Snow in Africa

28 June 2007, 01:10

retreever

Snow in Africa

WOW !!! Got an email from a friend who sent pics of snow in Joberg... His exact comment on the picnic table " bloody cold "...

Remember it's winter in Africa...

Mike

28 June 2007, 01:12

Use Enough Gun

Again? They had the same issue last year with snow in Jo'burg. Interesting to hear of it two years in a row.

28 June 2007, 01:15

shakari

I've just spent the last month in Botswana and the early mornings were well below freezing.

.....and it's not much warmer here in White River.

I'll be damn glad to get to the heat of the Selous.

28 June 2007, 02:38

farktoof

Global warming is a bitch.

28 June 2007, 03:42

invader66

quote:
Originally posted by farktoof:
Global warming is a bitch.

Ain't it though.

28 June 2007, 04:04

martinbns

We are off next week to the northwest area of RSA, I ma thinking it will be like hunting in October this far north only it will get warm earlier inthe day. high 12-20C low -3 to 5C

28 June 2007, 04:10

retreever

I would take a fleece jacket and vest also...A pair of cotton gloves the brown ones they sell cheap... Once the sum comes up you will shed in an hour....

Mike

28 June 2007, 04:18

Cunningham

Just got off the phone with one of my PH's in the Eastern Cape and he said it was snowing now. He is in the Stormberg Mountains.

28 June 2007, 06:28

medium

I know last year they had a few inches of snow in the Port Elizabeth area...

28 June 2007, 06:47

L. David Keith

I started in the NW Province in late May...cold at night, early mornings. As mentioned, when the Sun came up it would get warm to hot unless the wind was blowing. On the Eastern Cape it was windy and blowing most of the time with cloud cover and some rain. Half the time you could see your breath in the early morning. Yes, best bring some warm layered clothing.
LDK
PS: Shakari, White River was a beautiful place. I enjoyed seeing it. Damn, I meant to get some oranges!

28 June 2007, 10:18

Gerhard.Delport

Hunted Rhino on Tuesday.

Loaded the last one at 23:00 when the snow started falling!!!!

Man that was cold.

Gerhard

28 June 2007, 10:36

SDhunter

Question for you African members.

How do the critter do when the cold weather hits?

Are some susceptible to winter kill?

28 June 2007, 12:30

ghundwan

We are based about 10km from Johannesburg International airport. Johannesburg has not received snow in 26 years.

29 June 2007, 02:46

Use Enough Gun

For snow in South Africa in 2006, including reports of it in Jo'burg, see the August 3, 2006 AR report, entitled: "It's Snowing!"

29 June 2007, 05:42

Bwanna

That's great. I'm sure they're acting like my kids do on the rare occasion we have snow in Vegas.

29 June 2007, 12:00

ghundwan

UEG,

They called it snow in 2006 but most of the flakes melted before they even hit the ground.It was not even visable on the ground. Snow is fairly common in the Eastern Cape, Free State and KZN mountains but it is the first time this amount has fallen in over 26 years in JHB.

29 June 2007, 21:00

Dogleg

I was 4 hours north of Johannesberg at the time of the "big snow-fall of 2006." A few flakes was how it was described to me. Where I was there was frost on the bakkie windshields and that was about it. The PHs wore their long pants and wrapped in blankets on the back of the trucks when moving. I got a Gemsbuck, impala and wildebeeste that day.Piece of cake for a Canadian.

29 June 2007, 22:24

Use Enough Gun

ghundwan: Sounds like what they claim to call a snow fall in Las Vegas, as well!

29 June 2007, 22:48

Safari-Hunt

Just across the Tuli block in Botswana where teh Mogalakwena river joins the Limpopo river was there for the last almost 3 weeks nice weather but must say temperatures dropped there as well after the snow fell.

SDhunter

When in the bushveld in limpopo and it suddenly drops in temp. then the animals hide in thicker bush and move less but dont worry the next day they are up and going again as they cannot stand long to still without feeding. Saw it now one day lots of game to be seen after the cold night they are hiding in the thick stuff untill it blows over.

30 June 2007, 05:40

Steve

Anyone else besides me wonder what Al Gore's take is on this?

30 June 2007, 08:26

bluefin

I'll be in the Elisras area on the 5th. I hope it's snowing like crazy! Living in Texas I rarely get to see snow so wouldn't it be a hoot to tell my buddies - and show them the pics - about my hunting trip to S. Africa while it was snowing? Nothing like 'safari' pics with me posing with a huge kudu and snow all over the ground.

30 June 2007, 10:59

Safari-Hunt

bluefin,

The only changes you will have of having a kudu and snow in the same picture is in the eastern Cape no way you will get snow in Ellisras area. Sorry

01 July 2007, 01:11

Gail Selby

We have been feeling the effets of the snow in Jo'burg here in Maun - it's freezing for a change!!! Sure beats the heat!

Cheers
Gail