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– Lat/Long: 30.63° S 27.93° E

Ben Macdhui, Eastern Cape
Weather Forecast, South Africa

Issued: 7 pm Sun 30 Aug Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Wed morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Fri morning). Mainly severe gales.

Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Cloud base (m)
3400
4500
5050
2850
2400
2350
2350
2350
km/h
35
NW
45
WNW
45
W
35
WNW
35
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
55
NW
60
NW
45
NW
20
E
40
ESE
45
E
25
NE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.5
0.1
3
12
3
2
0.5
max °C
10
10
12
11
12
14
13
13
15
13
12
14
8
5
6
7
min °C
8
9
12
10
11
14
11
12
14
10
12
9
6
5
5
5
 chill °C
4
5
8
6
7
11
8
9
11
5
8
4
3
0
-1
-1
Freezing level m
3800
3750
4050
4050
4000
4200
4200
4200
4350
4000
4100
3900
3500
3300
3300
3700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:24
6:24
6:22
6:20
6:20
Sunset
5:52
5:52
5:52
5:52
5:53

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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 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Wed morning).

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

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Fri morning). Mainly severe gales.

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.
9
Light winds from the NNW
(9 kph at 340).
78 km S
1511m alt.
2 hours 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
13°C
No report.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
Mthatha Airport
120 km SE
752m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (15 kph from 170 degs) was rejected.
121 km SW
1603m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 210).
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.
2 hours ago
15°C
No report.
17
Light winds from the NNE
(17 kph at 30).
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
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.