UPDATING OF WEATHER PHOTOS ON WEBSITE : START - FIRST UPDATE AT 05:28 AND LAST AT 20:28. THE TIMES OF ALL THE PHOTOS ARE JUST ABOVE THE PHOTO. ALL UPDATES START EXACTLY AT XX:28 AND WILL BE FINISHED ABOUT TEN MINUTES LATER. "HOURLY RAIN" UPDATED HOURLY; "CLOUD COVER" EVERY HOUR; "CLOUD TOP HEIGHT" EVERY HOUR- THESE FROM 05:28 TO 22:28.
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5.A. WEATHER SATELLITE PHOTO-INFRA RED-OF AFRICA AND EUROPE AT 14:00(PHOTO BELOW)

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5.B .WORLD WEATHER SATELLITE PHOTO- AFRICA AND EUROPE- FULL DISC(VISUAL)- AT 08:00, 10:00, 11:00 AND 14:00(GMT+2)- SPECTACULAR: CLICK ON PHOTO . THIS IS A HUGE PHOTO- ABOUT 2.5MB. ON THIS WEBSITE ONLY.
5.C.WORLD WEATHER SATELLITE PHOTO- AFRICA AND EUROPE -FULL DISC(INFRA RED)- AT 05:00 AND 20:00 (GMT+2)- SPECTACULAR. . THIS IS A HUGE PHOTO- ABOUT 2.5MB. . NEW: INFRA RED PHOTO-BLACK CLOUD MODE. CLICK ON PHOTO. INFRA RED PHOTO-CLOUDS COLOURED GREY -POSSIBILITY OF RAIN. BLACK - HIGH PROBABILITY
OF RAIN. LOW CLOUDS MIGHT NOT BE INDICATED
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5.D.NEW: THE WHOLE WORLD- TODAY AND 10 DAYS BACK; INFRA RED- UPDATED REGULARLY. CLICK HERE- CLICK TWICE TO ENLARGE. SOURCE: nrlmry.navy.mil.
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6.1. AFRICA_SEA. INFRA RED (IR) PHOTO OF AFRICA INCLUDING ALL THE AREAS WHICH HAVE AN INFLUENCE ON THE WEATHER- ESPECIALLY THE SEA- SPOT THE COLD FRONTS AS WELL AS THEIR MOVEMENTS NOW EARLY -
05:00, 08:00, 11:00, 14:00, 17:30 and 20:00. CLOUDS NOW IN 'BLACK CLOUD MODE".
ON THIS PARTICULAR PHOTO: CLOUDS COLOURED GREY -POSSIBILITY OF RAIN. BLACK - HIGH PROBABILITY
OF RAIN. . "FLAT" WHITE AREAS MIGHT INDICATE VERY COLD GROUND AREAS AND NOT CLOUDS DURING VERY COLD PERIODS. LOW CLOUDS MIGHT NOT BE INDICATED.
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6.2. NEW: AFRICA_SEA. INFRA RED (IR) PHOTO OF AFRICA- SPECIAL- VERY INTERESTING POLAR STEREOGRAPHIC VIEW - UPDATED AT 05:00 AND 14:00: CLICK HERE.
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7.1 INDIAN OCEAN: WEATHER SATELLITE PHOTO-VISIBLE- AT 08:00
AND 10:00

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7.2 CLOUD TOP HEIGHT (CTH)- INFRA RED- HEIGHT OF THE TOP OF THE CLOUDS(PHOTO BELOW)
* THIS PICTURE WAS SPECIALLY DEVELOPED FOR AVIATION PURPOSES BY EUMETSAT - NOW AVAILABLE ON THIS WEBSITE ONLY.
UPDATED HOURLY- PICTURE ON WEBSITE ONLY 20 MINUTES AFTER RECEPTION
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divers,sailors,etc.
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8. GLOBAL WEATHER PICTURES AND SATELLITE PHOTOS
8.1 GLOBAL PICTURE(PICTURE BELOW)
UPDATED AUTOMATIC DAILY -ADD 2 HOURS FOR SA TIME.
8.2. GLOBAL- TODAY AND ABOUT 1 0 DAYS BACK- INFRA RED SATELLITE PHOTO
- CLICK ON PICTURE BELOW- CLICK AGAIN TO ENLARGE.: SOURCE: nrlmry.navy.mil.

WITH ACKNOWLEDGEMENT TO DWD
8.3
GLOBAL WEATHER SATELLITE PHOTO GALLERY- INFRA RED- OF THE WHOLE WORLD
STUNNING "BLUE MARBLE" DAYLIGHT IR PHOTOS 24 HOURS PER DAY- FIRST AND ONLY ON THIS WEBSITE
Updated every 6 hours(UTC+2)- 03:00, 09:00, 15:00, 21:00. Time is SA time(UTC+2). Additional information: probability of rain, cloud top height - see colour palettes bottom of photos; previous photo; Weather Underground.
CLICK HERE TO ACCESS BIG SINGLE GLOBAL PHOTO - PHOTO NO.3
OR: CLICK ON A SINGLE PHOTO BELOW - CLICK AGAIN TO ENLARGE- TIP PRESS f11 FOR FULL SCREEN.
SINGLE PHOTO AFRICA AND EUROPE
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9.1 THE NEW COMPLETE WEATHER GUIDE- WORLD-WIDE
9.2 NEW: LIGHTNING ACTIVITIES FOR EARTH--NOW- NEAR REAL TIME - ALSO DAY-NIGHT LINES- LIVE
CLICK ON PICTURE TO ENLARGE AND ACTIVATE

Blue for the most recent (occurring within the last 10 min) through green and yellow to red for the oldest (30-40 minutes earlier).
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT TO THE UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO
10.1 RAIN FORECAST: WEATHER SATELLITE- INFRA RED- PHOTO-
05:00, 08:00, 11:00, 14:00 and 20:00
PROBABILITY AND INTENSITY OF RAIN AS AT TIME OF PHOTO
COMPARE WITH PHOTO BELOW(NO.4) TO SEE MOVEMENT OF
WEATHER
SEE COLOUR TEMPLATE BELOW PHOTO FOR INTERPRETATION
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INTERPRETATION OF THE COLOURS - SEE TEXT AND COLOUR TEMPLATE BELOW THIS PICTURE.
COLOURS ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE TEMPLATE INDICATE A VERY LOW PROBABILITY OF RAIN- IF ANY.
CORRECT INTERPRETATION OF THE COLOURS

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10.2 RAIN HOURLY- UPDATED HOURLY-- KNOWN AS MPE(MULTISENSOR PRECIPITATION
ESTIMATE)- INFRA RED- NORMAL SIZE(PHOTO BELOW) .
* PLEASE NOTE: DURING VERY COLD PERIODS(WINTER, NON-DAYLIGHT HOURS) DARK BLUE COLOURS MIGHT INDICATE
VERY LOW GROUND TEMPERATURES AND NOT CLOUDS(not applicable on
sea).
*SEE COLOUR PALETTE AT BOTTOM OF PICTURE FOR INTERPRETATION- EXPECTED MM/H. "FLAT" PURPLE/BLUE AREAS INDICATE VERY COLD GROUND AREAS AND NOT CLOUDS(WHITE).
*PREVIOUS PHOTO- PUT(DON'T CLICK) MOUSE ON PHOTO BELOW - WAIT TILL FULLY DOWNLOADED- MOVE MOUSE IN AND OUT OF PHOTO AREA TO SEE THE DIFFERENCES AND CREATE A MINI ANIMATION.
* BIG SIZE- YOU MIGHT MISS SMALL ISOLATED STORMS ON THIS PHOTO- MUCH MORE DETAIL-CLICK ON PHOTO BELOW.
UPDATED EVERY 15 MINUTES- DURING NON-RAINING PERIODS IN THE RSA AND NAMIBIA, UPDATES WILL BE MUCH LESS.
INTERPRETATION OF THE COLOURS - SEE TEXT AND COLOUR TEMPLATE BELOW THIS PICTURE.

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10.3 ANIMATION OF PHOTO ABOVE- EVERY 15 MINUTES -
INFRA RED PHOTO
SEE HOW THE RAIN MOVED OVER THE EARTH(DAY AND NIGHT)-
YESTERDAY AND TODAY!
Click on photos below to activate animations
11. PHASES OF THE MOON

12. NEW: UPGRADED- SEVERE WEATHER- RAIN- INFRA RED. AN ALTERNATIVE FOR RADAR(PHOTO BELOW)
MOST IMPORTANT ADDITION TO WEBSITE EVER - 100% RELIABLE- THOROUGHLY TESTED.
INFRARED WEATHER SATELLITE PHOTO INDICATING HIGH POSSIBILITY OF SEVERE WEATHER- HIGH RAINFALL, POSSIBLITY HAIL, ETC- CHECK FOR THE BROWN/RED COLOUR! ALL AREAS(SOUTHERN AFRICA)COVERED - NOT RESTRICTED TO THE LIMITED RADAR COVERAGE OF OTHER PROVIDERS- COVERS EVERY SINGLE CM IN SOUTH AFRICA, NAMIBIA AND BOTSWANA. EVEN OUTPERFORMS RADAR IN MANY ASPECTS.
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UPDATED: 05:00, 08:00, 11:00, 14:00, 17:00 and 20:00 . SEE THE CLOUDS DAY AND NIGHT!
CIRCLES(DISTANCE SCALE INTERVAL) :100 KM SCALE WITH JOHANNESBURG AS CENTRE POINT.
SEE COLOUR TEMPLATE BELOW FOR INTERPRETATION OF PHOTO. "FLAT" GREY AREAS INDICATE VERY COLD GROUND AREAS AND NOT CLOUDS(WHITE
INTERPRETATION OF THE COLOURS - SEE TEXT AND COLOUR TEMPLATE BELOW THIS PICTURE.
NEW: CLICK ON THE PHOTO BELOW TO ACCESS THE FULL VERSION- MUCH BIGGER- FULL DETAIL- AND TO UPDATE
THE RED/BROWN AND LIGHT BLUE COLOURS CORRESPOND ALMOST 100% WITH RADAR PICTURES- EXCELLENT CHANCE FOR RAIN. BLUE COLOURS INDICATE A LIKELIHOOD OF RAIN.
CORRECT INTERPRETATION OF THE COLOURS

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13. SOME OTHER POPULAR WEATHER SATELLITE PHOTO DIVISIONS ON WEBSITE
Click on photos to access- tip:press F11 for full screen
| 13.1 HIGH RESOLUTION- INFRA RED WEATHER PHOTO- IR |
13.2 MOZAMBIQUE CHANNEL |
SOUTHERN AFRICA- INCLUDING SURROUNDING OCEANS |
S. AFRICA, MADAGASCAR, REUNION AND MAURITIUS. |
02:00, 05:00, 08:00, 11:00, 14:00, 17:00 and 20:00
Clouds in "white colour " mode
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02:00, 05:00, 08:00, 11:00, 14:00, 17:00 and 20:00
Infra red, rain, wind- clouds black mode
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Click on photos to access- click again to enlarge
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Click on photos to access
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14. ANIMATIONS OF CLOUDS-EVERY THREE HOURS-
INFRA RED PHOTOS(NEW FORMAT)
SEE HOW THE CLOUDS MOVED OVER THE EARTH(DAY AND NIGHT)-
YESTERDAY AND TODAY!
Click on photos below to activate animations- allways press ctrl plus F5 to update
14.1 SOUTHERN AFRICA-IR- |
14.2. FULL DISC-IR |
Quick start tips: satellite= msg-2: channels= IR 10.8: colour: frames= 6: animation= play: zoom in= press shift, click and hold left mouse- drag picture to right: zoom out- drag left: speed= - slower: time =utc- for SA add 2 hours. Click on "delay last image"- to indicate end of animation.
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15. HIGH RESOLUTION WEATHER PHOTO (VISUAL) OF SOUTHERN AFRICA INCLUDING ADJACENT SEA AREAS - A BIRD'S EYE VIEW
A SINGLE MEDIUM SIZED VISUAL WEATHER SATELLITE PHOTO WHERE YOU CAN SEE - WITHOUT SCROLLING- ALL THE WEATHER- LAND AND SEA- WHICH MIGHT HAVE AN INFLUENCE ON SOUTHERN AFRICA
08:00, 10:0, 11:00 AND14:00 (VISUAL). THE 08:00 WILL BE VERY DARK(LOW SUN)- BUT STILL VALUABLE.
THE 14:00 PHOTO WILL HAVE MUCH MORE GROUND DETAIL THAN THE 10:OO AND 08:00
PHOT0.
PREVIOUS PHOTO- PUT(DON'T CLICK) MOUSE ON PHOTO BELOW- WAIT TILL FULLY DOWNLOADED- MOVE MOUSE IN AND OUT OF PHOTO AREA -
CREATING A MINI ANIMATION. KEEP MOUSE OUT OF PHOTO AREA DURING DOWNLOADING OF FIRST PHOTO.
TO HIGH RESOLUTION PHOTO(NO.16) -SOUTHERN AFRICA.
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16. HIGH RESOLUTION VISUAL- INDICATING ALL CLOUDS- WEATHER SATELLITE PHOTO COVERING SA, NAMIBIA
AND
BOTSWANA: 08:00, 10:00, 11:00, 14:00 AND 17:00.
THE 08:00 WILL BE VERY DARK(LOW SUN)- ESPECIALLY DURING WINTER- BUT STILL VALUABLE.
THE 14:00 PHOTO WILL HAVE MUCH MORE GROUND DETAIL THAN THE 10:OO
PHOT0.
THE REASON IS THE MUCH BETTER SUN SITUATION AT 14:00.
PREVIOUS PHOTO- PUT(DON'T CLICK) MOUSE ON PHOTO BELOW- WAIT TILL FULLY DOWNLOADED- MOVE MOUSE IN AND OUT OF PHOTO AREA -
CREATING A MINI ANIMATION. KEEP MOUSE OUT OF PHOTO AREA DURING DOWNLOADING OF FIRST PHOTO.
CLICK ON THE PHOTO BELOW TO ACCESS THE FULL VERSION- MUCH BIGGER- FULL DETAIL- AND TO UPDATE

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