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Ben Macdhui, Eastern Cape Weather Forecast

Drakensberg · South Africa
Issued: 7 pm Wed 14 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Sun night, light winds from the NNW by Mon night).

Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
clear
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
4600
9500
9450
5400
5300
5100
4600
7250
2400
km/h
35
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
20
NW
35
WNW
25
WNW
25
NW
30
NW
35
WNW
30
NW
50
NW
60
W
30
NW
40
WNW
20
WNW
25
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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 mm
0.1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.3
0.5
—
—
—
max °C
11
14
17
16
17
20
19
20
21
20
20
21
15
11
12
8
min °C
10
12
16
15
16
19
17
19
21
17
18
16
11
10
11
7
 chill °C
6
10
15
14
14
18
16
19
21
16
17
13
8
7
8
4
Freezing level m
4250
4400
4800
4800
4800
5000
5000
5000
5100
4900
4950
4750
4400
3950
4000
4000
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Sunrise
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5:28
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—
5:28
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—
5:26
—
—
5:26
—
—
5:24
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Sunset
—
—
6:17
—
—
6:19
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—
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 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds.

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

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Sun night, light winds from the NNW 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
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
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
Mthatha Airport
120 km SE
752m alt.
2 hours ago
21°C
clear
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 270 degs) was rejected.
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.
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.
1 hour ago
-

* 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.