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Ben Macdhui, Eastern Cape Weather Forecast

Drakensberg · South Africa
Issued: 1 pm Tue 15 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed afternoon, min 2°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the N by Wed night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night will be washed away by heavy rain (total 53mm) on Fri night. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat afternoon, min 2°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Fri afternoon, calm by Mon morning).

Tue
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
light snow
light snow
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
mod rain
heavy rain
rain shwrs
clear
clear
some clouds
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
light snow
light snow
cloudy
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
mod. rain
heavy rain
Cloud base (m)
8000
9300
2350
2550
2350
2450
2350
2350
2350
2350
2400
2350
2400
2600
2350
km/h
45
WNW
35
NW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
N
25
N
15
N
20
NNE
30
ENE
35
ENE
25
NE
5
N
10
NE
10
N
10
NE
10
NE
5
ENE
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Snowflake cm
4
5
 mm
0.1
0.2
0.4
3
3
14
3
23
0.6
6
15
max °C
6
8
9
11
8
5
6
5
4
3
6
9
11
10
11
11
9
min °C
5
6
8
11
5
5
6
4
2
2
2
7
9
8
10
9
5
 chill °C
-1
1
4
8
1
1
2
0
-4
-4
-4
5
8
6
8
7
2
Freezing level m
3350
3850
3800
4050
3800
3600
3750
3500
3050
3300
3650
4200
4200
4350
4100
3950
3750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
24575343113788874679117565334810911107
Sunrise
6:05
6:03
6:03
6:01
6:00
Sunset
6:00
6:00
6:00
6:01
6:01
6:02

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

The weather forecast for Ben Macdhui, Eastern Cape is: Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed afternoon, min 2°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the N by Wed night).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri night will be washed away by heavy rain (total 53mm) on Fri night. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat afternoon, min 2°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Fri afternoon, calm by Mon morning).

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.
3 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.
3 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
26°C
clear
-
26
Moderate winds from the NW
(26 kph at 310).
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.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.
131 km WNW
1420m alt.
3 hours ago
15°C
No report.
17
Light winds from the NNE
(17 kph at 30).
Maser / oshoeshoe Airport
138 km NW
1523m alt.
2 hours ago
16°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
28
Moderate winds from the WNW
(28 kph at 290).
10.0 km
Low: broken
141 km E
1443m alt.
3 hours ago
15°C
No report.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
165 km NE
1641m alt.
3 hours 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.