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Ben Macdhui, Eastern Cape Weather Forecast

Drakensberg · South Africa
Issued: 1 pm Wed 28 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 10mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Sat night, strong winds from the WNW by Mon afternoon).

Wed
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
clear
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
9650
5000
5400
5550
4750
3550
4550
4300
2400
km/h
10
S
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
WNW
20
W
20
W
15
NNE
40
WNW
30
W
30
NW
40
WNW
35
W
10
WNW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1.1
0.9
8
—
—
—
max °C
14
12
15
18
15
18
20
17
19
21
17
15
15
13
14
16
12
min °C
13
11
13
18
15
16
20
16
18
21
16
14
14
11
13
15
10
 chill °C
12
11
12
18
15
16
20
16
18
21
15
11
12
8
10
13
8
Freezing level m
4350
4400
4650
4950
4850
4950
5100
4950
4950
5150
4950
4650
4650
4600
4500
4550
4450
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
—
—
5:15
—
—
5:13
—
—
5:13
—
—
5:11
—
—
5:11
—
—
Sunset
6:28
—
—
6:28
—
—
6:29
—
—
6:30
—
—
6:30
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6:31
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Ben Macdhui, Eastern Cape Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ben Macdhui, Eastern Cape is: Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Ben Macdhui, Eastern Cape Weather (Days 3-6):

Light rain (total 10mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Sat night, strong winds from the WNW by Mon afternoon).

This table gives the weather forecast for Ben Macdhui, Eastern Cape at the specific elevation of 2500 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Ben Macdhui, Eastern Cape. To see the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table.For a wider overview of the weather, consult the Weather Map of South Africa.

Live conditions reported by 10 closest weather stations

Weather StationTemp.WeatherWindGusts
Cloud
Visibility
Cloud / Visibility
Barkly East (Caerleon)
45 km SSW
1818m alt.
1 hour ago
15°C
No report.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 340 degs) was rejected.
78 km S
1511m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
No report.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
Aliwal North Plaatkop
102 km WSW
1347m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
No report.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
Mthatha Airport
120 km SE
752m alt.
2 hours ago
23°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 40 degs) was rejected.
121 km SW
1603m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.
Umtata
124 km SE
747m alt.
1 hour ago
17°C
No report.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.
131 km WNW
1420m alt.
1 hour ago
15°C
No report.
17
Light winds from the SSW
(17 kph at 210).
Maser / oshoeshoe Airport
138 km NW
1523m alt.
2 hours ago
22°C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the WNW
(7 kph at 300).
10.0 km
Low: few
141 km E
1443m alt.
1 hour ago
15°C
No report.
6
Light winds from the SSE
(6 kph at 150).
165 km NE
1641m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 20).

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones.