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Longnan 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 Tuesday at 14° · coldest night Tuesday at -3°

The short of it: Longnan weather on Sunday, 8 November 2026: local time, 11 °C (51 °F) with an overcast sky, feeling like 6 °C (42 °F). Today’s high 11 °C (51 °F), low 3 °C (37 °F). No rain expected in the next 24 hours. Notices: frost warning. Source: Open-Meteo forecast models, updated 13:45 local time.

LONGNAN, Sunday. — An overcast sky is the word from the Longnan station, with a high of 11° and a low of 3°. Old hands will call it a proper November day: the thirty-year average for Longnan is 12°. A brisk wind blows from the NNE, gusting to 18 km/h, and the glass is rising, a sign of settled weather.

Of the 3 days ahead, Tuesday looks the finest at near 14°, while Tuesday night will be the coldest at -3°. Not a drop is expected in that time. Those keeping stock should see to the water troughs, for ice is likely.

By the Almanac's reckoning, November in Longnan runs from 3° at night to 12° by day, with some 12 mm of rain. July is the warmest month here at 28°, January the coldest at -3°, and July the wettest with 106 mm. The best months to ride in are April and May.

The sun is up 10 h 38 min today, and the days are shortening by about 2 minutes each. The station stands 1,593 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
NowOvercast10°6°8 km/h–
2 PMOvercast11°6°10 km/h–
3 PMOvercast11°7°6 km/h–
4 PMOvercast10°6°6 km/h–
5 PMOvercast9°5°6 km/h–
6 PMOvercast8°4°5 km/h–
7 PMOvercast7°3°4 km/h–
8 PMOvercast6°3°3 km/h–
9 PMPartly cloudy5°2°2 km/h–
10 PMPartly cloudy4°1°2 km/h–
11 PMPartly cloudy3°0°1 km/h–
12 AMMostly clear3°0°1 km/h–
1 AMMostly clear2°-1°2 km/h–
2 AMMostly clear2°-2°2 km/h–
3 AMClear sky1°-2°1 km/h–
4 AMClear sky0°-3°1 km/h–
5 AMClear sky0°-4°2 km/h–
6 AMPartly cloudy-1°-5°2 km/h–
7 AMPartly cloudy-2°-5°3 km/h–
8 AMPartly cloudy-2°-5°2 km/h–
9 AMMostly clear0°-3°1 km/h–
10 AMMostly clear3°0°1 km/h–
11 AMMostly clear6°3°2 km/h–
12 PMClear sky8°5°3 km/h–

Seven-Day Outlook · Classified

Highs in large type · pick a day

Today (Nov 8): overcast, high 11°, low 3°, dry, gusts to 20 km/h. Sun up 7:25 AM, down 6:03 PM. Cloud lies thick and low. The light is dim and the air is still.

The Almanac · Longnan Month by Month

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

November in Longnan, by the numbers

Warmth rank
9th warmest of 12
Rain rank
9th wettest of 12
Versus October
5° colder, 36 mm less rain
Versus December
5° warmer
Day–night spread
9°
Snow season
seldom any
Daylight, mid-month
10 h 23 min
Average wind
5 km/h
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The year turns hard here: highs drop 5° from October to about 12°, with nights near 3°. Rain is scarce, about 12 mm, the 9th wettest month.

Longnan in November: the full almanac →

Climate of Longnan by month
MonthHighLowRainWindDaylightVisit
January6°-3°3.0 mm5 km/h10 h 10 min✦✦✦
February9°0°4.0 mm6 km/h10 h 57 min✦✦✦
March14°4°16 mm6 km/h11 h 53 min✦✦✦✦
April19°9°41 mm6 km/h12 h 58 min✦✦✦✦✦
May23°12°70 mm5 km/h13 h 52 min✦✦✦✦
June26°16°80 mm5 km/h14 h 21 min✦✦✦
July28°18°106 mm5 km/h14 h 9 min✦✦✦
August27°17°96 mm5 km/h13 h 23 min✦✦✦
September22°14°93 mm5 km/h12 h 20 min✦✦✦
October17°9°48 mm4 km/h11 h 17 min✦✦✦✦
November12°3°12 mm5 km/h10 h 23 min✦✦✦✦
December7°-3°2.0 mm5 km/h9 h 57 min✦✦✦

Questions Readers Ask about Longnan

Answered from the wire & the Almanac

What is the weather in Longnan today?

Right now it is 11 °C (51 °F) with an overcast sky; it feels like 6 °C (42 °F). Today’s high is 11 °C (51 °F) and tonight’s low 3 °C (37 °F). No rain is expected in the next 24 hours.

Will it rain in Longnan this week?

No — the next 3 days look dry, with no rain worth measuring.

Are there any weather warnings for Longnan?

No warnings, but one notice is on the wire: frost warning.

What is the warmest month in Longnan?

July, with an average high of 28 °C (82 °F). The coldest is January, when nights average -3 °C (27 °F). The wettest month is July (106 mm (4.2 in)), according to TerraClimate climate normals for 1991–2020.

When is the best time to visit Longnan?

April and May. April brings highs near 19 °C (67 °F) and about 41 mm (1.6 in) of rain; May highs near 23 °C (74 °F) and 70 mm (2.8 in). The Almanac rates every month from 1 to 5 for warmth, dryness and rainfall, using 1991–2020 climate normals.

Does it snow in Longnan?

Snow seldom lies for long, though nights average below freezing in Dec–Feb.

Neighbouring Towns

November averages · distance by the crow’s flight
TownDistanceHighLowRain
ChengjiaoGansu1 km S12°3°12 mm
DongjiangGansu4 km ESE12°3°12 mm
MajieGansu8 km NNE11°1°13 mm
HanwangGansu11 km SE13°4°12 mm
LiangshuiGansu11 km WNW12°3°11 mm
BailinGansu13 km NE11°1°13 mm
AnhuaGansu17 km NE10°1°14 mm
PuchiGansu18 km NNW10°0°12 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