsberg (Jonkershoek) mountain catchment station recorded an incredible 222mm yesterday (up to midnight on Tues 4th)! This is indicative of the runoff into the Berg River and Theewaterskloof dams.

The Berg River dam shows runoff reaching 25m^3/sec yesterday, after a very long dry spell. See: https://www.dws.gov.za/Hydrology/Unverified/Home/GetImg/2310

The level of the Berg River dam rose more than 2% yesterday, from 70% to 72%, and still rising (Edit: 73% by lunchtime). See: https://www.dws.gov.za/Hydrology/Unverified/Home/GetImg/2834

Theewaterskloof Dam has also started rising, but will take much longer to develop steady inflows. The CoCT summary of dam levels is updated later each day: https://www.capetown.gov.za/Family ...and-sanitation-services/this-weeks-dam-levels

Rainfall rates around CT have tapered off somewhat, but a further front will pass later today (Wed 5th into Thurs 6th), and showers will continue until Fri 7th.
 
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Gordon_R said:
The SAWS reports widespread moderate to heavy rain in most of the Western Cape during the 24 hours to 8am on Tues 4th: https://www.weathersa.co.za/images/data/climate/nr_daily_rai.pdf
Highest include Citrusdal 88, Molteno Reservoir (CBD) 84mm, Jonkershoek 69mm, Porterville 54mm, Ceres 51mm, etc. Also of note in the Northern Cape were Nieuwoudtville 43mm, and De Aar 29mm, etc. Scattered rain was experienced elsewhere, but not as heavy as on Sun 2nd/Mon 3rd.
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The SAWS reports further widespread rain, with some heavy falls during the 24 hours to 8am on Wed 5th: https://www.weathersa.co.za/images/data/climate/nr_daily_rai.pdf
Highest include Citrusdal 74mm, George 66mm, Jonkershoek 61mm, etc. Also of note was Nieuwoudtville (NC) 33mm. Other areas received much less rain than Monday.

Edit: Citrusdal recorded 162mm in 48 hours. See the reports of flooding (below).
 
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Gordon_R said:
The SAEON Dwarsberg (Jonkershoek) mountain catchment station recorded an incredible 222mm yesterday (up to midnight on Tues 4th)! This is indicative of the runoff into the Berg River and Theewaterskloof dams.

The Berg River dam shows runoff reaching 25m^3/sec yesterday, after a very long dry spell. See: https://www.dws.gov.za/Hydrology/Unverified/Home/GetImg/2310

The level of the Berg River dam rose more than 2% yesterday, from 70% to 72%, and still rising (Edit: 73% by lunchtime). See: https://www.dws.gov.za/Hydrology/Unverified/Home/GetImg/2834

Theewaterskloof Dam has also started rising, but will take much longer to develop steady inflows. The CoCT summary of dam levels is updated later each day: https://www.capetown.gov.za/Family ...and-sanitation-services/this-weeks-dam-levels

Rainfall rates around CT have tapered off somewhat, but a further front will pass later today (Wed 5th into Thurs 6th), and showers will continue until Fri 7th.
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The SAEON Dwarsberg station recorded another 77mm yesterday (Wed 5th). Together with the massive amount on Tuesday, this has started to produce significant runoff, particularly into the Berg River dam. Inflows reached 40m^3/sec, the level rose 4% yesterday, and stands close to 77% this morning.

Berg inflow:
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Berg level:
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Sources from DWS (above).


The CoCT dam levels have not yet updated...
 
There are numerous reports of both localised and of river flooding in the Western Cape this week:
www.dailymaverick.co.za

Western Cape floods — road collapses, evacuations and rescues

Flooding was reported across the Western Cape, from Cape Town to the Garden Route, as the province experienced its second cut-off low system this week. Wednesday brought major damage, with roads collapsing, power outages, evacuations and rescues.
www.dailymaverick.co.za www.dailymaverick.co.za
 
Starting really pelting down about 20 minutes ago Atlantic Seaboard side - now that's what I call raining, not this drip drizzle on/off that we've become accustomed to....:thumbsup:
 
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