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Ben Macdhui, Eastern Cape Weather Forecast

Drakensberg · South Africa
Issued: 7 pm Thu 24 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the NW by Sat afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
clear
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
clear
cloudy
rain shwrs
some clouds
mod. rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
4050
4600
3050
2600
2400
3100
3200
2400
2550
2400
km/h
15
WSW
20
SW
5
SW
20
NE
40
NW
45
NW
40
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
N
10
WNW
5
SSW
10
SE
5
ENE
5
NNE
0
ESE
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
0.1
—
—
0.5
—
8
14
0.1
1
0.8
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—
—
—
—
—
max °C
12
14
15
12
13
11
8
9
10
8
6
8
6
9
10
8
min °C
11
12
15
11
12
9
6
7
9
5
5
8
5
7
9
7
 chill °C
9
10
14
9
9
4
1
5
7
5
5
6
2
6
8
6
Freezing level m
4250
4300
4500
4300
4350
3950
3500
3700
3900
3600
3500
3700
3800
3750
3700
3800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
89119964464355655121315121310781076868108
Sunrise
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5:54
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5:52
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—
5:50
—
—
5:50
—
—
5:48
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Sunset
—
—
6:06
—
—
6:06
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—
6:07
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—
6:07
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6:07
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Ben Macdhui, Eastern Cape Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ben Macdhui, Eastern Cape is: Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the NW by Sat afternoon).

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

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

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
15°C
No report.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 340 degs) was rejected.
78 km S
1511m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
No report.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
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
16°C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 220).
121 km SW
1603m alt.
2 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.
9
Light winds from the NNE
(9 kph at 30).
131 km WNW
1420m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
No report.
17
Light winds from the NNE
(17 kph at 30).
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.
1 hour 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.