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Ben Macdhui, Eastern Cape Weather Forecast

Drakensberg · South Africa
Issued: 7 pm Thu 17 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Thu night. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Fri morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Sun afternoon, min 2°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon night, near gales from the NW by Wed morning).

Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy rain
light snow
mod rain
heavy rain
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
heavy rain
light snow
mod. rain
heavy rain
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
2350
2350
2350
2400
2850
3750
2550
3100
3150
2800
3350
3000
4700
3600
4000
km/h
20
NE
15
NE
5
N
10
NW
25
WNW
10
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
20
W
10
W
15
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
40
NW
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Snowflake cm
2
 mm
15
3
9
10
0.2
0.2
1.4
2
3
0.2
1.7
0.4
0.1
1
1.5
max °C
3
3
4
7
8
9
8
9
10
9
10
10
10
12
13
11
min °C
2
2
3
4
8
9
8
7
9
8
8
10
9
10
12
11
 chill °C
-3
-3
0
4
6
6
7
4
7
6
6
8
7
7
10
8
Freezing level m
3250
3250
3400
3750
3750
3900
3900
3700
3900
3850
3850
3900
4050
4100
4250
4200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
11246665666678983346898810991010111311
Sunrise
6:03
6:01
6:00
5:58
5:58
Sunset
6:01
6:01
6:02
6:02
6:04

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

The weather forecast for Ben Macdhui, Eastern Cape is: Heavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Thu night. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Fri morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Sun afternoon, min 2°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

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

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon night, near gales from the NW by Wed morning).

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
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 340 degs) was rejected.
78 km S
1511m alt.
41 minutes ago
13°C
No report.
9
Light winds from the SE
(9 kph at 130).
Aliwal North Plaatkop
102 km WSW
1347m alt.
2 hours ago
13°C
No report.
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 130).
Mthatha Airport
120 km SE
752m alt.
2 hours ago
10°C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 180).
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.
41 minutes 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.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.
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).
173 km SSW
1065m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
No report.

* 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.