Tuesday, August 01, 2006
weather bites
Based on national averages today has to be the coldest day this winter so far.
WeatherSA have the following on their frontpage
Basically the entire country is in doo-doo.
The cause of this is a massive cold front(cloud cover is the grey bits on the satellite image below) which stretches from the South Eastern coast into the
North Eastern reaches of Namibia.
All hell breaks loose
And as with all really badass cold fronts it is pushing a thick blob of warm air in front of it which means that if you're not freezing your toes of today
(you will tomorrow) you are at serious risk of veld fires today.
Here's a little list of what's expected at weather stations across the country.
The coldest maximum temperature expected is 2 °C (Brandvlei, Calvinia, Fraserburg and Springbok) and the highest humidity expected is 100% (Douglas, Fauresmith, George, Kimberley and Springbok).
Basically, Springbok is fucked.
Gough Island (55 °F / 13 °C - 58%) seems positively balmy by comparison.
Here's a list of weather stations and their expected conditions.
WeatherSA have the following on their frontpage
National Warning - Issued on Tuesday, 1 August 2006 at 05.00
CONDITIONS FAVOURABLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF RUNAWAY FIRES ARE EXPECTED OVER THE NORTH-EASTERN PART OF KWAZULU-NATAL AND THE LOWVELD.
VERY COLD, WET AND WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON THE HIGH GROUND OF THE WESTERN AND NORTHERN CAPE PROVINCES, SPREADING TO THE EASTERN CAPE HIGH GROUND,
SOUTH-EASTERN FREE STATE AND LESOTHO.
SNOWFALLS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE SWARTBERG MOUNTAINS WITH HEAVY SNOW OVER THE EASTERN CAPE HIGH GROUND AS WELL AS LESOTHO IN THE EVENING.
HEAVY FALLS OF RAIN ARE EXPECTED IN PLACES ALONG THE CAPE SOUTH COAST AND ADJACENT INTERIOR.
VERY ROUGH SEAS WITH WAVE HEIGHTS IN EXCESS OF 5M ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN CAPE AGULHAS AND PORT ALFRED.
ADVISORIES VERY COLD AND WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ON THE HIGH GROUND OF THE WESTERN, NORTHERN CAPE PROVINCES, EASTERN CAPE, FREE STATE, KWAZULU-NATAL,
GAUTENG, MPUMALANGA AND LESOTHO ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.
HEAVY FALLS OF RAIN ARE EXPECTED OVER THE EASTERN CAPE, LESOTHO AND SOUTHERN KWAZULU-NATAL ON WEDNESDAY.
GALE FORCE SOUTH-WESTERLY WINDS ACCOMPANIED BY VERY ROUGH SEAS ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN PLETTENBERG BAY AND RICHARDS BAY ON WEDNSDAY AND THURSDAY.
Basically the entire country is in doo-doo.
The cause of this is a massive cold front(cloud cover is the grey bits on the satellite image below) which stretches from the South Eastern coast into the
North Eastern reaches of Namibia.
All hell breaks looseAnd as with all really badass cold fronts it is pushing a thick blob of warm air in front of it which means that if you're not freezing your toes of today
(you will tomorrow) you are at serious risk of veld fires today.
Here's a little list of what's expected at weather stations across the country.
The coldest maximum temperature expected is 2 °C (Brandvlei, Calvinia, Fraserburg and Springbok) and the highest humidity expected is 100% (Douglas, Fauresmith, George, Kimberley and Springbok).
Basically, Springbok is fucked.
Gough Island (55 °F / 13 °C - 58%) seems positively balmy by comparison.
Here's a list of weather stations and their expected conditions.
Location Temperature Humidity
Alexander Bay 48 °F / 9 °C 87%
Alexander Bay 48 °F / 9 °C 87%
Babanango 61 °F / 16 °C 34%
Barkly East 41 °F / 5 °C 40%
Beaufort West 42 °F / 5 °C
Bethal 51 °F / 10 °C 51%
Bethlehem 50 °F / 10 °C 47%
Bisho 59 °F / 15 °C 88%
Bloemfontein 48 °F / 9 °C 82%
Bloemfontein City 48 °F / 9 °C 82%
Bloemhof 50 °F / 10 °C 75%
Brandvlei 35 °F / 2 °C
Calvinia 36 °F / 2 °C 89%
Cape Agulhas 50 °F / 10 °C 87%
Cape Columbine 52 °F / 11 °C 66%
Cape Point 52 °F / 11 °C 88%
Cape Saint Francis 57 °F / 14 °C 82%
Cape Saint Lucia 68 °F / 20 °C 42%
Cape Town 50 °F / 10 °C 87%
Carolina 52 °F / 11 °C 60%
Cedara 53 °F / 12 °C 28%
Charters Creek 66 °F / 19 °C 68%
Cradock 49 °F / 9 °C 88%
De Aar 44 °F / 7 °C 96%
Dohne 52 °F / 11 °C 89%
Douglas 43 °F / 6 °C 100%
Durban 57 °F / 14 °C 72%
Durban Virginia 66 °F / 19 °C 33%
East London 59 °F / 15 °C 88%
Elliot 51 °F / 11 °C
Ellisras 65 °F / 18 °C
Ermelo 51 °F / 10 °C 57%
Estcourt 45 °F / 7 °C 47%
Fauresmith 43 °F / 6 °C 100%
Fort Beaufort 54 °F / 12 °C 90%
Frankfort 54 °F / 12 °C 37%
Fraserburg 36 °F / 2 °C 87%
George 46 °F / 8 °C 100%
Giants Castle 45 °F / 7 °C 33%
Gough Island 55 °F / 13 °C 58%
Graaff-reinet 49 °F / 9 °C 93%
Grahamstown 53 °F / 11 °C 93%
Graskop 52 °F / 11 °C 58%
Greytown 55 °F / 13 °C 34%
Henkries 46 °F / 8 °C 63%
Hermanus 52 °F / 11 °C 88%
Hoedspruit 67 °F / 20 °C 51%
Irene 58 °F / 15 °C 45%
Ixopo 47 °F / 8 °C 64%
Johannesburg 55 °F / 13 °C 54%
Kathu 41 °F / 5 °C
Kimberley 43 °F / 6 °C 100%
Knysna 49 °F / 10 °C
Koingnaas 47 °F / 8 °C 88%
Komatidraai 63 °F / 17 °C 77%
Kroonstad 53 °F / 12 °C 42%
Laingsburg 40 °F / 4 °C
Lamberts Bay 45 °F / 7 °C 83%
Langebaanweg 49 °F / 10 °C 76%
Levubu 63 °F / 17 °C 60%
Lichtenburg 56 °F / 13 °C 37%
Lydenburg 52 °F / 11 °C 58%
Makatini 60 °F / 16 °C 75%
Malmesbury 50 °F / 10 °C 87%
Mandini 68 °F / 20 °C 22%
Mara 64 °F / 18 °C 50%
Margate 64 °F / 18 °C
Marion Island 33 °F / 1 °C 78%
Matatiele 47 °F / 8 °C 24%
Messina 67 °F / 20 °C 50%
Mmabatho 57 °F / 14 °C 55%
Mossel Bay 50 °F / 10 °C 76%
Mount Edgecombe 66 °F / 19 °C 33%
Mtunzini 61 °F / 16 °C 72%
Nelspruit 52 °F / 11 °C 58%
Nelspruit 52 °F / 11 °C 58%
Newcastle 52 °F / 11 °C 54%
Noupoort 43 °F / 6 °C
Ottosdal 54 °F / 12 °C 45%
Paarl 50 °F / 10 °C 87%
Patensie 57 °F / 14 °C 82%
Phalaborwa 62 °F / 16 °C 77%
Piet Retief 59 °F / 15 °C 55%
Pietermaritzburg 48 °F / 9 °C 41%
Pietersburg 59 °F / 15 °C 56%
Pofadder 39 °F / 4 °C 90%
Pomfret 46 °F / 8 °C 76%
Pongola 58 °F / 14 °C 52%
Port Edward 61 °F / 16 °C
Port Elizabeth 57 °F / 14 °C 82%
Port Nolloth 49 °F / 9 °C 87%
Port Saint Johns 63 °F / 17 °C 85%
Porterville 46 °F / 8 °C 81%
Postmasburg 38 °F / 3 °C
Potchefstroom 62 °F / 16 °C 39%
Potgietersrus 59 °F / 15 °C 63%
Pretoria 59 °F / 15 °C 30%
Pretoria-unisa 58 °F / 14 °C 49%
Prieska 44 °F / 7 °C
Queenstown 45 °F / 7 °C 62%
Riversdale 47 °F / 8 °C 91%
Robben Island 51 °F / 10 °C 68%
Robertson 50 °F / 10 °C 87%
Royal Natal Park 49 °F / 10 °C 82%
Rustenburg 51 °F / 10 °C
Sezela 57 °F / 14 °C 72%
Shakas Kraal 66 °F / 19 °C 33%
Shaleburn 38 °F / 3 °C 62%
Skukuza 58 °F / 14 °C 86%
Slangkop 51 °F / 10 °C 68%
Somerset East 57 °F / 14 °C 82%
Springbok 36 °F / 2 °C 100%
Springs 55 °F / 13 °C 54%
Standerton 49 °F / 9 °C 54%
Strand 52 °F / 11 °C 88%
Struisbaai 50 °F / 10 °C 87%
Sutherland 30 °F / -1 °C 73%
Table Bay 51 °F / 10 °C 68%
Taung 50 °F / 10 °C 70%
Thabazimbi 70 °F / 21 °C 40%
Thohoyandou 64 °F / 18 °C 64%
Tigerhoek 50 °F / 10 °C 87%
Touws River 50 °F / 10 °C 87%
Tristan Da Cunha 53 °F / 12 °C
Tshipise 69 °F / 20 °C 47%
Twee Rivieren 46 °F / 8 °C 76%
Uitenhage 56 °F / 13 °C 77%
Umtata 50 °F / 10 °C 58%
Upington 41 °F / 5 °C 76%
Van Reenen 58 °F / 14 °C
Van Zylsrus 46 °F / 8 °C 76%
Vanwyksvlei 42 °F / 6 °C 88%
Ventersdorp 54 °F / 12 °C 47%
Vereeniging 57 °F / 14 °C 38%
Vioolsdrif 48 °F / 9 °C 87%
Vredendal 46 °F / 8 °C 85%
Vryburg 49 °F / 9 °C 88%
Vryheid 61 °F / 16 °C 22%
Vyeboom 50 °F / 10 °C 87%
Warmbaths 63 °F / 17 °C 37%
Waterkloof 58 °F / 14 °C 49%
Welkom 54 °F / 12 °C 39%
Wepener 52 °F / 11 °C 47%
Willowmore 43 °F / 6 °C 91%
Witbank 56 °F / 13 °C 12%
Worcester 50 °F / 10 °C 87%
// posted by werner @ 3:04:00 pm 
