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Ben Macdhui, Eastern Cape Weather Forecast

Drakensberg · South Africa
Issued: 1 pm Fri 02 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, near gales from the WNW by Thu morning).

Fri
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
some clouds
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
some clouds
light rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
risk tstorm
Cloud base (m)
4500
9550
2450
2350
2750
3700
2450
3550
3800
3500
3650
3500
4100
km/h
5
S
10
N
15
WNW
5
WNW
20
ENE
5
E
15
NE
20
WNW
5
NW
5
W
15
WNW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
30
NW
20
W
35
NW
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
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 mm
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—
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0.1
0.5
0.5
4
0.1
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1.7
0.2
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.2
4
3
max °C
12
10
10
11
9
9
8
8
10
10
10
11
12
11
12
12
11
min °C
12
9
9
11
7
8
8
6
8
10
9
10
11
9
10
11
10
 chill °C
12
7
7
10
4
8
6
2
7
10
7
8
9
7
8
9
8
Freezing level m
4250
4000
3850
3950
3650
3700
3650
3500
3900
4000
3900
4150
4200
4100
4100
4100
4200
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
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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
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Sunset
6:09
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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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Ben Macdhui, Eastern Cape Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Ben Macdhui, Eastern Cape is: Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

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

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, near gales from the WNW by Thu morning).

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
78 km S
1511m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Wind obs. (9 kph from 130 degs) was rejected.
120 km SE
752m alt.
33 minutes ago
25°C
clear
-
22
Moderate winds from the ESE
(22 kph at 120).
Mthatha Airport
120 km SE
752m alt.
3 hours ago
28°C
clear
-
7
Light winds from the S
(7 kph at 170).
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.
9
Light winds from the NNE
(9 kph at 30).
173 km SSW
1065m alt.
1 hour ago
-
Coffee Bay
187 km SE
161m alt.
1 hour ago
No report.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 360 degs) was rejected.
Dohne -Agr
214 km S
901m alt.
2 hours ago
17°C
No report.
13
Light winds from the NE
(13 kph at 50).
Giants Castle
215 km NE
1763m alt.
2 hours ago
12°C
No report.
13
Light winds from the NNE
(13 kph at 20).
Port Edward
230 km ENE
527m alt.
1 hour ago
21°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).

* 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.