Subtropical Anticyclones and Associated Weather Conditions

Subtropical Anticyclones and Associated Weather Conditions

Location of the high-pressure cells that affect South Africa

General characteristics of these high-pressure cells

Anticyclonic air circulation around South Africa, and its influence on weather and climate

Travelling disturbances associated with anticyclonic circulation: moisture front, line thunderstorms, coastal low pressure
systems and South African berg winds

Reading and interpreting satellite images and synoptic weather maps that illustrate weather associated with subtropical
anticyclonic conditions