African country is so cold it snows
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He should borrow George's Gore Tex coat
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I think the liquor store guy owns it now after George knocked those bottles overHe should borrow George's Gore Tex coat
George Likes GORE-TEX | #Shorts | Seinfeld
"You know about GORE-TEX?"From Seinfeld Season 5 Episode 14 The Dinner Party: En route to a dinner party, Jerry and Elaine stop off at a bakery and get held ...
But on the good side, I started a cleaning business and now have a cashmere sweater with a red dot if he is interested to keep him warm?
-10 c = 50 f ???????? averaging 1.6 inches of snow. The Youtuber needs to know some basic weather math.
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Lesotho snows because it is the only country in the world where every square meter is above 1,000 m elevation — combined with cold winter air masses from the south.
1. Extreme Elevation (The #1 Reason)
FactWhy It MattersLowest point: 1,400 m (Semong River)Higher than most European ski resorts (e.g., Chamonix base ~1,000 m).Average elevation: ~2,200 mAir is colder by ~6.5°C per 1,000 m (lapse rate).Peaks: 3,000–3,482 m (Thabana Ntlenyana)Regularly below freezing even in summer nights.
→ Snow can fall anywhere, but sticks reliably above 2,500 m.
2. Winter Cold Fronts from Antarctica
Cold air source: Powerful mid-latitude cyclones and cut-off lows sweep up from the Southern Ocean.
Path: Move across South Africa → hit Lesotho’s mountain wall (Drakensberg escarpment).
Result: Upslope snow — moist air forced upward cools and condenses.
Example: July 2024 — a cut-off low brought −10°C at 3,000 m, dumping 80 cm in 48 hrs.
3. Clear Nights + Radiative Cooling
High pressure (anticyclones) dominate winter → cloudless skies.
Heat escapes rapidly → temps drop 10–15°C after sunset.
Even marginal systems produce snow flurries in highlands.
4. Moisture Supply
Indian Ocean (east) provides humidity.
Atlantic (west) occasionally feeds storms.
Mountains wring out this moisture → orographic snowfall.
Lesotho snows because it is the only country in the world where every square meter is above 1,000 m elevation — combined with cold winter air masses from the south.
1. Extreme Elevation (The #1 Reason)
FactWhy It MattersLowest point: 1,400 m (Semong River)Higher than most European ski resorts (e.g., Chamonix base ~1,000 m).Average elevation: ~2,200 mAir is colder by ~6.5°C per 1,000 m (lapse rate).Peaks: 3,000–3,482 m (Thabana Ntlenyana)Regularly below freezing even in summer nights.
→ Snow can fall anywhere, but sticks reliably above 2,500 m.
2. Winter Cold Fronts from Antarctica
Cold air source: Powerful mid-latitude cyclones and cut-off lows sweep up from the Southern Ocean.
Path: Move across South Africa → hit Lesotho’s mountain wall (Drakensberg escarpment).
Result: Upslope snow — moist air forced upward cools and condenses.
Example: July 2024 — a cut-off low brought −10°C at 3,000 m, dumping 80 cm in 48 hrs.
3. Clear Nights + Radiative Cooling
High pressure (anticyclones) dominate winter → cloudless skies.
Heat escapes rapidly → temps drop 10–15°C after sunset.
Even marginal systems produce snow flurries in highlands.
4. Moisture Supply
Indian Ocean (east) provides humidity.
Atlantic (west) occasionally feeds storms.
Mountains wring out this moisture → orographic snowfall.
