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Cape of (April) Storms
Last week saw a trough approach the Western Cape from the west with some very cold polar air aloft. It was from an early stage that this system would have the possibility for thunderstorm development, CAPE values were forecast to remain low but there were some positive (well... negative) LI numbers coming out of the model outputs. A thread in the forums was already discussing the system days prior and it wasn't long until the SAWS had jumped on board in their forecasts for thundershowers for areas of the Western Cape. Temperatures forecast for both Wednesday and Thursday were too...
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First Snow of 2012
A strong cold front pushed through the Western Cape this Easter weekend, moderate winds, some heavy falls of rain and rough seas were present in places on Saturday and Sunday. This storm system also brought us the first snow of the year with webcam images from Sutherland on Sunday showing light snow accumulation on the ground. Thick fog covered much of the Cape Town area early on Friday prior to the approach of the front, which gave way to some higher clouds later in the day followed by an increase in winds and eventually rainfall late on Friday night into...
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Autumn is Here
Today marks the date of the autumnal equinox for the Southern Hemisphere, while the Northern Hemisphere welcome Spring. As far as weather in concerned, this means we can start expecting to see a change in weather patterns that are more associated with the winter months. The summer troughs that bring rainfall to the summer rainfall areas of South Africa will begin to become less abundant, while the high pressure systems which bring summer heat to the southern and western parts of South Africa will become less established, allowing for low pressure systems to have more affect on the weather...
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Tropical Storm Irina Forecast to Reach Cyclone Status Again
Tropical storm Irina is currently located off the east coast of South Africa and as can be expected, the storm remains fairly weak, this is mainly due to the fact that the water temperatures as far south as tropical storm Irina is, are less conductive for strengthening than further north. I think it's important for people to realize though, that judging by the latest official forecasts, that this storm is not by any means over for South Africa and the main impact looks like it will take place later this week, with the brunt of the storm likely being felt...
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Irina Expected to Become Cyclone Off Mozambique
NOTE: This article is edited with updates pertaining to the latest information on Irina, scroll down to the bottom of the article for the latest.
The excitement continues in the South West Indian Ocean this year with another tropical storm located just off the Mozambique coast which has already brought heavy rains to the area with the bulk of the convection located on the West-Northwest side of the storm. This storm is forecast by the JTWC to move south in the Mozambique Channel while strengthening to cyclone strength by the end of tomorrow (Thursday).The JTWC intensity guidance suggests that the storm...
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