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Ben Macdhui, Eastern Cape Weather Forecast

Drakensberg · South Africa
Issued: 7 pm Sun 20 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the WNW by Tue night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri afternoon, near gales from the NW by Sat afternoon).

Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
clear
rain shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
3600
4400
3600
3600
3700
3650
3300
3000
5450
4650
4700
9500
9300
4850
4750
km/h
15
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
30
NW
25
W
20
WSW
10
SW
15
W
15
WSW
25
W
10
SW
10
ESE
15
NNW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.1
0.2
3
1.1
0.1
0.6
2
3
0.2
max °C
9
11
11
9
11
12
11
11
11
10
13
14
13
15
16
14
min °C
9
9
10
9
10
12
9
10
11
9
11
14
12
13
16
11
 chill °C
7
7
8
8
8
10
5
7
9
7
10
13
10
12
16
9
Freezing level m
3800
3900
3950
3900
4000
4150
3950
4000
4100
4150
4200
4400
4400
4450
4600
4500
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
5:58
5:58
5:56
5:54
5:54
Sunset
6:02
6:04
6:04
6:05
6:06

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Ben Macdhui, Eastern Cape Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ben Macdhui, Eastern Cape is: Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the WNW by Tue night).

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

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Fri afternoon, near gales from the NW by Sat 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.
9
Light winds from the NNW
(9 kph at 340).
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
17°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 10).
9.0 km
Low: no significant cloud
121 km SW
1603m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 30).
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.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.
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.
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.