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

Drakensberg · South Africa

Issued: 1 am Wed 16 Sep Local Time

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Issued: 1 am Wed 16 Sep Local Time

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3 Giant's Castle Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–3 Weather Summary A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Wed afternoon, min -1°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Wed night, light winds from the NNW by Thu morning).									Days 4–6 Weather Summary Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sun night. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Sat night, min 1°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNW on Sat night, calm by Mon afternoon).
	Wednesday 16			Thursday 17			Friday 18			Saturday 19			Sunday 20			Monday 21
	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	rain shwrs	light snow	light snow	light snow	mod. snow	light snow	light snow	some clouds	clear	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	risk tstorm	mod. rain	light rain	risk tstorm	rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)	9500		2200	2200	2200	2200	2200	2200	2200	2550	2400	2350	2200	2650	2300		2600	2450
km/h	W	NNW	NW	NNW	WNW	NNE	NE	NE	NE	N	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	E	SE
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cm	—	—	—	4	5	5	6	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	—	—	0.4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0.1	0.3	0.2	10	0.1	4	3
max °C	8	9	7	1	1	0	-1	0	1	2	4	6	4	4	3	4	3	4
min °C	7	8	2	0	0	0	-1	0	0	1	4	3	3	4	2	3	3	3
chill °C	3	5	-2	-3	-4	-5	-7	-4	-6	-5	-1	-4	-4	-2	-2	-1	3	1

Freezing level m	4500	4450	3750	3350	3350	3300	3150	3350	3500	3700	3950	3800	3800	3900	3550	3850	3800	3700

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

The weather forecast for Giant's Castle is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 9°C on Wed afternoon, min -1°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Wed night, light winds from the NNW by Thu morning).

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

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sun night. Mild temperatures (max 6°C on Sat night, min 1°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the NNW on Sat night, calm by Mon 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 Station	Temp.	Weather	Wind
Giants Castle 9 km NNE 1763m alt. 2 hours ago	12°C	No report.	Light winds from the SSW (13 kph at 200).
Mooi River 52 km ENE 1393m alt. 1 hour ago		-	Calm (4 kph at 330).
Shaleburn 53 km S 1641m alt. 2 hours ago	13°C	No report.	Calm (4 kph at 20).
Estcourt 53 km NE 1132m alt. 1 hour ago	16°C	No report.	Wind obs. (6 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
Cedara 80 km ESE 1153m alt. 2 hours 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.
Ladysmith 90 km NNE 1041m alt. 1 hour ago	16°C	No report.	Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
Ixopo 91 km SSE 1219m alt. 2 hours ago	14°C	No report.
Pietermaritzburg 95 km ESE 702m alt. 2 hours ago	19°C	No report.	Wind obs. (6 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
Oribi Airport 96 km ESE 721m alt. 2 hours ago	18°C	No report.	Wind obs. (9 kph from 80 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.