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Ben Macdhui, Eastern Cape Weather Forecast

Drakensberg · South Africa
Issued: 1 pm Mon 19 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 3°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon night, gales from the WNW by Tue night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Thu afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Fri night).

Mon
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2400
2500
8900
8750
9250
8500
8750
km/h
25
W
20
WNW
20
W
25
WNW
60
WNW
45
WNW
45
W
45
WNW
40
WNW
50
W
30
W
20
W
15
WSW
25
W
20
W
25
W
25
WNW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
2
0.5
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
7
4
8
10
9
11
13
12
10
12
10
10
12
10
14
16
15
min °C
5
3
6
10
8
9
13
8
9
12
6
7
12
10
11
16
14
 chill °C
1
0
3
8
2
4
10
3
5
8
2
4
10
8
9
15
12
Freezing level m
3200
3050
3500
3950
3950
4000
4300
3950
3950
4200
3750
3900
4200
4100
4350
4600
4600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
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—
5:24
—
—
5:22
—
—
5:22
—
—
5:20
—
—
5:20
—
—
Sunset
6:21
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—
6:22
—
—
6:22
—
—
6:22
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6:23
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6:24
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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 Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 3°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon night, gales from the WNW by Tue night).

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

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Thu afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Fri 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
13°C
No report.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
Mthatha Airport
120 km SE
752m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
clear
-
26
Moderate winds from the WSW
(26 kph at 250).
121 km SW
1603m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 30).
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).
Maser / oshoeshoe Airport
138 km NW
1523m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm moderate rain thunderstorm.
11
Light winds from the NW
(11 kph at 310).
9.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: few
High: overcast
141 km E
1443m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
No report.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
165 km NE
1641m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 20).

* 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.