Good Hope Weather Today · 7-Day Forecast
Clear Skies Over the Prairie
Not a cloud between here and the mountains — settlers advised to wear a hat.
Warmest Thursday at 37° · coldest night tonight at 14°
The short of it: Good Hope weather on Sunday, 8 November 2026: local time, 30 °C (85 °F) with clear skies, feeling like 28 °C (82 °F). Today’s high 32 °C (89 °F), low 14 °C (57 °F). No rain expected in the next 24 hours. Warnings in force: glass falling fast, heat warning. Source: Wanted Weather forecast service (global weather models), updated 17:30 local time.
GOOD HOPE, Sunday. — Folk about town may expect partly cloudy skies today, the mercury reaching near 32° and falling to 14° after dark. Old hands will call it a proper November day: the thirty-year average for Good Hope is 31°. Barely a breath of wind stirs from the SW, gusting to 14 km/h, and the glass is rising, a sign of settled weather.
Looking over the next 7 days, our correspondent reckons Thursday the pick at about 37°, while tonight will be the coldest at 14°. Rain or snow is due on 1 of them, some 3.9 mm in all. No frost is in sight.
For travellers weighing a journey, the Almanac shows a typical November in Good Hope brings highs near 31°, lows of 16° and about 58 mm of rain over the month. December is the warmest month here at 32°, July the coldest at 3°, and January the wettest with 82 mm. The best months to ride in are May and August.
The sun is up 13 h 13 min today, and the days are lengthening by about 1 minutes each. The station stands 1,254 m above the sea; nights in high country cool fast once the sun is down.
The Hours to Come
Temperature by the hour · rain & snow in the hour beneathThe hour-by-hour ledger
| Hour | Sky | Temp | Feels | Wind | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Now | Mostly clear | 31° | 28° | 8 km/h | – |
| 6 PM | Clear sky | 28° | 27° | 4 km/h | – |
| 7 PM | Mostly clear | 25° | 24° | 3 km/h | – |
| 8 PM | Mostly clear | 22° | 21° | 3 km/h | – |
| 9 PM | Clear sky | 19° | 19° | 3 km/h | – |
| 10 PM | Mostly clear | 18° | 16° | 16 km/h | – |
| 11 PM | Partly cloudy | 19° | 17° | 20 km/h | – |
| 12 AM | Partly cloudy | 19° | 16° | 19 km/h | – |
| 1 AM | Partly cloudy | 18° | 15° | 20 km/h | – |
| 2 AM | Partly cloudy | 17° | 14° | 19 km/h | – |
| 3 AM | Partly cloudy | 17° | 14° | 17 km/h | – |
| 4 AM | Partly cloudy | 17° | 14° | 19 km/h | – |
| 5 AM | Partly cloudy | 16° | 13° | 19 km/h | – |
| 6 AM | Partly cloudy | 16° | 13° | 19 km/h | – |
| 7 AM | Partly cloudy | 17° | 14° | 24 km/h | – |
| 8 AM | Partly cloudy | 19° | 14° | 27 km/h | – |
| 9 AM | Partly cloudy | 19° | 15° | 25 km/h | – |
| 10 AM | Partly cloudy | 21° | 17° | 23 km/h | – |
| 11 AM | Partly cloudy | 22° | 19° | 22 km/h | – |
| 12 PM | Mostly clear | 24° | 21° | 20 km/h | – |
| 1 PM | Mostly clear | 25° | 22° | 19 km/h | – |
| 2 PM | Mostly clear | 26° | 24° | 18 km/h | – |
| 3 PM | Mostly clear | 26° | 24° | 17 km/h | – |
| 4 PM | Mostly clear | 26° | 24° | 17 km/h | – |
Seven-Day Outlook · Classified
Highs in large type · pick a dayToday (Nov 8): partly cloudy, high 32°, low 14°, dry, gusts to 34 km/h. Sun up 5:25 AM, down 6:38 PM. Changeable skies expected — a day for both sun hat and coat.
Monday (Nov 9): partly cloudy, high 26°, low 16°, dry, gusts to 47 km/h. Sun up 5:24 AM, down 6:39 PM. Changeable skies expected — a day for both sun hat and coat.
Tuesday (Nov 10): overcast, high 32°, low 15°, dry, gusts to 27 km/h. Sun up 5:24 AM, down 6:40 PM. Cloud lies thick and low. The light is dim and the air is still.
Wednesday (Nov 11): mostly clear, high 36°, low 18°, dry, gusts to 21 km/h. Sun up 5:23 AM, down 6:40 PM. A stray cloud or two drifts over the plains; the sun keeps its hold on the day.
Thursday (Nov 12): partly cloudy, high 37°, low 17°, dry, gusts to 30 km/h. Sun up 5:23 AM, down 6:41 PM. Changeable skies expected — a day for both sun hat and coat.
Friday (Nov 13): thunderstorm, high 33°, low 20°, 3.3 mm of rain, gusts to 40 km/h. Sun up 5:22 AM, down 6:42 PM. Lightning and thunder expected — stay indoors and away from open ground.
Saturday (Nov 14): overcast, high 28°, low 19°, 0.6 mm of rain, gusts to 38 km/h. Sun up 5:22 AM, down 6:42 PM. Cloud lies thick and low. The light is dim and the air is still.
The Week in Figures
| Day | Low · High | Rain | Gusts | Daylight | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 14°32° | dry | 34 km/h | 13 h 13 min | |
| Monday | 16°26° | dry | 47 km/h | 13 h 15 min | |
| Tuesday | 15°32° | dry | 27 km/h | 13 h 16 min | |
| Wednesday | 18°36° | dry | 21 km/h | 13 h 17 min | |
| Thursday | 17°37° | dry | 30 km/h | 13 h 18 min | |
| Friday | 20°33° | 3.3 mm | 40 km/h | 13 h 20 min | |
| Saturday | 19°28° | 0.6 mm | 38 km/h | 13 h 20 min |
Warmest: Thursday at 37°. Wettest: Friday, 3.3 mm. Strongest gusts: Monday, 47 km/h.