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Ben Macdhui, Eastern Cape Weather Forecast

Drakensberg · South Africa
Issued: 7 pm Wed 04 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed night, severe gales from the WNW by Fri afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 3°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Sat night, calm by Sun night).

Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
risk tstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light rain
light rain
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
5600
9150
2350
2350
2400
2450
km/h
20
NW
55
NW
45
WNW
50
NW
70
WNW
65
WNW
25
NW
35
NW
20
NW
25
ENE
15
ENE
10
N
10
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
W
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Snowflake cm
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 mm
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—
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7
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—
—
1.5
0.8
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—
—
—
—
max °C
16
20
22
13
15
18
14
13
15
6
4
6
8
12
14
14
min °C
15
18
21
11
12
17
9
11
12
3
3
5
7
10
14
13
 chill °C
15
17
20
7
8
15
6
8
10
-2
-1
2
6
7
12
11
Freezing level m
4800
4950
5050
4600
4700
4800
4150
4200
4250
3150
3150
3900
4150
4250
4500
4650
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13151810101387102146810101619221214181212145468111414
Sunrise
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5:09
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5:07
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5:07
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5:07
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5:05
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Sunset
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6:34
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6:35
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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 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed night, severe gales from the WNW by Fri afternoon).

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

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 3°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Sat night, 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
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
Mthatha Airport
120 km SE
752m alt.
2 hours ago
20°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
121 km SW
1603m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.
Umtata
124 km SE
747m alt.
1 hour ago
17°C
No report.
9
Light winds from the NNE
(9 kph at 30).
131 km WNW
1420m alt.
1 hour ago
-
17
Light winds from the SSW
(17 kph at 210).
173 km SSW
1065m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
No report.
Coffee Bay
187 km SE
161m alt.
1 hour ago
No report.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
202 km N
1574m alt.
1 hour ago
17°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.

* 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.