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Ben Macdhui, Eastern Cape Weather Forecast

Drakensberg · South Africa
Issued: 7 am Tue 22 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Fri morning, gales from the NW by Sat afternoon).

Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
rain shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
clear
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
3800
3100
3400
3250
5500
9250
4300
9050
8950
4950
4550
6050
3350
km/h
15
WNW
15
WNW
25
NW
30
WNW
25
W
5
SSW
5
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
SSW
10
ESE
20
N
55
NW
60
NW
50
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
20
NW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.1
2
0.2
0.2
6
2
0.1
1.4
1.2
max °C
11
12
11
11
11
10
13
14
12
14
16
14
15
15
12
12
14
12
min °C
10
12
10
10
10
10
11
14
12
12
16
13
14
13
10
11
13
7
 chill °C
8
10
7
7
7
9
11
13
12
11
16
11
11
9
6
7
10
4
Freezing level m
3950
4100
4100
4000
4100
4100
4250
4400
4300
4400
4600
4500
4550
4450
4250
4200
4250
3850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
7887779109101211101088107111211111110121412131614151411121410
Sunrise
5:58
5:56
5:54
5:54
5:52
5:50
Sunset
6:04
6:04
6:05
6:06
6:06
6:07

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Ben Macdhui, Eastern Cape Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ben Macdhui, Eastern Cape is: Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds.

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

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Fri morning, gales from the NW by Sat 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.
4 hours ago
15°C
No report.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 340 degs) was rejected.
78 km S
1511m alt.
53 minutes ago
13°C
No report.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
Aliwal North Plaatkop
102 km WSW
1347m alt.
4 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
20°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
9
Light winds from the ENE
(9 kph at 60).
8.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: broken
121 km SW
1603m alt.
53 minutes ago
14°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.
Umtata
124 km SE
747m alt.
53 minutes ago
17°C
No report.
9
Light winds from the NNE
(9 kph at 30).
Umtata
124 km SE
747m alt.
1 hour ago
17°C
No report.
9
Light winds from the NNE
(9 kph at 30).
131 km WNW
1420m alt.
4 hours ago
15°C
No report.
17
Light winds from the NNE
(17 kph at 30).
141 km E
1443m alt.
4 hours ago
15°C
No report.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
165 km NE
1641m alt.
4 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.