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Ben Macdhui, Eastern Cape Weather Forecast

Drakensberg · South Africa
Issued: 1 am Sat 03 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue night, strong winds from the WNW by Thu afternoon).

Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
light rain
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
clear
light rain
rain shwrs
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
mod. rain
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
Cloud base (m)
2600
2450
4000
2600
3450
3350
3350
2450
2750
3950
km/h
10
WNW
10
SSW
20
ENE
5
ENE
15
NE
20
NW
5
NW
0
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
NNW
20
NW
25
WNW
35
WNW
45
WNW
45
W
40
WNW
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Snowflake cm
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—
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—
—
—
—
—
—
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 mm
—
0.3
1.2
0.1
4
1.5
—
1.1
0.2
—
0.1
0.5
4
7
0.6
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—
—
max °C
10
11
7
8
9
8
10
11
10
11
11
9
8
10
11
12
15
13
min °C
8
10
6
7
7
7
8
10
8
9
11
8
8
9
10
11
14
12
 chill °C
6
9
3
6
4
5
6
10
5
7
9
6
5
6
7
7
11
9
Freezing level m
3850
3900
3600
3650
3500
3700
3850
3950
3950
4100
4100
3950
3650
3800
4250
4200
4600
4550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
5:43
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5:43
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—
5:41
—
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5:39
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—
5:39
—
—
5:37
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Sunset
—
6:09
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6:10
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6:12
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6:12
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6:13
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6:14
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Ben Macdhui, Eastern Cape Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ben Macdhui, Eastern Cape is: Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

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

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue night, strong winds from the WNW by Thu 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.
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
13°C
No report.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
Mthatha Airport
120 km SE
752m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
clear
Mist -.
11
Light winds from the WNW
(11 kph at 290).
4.0 km
Low: broken
Mid: broken
121 km SW
1603m alt.
2 hours 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.
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).
173 km SSW
1065m alt.
2 hours 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.