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Ben Macdhui, Eastern Cape Weather Forecast

Drakensberg · South Africa
Issued: 1 am Sat 10 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Thu morning, light winds from the WNW by Thu night).

Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
cloudy
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
light rain
rain shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
4300
3400
6100
3600
4650
4700
5650
5000
4150
5900
4800
9250
5200
4950
km/h
35
WNW
25
W
25
WNW
30
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
30
NW
35
NW
35
NW
25
WNW
30
NW
20
NW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
35
WNW
25
WNW
15
NW
Weather map
Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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 mm
—
0.1
1.4
—
1.8
1.7
—
—
—
—
3
0.1
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—
—
—
—
—
max °C
17
18
14
15
17
14
16
18
17
14
12
11
14
17
16
17
20
19
min °C
16
17
12
13
13
12
15
17
14
14
11
11
12
16
14
16
19
17
 chill °C
14
16
9
11
11
10
13
16
12
12
8
8
10
14
12
14
18
17
Freezing level m
4800
4850
4450
4600
4600
4550
4600
4900
4800
4400
4300
4300
4350
4800
4700
4750
5000
4900
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
5:35
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—
5:33
—
—
5:33
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—
5:31
—
—
5:31
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—
5:28
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Sunset
—
6:15
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—
6:15
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—
6:15
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—
6:16
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6:16
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6:17
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Ben Macdhui, Eastern Cape Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ben Macdhui, Eastern Cape is: Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds.

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

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Thu morning, light winds from the WNW by Thu 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.
3 hours 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
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
Mthatha Airport
120 km SE
752m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
121 km SW
1603m alt.
3 hours ago
14°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 210).
Umtata
124 km SE
747m alt.
3 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.
17
Light winds from the NNE
(17 kph at 30).
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.
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.