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

Drakensberg · South Africa
Issued: 7 am Tue 15 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–3 Weather Summary

A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 10°C on Wed afternoon, min 0°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Tue morning, light winds from the NNE by Thu afternoon).

Days 4–6 Weather Summary

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Becoming milder with moderate rain (total 16mm) heaviest on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Sat night, min 0°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Sat morning).

Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
heavy rain
some clouds
clear
clear
clear
some clouds
rain shwrs
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
light snow
some clouds
some clouds
some clouds
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
heavy rain
Cloud base (m)
3650
8800
8900
5400
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2200
2550
8150
6600
4150
2750
2250
km/h
50
WNW
20
W
20
WNW
30
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
20
NW
5
NNE
15
N
5
NNE
5
ENE
15
NE
35
NNW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
10
NNW
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Weather map
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Snowflake cm
2
3
5
4
1
1
 mm
0.3
0.5
1.9
13
max °C
3
5
7
9
10
6
1
2
1
0
1
2
5
7
8
7
5
4
min °C
1
5
6
8
9
2
1
1
0
0
1
0
4
7
7
6
4
2
 chill °C
-7
-1
3
4
6
-4
-3
-1
-3
-5
0
-5
-2
3
4
3
0
-4
Freezing level m
3850
4050
4300
4600
4500
3750
3550
3400
3450
3300
3450
3600
4100
4400
4450
4200
3950
3650
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
6:00
5:58
5:58
5:56
5:54
5:54
Sunset
5:53
5:54
5:54
5:55
5:55
5:57

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

The weather forecast for Giant's Castle is: A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 10°C on Wed afternoon, min 0°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Tue morning, light winds from the NNE by Thu afternoon).

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

A light covering of new snow mostly falling on Fri morning. Becoming milder with moderate rain (total 16mm) heaviest on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Sat night, min 0°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Sat morning).

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.
2 hours ago
12°C
No report.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
52 km ENE
1393m alt.
3 hours ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 330).
53 km S
1641m alt.
3 hours ago
13°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 20).
53 km NE
1132m alt.
3 hours ago
16°C
No report.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
80 km ESE
1153m alt.
3 hours ago
16°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
Royal National Park
88 km WNW
1392m alt.
3 hours ago
14°C
No report.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
90 km NNE
1041m alt.
3 hours ago
16°C
No report.
Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
91 km SSE
1219m alt.
3 hours ago
14°C
No report.
95 km ESE
702m alt.
3 hours ago
19°C
No report.
6
Light winds from the E
(6 kph at 80).
Oribi Airport
96 km ESE
721m alt.
3 hours ago
18°C
No report.
9
Light winds from the E
(9 kph at 80).

* 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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