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Ben Macdhui, Eastern Cape Weather Forecast

Drakensberg · South Africa
Issued: 7 am Thu 05 Nov Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 4°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the ENE by Sat night).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 4°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun night, fresh winds from the W by Tue afternoon).

Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light rain
light rain
light rain
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
4900
9600
9450
2350
2350
2400
2400
8900
4350
9600
km/h
55
NW
40
NW
50
NW
65
WNW
65
WNW
25
NW
40
NW
25
WNW
20
ENE
15
NE
10
NNW
15
NW
25
WNW
35
WNW
25
W
20
W
35
W
20
SW
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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 mm
—
3
2
—
—
—
—
—
0.9
0.6
0.1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
19
21
13
15
18
14
13
15
7
4
8
8
12
15
15
17
20
16
min °C
17
16
11
13
17
10
11
14
4
4
6
7
10
14
13
15
19
14
 chill °C
16
14
7
10
15
7
8
12
0
0
4
4
7
12
11
14
18
12
Freezing level m
4900
4900
4600
4700
4850
4200
4250
4350
3250
3200
4150
4150
4250
4700
4750
4850
5250
4950
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Sunrise
5:09
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—
5:07
—
—
5:07
—
—
5:07
—
—
5:05
—
—
5:05
—
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Sunset
—
6:34
—
—
6:35
—
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6:36
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—
6:37
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6:37
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6:37
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Ben Macdhui, Eastern Cape Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ben Macdhui, Eastern Cape is: Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 4°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the ENE by Sat night).

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

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 4°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun night, fresh winds from the W by Tue 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.
2 hours ago
15°C
No report.
9
Light winds from the NNW
(9 kph at 340).
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.
2 hours ago
13°C
No report.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
Mthatha Airport
120 km SE
752m alt.
3 hours ago
22°C
clear
-
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
121 km SW
1603m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 30).
Umtata
124 km SE
747m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
No report.
9
Light winds from the NNE
(9 kph at 30).
131 km WNW
1420m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
No report.
17
Light winds from the NNE
(17 kph at 30).
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.