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Ben Macdhui, Eastern Cape Weather Forecast

Drakensberg · South Africa
Issued: 7 am Sat 17 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 2°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the W by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue morning, near gales from the WNW by Tue night).

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
cloudy
clear
Cloud base (m)
9750
5200
3700
4200
2450
8250
2600
2400
2500
6900
9200
3600
3700
km/h
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
30
NW
45
WNW
40
NW
35
NW
20
W
20
WNW
15
W
35
WNW
55
WNW
40
WNW
45
W
40
WNW
35
WNW
40
W
30
W
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
0.4
—
4
3
4
6
0.2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
18
21
16
15
13
12
10
6
3
7
9
8
10
13
12
11
12
10
min °C
16
20
14
15
11
10
7
3
2
5
9
8
9
13
8
9
12
7
 chill °C
14
20
12
13
8
6
2
-2
-1
1
7
3
4
10
3
5
8
3
Freezing level m
4800
5050
4550
4600
4650
4400
3550
3000
3250
3450
3750
3850
3950
4350
4050
4000
4200
3800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
131612119851135569768617211515121195369810131010129
Sunrise
5:26
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—
5:26
—
—
5:24
—
—
5:24
—
—
5:22
—
—
5:22
—
—
Sunset
—
6:20
—
—
6:20
—
—
6:21
—
—
6:22
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—
6:22
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6:22
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Ben Macdhui, Eastern Cape Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ben Macdhui, Eastern Cape is: Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 2°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the W by Mon night).

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

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue morning, near gales from the WNW by Tue 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
78 km S
1511m alt.
4 hours ago
13°C
No report.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
Aliwal North Plaatkop
102 km WSW
1347m alt.
4 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
Mthatha Airport
120 km SE
752m alt.
4 hours ago
22°C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 160).
121 km SW
1603m alt.
4 hours ago
14°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 30).
Umtata
124 km SE
747m alt.
4 hours ago
17°C
No report.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.
131 km WNW
1420m alt.
4 hours ago
15°C
No report.
17
Light winds from the NNE
(17 kph at 30).
141 km E
1443m alt.
4 hours ago
15°C
No report.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
165 km NE
1641m alt.
4 hours ago
13°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 20).
173 km SSW
1065m alt.
4 hours ago
-
Coffee Bay
187 km SE
161m alt.
4 hours ago
No report.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 360 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.