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Ben Macdhui, Eastern Cape Weather Forecast

Drakensberg · South Africa
Issued: 1 pm Sun 18 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 3°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon night, near gales from the WNW by Tue night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Wed night, light winds from the WNW by Fri night).

Sun
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
some clouds
Cloud base (m)
3850
6400
2550
2400
2400
8850
9550
4900
4400
2550
km/h
50
NW
30
NW
30
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
25
NW
60
WNW
40
WNW
40
W
45
WNW
40
WNW
45
W
40
WNW
25
W
15
W
15
W
Weather map
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Weather map
Weather map
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
 mm
2
1
5
3
0.9
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
max °C
16
13
8
7
4
7
10
9
10
13
11
11
13
11
11
13
9
min °C
13
9
7
6
3
5
9
8
9
13
8
9
12
8
9
11
8
 chill °C
10
6
2
2
0
1
7
2
4
10
3
5
8
4
6
9
6
Freezing level m
4550
4300
3550
3400
3200
3450
3900
3950
4000
4300
4000
4000
4200
4000
4050
4100
4100
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
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5:24
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5:24
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—
5:22
—
—
5:22
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—
5:20
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—
Sunset
6:20
—
—
6:21
—
—
6:22
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—
6:22
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6:22
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6:23
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Ben Macdhui, Eastern Cape Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ben Macdhui, Eastern Cape is: Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 3°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon night, near gales from the WNW by Tue night).

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

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Wed night, light winds from the WNW 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
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 340 degs) was rejected.
78 km S
1511m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
Aliwal North Plaatkop
102 km WSW
1347m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (6 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
121 km SW
1603m alt.
57 minutes ago
-
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
-
17
Light winds from the SSW
(17 kph at 210).
Maser / oshoeshoe Airport
138 km NW
1523m alt.
2 hours ago
24°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
6
Light winds from the SSW
(6 kph at 200).
10.0 km
Low: broken
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
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 20).
173 km SSW
1065m alt.
57 minutes 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.