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Ben Macdhui, Eastern Cape Weather Forecast

Drakensberg · South Africa
Issued: 1 am Thu 12 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, near gales from the W by Sat afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon night).

Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
cloudy
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
clear
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
2450
3700
3800
2700
2700
4500
4900
2650
2400
km/h
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
40
W
25
W
15
WNW
40
WNW
45
W
20
W
30
WNW
15
SW
5
NNW
20
NW
10
NW
20
NW
25
W
15
SSW
5
SW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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 mm
—
—
—
—
0.1
0.2
—
0.6
1.6
0.7
9
3
—
0.8
1.3
1.3
1.5
1
max °C
19
21
18
18
20
15
14
14
12
14
13
11
15
17
13
14
18
10
min °C
17
20
16
17
19
13
14
13
10
13
13
11
12
16
11
13
14
9
 chill °C
16
20
14
16
18
12
12
10
7
11
10
9
11
16
8
11
13
7
Freezing level m
5100
5200
4950
4900
5000
4750
4400
4550
4200
4350
4450
4300
4450
4750
4450
4400
4500
4350
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
5:03
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5:03
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—
5:03
—
—
5:03
—
—
5:01
—
—
5:01
—
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Sunset
—
6:39
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6:40
—
—
6:42
—
—
6:43
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6:43
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6:44
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Ben Macdhui, Eastern Cape Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ben Macdhui, Eastern Cape is: Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, near gales from the W by Sat afternoon).

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

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sun afternoon, 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.
3 hours ago
15°C
No report.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 340 degs) was rejected.
78 km S
1511m alt.
56 minutes ago
13°C
No report.
9
Light winds from the SE
(9 kph at 130).
Aliwal North Plaatkop
102 km WSW
1347m alt.
3 hours ago
13°C
No report.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
Mthatha Airport
120 km SE
752m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 150).
0.0 km
121 km SW
1603m alt.
56 minutes ago
14°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.
Umtata
124 km SE
747m alt.
56 minutes ago
17°C
No report.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.
131 km WNW
1420m alt.
3 hours ago
15°C
No report.
17
Light winds from the SSW
(17 kph at 210).
141 km E
1443m alt.
3 hours ago
15°C
No report.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
165 km NE
1641m alt.
3 hours ago
13°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 20).
173 km SSW
1065m alt.
56 minutes 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.