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Ben Macdhui, Eastern Cape Weather Forecast

Drakensberg · South Africa
Issued: 7 pm Sat 03 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sun morning, fresh winds from the NW by Tue morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue night, strong winds from the WNW by Thu afternoon).

Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
rain showers
mod rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
rain shwrs
mod. rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
mod. rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2350
2450
2800
3700
3700
3300
2500
2450
4200
km/h
20
E
10
ENE
15
NE
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
20
NW
30
NW
20
NW
10
NW
20
NW
35
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
35
W
25
WNW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
4
0.2
5
2
—
—
—
—
0.2
10
0.7
0.6
—
—
—
—
max °C
7
9
9
8
11
12
11
11
12
10
8
14
12
13
16
15
min °C
6
8
7
7
9
12
9
10
11
6
6
12
10
12
16
14
 chill °C
2
7
4
5
7
11
6
7
9
4
3
9
6
9
14
12
Freezing level m
3400
3650
3500
3750
3950
4300
4050
4150
4100
3650
3800
4400
4300
4300
4700
4700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
35456877765998121279881012101112871311131615
Sunrise
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5:43
—
—
5:41
—
—
5:39
—
—
5:39
—
—
5:37
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Sunset
—
—
6:10
—
—
6:12
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—
6:12
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—
6:13
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6:14
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Ben Macdhui, Eastern Cape Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ben Macdhui, Eastern Cape is: Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sun morning, fresh winds from the NW by Tue morning).

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

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue night, strong winds from the WNW by Thu 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.
2 hours ago
13°C
No report.
9
Light winds from the SE
(9 kph at 130).
Aliwal North Plaatkop
102 km WSW
1347m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
No report.
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 130).
Mthatha Airport
120 km SE
752m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
clear
-
19
Light winds from the WSW
(19 kph at 240).
121 km SW
1603m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.
Umtata
124 km SE
747m alt.
2 hours 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.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.
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).
173 km SSW
1065m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
No report.

* 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.