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Ben Macdhui, Eastern Cape Weather Forecast

Drakensberg · South Africa
Issued: 7 am Wed 04 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed night, gales from the WNW by Fri afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 1°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night).

Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
risk tstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
4800
4850
2400
2350
2450
2500
4150
km/h
20
WNW
20
W
15
NW
50
NW
70
W
40
WNW
65
WNW
60
WNW
25
NW
40
WNW
20
NW
25
E
20
ENE
5
NE
0
NE
15
WNW
25
WNW
25
WSW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
4
—
—
—
—
—
0.5
0.2
0.1
—
—
—
—
max °C
15
18
16
19
23
14
15
18
14
12
14
5
3
6
7
11
14
13
min °C
13
18
15
17
22
11
12
17
10
11
11
1
2
4
6
9
13
12
 chill °C
11
17
15
16
22
7
8
15
7
8
8
-4
-3
0
5
7
12
10
Freezing level m
4600
4900
4850
4900
5250
4450
4700
4800
4200
4150
4100
2800
2900
3800
4100
4200
4500
4600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
10141414191010139790-1357101014181618231314181212133357101413
Sunrise
5:09
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—
5:09
—
—
5:07
—
—
5:07
—
—
5:07
—
—
5:05
—
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Sunset
—
6:32
—
—
6:34
—
—
6:35
—
—
6:36
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—
6:37
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6:37
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Ben Macdhui, Eastern Cape Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ben Macdhui, Eastern Cape is: Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed night, gales from the WNW by Fri afternoon).

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

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 1°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night).

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.
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 130).
Mthatha Airport
120 km SE
752m alt.
2 hours ago
20°C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the WSW
(13 kph at 250).
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 NNE
(17 kph at 30).
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
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.