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Ben Macdhui, Eastern Cape Weather Forecast

Drakensberg · South Africa
Issued: 7 pm Wed 23 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the NW by Sat morning).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Sat night. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Sat night, min 5°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sat night, calm by Mon night).

Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
rain shwrs
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
9050
3800
8500
4400
4850
5350
5000
2400
2350
3000
2400
2400
2400
2400
2400
km/h
10
S
5
WSW
5
S
10
WSW
15
WSW
5
WSW
20
NNE
40
NW
40
NNW
45
WNW
5
ESE
10
E
15
NNW
15
NW
5
W
5
NE
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Snowflake cm
 mm
7
0.2
0.2
10
35
0.1
0.4
0.1
0.2
0.5
max °C
10
13
14
12
14
15
14
14
14
9
9
8
7
7
8
7
min °C
10
11
13
12
13
15
11
13
11
7
7
7
6
6
8
5
 chill °C
10
10
13
12
11
14
9
11
7
2
5
5
3
3
6
4
Freezing level m
4050
4200
4350
4350
4350
4500
4400
4400
4300
3950
3750
3750
3750
3650
3850
3950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
5:54
5:54
5:52
5:50
5:50
Sunset
6:05
6:06
6:06
6:07
6:07

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

The weather forecast for Ben Macdhui, Eastern Cape is: Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the NW by Sat morning).

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

Heavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Sat night. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Sat night, min 5°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sat night, calm by Mon 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
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
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 270).
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.
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.
45 minutes 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.