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Ben Macdhui, Eastern Cape Weather Forecast

Drakensberg · South Africa
Issued: 7 pm Fri 30 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, near gales from the WNW by Mon afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon night, gales from the NW by Thu afternoon).

Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
5700
5400
2400
2400
3150
3600
2400
9100
4950
km/h
15
WNW
25
W
10
WSW
15
NE
35
NW
25
WNW
15
NW
40
WNW
25
W
15
WNW
20
NW
35
WNW
30
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
1.2
4
0.8
3
0.6
0.4
0.2
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
17
19
21
16
11
15
12
11
13
10
13
17
15
16
19
18
min °C
16
18
20
14
10
13
10
11
12
8
12
16
13
14
18
17
 chill °C
16
17
20
14
8
11
8
8
9
6
10
14
11
12
17
16
Freezing level m
4850
4950
5000
4800
4200
4550
4350
4000
4200
4000
4250
4800
4650
4650
5050
5000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
141516137109897913111115151719211511141111139131714151918
Sunrise
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5:13
—
—
5:11
—
—
5:11
—
—
5:11
—
—
5:09
—
—
Sunset
—
—
6:30
—
—
6:30
—
—
6:31
—
—
6:31
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6:32
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Ben Macdhui, Eastern Cape Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ben Macdhui, Eastern Cape is: Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, near gales from the WNW by Mon afternoon).

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

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon night, gales from the NW by Thu 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.
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
22°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (7 kph from 200 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.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.
131 km WNW
1420m alt.
1 hour ago
-
17
Light winds from the SSW
(17 kph at 210).
141 km E
1443m alt.
1 hour 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
-

* 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.