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Ben Macdhui, Eastern Cape Weather Forecast

Drakensberg · South Africa
Issued: 7 am Sat 24 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Mainly gales.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu afternoon).

Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
8950
4650
5650
5200
9600
4900
2450
9400
5950
9750
km/h
20
W
30
W
35
WNW
45
WNW
30
W
25
NW
65
NW
35
WSW
20
W
5
WNW
10
W
20
W
30
W
25
WSW
15
SW
5
WSW
5
W
10
W
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1.1
1.7
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
13
16
15
17
19
15
17
17
12
13
16
13
14
16
12
15
18
15
min °C
11
16
14
16
18
14
15
15
9
9
16
12
12
15
11
12
18
14
 chill °C
9
14
12
14
17
13
12
13
7
8
16
10
9
13
9
11
18
14
Freezing level m
4300
4600
4550
4650
4800
4750
4650
4700
4150
4200
4600
4600
4300
4650
4500
4650
5000
4900
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
8121213151312138812119129101412121615171915161611111613131612141815
Sunrise
5:20
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—
5:18
—
—
5:18
—
—
5:16
—
—
5:16
—
—
5:15
—
—
Sunset
—
6:24
—
—
6:24
—
—
6:25
—
—
6:27
—
—
6:28
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—
6:28
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Ben Macdhui, Eastern Cape Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ben Macdhui, Eastern Cape is: Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Mainly gales.

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

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, calm 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
24°C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 80).
121 km SW
1603m alt.
55 minutes ago
14°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 210).
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
15°C
No report.
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.
55 minutes 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.