Snow Watch 2025
29 Apr 2025 10:05 #79602
by ASL #Bivak
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Looks like the snowreport forecast backed off... they saying the snow may only reatch Eastern Cape this weekend. Damn, I was hopeful!
They could be wrong but let's in a day or 2
They could be wrong but let's in a day or 2
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19 May 2025 09:54 #79621
by tiska
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Some snow is forecast in at least three models (GFS, ICON and GEM) for far southern Berg, central Lesotho and far northern Berg on Wednesday 21st May. Lead time of forecast =48 hrs
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19 May 2025 10:04 #79623
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20 May 2025 08:53 - 20 May 2025 08:55 #79625
by JonWells
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Indeed, there is indication that snow will fall over Wednesday with freezing levels possibly dropping as low as 2100m in places.
Unfortunately it seems like snowfall will be very light for most of the Berg, around 1cm. The far Northern Berg escarpment might get a bit more with 4cm predicted.
The heaviest falls are expected on the Eastern Cape mountains where 16cm is possible.
Unfortunately it seems like snowfall will be very light for most of the Berg, around 1cm. The far Northern Berg escarpment might get a bit more with 4cm predicted.
The heaviest falls are expected on the Eastern Cape mountains where 16cm is possible.
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22 May 2025 11:23 #79626
by tiska
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Some snow fell in Lesotho e.g. this photo on 21 May near Letseng Mine.
The Meteosat visible imagery from 22 May seems to be showing the distribution of snow in central Lesotho as well. I will upload that once I can be clear that the 'snow' isn't stationary low, reflective cloud.
The Meteosat visible imagery from 22 May seems to be showing the distribution of snow in central Lesotho as well. I will upload that once I can be clear that the 'snow' isn't stationary low, reflective cloud.
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22 May 2025 12:13 #79627
by tiska
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Modis image from 22 May 2025
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22 May 2025 12:14 #79628
by tiska
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Most of the snow fell on a SW-NE diagonal across central Lesotho - pretty much as forecast. Not much snow, if any, fell on the escarpment.
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22 May 2025 12:23 - 22 May 2025 12:23 #79629
by tiska
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Model (GFS) analysis for snowfall on 21 May 2025:
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22 May 2025 13:23 #79630
by JonWells
Replied by JonWells on topic Snow Watch 2025
Ah, Tiska has beaten me to it today, but yes very little snow on the escarpment as was expected.
Snow does look a lot better towards the Eastern Cape berg, as the forecast had suggested:
Snow does look a lot better towards the Eastern Cape berg, as the forecast had suggested:
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06 Jun 2025 08:03 #79642
by JonWells
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Well this event is still 3-4 days away, so the forecast may still change, but for several days now multiple weather models have been indicating a chance of heavy snowfall on Monday and Tuesday next week.
For the time being most of the escarpment is forecast to receive around 20-40cm of snow. And there is also a chance of the snow falling into the midlands.
The epicentre of this event seems to be the Eastern Cape where some extreme snow depths are looking possible, up to 80cm being indicated in places!
For the time being most of the escarpment is forecast to receive around 20-40cm of snow. And there is also a chance of the snow falling into the midlands.
The epicentre of this event seems to be the Eastern Cape where some extreme snow depths are looking possible, up to 80cm being indicated in places!
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