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Snow In Spring? In The Karoo? Very Strange [Images+Videos]
06 Nov 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
“This curious phenomenon of snowfall in November adds another damage to already challenging driving conditions in the Eastern Cape.”
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Lightning Strike Kills Peruvian Soccer Player Live On Air [Video]
05 Nov 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
With a violent snap, at least eight players dropped like bowling pins, with a flash striking two of them.
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Snow Warnings? Where Is Spring And Why Is This October So Cold? The Weather Service Explains
02 Oct 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
We sure have had one of the wettest and most bone-chilling winters yet, so we are all lus for some solid sun.
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Close One! Hectic Cape Winds Blow Access Park Entrance Over
28 Aug 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
It’s going to be hard to trust any structure standing in the Cape Town winds from now on.
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The Western Cape Received Record Rainfall In July, Exceeded The Historical Average
13 Aug 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
An analysis of rainfall data from weather service stations revealed that Cape Town far exceeded the long-term average of rainfall for the month.
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Scientists Explain Why Airplane Turbulence Is Getting More Extreme
27 May 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
While turbulence fatalities are rare, the overall bumpiness in the air is becoming more frequent, and severe.
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Watch This Terrifying Tornado Destroy Nearly Everything In Its Path [Video]
30 Apr 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
A string of twisters that wreaked havoc across Nebraska on April 26 shows just how terrifying they can become.
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Redditors Catch Giant Antarctica ‘Black Hole’ Weather Anomaly Near Cape Town
17 Apr 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
The massive ‘black hole’ weather anomaly that materialised over Cape Town in the early hours has left many puzzled.
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Dubai Is Drowning After A Year’s Worth Of Rain Falls In One Day [Video]
17 Apr 2024 by Heinrich / No Comments
Nearly 100 mm of rain fell in just 12 hours on Tuesday, partly thanks to the UAE’s cloud seeding operations.
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Trucks Blowing Off Bridges, Roofs Flying, Trees Breaking – All The Damage From This Weekend’s Wild Weather [Videos]
08 Apr 2024 by Tayla / No Comments
A couple of vehicles, including trucks, were launched off the N1 bridge just before the Huguenot Tunnel outside Paarl, roofs split and shattered in the wind blowing over Gordon’s Bay, while trees broke and debris was flung into the roads all over the rest of the Western Cape this weekend.
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Ashton’s Monstrous Bridge Over Troubled Waters Has Its Big Moment
27 Sep 2023 by Heinrich / No Comments
Footage of the devastation left behind by the recent Cape storms has been flooding our feeds for the last few days, but as we count the costs of nature’s tantrum, likely and unlikely heroes are emerging from the deluge of bad news.
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Three SA Provinces See 22 Rainfall Records In One Day – Why Is Rain Getting More Extreme?
27 Sep 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
It is clear that this year has been our wettest in the last 10 years, but the Heritage Day weekend alone saw more rainfall than anything before in the province’s recent history.
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Record Heatwaves Are Hitting Everywhere From Europe To The US And Japan
17 Jul 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
It looks like the word ‘unprecedented’ is here to stay, and this time it is in reference to the climate crisis.
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Experts Warn It Won’t Be Pretty If Lightning Strikes While You’re Taking A Shower
11 Jul 2023 by Heinrich / No Comments
Yes, just like a cockroach, lightning can use your plumbing as a conduit, and even just washing your hands can make you a perfect target for Thor’s bolts.
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Marvel At These Parts Of South Africa That Have Become A Snowy Spectacle [Images+Videos]
30 Jun 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
Us Saffas still glamourise the icy stuff because, as a rare occurrence in only some parts of our country at particular times in the year, we are not treated to it enough to quite get over it.
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So How Hot Was 2022? La Niña Brought The Drama But Now We’re Bracing For Drier, Hotter El Niño Chaos
12 Apr 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
Yeah, we’re talking about the weather and it is actually fascinating.
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North Of China Bracing Against -53°C Where An Egg Freezes As It Cracks Open [Video]
25 Jan 2023 by Tayla / No Comments
It has been so cold that one of China’s northernmost cities broke its lowest-ever recorded temperature.
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Looks Like The Garden Route Is Blowing Away This Weekend
02 Dec 2022 by Jacqui / No Comments
This is good news for those of you attending an event today where you need to make awkward small talk.
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Vaalies Freaked Out By Strange Cloud Formations [Images+Videos]
30 Nov 2022 by Tayla / No Comments
Residents were in awe (and a little fear) as they witnessed funnel clouds forming in the stormy sky on Sunday.
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People Are Canoeing Around The Streets Of Potchefstroom [Videos]
16 Nov 2022 by Tayla / No Comments
Some residents had a lot of fun when rivers and dams overflowed into the streets and up to the doorsteps of houses in Potchefstroom.
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Our Favourites From The Weather Photographer Of The Year 2022 Competition
01 Sep 2022 by Tayla / No Comments
This is the Royal Meteorological Society’s 7th edition of the contest, with images for the main and mobile categories coming from photographers in 119 countries.
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Waterspout / Tornado Spotted In Western Cape [Videos]
15 Aug 2022 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Storm Report SA says the “tornado started out as a waterspout but made landfall soon after”. It caused damage to multiple homes in Velddrif.
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Get Ready For A Very Chilly Weekend In The Western Cape
11 Aug 2022 by Tayla / No Comments
A series of cold fronts are expected to make landfall in the Western Cape between Friday and Saturday, with the possibility of snow as well.
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Why Lightning Can Sometimes Shoot 80km Upwards In “Gigantic Jets” [Video]
10 Aug 2022 by Tayla / No Comments
A particularly powerful bolt of lightning, which darted upwards from a thunderstorm in Oklahoma, delivered the largest charge transfer to space on record.
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Celebrate The Last Weekend Of ‘Summer’ In Cape Town The Right Way
10 Jun 2022 by Tayla / No Comments
This warm weather is only sticking around for the weekend though, so we have to figure out how to soak up as much sun as possible before the cold sets in.
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Scorching Weekend Temperatures In Cape Town Won’t Count Towards Record Books
26 Jan 2022 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Despite weather stations recording temperatures of 45,2°C in Cape Town and 45,9°C in Robertson this weekend, the record books go unchanged.
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43 Degrees Just Outside Cape Town This Weekend
21 Jan 2022 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
We’re looking at sunny and dry weather across the Northern and Western Cape, with scorching temperatures outside of Cape Town.
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Looks Like We’re In For A Wet Summer
09 Dec 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
Willem Landman, known as the “father” of seasonal forecasting in South Africa, has predicted that this summer will be uncharacteristically wet.
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These Cape Town Areas Will Be Smashed By The Weekend Storm
26 Nov 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
The Western Cape is bracing itself for a storm this weekend, bringing with it gale-force winds.
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Some Real Beauties From The Weather Photographer Of The Year Awards
19 Oct 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
The Weather Photographer of the Year competition is now in its sixth year, having seen everything from rain, to shine, to snow, and storms.
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