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Ben Macdhui, Eastern Cape Weather Forecast

Drakensberg · South Africa
Issued: 1 am Sat 26 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
cloud
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloudy
mod. rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
5200
2400
2450
2800
2900
2450
7250
2500
4650
km/h
35
NNW
30
NW
30
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
10
W
5
W
5
ENE
0
ENE
0
WNW
0
SW
5
E
5
NE
5
SE
5
WSW
5
N
5
W
10
NNW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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—
—
—
—
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 mm
—
9
16
0.3
1.7
0.5
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
13
14
7
8
9
7
8
9
7
8
10
7
10
11
9
11
13
11
min °C
11
8
7
7
8
6
6
8
5
7
9
6
8
11
8
9
12
9
 chill °C
8
4
2
3
6
5
4
8
4
7
9
6
7
11
8
8
12
8
Freezing level m
4300
3900
3650
3700
3750
3500
3550
3600
3850
3550
3700
3550
3800
3950
3750
4000
4200
4000
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
9744544554646767971211789779681079119101310
Sunrise
5:52
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5:50
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5:50
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5:48
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5:47
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5:46
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Sunset
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6:06
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6:07
—
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6:07
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—
6:07
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6:08
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6:08
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Ben Macdhui, Eastern Cape Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ben Macdhui, Eastern Cape is: Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon night).

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

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Tue 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.
1 hour 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.
1 hour ago
13°C
No report.
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 130).
Mthatha Airport
120 km SE
752m alt.
3 hours ago
18°C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
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.
1 hour ago
15°C
No report.
17
Light winds from the NNE
(17 kph at 30).
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.
2 hours ago
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* 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.