This thread is to to show what to expect for the upcoming games in the World cup. Annman tell the forecast for Friday for games 1 and 2. Will it be rainy in Cape Town or sunny and crisp?

So annman is now the weatherman lol...lydon can give u some forecasts.

You could also visit the South African Weather Service (http://www.weathersa.co.za/web/tables.asp?fpgID=68819)s website for further updates.

You could also visit the South African Weather Service (http://www.weathersa.co.za/web/tables.asp?fpgID=68819)s website for further updates.

I dont trust these news reports. They say it will be sunny and I walk outside with my clarks and the rain comes and dirt gets on my kicks. I like to get first reports from real people.

So annman is now the weatherman lol...lydon can give u some forecasts.

Annman speaks words of wisdom, Lydon thinks he can spit words of wisdom but he only speaks junk.

I dont trust these news reports. They say it will be sunny and I walk outside with my clarks and the rain comes and dirt gets on my kicks. I like to get first reports from real people.

If you're skeptical of them, here is a good source.

There is a 20% chance that it will rain on Friday.

Link for Johannesburg Weather (http://www.weather.com/outlook/travel/businesstraveler/tenday/SFXX0023)

Annman speaks words of wisdom, Lydon thinks he can spit words of wisdom but he only speaks junk.

Oh dear, what ever shall I do. Someone random over the internet has attempted to insult me! Quick, let me grab my sackcloth and ash and mourn this dreadful day to its end :hilarious

Seriously, someone who can't google the weather for themselves is hardly in a position to pass down judgement :lol:

Oh dear, what ever shall I do. Someone random over the internet has attempted to insult me! Quick, let me grab my sackcloth and ash and mourn this dreadful day to its end :hilarious

Seriously, someone who can't google the weather for themselves is hardly in a position to pass down judgement :lol:

I only have time to visit one internet site at a time. We have some new internet tax in Canada. And if you pass the limit you have to pay more. I dont have time to be searching these things when I could be able to get it right here.

I only have time to visit one internet site at a time. We have some new internet tax in Canada. And if you pass the limit you have to pay more. I dont have time to be searching these things when I could be able to get it right here.

Don't worry Gyptian, don't be bothered at all. You know the internet has a lot of folks and people are from different backgrounds. So guys tend to have diverse opinion. Some openly express them, others take the back seat and just watch. Whatever happens just chill and understand.

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What about that tax? So what is your internet limit before the tax? And what's a typical internet bill like in Canada? I thought that the damn thing is getting cheaper. Here the US, it's getting less expensive and way too fast.

Damn i have the best internet in the world.....35 bux and dont have to worry about a cap....

I remember annman posting some weather on cape town i think 2 years ago or so....

Jeez guys! You can look at the different weather sites too... but sometimes the SA Weather Service is not always the most reliable forecast. Do my weather with a combination of models, forecasts and other sources.

However, looking like Johannesburg is going to have some light drizzle on Thursday, but Friday will clear and be partially cloudy remaining sunny later on for the most part. However, it will be chilly up on the Highveld, with maximums only reaching 14C; minimums will luckily be mild, at around 6C. Next week, minimum temps will dip towards freezing... sunny weather will continue.

Cape Town is looking pretty cool and rainy for most of the coming week, however, Thursday and Friday may be the best days, Friday may have some heavy fog in places, else sunny with maximum temps around 19C, minimums will remain normal around 10C. Most other days are looking at scattered showers to rain with maximums around 15C. Snow will occur inland...
Later next week it should warm slightly to average maximums of 18C and less rain, probably mostly sunny for the following week.

Lol annman had to wake up to forecast the weather....good job weatherman!

Any chance we could get a Durban forecast too? For today if possible. It looks sunny outside, and the air coming through the window is quite warm but I don't want to damage my shoes. :D

^^ No durbanites allowed in here dude....

Any chance we could get a Durban forecast too? For today if possible. It looks sunny outside, and the air coming through the window is quite warm but I don't want to damage my shoes. :D

In Durban we have 2 seasons summer and summer.

The beaches, the berg, the babes and the 100% humidity. :banana:

Awww sheeeeet.

^^ No durbanites allowed in here dude....

In Durban we have 2 seasons summer and summer.

The beaches, the berg, the babes and the 100% humidity. :banana:
ARGH! I melt in that.

Durban is supposed to get cloudy by evening, with scattered showers over the next couple of days and lower temps, 20C maximum, towards the weekend should clear and warm up to the mid-20C's again. Next week is looking mostly sunny, with a small chance of some mid-week showers, temps mostly hovering in the mid-20C's.

yes we are humid all year round. terrible now. no one is on the beach. stay away

seriously today is blody hot!

seriously today is blody hot!

Rather there than here. I know it's different strokes for different folks, but I need my mountain snow and fire-place weather for three months. I like the fact the leaves on everything just changed bright colours (most just fell) and that when spring comes, everything comes into lime-green leaf and fruit trees are in flower everywhere. I L-O-V-E my seasons. November to April is long enough of warm weather for me... Lydon obviously agrees, whilst the Durbs boys shiver violently at the thought of temps below 22C. ;)

Turning out to be a stunning day in CT! I hope the BBC studio will be able to start getting their money/effort's worth. :D

^^ Also surprised. Very chilly out here in the Winelands, but the rain cleared early this morning. Beautiful crisp, cool, clean winter's morning! Little snow on the Hex River Mountains, but not much.

Word of warning... for fans visiting the Cape.

Late this week and Saturday is looking cool, but partly sunny. From Sunday and much of next week, bitterly cold weather (for the Cape anyway) is settling in from Antarctica. Lots of rain, maximums hovering around 14ºC-12ºC in the Cape Metro, to maximums of 9ºC-11ºC in the Winelands will set in. Snow is expected in the Cape interior and mountains next week.

For those who do not like the cooler weather, there is good news, late next week it's expected to clear and warm up. Looking like some stunning weather and mild temperatures from late next week into the middle of the following week. No rain is predicted for then (according to the latest models).

So still sunny and clear for Cape Town on Friday? Cape Town, Durban and Port Elizabeth always need the latest weather update since they always change. Pretoria, Joburg, Bloem always same weather.

BBC broadcast with Table Mountain backdrop looked stunning today. Must be there good cameras.

So still sunny and clear for Cape Town on Friday? Cape Town, Durban and Port Elizabeth always need the latest weather update since they always change. Pretoria, Joburg, Bloem always same weather.
Cape Town is still looking good for Friday's match. Although mostly sunny, we'll likely have fog rolling in. So, even though the maximum will be 19C. Pack a jacket for later, the fog could cool things down by the opening whistle and may be down to 14C by kick-off.

Damn cape town must have really bad weather.....cuz the sky sports analysts were saying the weather gods have been good today cuz no rain....it would suck to watch a rain soaked game....

Pretty overcast today in Jo'burg ..pity. Always nice when the sun shines on green grass! Any idea if it will clear by tomorrow afternoon? Annman - you could replace Derek on e-news anyday (with the American accent nogal)

Damn cape town must have really bad weather.....cuz the sky sports analysts were saying the weather gods have been good today cuz no rain....it would suck to watch a rain soaked game....


Cape Town weather ROCKS today, but chilly though, but STUNNING!!!!!!!!!!!

Clear skies today but still chilly around 15-17

^^ Johannesburg will clear by late tomorrow (from last I checked), Cape Town is looking great, but cool till Sunday... then all hell breaks loose. It will be the first major test of the BBC studios and of the 95% roof covering of the seats at CTS (the main reason why Cape Town's venue is so well protected:

A massive Antarctic storm will hit late Sunday, intensifying over Monday night. The Italy/Paraguay game will be utterly bitter-cold. The winds will be gale force westerly, sea-wave heights may reach 8m. The Cape interior is supposed to expect heavy snowfalls: Worcester, Paarl (upper levels) Ceres, De Doorns, Excelsior are expecting snow overnight Monday towards Tuesday morning. Snow levels will creep down to 1000m, the mountains of the Cape should be white come Wednesday! Do not expect maximums over 13C in Cape Town and 10C in the Winelands' valley floors.

Will look gorgeous afterwards, but hold on to your hats in the Cape next week. Fans will see snow in Africa...HEHE! :nuts:

Clear skies today but still chilly around 15-17


Got to laugh at you folks, 17oC is a lovely summers day here in Scotland.:lol:

Still monitoring the models, however it is looking like there's a chance of snow on Table Mountain overnight on Monday (Italy/Paraguay game night). Dress damn warm!!! Will keep you posted. Interior Winelands areas will be bitterly cold, heavy snowfalls expected on higher ground. Freezing levels are currently predicted down to 800m (current models), with potential for flurries on the ground in De Doorns, Ceres, Worcester. Snow widespread on the ground in the Karoo. Heavy rain across the Western Cape beginning of next week in other "non-snow" areas. Winds will generally be gale force north-westerly along the coast and exposed interior.

Seems like SA will be chilly...it's winter there after all. At least the Europeans can feel like home. :laugh:

Still monitoring the models, however it is looking like there's a chance of snow on Table Mountain overnight on Monday (Italy/Paraguay game night). Dress damn warm!!! Will keep you posted. Interior Winelands areas will be bitterly cold, heavy snowfalls expected on higher ground. Freezing levels are currently predicted down to 800m (current models), with potential for flurries on the ground in De Doorns, Ceres, Worcester. Snow widespread on the ground in the Karoo. Heavy rain across the Western Cape beginning of next week in other "non-snow" areas. Winds will generally be gale force north-westerly along the coast and exposed interior.

:ohno::ohno:

A severe Antarctic Front will make landfall in the Cape early on Monday, bring extremely cold temperatures and heavy rain to all southern portions of South Africa from the Western to Eastern Cape provinces. The highveld will get bitterly cold, with minimums in Bloemfontein and Johannesburg plummeting towards -4ºC. However, the Highveld will remain clear. Maximums in most Highveld and southern coastal cities will remain around 10ºC and colder.

The Western, Northern and Eastern Cape provinces can expect rain (heavy rain from Cape Town to the Garden Route) in low altitude areas, with significant snow in the Karoo and Western Cape interior and coastal ranges and light snow from Namaqualand, Bo-Karoo and interior Eastern Cape.

Mountain passes are likely to close, keep listening to updates. The following towns will be affected by snowfall: Springbok, Kammieskroon, Garies, Calvinia, Sutherland, Fraserburg, De Aar, Victoria West, Cradock, Murraysburg, Molteno, Burgersdorp, Ceres, De Doorns, Excelsior, Touws River, Laingsburg.

Snow levels will dip to 700m in the interior Western Cape, 1300m in the Eastern Cape. It will likely snow on Table Mountain, will keep updating as model forecasts come in.

Later in the week, it will clear and warm up again.

Snow expected in the Kwa-Zulu Natal Midlands and Drakensberg on Tuesday (rain for Durban), snow spreading to the eastern Free State overnight.

Weather is clearing from the west in southern South Africa. Rain has begun abating from Cape Town to Port Elizabeth. Temperatures remain a little chilly, as snow blankets most of the southern high-ground. Temperatures will recover in the south as the week progresses. Algeria vs. England in Cape Town looks good on Friday, with mild temperatures and sunny conditions, cooling as the sun sets.

The interior will remain bitterly cold, with minimum temperatures plummeting to -5C in many places. It will remain clear. Temperatures will recover towards the weekend. Durban is cooler today and showery, but should warm and clear towards the end of the week.

The next Antarctic front will arrive in the Cape towards Sunday/Monday. It is less powerful than the previous storm that impacted South Africa.

Countryside outside Cape Town now (R46 highway - Ceres).
http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc40/andresannman/snow.jpg

N1 highway as you leave Cape Town towards Johannesburg (Worcester -100km from CT)
http://i212.photobucket.com/albums/cc40/andresannman/snow2-1.jpg

After a couple of wet games hopefully things will dry out.

HIGHS AND LOWS
Posted by STAFF REPORTER on June 18, 2010

World Cup Temperatures bite

The 2010 FIFA World Cup kicked off last week and like the play, the weather too has had its highs and lows. The soccer spectacular began at Soccer City in pleasantly warm conditions recorded at 18°C, but by Bafana Bafana’s second game on Wednesday in Pretoria, the night temperature had dropped to a fridge like 0°C.

Although not as cold as freezing European and North American winters, temperatures in South Africa will be low enough to burst overseas fan’s expectations of a sunny and tropically hot Africa whatever the season.

The average summer highs of plus 30 degrees have been replaced with single digit lows, and in some cases temperatures have plummeted to below freezing, where short sleeved soccer tops have not be enough to keep out the evening chill.

Bloemfontein is probably the chilliest place to watch a game. Fans heading to this Free State city are cautioned to prepare for lows of up to -6°C, which is maybe why only one of the six group matches to be played there has been scheduled for a 20:30 kick-off.
FIFA.com says an average low of -2°C is expected from a day time high of 17 °C, but things might get colder if lows predicted by the South African Weather Service (SAWS) continue. If the night game on 25th June does record sub zero temperatures, the Swiss from the snowy slopes of The Alps will be better equipped than their South American opponents to cope with the cold. Honduras is hot and humid almost year-round, and with the average high temperature nationwide of 32°C and the average low of 20°C, few will have thought about thermal underwear.

In addition to their winter lows, Cape Town and Port Elizabeth are experiencing rainy days, which will add more weather misery to both fans and players. Monday night’s game between Italy and Paraguay at Cape Town’s magnificent Green Point Stadium was played in torrential rain, with the occasional hailstorm thrown in for good measure.
The 62,869 who attended the game will have been thankful for the 16mm thick panels of glass in the roof, designed to cover and protect fans from strong winds and rains, but many still got soaking wet. And with a weather forecast of very cold with snowfalls and black frost predicted for the Western and Eastern Cape, fans can expect worse to come.
Temperatures for the England v Algeria game in Cape Town on Friday are expected to hover around the 8°C mark, which is warm compared to their match in Rustenburg which barely rose above freezing. Still the first winter World Cup in over 30 years should suit the English, who are used to playing their football in the cold and rain. Back in the Algerian capital of Algiers, it is currently a warm and sunny 25°C.

The cold weather seems also to have taken some of the merchandisers by surprise. At the USA v England game in Rustenburg there were several ice cream stalls, but few brave enough to partake of the frozen varieties on offer, despite the Americans legendary love of the food.

Polokwane, in the Limpopo Provence, will host four games under its mostly clear afternoon skies and starry night. Last week Fifa.com predicted that all will be warm and sunny with lows of 4 °C and maximums of 20°C. They may have got the sunny bit right, but the fans that visited from Botswana might have been surprised to find that temperatures had dropped to -1°C.

Nelspruit in Mpumalanga has also been unusually cold, but fans who turn up to watch the evening clash between Australia and Serbia on June 23 can expect a minimum of around 5°C. This will be cool even for the Serbians who have come from summer highs in Belgrade of 27°C and the Australians whose current winter months are variable depending on location, but will have left behind average lows of 10-15°C in Sydney
In its advertising campaign, Durban boasts of being the warmest place to watch the World Cup, and the popular sea side resort enjoys average temperatures of around 16-25 °C all year round. The city’s warmth is reflected in the current maximum of 23°C, which will fall to a low of 11°C. That will be much more to the liking of the samba boys of Brazil who play their third game against Portugal at the venue on June 25 in a 4pm kick off.
The Brazilians took time to warm up in their first game in Johannesburg’s Ellis Park on Tuesday in freezing conditions, where five of the boys in yellow had to wear gloves to keep out the cold. They will have another night in the cold gold city on Sunday when they play the Ivory Coast, who will also not be amused by the wintery conditions, before they can thaw out in Durban.

They can look forward to much warmer conditions four years from now with the next World Cup being held in their own backyard. On the day that the tournament kicked off in Johannesburg, temperatures back home in Rio were recorded as a high of 25°C, only descending to a low of 12°C.

Perhaps the warmest and safest place to watch the late night action is on TV, tucked up in bed with a warming cup of tea at the ready.


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What the weather forecast for Port Elizabeth?

trey homie cant u type weatherchannel.com or google some weather site....annman aint gonna wake up to ans ur weather questions....

^^ HAHA! You can always check our national weather service on: www.weathersa.co.za

hows it lookin for durbz today..man in the street opinion required..windy? balmy? sunny? 22c?

^^ Can only tell you what the satellite images and forecasts say...

I'm the man in the street 1700km to the southwest of Durban. ;)

CT weather for R16 match?

The wind is unusually warm and brisk out of the northwest... only means one thing in the Cape... Cold Front!

Looking at the current 15:00SAST image, there's quite a decent sized Antarctic storm 1000km west of Cape Town. Looking like tomorrow is going to be a bit groggy again. Seems like it should be around 9ºC at kick-off, probably some scattered showers, but not as bad as the Italy-Paraguay game. Snow levels look higher this time, less cold, less snow... but still not awesome weather.

If you in SA, Check out the eNews Channel on dstv, they do stadium forecasts! If you don’t have dstv, watch the news at 1

Good to see a dry cape tonight..makes for a truer game.

^^ We got lucky indeed. It rained buckets and was cold all day... then suddenly after the sun went down, it all cleared in time for the kick-off.

^^ We got lucky indeed. It rained buckets and was cold all day... then suddenly after the sun went down, it all cleared in time for the kick-off.

You were spot on about the weather!

Of all the matches, the only "wintery"Game we had was the Italy match.

Portugal was nothing more than a drizzle, which looked so dramatic on telly.

The other matches were awesome in terms of weather, including last night.

LOOKING AMAZING FOR THIS GAME...:banana::banana:

even the weather mans given up...anyway...it looks clear to me and i`m in the middle east...no pufffs from the heavy breathers so it cant be that cold. Commentator says its a cool night...could be just having a good time or hes on about the weer.

nothing in the early play yet...evens for me...baghana goalie lookin shaky as well..

whys the black stars in RED.... look more like red ants

CT weather! :) Annman. We're so lucky. I bet it will start storming furiously after the SF.

BLOWING?....:nuts:SNOWING?.....:ohno:WINDY TOOMUCHING ?.....:lol:RAINING?.......:)

hows it looking for the big final for CAPE TOWN.

Annman!

lol annman-Dooby-Doo, Where Are You?
We got some work to do now.
annman-Dooby-Doo, Where Are You?
We need some help from you now.

Come on annman-Doo, I see you... pretending you got a sliver
But you're not fooling me, cause I can see, the way you shake and shiver.

Meanwhile, spectators attending the game should dress warmly because it is going to be chilly.

The Cape Town Weather Office predicts the temperature could drop well below 10 degrees after the first whistle. However, the 60 percent chance of rain in the forecast is expected to clear up by late in the afternoon.

“It may be a little bit chilly outside. Temperatures will drop in the evening so wrap up and keep warm but you are unlikely to get wet,” said meteorologist Keith Moir.

weather in durbs for tomorrow night not looking good, cold front coming through, Rain predicted

pommie bird on AL JAZEERA saying its 7 degrees in the stadium tonight ...should suit the dutch better......

durban will have great weather today...end of report.

Johannesburg is looking okay for the final on Sunday. More detailed report will come on Saturday.

Winter Weather Advisory for southern South Africa

Seems just as the fans leave, the winter sets in like a cold-hearted ice-queen. Next big storm strikes Cape Town on Saturday afternoon with cold temps and heavy rain, interior Western Cape snowfalls from Saturday night, by Sunday and Monday, the snow spreads all over the Eastern Cape and KZN interior, Durban will even get very wet and chilly.

Fans have been lucky... we've had a decent winter hiatus the last two weeks. Seems Antarctica was waiting for you all to leave before it hits us again! :)

aviation guys were saying that yesturdays plane delays all began with a weather delay issue escalating the problem but none of them said from where...maybe fog was it in JHB.

I bet Zille negotiated our great weather. We've been lucky, I'm scared about the storms to come.

its 45 now at 19-00hrs in the ME and this is when qatar intend holding the 2022 version of the greatest sporting event available....thank the engineering fraternity for making all thinks happen...even the world cup in the dessert...bring it on ...what would life be without a challenge or two...i`m in.

Damn so it's gonna rain tomorrow in port elizabeth.

its clear so far.

the weather arrived...great stuff...nice mix.

horrible weather at PE. always raining. nonsense. god forbid they dont get to host any future games.. :lol:
j/k

not affecting the playing surface compared to a dry day.

Port Elizabeth is definitely the rain capital of South Africa. East London is probably worse because of their name.

Joburg will be clear. 17 degrees day 3 night. So i guess game time will be 8-9 degrees.

its gonna be hot and the stars will be shining......

SOCCER CITY

was 14 degrees celcius, wind 5 m/sec, 34% humidity, no rain.



:cheers:PD.