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Ben Macdhui, Eastern Cape Weather Forecast

Drakensberg · South Africa
Issued: 7 pm Tue 13 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 2°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon afternoon).

Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain shwrs
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
some clouds
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
4700
3600
5200
9200
5600
5550
2400
6150
km/h
35
NW
30
WNW
25
NW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
35
NW
30
WNW
30
NW
45
NW
40
WNW
20
NW
50
NW
50
W
25
NW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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 mm
1.7
—
0.1
0.1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.2
—
3
2
max °C
12
12
13
12
15
18
17
18
20
18
20
22
16
16
16
13
min °C
11
11
12
11
13
17
15
16
20
17
19
21
15
16
13
8
 chill °C
8
9
9
8
11
16
13
14
20
16
18
20
13
14
10
5
Freezing level m
4350
4200
4250
4400
4500
4900
4850
4850
5050
5000
5000
5150
4700
4650
4350
3900
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Sunrise
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5:31
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5:28
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5:28
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5:26
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5:26
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Sunset
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—
6:16
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6:17
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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: Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

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

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 2°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Sun afternoon, calm 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.
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
17°C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the SE
(11 kph at 140).
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.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.
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.
Coffee Bay
187 km SE
161m alt.
1 hour 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.