Soundings by Country

Click on the city buttons below to view the corresponding Skew-T diagram.

South Africa

Namibia

Botswana

Zimbabwe

Mozambique

Zambia

Lesotho, Swaziland, and Madagascar

Map of locations

mafikeng gaberone polokwane beira lusaka harare bulawayo maputu mbabane irene bethlehem maseru bloemfontein upington durban deaar gqeberha capetown springbok alexander ghanzi luderitz gobabeb windhoek rundu sutherland matamata francistown maun livingstone sesfontein

Practical considerations and limitations

  • The model is initialized using publicly available GFS data. The GFS forecasts are also viewable here
  • The model requires spin-up time to become numerically stable, the first hour of the forecast should be discarded
  • For observed Skew-T diagrams please visit the University of Wyoming Upper-Air Database
  • Customized forecast products is available on request
  • Please note that SAWS is the only entity in South-Africa which can issue weather related warnings