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Sentinel Weather Forecast

Drakensberg · South Africa

Issued: 7 pm Sun 13 Sep Local Time

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3 Sentinel Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Drizzle at first, then turning colder with dusting of snow on Mon night. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Mon afternoon, min 1°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sun night, near gales from the WNW by Tue afternoon).										Days 5–7 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Fri afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Wed night, min 1°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Thu night, strong winds from the E by Fri night).
		Monday 14			Tuesday 15			Wednesday 16			Thursday 17			Friday 18
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	clear	snow shwrs	snow shwrs	rain shwrs	clear	clear	clear	clear	rain shwrs	heavy rain	heavy rain	heavy rain	light snow	light snow
Cloud base (m)		9350	4550	4150	3450	3550	8800		9700	1800	2200	2050	2000	2050	2000	2000
km/h	NW	N	NW	NW	WNW	W	W	W	W	NNW	NNW	NW	NNE	NNE	E	ENE
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cm	—	—	—	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	1
mm	—	—	—	0.7	—	0.7	—	—	—	—	1.8	13	16	17	—	—
max °C	8	7	9	7	2	4	7	8	9	8	6	6	3	3	2	2
min °C	6	6	9	1	1	3	3	7	8	6	5	4	2	2	2	1
chill °C	2	2	5	-6	-6	-4	-3	3	5	2	0	-1	-2	-3	-3	-6

Freezing level m	4250	4200	4400	3400	3450	3850	4200	4450	4450	4300	3900	3900	3700	3600	3500	3500

	—	6:03	—	—	6:01	—	—	6:01	—	—	6:00	—	—	5:58	—	—
	—	—	5:55	—	—	5:57	—	—	5:57	—	—	5:58	—	—	5:58	—

Sentinel Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Sentinel is: Drizzle at first, then turning colder with dusting of snow on Mon night. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Mon afternoon, min 1°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sun night, near gales from the WNW by Tue afternoon).

Sentinel Weather (Days 3-6):

Heavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Later becoming colder with a dusting of snow on Fri afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Wed night, min 1°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Thu night, strong winds from the E by Fri night).

This table gives the weather forecast for Sentinel at the specific elevation of 3165 m. Our advanced weather models allow us to provide distinct weather forecasts for several elevations of Sentinel. 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	Cloud Visibility Cloud / Visibility
Royal National Park 9 km NE 1392m alt. 3 hours ago	14°C	No report.	Wind obs. (6 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
Van Reenen 64 km NE 1680m alt. 3 hours ago	12°C	No report.	Wind obs. (6 kph from 140 degs) was rejected.
Bethlehem 76 km WNW 1687m alt. 3 hours ago	16°C	No report.	Light winds from the WSW (17 kph at 240).	30 km
Giants Castle 84 km SE 1763m alt. 52 minutes ago	12°C	No report.	Wind obs. (13 kph from 20 degs) was rejected.
Ladysmith 88 km ENE 1041m alt. 3 hours ago	16°C	No report.	Light winds from the E (7 kph at 80).
Ficksburg 96 km WSW 1574m alt. 3 hours ago	17°C	No report.	Wind obs. (7 kph from 250 degs) was rejected.
Estcourt 102 km ESE 1132m alt. 3 hours ago	16°C	No report.	Wind obs. (6 kph from 350 degs) was rejected.
Mooi River 121 km ESE 1393m alt. 3 hours ago		-	Calm (4 kph at 330).
Mooi River 121 km ESE 1393m alt. 3 hours ago		-	Calm (4 kph at 330).
Shaleburn 127 km SSE 1641m alt. 52 minutes ago	13°C	No report.	Calm (4 kph at 20).

* 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.