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Ben Macdhui, Eastern Cape Weather Forecast

Drakensberg · South Africa
Issued: 1 am Sun 20 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the NW by Tue night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Wed morning, light winds from the NW by Fri afternoon).

Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
clear
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
clear
light rain
heavy rain
Cloud base (m)
2900
2450
2950
3100
3500
3500
3750
3400
3200
2450
3100
4500
7150
2450
km/h
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
10
NW
10
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
30
NW
35
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
15
WNW
25
W
15
WNW
10
NW
15
NNW
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
 mm
0.5
3
0.8
0.1
0.9
0.9
0.8
0.5
0.1
3
3
4
0.1
12
max °C
9
9
9
8
10
9
11
12
10
11
13
12
13
15
12
15
16
12
min °C
8
8
9
8
9
9
10
11
9
10
11
10
12
15
10
14
15
9
 chill °C
5
6
7
6
7
9
8
9
5
6
8
7
10
14
8
13
15
6
Freezing level m
3750
3700
3850
3650
3850
3900
3950
4050
4000
4050
4200
4150
4300
4450
4300
4450
4500
4150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
5554667877989119111189998109111210111211131511151611
Sunrise
6:00
5:58
5:58
5:56
5:54
5:54
Sunset
6:02
6:02
6:04
6:04
6:05
6:06

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

The weather forecast for Ben Macdhui, Eastern Cape is: Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the NW by Tue night).

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

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Wed morning, light winds from the NW by Fri afternoon).

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.
38 minutes ago
15°C
No report.
9
Light winds from the NNW
(9 kph at 340).
78 km S
100m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
No report.
9
Light winds from the SE
(9 kph at 130).
Aliwal North Plaatkop
102 km WSW
1347m alt.
38 minutes ago
13°C
No report.
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 130).
Mthatha Airport
120 km SE
752m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 20).
121 km SW
1603m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 30).
Umtata
124 km SE
747m alt.
1 hour ago
17°C
No report.
9
Light winds from the NNE
(9 kph at 30).
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.
38 minutes ago
15°C
No report.
17
Light winds from the NNE
(17 kph at 30).
141 km E
1443m alt.
38 minutes ago
15°C
No report.
6
Light winds from the SSE
(6 kph at 150).
165 km NE
95m alt.
38 minutes ago
13°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 20).

* 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.