It is clear skies for Cape Town. The area is mostly dry with trees, but has parks with lots of green grass and there are bird sanctuaries. Lake Sandvlei is surrounded by houses and a bird sanctuary. Another lake is Zeekoevlei. In the center of Cape Town there is a castle called the Castle of Good Hope and is mostly industrialized.
On the continent, there are 3 highs and 2 lows. Isobar pressures that are observed are 1012mb, 1016 mb, 1020mb, and 1024mb. The pressures are located towards the top and bottom of Africa. There are mostly high pressures located out in the ocean.
In South Africa, there are 3 high pressures and 1 low pressure. The low pressure is 1012mb and the 3 highs are at 1016mb and 1020mb. One high pressure is just of the coast of South Africa. A cold front is out in the ocean as well heading towards Madagascar.
Unlike Ethiopia, South Africa has an area with high and low pressure areas. Therefore, there is a lot of wind movement in the whole area of southern Africa. Even though there is a lot of wind movement, the forecasted high and low temperatures are not too far off. This seems like the case for the majority of African countries.
ReplyDeleteUnlike Haiti, South Africa experiences tornadoes! I was very surprised to learn that South Africa has documented tornadoes. Unlike Haiti, however, South Africa did not experience hurricanes that have made landfall in documented history. This is probably due to the fact that Haiti is in the Northern Hemisphere and South Africa in the Southern Hemisphere, as the paths of hurricanes curve differently in the two hemispheres.
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