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Ben Macdhui, Eastern Cape Weather Forecast

Drakensberg · South Africa
Issued: 7 pm Tue 22 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Wed morning, calm by Wed night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Fri night, near gales from the NW by Sat night).

Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
3450
2400
4150
9600
4250
8450
4700
4800
3700
2550
2500
km/h
30
NW
30
WNW
15
W
5
S
5
SSW
10
S
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
15
NNE
40
NW
50
NNW
50
WNW
30
WNW
15
NNW
25
NNW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.1
0.1
8
0.5
0.1
0.1
5
max °C
12
11
11
10
12
14
12
14
16
13
14
15
10
10
12
10
min °C
10
11
10
9
10
14
12
13
16
12
13
15
9
10
12
8
 chill °C
6
8
8
7
10
13
12
12
16
10
10
12
4
6
10
4
Freezing level m
4200
4000
4150
4050
4200
4350
4300
4400
4550
4400
4450
4600
4100
4050
4200
4150
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
5:56
5:54
5:54
5:52
5:50
Sunset
6:04
6:05
6:06
6:06
6:07

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

The weather forecast for Ben Macdhui, Eastern Cape is: Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Wed morning, calm by Wed night).

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

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Fri night, near gales from the NW by Sat 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.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
Mthatha Airport
120 km SE
752m alt.
2 hours ago
17°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 NNE
(11 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.
2 hours ago
15°C
No report.
17
Light winds from the NNE
(17 kph at 30).
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.
2 hours ago
13°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 20).
173 km SSW
1065m alt.
1 hour 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.