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Ben Macdhui, Eastern Cape Weather Forecast

Drakensberg · South Africa
Issued: 1 pm Sun 13 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 10mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 3°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NNW on Sun night, strong winds from the NNW by Mon afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow heaviest on Fri afternoon. Turning milder with heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 11°C on Wed afternoon, min 0°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod snow
light snow
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
mod. rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
clear
clear
rain shwrs
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod. rain
mod. snow
light snow
Cloud base (m)
4500
5050
6200
3250
2350
3000
2550
2350
2350
2350
2350
2350
2350
km/h
25
WNW
25
NNW
35
NNW
30
NW
35
NW
30
NW
30
WNW
30
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
ENE
20
NE
15
ENE
30
E
25
NE
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Snowflake cm
6
5
 mm
6
3
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.8
2
6
4
max °C
14
13
13
14
6
5
7
8
9
11
10
6
6
4
3
1
2
min °C
14
12
12
9
3
3
6
6
8
10
6
5
5
3
2
1
0
 chill °C
12
9
9
5
-2
-3
1
1
4
7
3
2
2
-2
-2
-4
-7
Freezing level m
4400
4400
4300
3900
3000
3050
3550
3800
3850
4050
3700
3500
3400
3350
3000
2650
3200
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Sunrise
6:07
6:05
6:05
6:03
6:03
Sunset
5:59
5:59
6:00
6:00
6:00
6:01

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

The weather forecast for Ben Macdhui, Eastern Cape is: Light rain (total 10mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 3°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NNW on Sun night, strong winds from the NNW by Mon afternoon).

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

A moderate fall of snow heaviest on Fri afternoon. Turning milder with heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 11°C on Wed afternoon, min 0°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

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
13°C
No report.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
Mthatha Airport
120 km SE
752m alt.
2 hours ago
24°C
clear
-
11
Light winds from the SE
(11 kph at 130).
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.
1 hour 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
25°C
clear
-
20
Moderate winds from the W
(20 kph at 270).
10.0 km
Low: few
141 km E
1443m alt.
1 hour ago
15°C
No report.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 150 degs) was rejected.
165 km NE
1641m alt.
1 hour 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.