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Ben Macdhui, Eastern Cape Weather Forecast

Drakensberg · South Africa
Issued: 1 am Mon 05 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

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

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Thu morning, light winds from the NNW by Fri night).

Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
some clouds
rain shwrs
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
3150
3800
3650
2650
2650
4000
4150
9200
4950
km/h
5
NW
10
NW
25
NW
45
NW
35
NW
25
WNW
30
NW
35
WNW
45
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
W
25
W
10
N
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
Weather map
Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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 mm
—
0.3
—
—
0.4
4
0.3
0.1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.1
3
max °C
10
11
11
11
10
9
10
13
11
13
16
14
15
18
16
17
18
15
min °C
9
10
8
9
10
7
7
13
10
11
15
13
14
17
15
17
16
13
 chill °C
8
10
4
5
6
4
3
10
6
7
13
10
11
16
15
16
14
12
Freezing level m
3900
4150
4000
4050
4000
3800
3900
4350
4400
4300
4650
4500
4550
4800
4750
4750
4700
4550
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
677665699912111113131313111011101010891311121614151816171714
Sunrise
5:41
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—
5:39
—
—
5:39
—
—
5:37
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—
5:35
—
—
5:35
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—
Sunset
—
6:12
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—
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 Wed afternoon, 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):

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Thu morning, light winds from the NNW by Fri 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.
1 hour 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.
1 hour ago
13°C
No report.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
Mthatha Airport
120 km SE
752m alt.
3 hours ago
14°C
clear
-
2
Calm
(2 kph at 230).
121 km SW
1603m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
No report.
11
Light winds from the NNE
(11 kph at 30).
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.
1 hour ago
15°C
No report.
17
Light winds from the NNE
(17 kph at 30).
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).
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.