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Ben Macdhui, Eastern Cape Weather Forecast

Drakensberg · South Africa
Issued: 7 am Sat 31 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, strong winds from the WNW by Mon afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue morning, gales from the NW by Thu afternoon).

Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
some clouds
risk tstorm
light rain
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
cloudy
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
5550
5300
2650
3600
2550
2600
2400
7300
9600
4850
2350
4300
km/h
25
W
20
W
15
NE
30
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
35
WNW
40
W
20
WSW
25
NW
30
W
20
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
NW
60
NW
50
WNW
30
NW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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 mm
—
—
0.8
3
1.7
18
1.1
3
0.3
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
9
7
max °C
19
21
17
11
13
11
13
13
11
13
16
15
16
20
19
17
18
14
min °C
17
20
13
11
13
10
12
12
9
12
16
14
15
19
16
16
12
12
 chill °C
16
20
12
9
11
8
9
9
6
10
14
12
14
18
14
14
8
9
Freezing level m
4900
5050
4900
4150
4500
4300
4200
4100
4150
4250
4800
4700
4750
5050
5050
4900
4600
4800
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
141712710889891211121515131210182115111311131310131615162018171513
Sunrise
5:13
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—
5:11
—
—
5:11
—
—
5:11
—
—
5:09
—
—
5:09
—
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Sunset
—
6:30
—
—
6:30
—
—
6:31
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—
6:31
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—
6:32
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6:34
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Ben Macdhui, Eastern Cape Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ben Macdhui, Eastern Cape is: Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, strong winds from the WNW by Mon afternoon).

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

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue morning, gales from the NW by Thu 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.
2 hours ago
15°C
No report.
9
Light winds from the NNW
(9 kph at 340).
78 km S
1511m alt.
36 minutes 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.
2 hours ago
24°C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 60).
121 km SW
1603m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.
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 SSW
(17 kph at 210).
Maseru-Mia
136 km NW
1628m alt.
2 hours ago
21°C
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
40 km
Mid: scattered
Maser / oshoeshoe Airport
138 km NW
1523m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
0.0 km
141 km E
1443m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
No report.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 150 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.