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Ben Macdhui, Eastern Cape Weather Forecast

Drakensberg · South Africa
Issued: 1 pm Sun 11 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the NW by Sat morning).

Sun
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
clear
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
some clouds
rain shwrs
clear
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
3500
5300
4700
5150
4800
4700
4000
4550
5650
5100
8950
km/h
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
30
NNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
25
WNW
20
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
20
NW
35
NW
30
WNW
25
NW
Weather map
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
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—
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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 mm
1.6
1.8
—
0.9
—
0.1
0.8
7
0.1
0.2
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—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
16
14
15
16
16
14
14
12
12
14
13
16
19
17
18
20
18
min °C
13
12
14
14
14
13
14
10
12
13
12
15
18
15
16
19
18
 chill °C
11
10
12
12
12
12
12
6
10
11
9
14
17
13
14
18
17
Freezing level m
4500
4550
4500
4650
4700
4450
4450
4300
4250
4450
4500
4600
4950
4850
4850
5000
4950
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
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5:33
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5:31
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5:31
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5:28
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5:28
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Sunset
6:15
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6:15
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6:16
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6:16
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6:17
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6:19
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Ben Macdhui, Eastern Cape Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ben Macdhui, Eastern Cape is: Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

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

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the NW by Sat 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.
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
30°C
clear
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 50).
121 km SW
1603m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 210 degs) was rejected.
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
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 210 degs) was rejected.
Maseru-Mia
136 km NW
1628m alt.
2 hours ago
21°C
thunderstorm
Thunderstorm but no precipitation falling at station.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
40 km
Mid: mostly cloudy
Maser / oshoeshoe Airport
138 km NW
1523m alt.
2 hours ago
21°C
clear
Thunderstorm -.
0
Calm
(0 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: few
141 km E
1443m alt.
1 hour ago
15°C
No report.
6
Light winds from the SSE
(6 kph at 150).

* 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.