Popple Peak weather
– Lat/Long: 29.23° S 29.41° E

Popple Peak Weather Forecast

Drakensberg · South Africa
Issued: 7 pm Thu 17 Sep Local Time
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Days 1–4 Weather Summary

A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Becoming milder with moderate rain (total 10mm) on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Sun morning, min 0°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 5–7 Weather Summary

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Tue night).

Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
AM
PM
night
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
rain showers
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
heavy snow
light snow
light snow
rain shwrs
clear
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
mod. rain
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
rain shwrs
risk tstorm
rain shwrs
Cloud base (m)
2200
2200
2200
2200
2500
2400
2450
2450
2900
2800
3450
4400
km/h
15
NE
10
NNE
5
ENE
15
NNW
20
W
10
SW
10
WNW
5
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
15
WNW
30
WNW
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Snowflake cm
13
4
4
 mm
0.7
0.3
0.1
0.4
9
5
0.2
3
3
0.2
4
2
max °C
2
0
1
4
7
7
7
8
8
7
8
8
7
9
9
9
min °C
0
0
1
1
5
6
6
7
6
6
7
8
7
8
9
8
 chill °C
-4
-4
-1
-2
1
4
6
5
4
4
4
7
5
6
7
5
Freezing level m
3050
3000
3200
3650
4100
4000
3950
4100
3950
4000
4100
4150
4050
4250
4300
4250
Sea lvl1000m2000m3000m4000m5000m
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Sunrise
5:56
5:54
5:54
5:52
5:52
Sunset
5:55
5:55
5:57
5:57
5:58

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Popple Peak Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Popple Peak is: A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu night. Becoming milder with moderate rain (total 10mm) on Sun afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 8°C on Sun morning, min 0°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Popple Peak Weather (Days 3-6):

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Tue night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Popple Peak at the specific elevation of 3000 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Popple Peak. 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
11 km ESE
1763m alt.
1 hour ago
12°C
No report.
Wind obs. (13 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
64 km S
1641m alt.
1 hour ago
13°C
No report.
4
Calm
(4 kph at 20).
Royal National Park
75 km WNW
1392m alt.
3 hours ago
14°C
No report.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
91 km ESE
1153m alt.
1 hour ago
16°C
No report.
Wind obs. (11 kph from 70 degs) was rejected.
105 km SSE
1219m alt.
2 hours ago
14°C
No report.
106 km ESE
702m alt.
1 hour ago
19°C
No report.
Wind obs. (6 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
Oribi Airport
107 km ESE
721m alt.
2 hours ago
18°C
No report.
Wind obs. (9 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
Port Edward
122 km SE
527m alt.
1 hour ago
-
4
Calm
(4 kph at 130).
141 km S
1443m alt.
1 hour ago
15°C
No report.
6
Light winds from the SSE
(6 kph at 150).
Bethlehem
151 km WNW
1687m alt.
2 hours ago
16°C
clear
No report.
17
Light winds from the ENE
(17 kph at 60).
30 km

* 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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