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Ben Macdhui, Eastern Cape Weather Forecast

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

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the NW by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Mon night. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 2°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, near gales from the NW by Mon afternoon).

Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
snow showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
snow shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
4300
4250
4400
4450
4600
3700
4100
6400
2550
2350
2700
km/h
5
WSW
10
S
5
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
35
WNW
30
NW
40
NW
35
WNW
20
WNW
25
NNW
45
NNW
40
NNW
45
NW
45
WNW
30
NW
35
NW
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
0.1
2
20
0.1
max °C
11
14
13
13
14
12
12
14
13
13
14
12
13
12
5
3
6
7
min °C
9
13
11
11
14
11
10
13
11
12
12
11
11
8
2
2
6
6
 chill °C
8
12
10
10
13
8
7
10
7
9
10
7
8
3
-5
-5
1
2
Freezing level m
4000
4350
4250
4200
4350
4200
4100
4300
4200
4150
4200
4400
4350
3750
2950
2850
3450
3950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
71098109799899961-22410141212141211141213131212104367
Sunrise
6:13
6:11
6:09
6:09
6:07
6:05
Sunset
5:57
5:58
5:58
5:59
5:59
6:00

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

The weather forecast for Ben Macdhui, Eastern Cape is: Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the NW by Sat night).

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

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Mon night. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 2°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, near gales from the NW by Mon 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.
49 minutes ago
15°C
No report.
9
Light winds from the NNW
(9 kph at 340).
78 km S
1511m alt.
49 minutes ago
13°C
No report.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
Mthatha Airport
120 km SE
752m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 0).
121 km SW
1603m alt.
49 minutes ago
14°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.
Umtata
124 km SE
747m alt.
49 minutes ago
17°C
No report.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.
131 km WNW
1420m alt.
49 minutes ago
15°C
No report.
17
Light winds from the NNE
(17 kph at 30).
141 km E
1443m alt.
49 minutes ago
15°C
No report.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
165 km NE
1641m alt.
49 minutes ago
13°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 20).
173 km SSW
1065m alt.
49 minutes ago
12°C
No report.
Coffee Bay
187 km SE
161m alt.
49 minutes ago
No report.
6
Light winds from the N
(6 kph at 0).

* 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.