The Gauteng Weather and Storm Warning Thread!

[Segg]

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

Nothing significant will be something like below NIL just means no forecast available, and is either just someone who hasn't done their excel work yet, or uncertainty

The reason I'm going with uncertainty this evening is because of the amended Lanseria TAF

TAF FAJS 171600Z 1718/1824 18005KT 9999 CAVOK
TX20/1812Z TN09/1804Z=

Sorry, high degree of uncertainty for the Pretoria region

 

[Gordon_R]

There is a simple practical reason why there are no storms expected for the 'minor' airports such as Wonderboom. They only have forecasts valid for the next 6-9 hours.

They rationale goes something as follows: Airports with short runways restricted to medium-haul B737 aircraft do not need to predict the weather for incoming long-haul flights. ORT definitely does, and Lanseria does for biz-jets. There is no point in making a forecast for an aircraft that is hours away from being ready to file flight-plans (including fuel-calculations for alternate diversions).

 

[The_Librarian]

Can anybody do a nekkeds rain dance, and stream it?

I'll pay R50 to see it.

 

[Temujin]

Can anybody do a nekkeds rain dance, and stream it?

I'll pay R50 to see it.

I see JZs looking for school fee moneys... maybe him and wives will take up your offer

 

[The_Librarian]

I see JZs looking for school fee moneys... maybe him and wives will take up your offer

Thanks, but NO THANKS!!!

He can forget it.

 

[Segg]

Its looking nice and dark towards harties, and the radar confirms there are some active storms moving towards PTA and JHB

 

[Sinbad]

Suddenly getting quite dark in Sandton

 

[Sinbad]

Gauteng Weather

@tWeatherSA
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ALERT: The SA Weather Service has issued a warning for SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS

THREATS: •Large amounts of small hail •Damaging winds

AREA: Cullinan & eastern parts of the Tshwane metro, moving east

Until 2pm Monday

 

[minkukel]

Guess yesterday car wash did the trick

 

[Flanders]

Guess yesterday car wash did the trick

Good on you, lad. Now if you could just leave it parked outside somewhere, let's see if we can make that "large amounts of small hail" prediction come true, shall we?

 

[minkukel]

Good on you, lad. Now if you could just leave it parked outside somewhere, let's see if we can make that "large amounts of small hail" prediction come true, shall we?

Don't have to, the front end is not under cover.

 

[Segg]

Guess yesterday car wash did the trick

Thank you for your service!

 

[Lupus]

Coming down in Wilgeheuwel and Randburg.

 

[minkukel]

Maybe KT-B did her dance also

 

[Creag]

Beautiful rain falling in Sandton. Encore!

 

[Drifter]

Braamfontein right now:

 

[Toxic T]

came down heavy in fourways for a few minutes, hopefully, more on the way.

 

[Aquila ka Hecate]

Smells great.

 

[The_Librarian]

lovely rain

 

[N@t3]

Looks like its gona rip here in Boksburg.