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WIND BARBS(THE BLACK LINES ON THE PICTURE) - INTERPRETATION - ONE KNOT= 1.9 KMH

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1.B.2. WIND FORECAST MAP- DETAIL PER TOWN- SOUTHERN AFRICA

BRILLIANT DETAIL PER TOWN ON GOOGLE MAPS

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WIND DIRECTION- ARROWS -EASY INTERPRETATION

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2.A. RAIN(RADAR) UPDATED HOURLY(24 HRS): SOUTHERN AFRICA- LIVE.

2.A.1. SOUTHERN AFRICA

.. STREAM-CLOUDS/RAIN ......................................................CLOUDS/RAIN - .LATEST PICTURE.

.........................................................................................................................RAIN/RADAR ONLY...............

* Stream/jet stream: a high-speed high-altitude airstream blowing near the top of the troposphere; has important effects of the formation of weather.

* INTERPRETATION OF PICTURES - SEE- HELP- NO.9. . " FLAT" GREY AREAS INDICATE VERY COLD GROUND AREAS AND NOT CLOUDS(WHITE)

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2.A.2. SOUTHERN AFRICA EXTENDED

...STREAM-CLOUDS/RAIN..........................................CLOUDS/RAIN.........

...........................................................................................................LATEST PICTURE.

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SPECIAL APPROVAL AND ADVICE FOR THIS DIVISION BY RUSSELL DENGEL FROM WISCONSIN.

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2.B. POSSIBLE 24 HOUR TOTAL RAINFALL SOUTHERN AFRICA- DETAILED MAP - TODAY OR REFER TO VALID FORECAST PERIOD-LIVE.

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2.C.1. NEW: SYNOPTIC CHART- SOUTHERN AFRICA

"A synoptic weather map is a weather chart reflecting the state of the atmosphereover a large area at a given moment."

LIVE- CLICK ON IMAGE BELOW TO ENLARGE

rain.........low < 1013 mb > high.........hot and dry

SOURCE: SAWS- WITH WRITTEN APPROVAL

INTERPRETATION OF A SYNOPTIC CHART- SOURCE: 1ST WEATHER.COM

2.C.2. PROGNOSTIC CHART SIGWX- SIGNIFICANT SYSTEMS- AFRICA, EUROPE, SEA AREAS- WITH EXCELLENT CLOUD DETAILS INCLUDING COLD FRONTS(SURFACE LEVEL) - MANY OTHER.

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SOURCE: NOAA

EXPLANATION OF MAP: CLICK HERE

2.D. MAXIMUM AND MINIMUM TEMPERATURE ZONES FOR TODAY- LIVE

..MAX TEMPERATURE MAP-ENLARGE- CLICK TWICE..................... MIN TEMPERATURE MAP- ENLARGE- CLICK TWICE

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2.E. FORECAST POSSIBILITY OF SNOW AND RAIN SOUTH AFRICA TILL 7 DAYS AHEAD

CLICK ON PICTURE ABOVE- Move the bar on the right hand side of the picture with your mouse(left click-hold-and drag). 

FREEZING LEVELS INCLUDED- NAMES CITIES, TIME SLIDER, MANY MORE.

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3.1. GFS: EXPECTED TOTAL RAIN(MM) TODAY PLUS 6 DAYS AHEAD( SOUTH AFRICA, SOUTHERN AFRICA PLUS WORLD)- GFS= Global Forecast System

"THE MOST ACCURATE SOURCE OF RAIN FORECASTS IN SOUTHERN AFRICA"

Click on pictures below to update and enlarge- click again for further enlargement. Negative values(eg. -10) indicate possible heavy falls.

DAY OF FORECAST= ONE DAY BACK OF DAY MENTIONED AT BOTTOM OF PICTURE: EG. VALID THU MEANS WEDNESDAY.

NEW: BOTH PICTURES BELOW ARE LIVE. BOTH PICTURES NOW WITH CITY NAMES WHEN CLICKED.

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