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Otse Weather Today · 7-Day Forecast

A Clear Night Under the Stars

Not a cloud between here and the mountains — settlers advised to wear a hat.

Warmest Thursday at 40° · coldest night Tuesday at 15°

The short of it: Otse weather on Saturday, 7 November 2026: local time, 28 °C (83 °F) with clear skies, feeling like 28 °C (82 °F). Today’s high 36 °C (97 °F), low 18 °C (65 °F). No rain expected in the next 24 hours. Warnings in force: heat warning. Source: Open-Meteo forecast models, updated 19:30 local time.

OTSE, Saturday. — An overcast sky is the word from the Otse station, with a high of 36° and a low of 18°. Count it a gift: 5° above the November average of 31° for these parts. Winds are light from the SW, gusting to 13 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 40°, while Tuesday night will be the coldest at 15°. Not a drop is expected in that time. No frost is in sight.

For travellers weighing a journey, the Almanac shows a typical November in Otse brings highs near 31°, lows of 17° and about 65 mm of rain over the month. October is the warmest month here at 31°, July the coldest at 3°, and January the wettest with 73 mm. The best months to ride in are May and August.

The sun is up 13 h 11 min today, and the days are lengthening by about 1 minutes each. The station stands 1,083 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 beneath
The hour-by-hour ledger
HourSkyTempFeelsWindRain
NowMostly clear30°29°7 km/h–
8 PMClear sky27°27°4 km/h–
9 PMMostly clear25°26°3 km/h–
10 PMMostly clear23°24°2 km/h–
11 PMMostly clear21°21°5 km/h–
12 AMMostly clear20°19°6 km/h–
1 AMMostly clear20°18°7 km/h–
2 AMMostly clear19°18°6 km/h–
3 AMMostly clear19°17°5 km/h–
4 AMMostly clear18°16°5 km/h–
5 AMPartly cloudy17°15°4 km/h–
6 AMPartly cloudy17°15°4 km/h–
7 AMMostly clear19°18°4 km/h–
8 AMMostly clear22°21°4 km/h–
9 AMClear sky25°24°3 km/h–
10 AMClear sky28°27°2 km/h–
11 AMClear sky31°30°1 km/h–
12 PMClear sky32°32°1 km/h–
1 PMClear sky34°33°4 km/h–
2 PMClear sky35°33°6 km/h–
3 PMClear sky35°32°8 km/h–
4 PMClear sky34°31°9 km/h–
5 PMClear sky33°30°8 km/h–
6 PMClear sky31°29°6 km/h–

Seven-Day Outlook · Classified

Highs in large type · pick a day

Today (Nov 7): overcast, high 36°, low 18°, 0.1 mm of rain, gusts to 26 km/h. Sun up 5:25 AM, down 6:36 PM. Cloud lies thick and low. The light is dim and the air is still.

The Almanac · Otse Month by Month

Climate normals 1991–2020 · pick a month
PrecipitationAverage highAverage low

November in Otse, by the numbers

Warmth rank
4th warmest of 12
Rain rank
4th wettest of 12
Versus October
about the same, 37 mm more rain
Versus December
about the same
Day–night spread
14°
Snow season
seldom any
Daylight, mid-month
13 h 22 min
Average wind
11 km/h
Fair
The Almanac Speaks
November
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Days run hot, near 31° in the afternoon; ride early and rest at noon. Wet spells are common — about 65 mm, the 4th wettest month.

Otse in November: the full almanac →

Climate of Otse by month
MonthHighLowRainWindDaylightVisit
January31°18°73 mm9 km/h13 h 32 min✦✦
February31°18°69 mm9 km/h12 h 58 min✦✦✦
March29°16°58 mm8 km/h12 h 18 min✦✦✦✦
April26°12°28 mm8 km/h11 h 32 min✦✦✦✦✦
May24°7°10 mm7 km/h10 h 55 min✦✦✦✦✦
June21°4°4.0 mm8 km/h10 h 35 min✦✦✦✦✦
July21°3°1.0 mm8 km/h10 h 43 min✦✦✦✦✦
August24°6°2.0 mm10 km/h11 h 15 min✦✦✦✦✦
September29°11°8.0 mm12 km/h11 h 59 min✦✦✦✦✦
October31°16°28 mm13 km/h12 h 44 min✦✦✦✦
November31°17°65 mm11 km/h13 h 22 min✦✦✦
December31°18°73 mm10 km/h13 h 41 min✦✦

Questions Readers Ask about Otse

Answered from the wire & the Almanac

What is the weather in Otse today?

Right now it is 28 °C (83 °F) with clear skies; it feels like 28 °C (82 °F). Today’s high is 36 °C (97 °F) and tonight’s low 18 °C (65 °F). No rain is expected in the next 24 hours.

Will it rain in Otse this week?

No — the next 7 days look dry, with no rain worth measuring.

Are there any weather warnings for Otse?

Yes: heat warning. See Warnings & Notices for the details.

What is the warmest month in Otse?

October, with an average high of 31 °C (88 °F). The coldest is July, when nights average 3 °C (38 °F). The wettest month is January (73 mm (2.9 in)), according to TerraClimate climate normals for 1991–2020.

When is the best time to visit Otse?

May and August. May brings highs near 24 °C (75 °F) and about 10 mm (0.39 in) of rain; August highs near 24 °C (76 °F) and 2.0 mm (0.08 in). The Almanac rates every month from 1 to 5 for warmth, dryness and rainfall, using 1991–2020 climate normals.

Does it snow in Otse?

Hardly ever — even the coldest month averages 3 °C (38 °F) at night, so lasting snow is rare.

Neighbouring Towns

November averages · distance by the crow’s flight
TownDistanceHighLowRain
Ramotswa Station/TaungSouth-East7 km NW32°17°64 mm
KgomokasitwaNgwaketsi14 km SW31°16°63 mm
RamotswaSouth-East21 km NE32°18°72 mm
LobatseLobatse24 km SSW31°16°65 mm
LotlhakaneNgwaketsi29 km WSW31°16°63 mm
ManyanaNgwaketsi31 km NNW32°17°66 mm
MmankgodiKweneng33 km NNW32°17°68 mm
GabaneKweneng39 km N32°18°72 mm

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The Editor’s Remark

“Weather is the only news that never grows stale. Each morning the sky writes its own front page, and we at Wanted Weather are but its telegraph operators.”— J. Whitmore, Editor