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Ben Macdhui, Eastern Cape Weather Forecast

Drakensberg · South Africa
Issued: 1 am Wed 16 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 50mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed afternoon, min 3°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 10°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sat night, calm by Mon night).

Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
heavy rain
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
some clouds
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
heavy rain
cloudy
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
9250
5850
2350
2350
2350
2350
2350
2400
2350
2350
2400
2400
3000
3850
3900
3150
3500
2750
km/h
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
15
N
10
ENE
20
N
20
N
10
N
10
N
5
WSW
5
S
5
E
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.3
2
4
3
17
5
19
0.6
0.7
1.8
9
0.1
0.6
0.7
max °C
9
11
9
5
6
5
4
4
6
9
10
9
9
10
8
9
10
8
min °C
8
10
5
5
5
4
3
3
4
7
9
8
8
9
6
8
10
7
 chill °C
4
7
1
1
1
0
-1
-2
-1
4
7
5
5
6
4
8
10
7
Freezing level m
3800
4000
3650
3500
3750
3350
3200
3350
3850
4150
4100
4050
3750
3950
3850
3700
3900
3800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
6753432247886645659117565445810991079108
Sunrise
6:05
6:03
6:03
6:01
6:00
5:58
Sunset
6:00
6:00
6:01
6:01
6:02
6:02

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

The weather forecast for Ben Macdhui, Eastern Cape is: Heavy rain (total 50mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed afternoon, min 3°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds.

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

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 10°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N 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.
1 hour 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.
1 hour ago
13°C
No report.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
Mthatha Airport
120 km SE
752m alt.
2 hours ago
11°C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
121 km SW
1603m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 210).
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.
1 hour ago
15°C
No report.
17
Light winds from the NNE
(17 kph at 30).
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.
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.