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Ben Macdhui, Eastern Cape Weather Forecast

Drakensberg · South Africa
Issued: 1 am Tue 13 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue night, fresh winds from the WNW by Wed afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Sun afternoon, moderate winds from the NW by Sun night).

Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
some clouds
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
5550
4200
3900
4100
4800
9650
5550
5750
7500
5300
4700
5400
km/h
20
NW
20
NW
30
NW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
40
NW
30
WNW
30
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
25
NW
70
NW
55
W
40
WNW
Weather map
Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
—
0.1
2
0.3
0.2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.2
0.2
max °C
15
15
12
12
14
13
15
19
17
18
21
19
20
22
19
19
20
13
min °C
14
15
11
11
13
12
14
18
16
16
20
17
19
21
17
17
16
8
 chill °C
12
14
10
8
10
9
12
17
15
14
19
16
18
21
16
15
14
5
Freezing level m
4500
4500
4450
4300
4500
4450
4550
4950
4900
4850
5100
5050
5050
5100
4900
4900
4700
4100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
111198101011141414171516181514158151512121413151917172118202218181811
Sunrise
5:31
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—
5:31
—
—
5:28
—
—
5:28
—
—
5:26
—
—
5:26
—
—
Sunset
—
6:16
—
—
6:16
—
—
6:17
—
—
6:19
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—
6:20
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6:20
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Ben Macdhui, Eastern Cape Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ben Macdhui, Eastern Cape is: Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue night, fresh winds from the WNW by Wed afternoon).

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

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Sun afternoon, moderate winds from the NW 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.
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
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
Mthatha Airport
120 km SE
752m alt.
3 hours ago
15°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (24 kph from 220 degs) was rejected.
121 km SW
1603m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 210).
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
-
17
Light winds from the NNE
(17 kph at 30).
165 km NE
1641m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 20).
173 km SSW
1065m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
No report.
Coffee Bay
187 km SE
161m alt.
2 hours ago
No report.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.

* 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.