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Ben Macdhui, Eastern Cape
Weather Forecast, South Africa

Issued: 1 pm Sat 02 May Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat afternoon, near gales from the NW by Mon afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mild with moderate rain (total 10mm) on Tue afternoon, Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Tue afternoon, min -3°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds.

Sat
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Sunday
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Monday
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Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
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night
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night
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night
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PM
night
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night
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
mod rain
mod rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
snow showers
light snow
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
mod. rain
mod. rain
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
snow shwrs
light snow
cloudy
cloudy
km/h
15
W
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
35
NW
45
NW
35
WNW
50
WNW
40
NW
35
NW
10
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
30
WNW
40
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
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7
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4
max °C
10
10
12
13
11
12
13
8
7
8
5
0
-1
-2
-1
-1
-1
min °C
10
9
11
12
9
11
8
7
7
7
1
-1
-1
-3
-2
-1
-2
8
7
9
10
4
7
4
2
2
2
-3
-7
-7
-10
-10
-7
-8
4300
4300
4400
4400
4200
4200
3850
3800
3650
3500
2850
2400
2400
2100
2350
2300
2300
Cloud base (m)
2400
4000
2350
2550
2450
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2700
2350
2400
2400
2350
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Sunrise
6:39
6:39
6:39
6:41
6:41
Sunset
5:30
5:30
5:29
5:28
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Ben Macdhui, Eastern Cape Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ben Macdhui, Eastern Cape is: Heavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat afternoon, near gales from the NW by Mon afternoon).

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

Mild with moderate rain (total 10mm) on Tue afternoon, Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Thu morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Tue afternoon, min -3°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds.

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.
1 hour 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.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
Mthatha Airport
120 km SE
752m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
Wind obs. (11 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.
0.0 km
121 km SW
1603m alt.
1 hour ago
14° C
No report.
11
Light winds from the SSW
(11 kph at 210).
Umtata
124 km SE
747m alt.
1 hour 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.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.
Maser / oshoeshoe Airport
138 km NW
1523m alt.
2 hours ago
clear
-
7
Light winds from the WSW
(7 kph at 240).
0.0 km
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).

* 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.