Those droplets though: Instagram gets artsy as rain falls in Cape Town

If you hadn’t yet stuck your head out of the window and simply checked any of the numerous social networks, you’d know the exact state of the weather above Cape Town this morning.

Yes, it’s raining. And when it does, it seems that social media users can’t help but don those artist hats and snap off those lens caps.

To get technical (and depressing) for a moment: Cape Town’s dam levels are still critically low (pdf). Sitting this week at 27.4%, it does mark a 1% improvement over the previous week. But that’s still a lot lower than the levels we saw last year.

Cape Town’s dam levels remain low despite today’s bountiful rains

With that said, it’s no wonder Instagram is celebrating today’s precipitation.

To celebrate as well, we’ve rounded up a few particularly artsy snaps that caught our eye, and feature one common structural element: the humble water droplet.

Grateful for the rain. #capetown #capetownmag #rain #gratitude #digitalart #artofvisuals #justgoshoot #photooftheday #abstract

A post shared by Andre Sayster (@andre_sayster) on Jul 25, 2017 at 12:20am PDT

Rain in Cape Town! 😉👍And in slow motion! 🙌 #rain #slowmotion #awakentolive #besomebody #thankful #raindrops #capetown #water #nature

A post shared by Janco Le Roux (@janx121) on Jul 24, 2017 at 11:55pm PDT

#capetown

A post shared by Pauline du Paty (@paulinedupaty) on Jul 24, 2017 at 11:41pm PDT

Beautiful rainy day #capetown #trees #palm #treesofinstagram #morerain #coffeetime

A post shared by Elaine Stubbs (@elainestubbs) on Jul 25, 2017 at 12:30am PDT

Raindrops and rear views ⚪️⚫️ . . . #capetown #capetownmag #lovecapetown #raindrops #workdrives #rainday #menatwork #iphoneography #southafrica #blackandwhite #BnW #rushhour #driver #justdrive

A post shared by Gesant Abed Cape Town ZA (@gesantabed) on Jul 25, 2017 at 12:22am PDT

#southafrica #capetown #tia #topshelf #rain #sunrise #skyporn #streetphotography #phonephotograpy #suzannecoetser #pixlr #LGG4 #sea #ocean

A post shared by Suzanne Zannee Coetser (@suzannecoetser) on Jul 24, 2017 at 11:02pm PDT

☂ #midnight#🌜#nightout#🌈#nights#rain#rainbow#summer#🌑#english#weather#out#☔shots#📸#insta#has#city#capetown#wroclaw#wroclaw#wro#light#

A post shared by weraaa18 (@weraaa18) on Jul 24, 2017 at 10:03pm PDT

Did you snap a picture or two of the weather in Cape Town today? If so, hit us up at @BurnMedia on Instagram, or @Memeburn on Twitter if you’d like it featured.