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Ben Macdhui, Eastern Cape Weather Forecast

Drakensberg · South Africa
Issued: 7 am Thu 24 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu night, strong winds from the NNW by Sat afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
cloudy
some clouds
mod. rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
cloudy
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
3650
8700
4650
3800
4850
2450
2350
3100
4100
2400
2400
2550
2500
km/h
10
SW
5
S
10
WSW
20
WSW
10
WSW
20
NE
35
NNW
45
WNW
40
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
10
NE
10
NNW
5
WSW
10
ESE
10
E
5
NE
0
NNW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.1
0.2
9
29
0.3
0.2
0.5
0.2
0.1
max °C
12
14
12
14
15
13
14
15
9
10
12
9
6
6
6
9
9
7
min °C
11
13
12
13
15
12
12
9
7
8
12
5
5
6
5
7
9
7
 chill °C
10
13
12
11
14
10
10
4
3
6
9
2
2
5
2
4
8
6
Freezing level m
4150
4300
4300
4350
4500
4350
4350
3950
3800
3950
4200
3550
3550
3550
3750
3750
3700
3700
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
899911101085585335555121412141513131289127666897
Sunrise
5:54
5:54
5:52
5:50
5:50
5:48
Sunset
6:05
6:06
6:06
6:07
6:07
6:07

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

The weather forecast for Ben Macdhui, Eastern Cape is: Heavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu night, strong winds from the NNW by Sat afternoon).

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

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

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.
3 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.
3 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
25°C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the S
(11 kph at 190).
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.
3 hours ago
15°C
No report.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.
Maser / oshoeshoe Airport
138 km NW
1523m alt.
54 minutes ago
26°C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the NNW
(7 kph at 340).
10.0 km
Low: few
141 km E
1443m alt.
3 hours ago
15°C
No report.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
165 km NE
1641m alt.
3 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.