The Gauteng Weather and Storm Warning Thread!

[Speedster]

17mm total for us yesterday

 

[Sinbad]

Fokoli iRandburg

 

[APoc184]

Had a proper downpour of about 10min in Garsfontein late afternoon, paired with some proper winds and thunder.

Already a scorcher this morning.

 

[The_Librarian]

Last day at Leeuwspoor. Already hot.

 

[Luke7777]

17mm total for us yesterday

Same here

 

[Joeboy69]

No watering of gardens

 

[The_Librarian]

No watering of gardens

As if that will stop them. People won't care until there's no water, and then they'll burn and loot etc.

 

[Sinbad]

So much panic over nothing.
Or should I say over the wrong thing. The issue isn't the vaal dam level. The issue is rand water can't keep up with demand due to lack of maintenance or expansion.

 

[alqassam]

So much panic over nothing.
Or should I say over the wrong thing. The issue isn't the vaal dam level. The issue is rand water can't keep up with demand due to lack of maintenance or expansion.

Nevertheless we are a water scarce country. If you travel you will notice quickly how few rivers and lakes we actually have.

 

[Sinbad]

Nevertheless we are a water scarce country. If you travel you will notice quickly how few rivers and lakes we actually have.

Which makes Mokonyane's ****ing of the LHWS up even worse

 

[Venomous]

Less than that.will check our statement a bit later.

Water is a couple of hundred rand. Electricity is higher.

Ok so later became a few days

I looked back over a few statements. Seems we tend to average between 14/15 - 17(max and seldom).

 

[The_Librarian]

So much panic over nothing.
Or should I say over the wrong thing. The issue isn't the vaal dam level. The issue is rand water can't keep up with demand due to lack of maintenance or expansion.

This is true. In our area we have Olievenhoutbosch, Mnandi and Copperleaf all taking water from the same line.
But at present this is not sufficient, and there will be issues should the area be developed for housing etc.
At the moment we are struggling with poor supply that frequently get throttled or cut off due to overconsumption (by Olievenhoutbosch residents).

 

[Genisys]

So much panic over nothing.
Or should I say over the wrong thing. The issue isn't the vaal dam level. The issue is rand water can't keep up with demand due to lack of maintenance or expansion.

This has been clear for a while now, the "big pipeline upgrade" from a few month ago already pointed to there not being enough supply.

 

[ebendl]

Had a proper downpour of about 10min in Garsfontein late afternoon, paired with some proper winds and thunder.

Already a scorcher this morning.

I measured 6mm for yesterday in Garsfontein.

 

[Drifter]

Big ominous looking clouds coming in, let's see if they deliver.

 

[Lupus]

Nothing here as yet sigh.

 

[Aharon]

Big ominous looking clouds coming in, let's see if they deliver.

What area you in?

 

[Genisys]

Pretty warm and dry day, seems like we are in for more or less the same tomorrow again?

 

[Arzy]

Pretty warm and dry day, seems like we are in for more or less the same tomorrow again?

Indeed, I begged the guys in the cape rain thread though and my toe seems to think we could now be getting something from Thursday

 

[Herr der Verboten]

No watering of gardens

As if that will stop them. People won't care until there's no water, and then they'll burn and loot etc.

Meanwhile at the mall...