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

Drakensberg · South Africa

Issued: 1 pm Thu 17 Sep Local Time

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Issued: 1 pm Thu 17 Sep Local Time

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3 Giant's Castle Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Light rain (total 2mm) on Thu afternoon. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sat morning, min -2°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sat morning, calm by Sun morning).											Days 5–7 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Wed morning, min 3°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.
	Thu 17		Friday 18			Saturday 19			Sunday 20			Monday 21			Tuesday 22
	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	light snow	heavy snow	light snow	light snow	some clouds	clear	rain shwrs	clear	clear	mod. rain	light rain	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	rain shwrs	risk tstorm	rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)	2200	2200	2200	2200	2250	2350	2350			3050	4700	3550	2450	3900		3250	3900
km/h	NE	NE	ENE	NNW	NNW	W	SW	NW	SW	NNW	WNW	W	NW	WNW	W	WNW	W
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cm	2	16	4	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
mm	1.9	—	—	—	—	—	0.1	—	—	7	4	0.4	3	3	0.3	3	0.8
max °C	2	-1	-2	0	4	6	4	6	6	6	5	5	5	6	6	6	6
min °C	0	-1	-2	-1	0	6	4	4	6	3	4	5	4	4	6	6	6
chill °C	-3	-3	-7	-5	-2	1	1	4	6	-1	0	3	4	1	3	4	2

Freezing level m	3250	3050	2950	3250	3950	4200	3900	4050	4150	3850	4000	4050	4100	4050	4200	4250	4250

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	5:54	—	—	5:55	—	—	5:55	—	—	5:57	—	—	5:57	—	—	5:58	—

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

The weather forecast for Giant's Castle is: Light rain (total 2mm) on Thu afternoon. Becoming colder with heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sat morning, min -2°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sat morning, calm by Sun morning).

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

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Wed morning, min 3°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

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.	Wind obs. (13 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
Mooi River 52 km ENE 1393m alt. 2 hours ago	6°C	No report.	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. 48 minutes 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. 48 minutes ago	14°C	No report.	Light winds from the E (6 kph at 80).
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.