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Ben Macdhui, Eastern Cape Weather Forecast

Drakensberg · South Africa
Issued: 1 pm Mon 05 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Wed night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat night).

Mon
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
Cloud base (m)
2750
3700
3700
2750
3050
3550
4900
4750
km/h
10
WNW
25
NW
35
NW
25
NW
15
NW
40
WNW
25
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
W
20
WNW
15
W
15
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
0.7
0.1
—
0.6
3
0.4
0.2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.1
max °C
11
11
10
10
9
10
12
11
13
16
14
15
17
15
18
20
17
min °C
10
8
9
9
7
8
11
9
11
15
13
14
17
14
16
19
14
 chill °C
10
4
6
6
4
5
8
6
7
13
10
12
16
13
15
19
12
Freezing level m
4150
4000
4000
3850
3650
3900
4250
4350
4350
4700
4550
4600
4800
4650
4800
5000
4750
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
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5:39
—
—
5:39
—
—
5:37
—
—
5:35
—
—
5:35
—
—
Sunset
6:12
—
—
6:12
—
—
6:13
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—
6:14
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6:14
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6:15
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Ben Macdhui, Eastern Cape Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ben Macdhui, Eastern Cape is: Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Wed night).

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

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat 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.
2 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.
2 hours ago
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
Mthatha Airport
120 km SE
752m alt.
2 hours ago
25°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
15
Light winds from the ESE
(15 kph at 110).
10.0 km
Low: broken
121 km SW
1603m alt.
55 minutes ago
14°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.
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.
2 hours ago
15°C
No report.
Wind obs. (17 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.
Maser / oshoeshoe Airport
138 km NW
1523m alt.
3 hours ago
21°C
clear
-
17
Light winds from the W
(17 kph at 280).
10.0 km
Low: few
Mid: few
141 km E
1443m alt.
2 hours ago
15°C
No report.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
165 km NE
1641m alt.
2 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.