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Ben Macdhui, Eastern Cape Weather Forecast

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

Heavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Sat morning, min 2°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the NW by Tue night).

Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
mod. rain
heavy rain
mod. rain
mod. rain
mod. rain
some clouds
light rain
some clouds
light rain
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
2550
2350
2400
2350
2400
2600
3150
5000
4450
3200
2900
3700
3250
3550
3800
3350
3000
km/h
15
NNW
15
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
5
NNW
20
NNW
20
WNW
10
W
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
30
NW
30
WNW
25
WNW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
1.2
7
10
6
7
6
1.1
0.5
7
6
0.9
0.6
0.3
0.9
0.7
max °C
5
4
4
3
3
7
10
10
9
11
11
10
11
11
10
12
12
10
min °C
5
3
3
2
3
5
8
9
9
9
10
8
9
11
9
10
11
10
 chill °C
1
0
-1
-2
0
3
5
8
8
7
8
6
7
9
7
7
8
6
Freezing level m
3600
3250
3400
3250
3400
3750
3900
3850
3950
4000
4000
3800
3950
4050
4000
4100
4150
4100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
322125666776676787544336910910119101110111210
Sunrise
6:03
6:03
6:01
6:00
5:58
5:58
Sunset
6:00
6:01
6:01
6:02
6:02
6:04

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

The weather forecast for Ben Macdhui, Eastern Cape is: Heavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Sat morning, min 2°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

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

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the NW 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
Barkly East (Caerleon)
45 km SSW
1818m alt.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 340 degs) was rejected.
78 km S
1511m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
No report.
9
Light winds from the SE
(9 kph at 130).
Aliwal North Plaatkop
102 km WSW
1347m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
No report.
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 130).
Mthatha Airport
120 km SE
752m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the WNW
(6 kph at 290).
121 km SW
1603m alt.
8 hours ago
14°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.
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.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.
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.