The Gauteng Weather and Storm Warning Thread!

[voldoverse]

And my neighbor across the street had compost spread on his grass last Friday, this morning it looks like about 5 centimeters high

Hahaha i hate him, lucky bastard

 

[voldoverse]

Sun's out.

Gun's out.

 

[Speedster]

Hahaha i hate him, lucky bastard

Except, now he has to mow it

 

[Segg]

There was a small thunderstorm cell that passed over Joburg this morning some family reported some light hail in Roodepoort, in Douglasdale I got a free car wash, although a brief one

 

[voldoverse]

Now i wonder what awaits every night since every day so far weather has been looking innocent and cute during the day and then randomly at night the flood gates open.

And ofcourse accuweather is just like nope no rain buddy dont worry while im looking out the window at the downpour

 

[Segg]

Now i wonder what awaits every night since every day so far weather has been looking innocent and cute during the day and then randomly at night the flood gates open.

And ofcourse accuweather is just like nope no rain buddy dont worry while im looking out the window at the downpour

I wouldn't get too excited these next few days - the system that's been bringing rain to us is slowly dissipating

Mpumulanga however is getting plenty of rain right now from whats left of it, looking at the Radar I'm surprised KZN is the province getting the heavy rain warnings

 

[Hemi300c]

Phalaborwa
Had nice rains over the last few days today was overcast and humid until an hour ago

Never experienced a storm windwise like this and must have been equivalent to a major cloud burst.

This area needs all it can get. View attachment 741397

 

[The_Librarian]

As I've said somewhere else, the good rains can go first to the farmers and other drought-stricken places so that they can get some good rains for a change, and hopefully, break the drought.

 

[Segg]

Spotted a very well defined low pressure area in today's satellite image

 

[Aharon]

Spotted a very well defined low pressure area in today's satellite image

View attachment 741917

Excuse my ignorance, does that mean rain is on the way?

 

[Grubscrew]

Spotted a very well defined low pressure area in today's satellite image

View attachment 741917

Phuck we are dry, almost no green.

 

[Geoff.D]

Excuse my ignorance, does that mean rain is on the way?

For someone else, yes, not for us.

 

[Aharon]

For someone else, yes, not for us.

Thanks haha
So high pressure means rain coming?

 

[Segg]

Thanks haha
So high pressure means rain coming?

Usually not - high pressure is associated with a stable atmosphere - thunderstorms need an unstable one

 

[Geoff.D]

Sometimes Lows bring rain, sometimes not. The one circled is the one with all the rain offshore. The one on the left has no significant chance of bringing any rain with it yet. But it has potential. So that is the one to watch. For the central Karoo areas, not for GP. The low-pressure band in the middle is where our rain could come from.

 

[Segg]

Looking at the TAF for tomorrow, we should be in for some decent thunderstorms around Joburg from about 15:00

Pretoria however has no forecast issued yet.... This usually means a high degree of uncertainty - so lets hope the TAF's are correct!

 

[Genisys]

Yes please, this heat is too much, it was only 30, but even that is too much

 

[Geoff.D]

Looking at the TAF for tomorrow, we should be in for some decent thunderstorms around Joburg from about 15:00

Pretoria however has no forecast issued yet.... This usually means a high degree of uncertainty - so lets hope the TAF's are correct!

Ja, only FAOR and FALA available ......... WB and Waterkloof nil

 

[Creag]

This usually means a high degree of uncertainty

 

[Geoff.D]

The TS forecasts are rather good for GP, even if the current storm movement direction is confusing, to say the least.
The lack of TAFs either means nothing significant or, the forecasters are still working on the Excel spreadsheets