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– Lat/Long: 30.63° S 27.93° E

Ben Macdhui, Eastern Cape
Weather Forecast, South Africa

Issued: 1 pm Tue 30 Jun Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mild at first with light rain (total 4mm) on Wed night followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Tue afternoon, min -3°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Tue night, moderate winds from the WSW by Fri morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Mon morning, min 1°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri night, calm by Sun night).

Tue
30
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
mod snow
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
mod. snow
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
km/h
45
NW
55
NW
45
NW
35
NNW
50
NNW
50
WNW
50
W
45
W
20
WSW
15
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
15
W
5
NNW
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Snowflake cm
10
 mm
4
max °C
8
7
7
8
7
-1
-2
-1
2
3
3
3
4
4
5
5
5
min °C
7
7
7
7
4
-1
-2
-3
-1
2
1
2
3
3
4
4
4
 chill °C
2
2
2
2
-2
-9
-11
-12
-8
-2
-6
-4
-2
-2
-1
0
3
Freezing level m
3500
3700
3500
3600
3400
2300
2150
1750
2850
3050
3100
3100
3200
3200
3300
3200
3300
Cloud base (m)
3450
3700
3650
3100
2350
2450
2450
9100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
7:05
7:05
7:05
7:05
7:05
Sunset
5:16
5:17
5:17
5:17
5:19
5:19

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

The weather forecast for Ben Macdhui, Eastern Cape is: Mild at first with light rain (total 4mm) on Wed night followed by colder weather and light fall of snow, heaviest on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Tue afternoon, min -3°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Tue night, moderate winds from the WSW by Fri morning).

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

Mostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Mon morning, min 1°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri 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.
3 hours 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.
3 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
15° C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the ENE
(6 kph at 70).
121 km SW
1603m alt.
50 minutes ago
14° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 210).
Umtata
124 km SE
747m alt.
50 minutes ago
17° C
No report.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.
Maser / oshoeshoe Airport
138 km NW
1523m alt.
2 hours ago
17° C
clear
-
22
Moderate winds from the N
(22 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: few
141 km E
1443m alt.
3 hours ago
15° C
No report.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
165 km NE
1641m alt.
3 hours ago
13° C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 20).
173 km SSW
1065m alt.
50 minutes 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.