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Ben Macdhui, Eastern Cape Weather Forecast

Drakensberg · South Africa
Issued: 7 pm Sat 12 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 4°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Mon night, moderate winds from the WNW by Tue afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed afternoon, min 2°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
mod. rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
light rain
light rain
light rain
Cloud base (m)
6950
4500
8550
2900
2350
2500
3000
6000
2450
2400
2350
km/h
30
WNW
25
WNW
30
NW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
40
NW
30
NW
20
WNW
20
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
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Snowflake cm
 mm
0.4
9
1.1
0.4
0.2
0.5
0.3
max °C
11
12
14
13
14
14
8
5
7
7
10
11
10
7
6
5
min °C
10
11
14
12
12
10
4
4
6
6
8
11
7
6
6
4
 chill °C
6
8
12
9
9
7
-2
-2
2
3
6
10
5
4
4
1
Freezing level m
4100
4100
4400
4350
4300
4000
3100
3100
3450
3450
3900
4050
3900
3500
3650
3650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
88101098213467644411121413131265779119765
Sunrise
6:09
6:07
6:05
6:05
6:03
Sunset
5:59
5:59
6:00
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: Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 4°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Mon night, moderate winds from the WNW by Tue afternoon).

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

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed afternoon, min 2°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

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.
39 minutes 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.
39 minutes ago
13°C
No report.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
Mthatha Airport
120 km SE
752m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
clear
-
13
Light winds from the SSE
(13 kph at 160).
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.
39 minutes ago
15°C
No report.
17
Light winds from the NNE
(17 kph at 30).
141 km E
1443m alt.
39 minutes ago
15°C
No report.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
165 km NE
1641m alt.
39 minutes ago
13°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 20).
173 km SSW
1065m alt.
1 hour 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.