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Ben Macdhui, Eastern Cape Weather Forecast

Drakensberg · South Africa
Issued: 1 am Fri 02 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Mon morning, near gales from the WNW by Wed afternoon).

Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
some clouds
light rain
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
light rain
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
9300
4750
9500
2650
3750
2500
2400
3500
2850
3650
3300
3200
4100
3900
km/h
5
WNW
10
SSW
10
NNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
ENE
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
20
NW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NW
45
NW
50
WNW
50
WNW
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Snowflake cm
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
2
—
10
2
—
0.3
—
—
—
—
0.1
—
—
max °C
11
13
10
10
11
8
9
9
7
10
10
9
10
11
11
12
14
12
min °C
9
13
8
9
11
6
7
8
7
8
9
8
9
11
9
10
14
11
 chill °C
9
13
6
6
9
3
5
8
6
7
7
5
6
8
6
7
11
7
Freezing level m
4100
4300
3950
3800
3950
3500
3700
3700
3600
3800
3800
3900
4000
4100
4000
4100
4350
4300
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
5:45
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5:43
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5:43
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5:41
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5:39
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5:39
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Sunset
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6:09
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6:09
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6:10
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6:12
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6:12
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6:13
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Ben Macdhui, Eastern Cape Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ben Macdhui, Eastern Cape is: Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

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

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Mon morning, near gales from the WNW by Wed 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.
1 hour ago
15°C
No report.
9
Light winds from the NNW
(9 kph at 340).
78 km S
1511m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
No report.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
Aliwal North Plaatkop
102 km WSW
1347m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
No report.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
Mthatha Airport
120 km SE
752m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
121 km SW
1603m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.
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).
141 km E
1443m alt.
1 hour ago
15°C
No report.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
165 km NE
1641m alt.
1 hour 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.