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Ben Macdhui, Eastern Cape Weather Forecast

Drakensberg · South Africa
Issued: 1 am Fri 11 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri morning, strong winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon morning, min 2°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Mon morning, light winds from the WNW by Wed night).

Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
mod. rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
4500
4400
8500
4500
4950
4600
2400
2400
9100
9550
6150
km/h
10
NW
15
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
40
NW
40
WNW
35
WNW
30
N
60
NW
35
WNW
40
WNW
25
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
25
NW
15
NW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
9
12
0.1
0.7
max °C
13
14
13
12
13
12
13
14
12
12
7
4
4
8
8
11
11
10
min °C
11
14
10
10
13
11
12
13
12
11
3
2
2
7
8
10
11
6
 chill °C
10
13
7
7
10
8
9
10
10
6
-3
-5
-4
3
5
7
9
4
Freezing level m
4200
4350
4150
4050
4250
4150
4150
4250
4400
4100
3000
2950
3050
3650
4000
4050
4050
3600
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
81087998109820-146775121412111312131412125338811118
Sunrise
6:11
6:09
6:09
6:07
6:05
6:05
Sunset
5:58
5:58
5:59
5:59
6:00
6:00

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

The weather forecast for Ben Macdhui, Eastern Cape is: Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Fri morning, strong winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon).

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

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon morning, min 2°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Mon morning, light winds from the WNW by Wed 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.
2 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.
2 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
16°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 220 degs) was rejected.
121 km SW
1603m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 210).
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.
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).
Coffee Bay
187 km SE
161m alt.
2 hours ago
No report.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.

* 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.