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Ben Macdhui, Eastern Cape Weather Forecast

Drakensberg · South Africa
Issued: 7 pm Sat 31 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 20mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat night, min 10°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, strong winds from the WNW by Mon morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed night, gales from the WNW by Fri afternoon).

Sunday
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Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
night
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PM
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AM
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night
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thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
5050
3700
3700
2400
2400
2700
2400
7300
4800
9350
9700
9200
5450
5050
km/h
5
ENE
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
45
WNW
35
WSW
15
W
25
NW
40
W
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
15
WNW
50
NW
45
W
30
WNW
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Snowflake cm
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 mm
2
1.9
0.5
2
4
8
1
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0.1
0.1
max °C
18
13
15
12
10
12
10
13
18
15
16
18
16
18
22
17
min °C
12
12
14
11
10
10
10
11
16
12
14
18
15
17
19
13
 chill °C
12
9
12
9
7
6
8
9
14
11
13
18
15
16
18
10
Freezing level m
4750
4400
4600
4300
3900
4000
4200
4300
4900
4650
4650
4850
4900
4850
5250
4850
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Sunrise
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5:11
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5:11
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5:11
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5:09
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5:09
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Sunset
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6:30
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6:31
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6:31
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6:32
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6:34
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Ben Macdhui, Eastern Cape Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ben Macdhui, Eastern Cape is: Moderate rain (total 20mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat night, min 10°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, strong winds from the WNW by Mon morning).

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

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed night, gales from the WNW by Fri 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.
2 hours 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.
2 hours ago
-
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 130).
Mthatha Airport
120 km SE
752m alt.
2 hours ago
21°C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the SW
(11 kph at 230).
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.
2 hours ago
-
17
Light winds from the SSW
(17 kph at 210).
141 km E
1443m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
No report.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
165 km NE
1641m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 20).
173 km SSW
1065m alt.
2 hours ago
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* 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.