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Sentinel Weather Forecast

Drakensberg · South Africa

Issued: 7 pm Tue 15 Sep Local Time

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3 Sentinel Elevations: 3 Forecast Elevations:

	Days 1–4 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Thu night. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Wed morning, min 2°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds.										Days 5–7 Weather Summary A dusting of snow. Milder later with heavy rain (total 27mm) on Sun night. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Sat night, min 2°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Fri night, calm by Mon afternoon).
		Wednesday 16			Thursday 17			Friday 18			Saturday 19			Sunday 20
	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night	AM	PM	night

	clear	clear	clear	rain shwrs	light rain	mod. rain	heavy rain	mod. rain	light rain	light rain	some clouds	rain shwrs	snow shwrs	light rain	risk tstorm	heavy rain
Cloud base (m)	8800	9700	9500	2050	2000	2000	2000	2000	2000	2000	2450	2400	2500	2900	2500	2200
km/h	W	W	WNW	NNW	NNW	W	N	NNE	NE	ENE	NE	NNE	NNE	N	NNE	N
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cm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—
mm	—	—	—	0.8	2	6	25	6	5	0.9	—	0.2	2	1.9	1.3	16
max °C	7	8	8	8	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	5	4	5	4
min °C	6	8	8	5	4	3	3	2	2	2	3	4	2	4	4	2
chill °C	1	4	4	1	-1	-1	-2	-2	-1	-4	-2	0	-4	-1	-1	-3

Freezing level m	4300	4500	4450	4150	3850	3750	3600	3650	3700	3550	3650	3800	3450	3850	3850	3600

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	—	—	5:57	—	—	5:58	—	—	5:58	—	—	5:59	—	—	5:59	—

Sentinel Weather (Days 0-3):

The weather forecast for Sentinel is: Heavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Thu night. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Wed morning, min 2°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Sentinel Weather (Days 3-6):

A dusting of snow. Milder later with heavy rain (total 27mm) on Sun night. Mild temperatures (max 5°C on Sat night, min 2°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Fri night, calm by Mon afternoon).

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.	Wind obs. (17 kph from 60 degs) was rejected.	30 km
Giants Castle 84 km SE 1763m alt. 2 hours ago	12°C	No report.	Light winds from the SSW (13 kph at 200).
Ladysmith 88 km ENE 1041m alt. 3 hours ago	16°C	No report.	Wind obs. (7 kph from 80 degs) was rejected.
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. 1 hour 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.