Rain and storm for Cpt

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Nerfherder said:
Im sitting in the Waterfront and its bucketing down but all of that rain is wasted because it goes straight into the sea. We get literally nothing from that rain.
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Exactly. So disappointed with the aim of the clouds. They are raining in completely the wrong place.
 
Rouxenator said:
Yes, quite, but if only it would be more focused on the catchment areas. Yes. Mmmm. Never be totally happy with the rain.
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Nerfherder said:
Im sitting in the Waterfront and its bucketing down but all of that rain is wasted because it goes straight into the sea. We get literally nothing from that rain.
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When a cold front...any cold front, hits the Western Cape directly, like this one...it rains in the catchment areas.

That's why it's called catchment areas.

The Theewaterskloof-dam catchment area is 500 square km's, and is served by streams emanating in the the Hottentots Holland mountain range.

Hard area to miss by a cold front...
 
Yes, but think about it, all the rain that falls "outside" the catchment areas of the dams - is wasted. These pesky clouds should not be so over excited and keep their rain for the optimal catchment areas.
 
Rouxenator said:
Yes, but think about it, all the rain that falls "outside" the catchment areas of the dams - is wasted. These pesky clouds should not be so over excited and keep their rain for the optimal catchment areas.
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I think you are forgetting about ground level water levels (i.e well points and boreholes), farm dams, and even, perhaps, aqueducts.

But let us all chide these pesky clouds.
 
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