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Ben Macdhui, Eastern Cape Weather Forecast

Drakensberg · South Africa
Issued: 1 pm Sat 10 Oct Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat night, strong winds from the NW by Mon night).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue night, fresh winds from the WNW by Wed night).

Sat
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
some clouds
some clouds
clear
rain shwrs
light rain
mod. rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
clear
Cloud base (m)
4200
2850
4350
3350
6000
4300
4550
5300
2500
4450
4250
8950
4700
4750
km/h
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
35
W
30
NW
30
NW
35
NW
40
NW
20
WNW
35
W
25
WNW
20
WNW
30
WNW
40
WNW
25
WNW
30
NW
30
NW
Weather map
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Snowflake cm
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—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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 mm
0.5
1.2
1.5
0.6
0.9
—
—
—
0.1
4
8
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—
—
—
—
—
max °C
18
15
14
16
14
16
18
17
12
11
10
11
14
14
16
19
18
min °C
17
12
11
13
13
14
17
14
12
7
8
10
13
13
15
18
15
 chill °C
16
9
8
10
11
12
16
11
10
2
4
7
11
11
13
17
13
Freezing level m
4850
4500
4500
4500
4650
4550
4900
4800
4250
3750
4200
4050
4450
4600
4600
4850
4850
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
1411910111114138677101112141418141315141518161299111414161917
Sunrise
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—
5:33
—
—
5:33
—
—
5:31
—
—
5:31
—
—
5:28
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—
Sunset
6:15
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—
6:15
—
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6:15
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6:16
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6:16
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6:17
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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 morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat night, strong winds from the NW by Mon night).

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

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue night, fresh winds from the WNW by Wed 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.
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.
1 hour 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
-
Wind obs. (17 kph from 30 degs) was rejected.
Maser / oshoeshoe Airport
138 km NW
1523m alt.
2 hours ago
28°C
partially cloudy
Dry and partly cloudy.
7
Light winds from the N
(7 kph at 0).
10.0 km
Low: scattered
Mid: few
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.
1 hour 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.