Giant's Castle weather
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Giant's Castle (Giant-s Castle) Weather Forecast

Drakensberg · South Africa
Issued: 7 pm Wed 23 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed night. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the NW by Sat afternoon).

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Sat night, min 0°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Sat night, calm by Tue afternoon).

Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
night
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PM
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PM
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rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
clear
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
light rain
cloudy
cloudy
cloudy
Cloud base (m)
4300
4000
8750
3750
3550
3900
2250
3300
2200
2200
2200
2200
km/h
5
SW
10
SW
10
S
15
WSW
15
SSW
10
SSE
10
W
25
NW
40
NW
50
NW
20
W
10
W
20
NNW
25
NW
25
W
15
NW
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Snowflake cm
 mm
3
0.8
3
3
0.1
0.2
0.3
8
1
4
1.5
max °C
6
5
6
7
8
8
7
7
9
9
7
6
3
1
2
1
min °C
5
5
6
6
7
8
7
7
9
5
6
4
2
1
1
0
 chill °C
3
3
4
5
3
6
6
4
5
0
1
1
-1
-5
-5
-4
Freezing level m
4100
4150
4250
4300
4400
4450
4350
4350
4550
4300
4350
4050
3600
3550
3550
3250
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Sunrise
5:48
5:48
5:47
5:45
5:43
Sunset
5:59
5:59
6:00
6:00
6:00

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Giant's Castle Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Giant's Castle is: Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed night. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, strong winds from the NW by Sat afternoon).

Giant's Castle Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Sat night, min 0°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Sat night, calm by Tue afternoon).

This table gives the weather forecast for Giant's Castle at the specific elevation of 3280 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Giant's Castle. 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
Giants Castle
9 km NNE
1763m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
No report.
13
Light winds from the SSW
(13 kph at 200).
53 km S
1641m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 20).
53 km NE
1132m alt.
1 hour ago
16°C
No report.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
80 km ESE
1153m alt.
1 hour ago
16°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
Royal National Park
88 km WNW
1392m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
No report.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
90 km NNE
1041m alt.
1 hour ago
16°C
No report.
7
Light winds from the E
(7 kph at 80).
91 km SSE
1219m alt.
1 hour ago
14°C
No report.
95 km ESE
702m alt.
1 hour ago
19°C
No report.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
Oribi Airport
96 km ESE
721m alt.
1 hour ago
18°C
No report.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
Van Reenen
108 km N
1680m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
No report.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.

* 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.

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