Fontem Weather Today · 7-Day Forecast
Grey Sky Settles Over the Town
Cloud lies thick and low. The light is dim and the air is still.
Warmest Friday at 31° · coldest night Friday at 22°
The short of it: Fontem weather on Saturday, 7 November 2026: local time, 26 °C (78 °F) with an overcast sky, feeling like 31 °C (88 °F). Today’s high 29 °C (83 °F), low 22 °C (72 °F). Chance of rain 75% in the next 24 hours, about 6.0 mm (0.24 in). Warnings in force: thunderstorms expected. Source: Open-Meteo forecast models, updated 18:45 local time.
FONTEM, Saturday. — Thunder and hail is the word from the Fontem station, with a high of 29° and a low of 22°. Old hands will call it a proper November day: the thirty-year average for Fontem is 29°. Winds are light from the E, gusting to 7 km/h, and the glass is rising, a sign of settled weather.
Looking over the next 7 days, our correspondent reckons Friday the pick at about 31°, while Friday night will be the coldest at 22°. Rain or snow is due on 6 of them, some 66 mm in all. No frost is in sight.
For travellers weighing a journey, the Almanac shows a typical November in Fontem brings highs near 29°, lows of 20° and about 63 mm of rain over the month. February is the warmest month here at 31°, August the coldest at 19°, and September the wettest with 372 mm. The best months to ride in are November and December.
Daylight holds steady at 11 h 54 min. The station stands 1,284 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 | Overcast | 26° | 32° | 2 km/h | – |
| 7 PM | Overcast | 25° | 31° | 3 km/h | – |
| 8 PM | Fog | 25° | 30° | 4 km/h | – |
| 9 PM | Overcast | 24° | 29° | 4 km/h | – |
| 10 PM | Overcast | 24° | 29° | 3 km/h | – |
| 11 PM | Overcast | 23° | 28° | 3 km/h | – |
| 12 AM | Overcast | 23° | 28° | 3 km/h | – |
| 1 AM | Overcast | 23° | 27° | 2 km/h | – |
| 2 AM | Overcast | 23° | 27° | 2 km/h | – |
| 3 AM | Fog | 22° | 27° | 2 km/h | – |
| 4 AM | Showers | 22° | 27° | 2 km/h | 3.6 mm |
| 5 AM | Light showers | 22° | 27° | 3 km/h | 0.3 mm |
| 6 AM | Fog | 22° | 27° | 2 km/h | 0.1 mm |
| 7 AM | Overcast | 23° | 27° | 2 km/h | – |
| 8 AM | Overcast | 25° | 29° | 3 km/h | – |
| 9 AM | Overcast | 26° | 31° | 3 km/h | – |
| 10 AM | Overcast | 27° | 32° | 4 km/h | – |
| 11 AM | Overcast | 29° | 33° | 6 km/h | – |
| 12 PM | Overcast | 29° | 34° | 6 km/h | – |
| 1 PM | Overcast | 30° | 34° | 5 km/h | – |
| 2 PM | Overcast | 29° | 34° | 4 km/h | – |
| 3 PM | Overcast | 29° | 33° | 2 km/h | – |
| 4 PM | Light showers | 28° | 33° | 3 km/h | 0.3 mm |
| 5 PM | Thunderstorm | 27° | 32° | 3 km/h | 1.7 mm |
Seven-Day Outlook · Classified
Highs in large type · pick a dayToday (Nov 7): thunder & hail, high 29°, low 22°, 7.9 mm of rain, gusts to 14 km/h. Sun up 6:07 AM, down 6:01 PM. Thunder with hail expected. Shelter the stock and the tools.
Sunday (Nov 8): thunderstorm, high 30°, low 22°, 8.7 mm of rain, gusts to 16 km/h. Sun up 6:07 AM, down 6:01 PM. Lightning and thunder expected — stay indoors and away from open ground.
Monday (Nov 9): thunder & hail, high 29°, low 22°, 5.0 mm of rain, gusts to 17 km/h. Sun up 6:07 AM, down 6:01 PM. Thunder with hail expected. Shelter the stock and the tools.
Tuesday (Nov 10): thunder & hail, high 27°, low 22°, 8.0 mm of rain, gusts to 15 km/h. Sun up 6:07 AM, down 6:01 PM. Thunder with hail expected. Shelter the stock and the tools.
Wednesday (Nov 11): thunder & hail, high 30°, low 22°, 22 mm of rain, gusts to 14 km/h. Sun up 6:07 AM, down 6:01 PM. Thunder with hail expected. Shelter the stock and the tools.
Thursday (Nov 12): thunderstorm, high 30°, low 22°, 14 mm of rain, gusts to 12 km/h. Sun up 6:08 AM, down 6:01 PM. Lightning and thunder expected — stay indoors and away from open ground.
Friday (Nov 13): overcast, high 31°, low 22°, dry, gusts to 15 km/h. Sun up 6:08 AM, down 6:01 PM. Cloud lies thick and low. The light is dim and the air is still.