Sunday, 10 December 2017

Blowing hither and thither

There seems to be some confusion over the weather in Cape Town of late. Any number of permutations can be used - light to gale force winds from any direction you care to choose, zero to 100% chance of precipitation over the forecast area, with a possibility of snow on high ground despite it being summer, cloudy to fine depending on how close you live to the mountains, etc.
It's a little embarrassing to put out my daily weather with pictures of the palm trees and the back table of Table Mountain, declaring a light southeaster, when within hours the doors are slamming, curtains are being sucked out of windows and the bougainvillea is being denuded of its colourful bracts - what's left of the lawn at home and at the neighbour is covered with bright pink confetti layer!
I think in future my forecast will be restricted to the weather at the time (around sunrise), bearing in mind that it is specific for Kommetjie and could be completely different in Sea Point, Constantia, the Cape Flats and Muizenberg, and for the rest of the day it will be anyone's guess!


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