Mountain resort image
– Lat/Long: 30.63° S 27.93° E

Ben Macdhui, Eastern Cape Weather Forecast

Drakensberg · South Africa
Issued: 1 pm Tue 20 Oct Local Time
Updates in:
hr min s
Update imminent 

Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, gales from the WNW by Tue night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri night, near gales from the WNW by Sun night).

Tue
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
6500
6150
3550
3750
6450
9250
5800
8850
km/h
30
WNW
60
WNW
60
W
50
W
45
WNW
40
WNW
50
W
30
W
20
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
30
W
20
W
35
WNW
30
WNW
55
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1.3
max °C
10
9
10
13
11
9
11
9
10
12
10
14
17
16
17
20
14
min °C
9
8
8
12
8
8
10
6
7
12
10
11
16
14
16
19
12
 chill °C
6
2
2
8
3
3
6
2
4
10
8
8
14
12
15
18
8
Freezing level m
3850
3850
3900
4300
3950
3800
4050
3700
3900
4200
4150
4350
4650
4650
4700
4950
4650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
665865745879131212161110991310911891210131715172013
Sunrise
—
—
5:22
—
—
5:22
—
—
5:20
—
—
5:20
—
—
5:18
—
—
Sunset
6:22
—
—
6:22
—
—
6:22
—
—
6:23
—
—
6:24
—
—
6:24
—

Loading...

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

The weather forecast for Ben Macdhui, Eastern Cape is: Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, gales from the WNW by Tue night).

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

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri night, near gales from the WNW by Sun 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.
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.
1 hour ago
13°C
No report.
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 130).
Mthatha Airport
120 km SE
752m alt.
2 hours ago
22°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 50 degs) was rejected.
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.
1 hour ago
17°C
No report.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.
131 km WNW
1420m alt.
1 hour ago
15°C
No report.
17
Light winds from the NNE
(17 kph at 30).
Maser / oshoeshoe Airport
138 km NW
1523m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
7
Light winds from the W
(7 kph at 270).
0.0 km
141 km E
1443m alt.
1 hour ago
15°C
No report.
6
Light winds from the SSE
(6 kph at 150).

* 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.