It's Snowing!!

03 August 2006, 20:24

30ott6

It's Snowing!!

Report says Johannesberg, Free State and other parts of South Africa are getting snow. First time for JoBurg in 25 years. Take long Johns!!

John

03 August 2006, 20:28

Canuck

I got an e-mail from RSA this morning and the sender mentioned the very same thing. Apparently the last time it snowed in Johannesburg was 1981.

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Canuck

03 August 2006, 20:34

Peter

YUp. Pictures in this morning's local paper.
peter.

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03 August 2006, 20:58

Use Enough Gun

Yes, it's true. I talked with my PH and fellow AR member Brad Rolston and he mentioned snow. He wants me to bring him a pair of insulated coveralls over when we leave on Friday. It has been very cold!

03 August 2006, 21:09

Bwana1

It was 1982- I was there....

03 August 2006, 21:38

llamapacker

While it didn't snow alot (about an inch), I was in Jo'berg (the airport) when it snowed in 2002. It melted within a couple hours. It does happen.
Bill

03 August 2006, 21:39

Brett

And it's been raining this July in San Diego, CA. What's up with the weather??

Brett

03 August 2006, 23:35

duikerman

Wow, that email is getting around fast. I just got that one too. Must be this global cooling everyone is talking about.

04 August 2006, 01:00

Jaco Human

I had 10 mm of rain on Tuesday, in the middle of winter in Pretoria. It is freezing cold. On Monday I still bragged about our pleasant hot weather, when I spoke to Wink, what a suprise I got Tuesday morning. The Cape is getting a lot of rain, with flooding in George, Knysna, PE and East London. A lot of people drowned in the floods up to now.

Very strange weather indeed

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04 August 2006, 01:05

jorgie

well it's 103 F here with 95% humidity

04 August 2006, 03:15

TJR

It snowed on us in the Eastern Cape when we were there last week. Had to look through the flakes to see through the scope to shoot.

I just hope my client who is there now, on leave from Iraq will get enough clear days to hunt. The wind was supposedly bad the past few days, making the animals lay up.

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04 August 2006, 08:31

kayaker

1982 wasn't last snow, its 'snows' in JHb every few years, but ist like a few crystals that hardly hit the ground. I think the early 80's wa sthe last time it stayed for a few hours.

Snow in Sa is not uncommon in the MTN's in KZN, E Cape and W Cape.

I have paddled snow melt in KZN as early as April some years(its very rare though!) and mates of mine were in a few inches of it this year in the NE Cape (snow area in winter) in April already.....

None the less, to see snow flakes in JHB is worth writing home about!!!!!