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Ben Macdhui, Eastern Cape Weather Forecast

Drakensberg · South Africa
Issued: 1 pm Wed 21 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Wed afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Tue morning). Mainly strong winds.

Wed
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
some clouds
clear
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
4550
5700
3700
3600
8500
5050
4000
2400
5050
6500
8750
km/h
50
W
45
WNW
45
WNW
50
W
30
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
30
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
30
NW
45
WNW
40
W
35
WNW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.6
—
—
0.1
0.2
max °C
12
11
9
11
9
10
12
11
14
17
15
16
18
14
16
17
15
min °C
11
8
8
11
6
8
12
10
12
16
14
16
17
12
15
16
10
 chill °C
7
3
3
7
2
5
10
8
10
15
12
14
15
9
13
14
6
Freezing level m
4150
3850
3800
4150
3700
3900
4200
4200
4300
4650
4650
4700
4900
4550
4600
4600
4250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
86575588913121214111213101210911891211131715161813161713
Sunrise
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—
5:22
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—
5:20
—
—
5:20
—
—
5:18
—
—
5:18
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—
Sunset
6:22
—
—
6:22
—
—
6:23
—
—
6:24
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—
6:24
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6:25
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Ben Macdhui, Eastern Cape Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ben Macdhui, Eastern Cape is: Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Wed afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

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

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Tue morning). Mainly strong winds.

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
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
Aliwal North Plaatkop
102 km WSW
1347m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
Mthatha Airport
120 km SE
752m alt.
2 hours ago
21°C
clear
-
22
Moderate winds from the SE
(22 kph at 130).
121 km SW
1603m alt.
1 hour ago
-
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 210).
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
-
17
Light winds from the SSW
(17 kph at 210).
141 km E
1443m alt.
1 hour ago
15°C
No report.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
165 km NE
1641m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 20).
173 km SSW
1065m alt.
1 hour ago
-

* 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.