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Ben Macdhui, Eastern Cape Weather Forecast

Drakensberg · South Africa
Issued: 7 am Wed 14 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Thu night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 0°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon night).

Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
light rain
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
some clouds
light rain
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
3000
5300
4950
9450
9750
5650
4950
5050
4550
4450
2400
2350
km/h
30
WNW
40
NW
30
WNW
25
NW
25
WNW
20
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
55
NW
40
W
25
NW
30
WNW
5
SE
5
ESE
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Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
0.1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.1
—
—
0.9
—
0.1
—
max °C
11
12
12
15
18
17
18
20
19
20
22
17
19
20
13
9
6
3
min °C
11
12
11
13
17
15
16
20
17
19
21
15
18
18
9
8
1
0
 chill °C
8
9
7
11
16
13
14
20
16
18
21
12
17
17
6
4
-1
-3
Freezing level m
4150
4300
4400
4500
4900
4850
4800
5050
5000
5000
5150
4900
4950
4850
4000
3600
2700
2950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
5:31
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—
5:28
—
—
5:28
—
—
5:26
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—
5:26
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—
5:24
—
—
Sunset
—
6:16
—
—
6:17
—
—
6:19
—
—
6:20
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—
6:20
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—
6:21
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Ben Macdhui, Eastern Cape Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ben Macdhui, Eastern Cape is: Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Thu night).

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

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 0°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon 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.
1 hour ago
15°C
No report.
9
Light winds from the NNW
(9 kph at 340).
78 km S
100m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
No report.
9
Light winds from the SE
(9 kph at 130).
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
clear
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 330 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
121 km SW
1603m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 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).
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.
6
Light winds from the SSE
(6 kph at 150).
165 km NE
95m alt.
1 hour 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.