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– Lat/Long: 30.63° S 27.93° E

Ben Macdhui, Eastern Cape
Weather Forecast, South Africa

Issued: 1 pm Tue 01 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Thu night. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Fri morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 2°C on Thu night). Mainly severe gales.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat afternoon, min 2°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun afternoon).

Tue
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
heavy rain
light snow
light rain
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
heavy rain
light snow
light rain
light rain
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
4600
9650
4600
4000
2400
2350
2350
2350
6200
2800
4250
3150
2850
4800
km/h
40
WNW
40
NW
40
NW
40
NW
65
NW
60
NW
60
NW
25
SE
50
ESE
45
ENE
25
NE
15
NNW
5
NNE
10
ENE
10
NNE
5
NE
15
N
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Snowflake cm
1
 mm
0.1
25
7
1.1
0.2
1.4
0.5
0.4
4
3
max °C
14
12
13
14
13
13
15
8
3
3
7
10
11
8
8
9
8
min °C
13
11
12
14
12
11
14
2
2
2
5
7
9
6
8
7
7
 chill °C
10
7
9
11
8
6
10
-4
-5
-5
-1
4
8
3
6
6
6
Freezing level m
4200
4200
4200
4350
4300
4150
4350
3200
2800
3200
4200
4100
3850
3900
3700
3650
3850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
109910108102-1077755551412131413121553369107888
Sunrise
6:22
6:20
6:20
6:18
6:18
Sunset
5:52
5:52
5:52
5:53
5:53
5:54

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

The weather forecast for Ben Macdhui, Eastern Cape is: Heavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Thu night. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Fri morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 2°C on Thu night). Mainly severe gales.

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

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat afternoon, min 2°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun afternoon).

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.
48 minutes ago
15°C
No report.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 340 degs) was rejected.
78 km S
1511m alt.
48 minutes ago
13°C
No report.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
Aliwal North Plaatkop
102 km WSW
1347m alt.
48 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
26°C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the SSE
(11 kph at 150).
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.
48 minutes ago
15°C
No report.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.
141 km E
1443m alt.
48 minutes ago
15°C
No report.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
165 km NE
1641m alt.
48 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.