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Ben Macdhui, Eastern Cape Weather Forecast

Drakensberg · South Africa
Issued: 7 pm Wed 07 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Wed night, light winds from the NW by Fri night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the NW by Mon night).

Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
5050
5150
5050
4950
4200
4200
5450
4450
4900
km/h
45
WNW
45
WNW
45
W
40
WNW
35
WNW
35
W
20
NW
35
WNW
30
W
20
WNW
30
NW
20
WNW
20
NW
30
NW
30
NW
35
NW
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
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—
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 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.1
7
0.2
0.1
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max °C
11
13
16
14
16
19
17
17
20
17
15
17
14
16
18
17
min °C
10
11
16
14
14
18
15
16
19
13
15
17
13
15
17
14
 chill °C
6
7
14
12
12
17
13
14
18
11
13
16
12
13
16
13
Freezing level m
4300
4350
4700
4650
4700
4950
4850
4850
5050
4700
4550
4850
4600
4650
4850
4850
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Sunrise
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5:37
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5:35
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5:35
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5:33
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5:33
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Sunset
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—
6:14
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6:14
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6:15
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6:15
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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: Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Wed night, light winds from the NW by Fri night).

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

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the NW by Mon 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.
3 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.
9
Light winds from the SE
(9 kph at 130).
Aliwal North Plaatkop
102 km WSW
1347m alt.
3 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
13°C
clear
-
6
Light winds from the SE
(6 kph at 130).
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.
3 hours ago
15°C
No report.
17
Light winds from the SSW
(17 kph at 210).
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.
3 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.