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Mabote Weather Today · 7-Day Forecast

A Clear Night Under the Stars

A stray cloud or two drifts over the plains; the sun keeps its hold on the day.

Warmest Thursday at 34° · coldest night tonight at 8°

The short of it: Mabote weather on Saturday, 7 November 2026: local time, 12 °C (54 °F) with mostly clear skies, feeling like 10 °C (50 °F). Today’s high 26 °C (78 °F), low 8 °C (46 °F). No rain expected in the next 24 hours. No warnings in force. Source: Open-Meteo forecast models, updated 23:15 local time.

MABOTE, Saturday. — Mostly clear skies are the word from the Mabote station, with a high of 26° and a low of 8°. Old hands will call it a proper November day: the thirty-year average for Mabote is 27°. Barely a breath of wind stirs from the WNW, gusting to 4 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 34°, while tonight will be the coldest at 8°. Not a drop is expected in that time. Nights run 4° colder than the November norm of 12°.

By the Almanac's reckoning, November in Mabote runs from 12° at night to 27° by day, with some 70 mm of rain. January is the warmest month here at 29°, July the coldest at -1°, and January the wettest with 112 mm. The best months to ride in are September and August.

The sun is up 13 h 23 min today, and the days are lengthening by about 2 minutes each. The station stands 1,580 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 clear12°10°2 km/h–
12 AMMostly clear12°10°4 km/h–
1 AMClear sky12°10°2 km/h–
2 AMClear sky11°9°2 km/h–
3 AMMostly clear9°7°3 km/h–
4 AMClear sky8°7°2 km/h–
5 AMClear sky8°6°2 km/h–
6 AMClear sky8°7°2 km/h–
7 AMMostly clear11°10°3 km/h–
8 AMPartly cloudy14°13°3 km/h–
9 AMPartly cloudy17°16°2 km/h–
10 AMMostly clear19°18°4 km/h–
11 AMMostly clear21°20°5 km/h–
12 PMMostly clear23°21°5 km/h–
1 PMMostly clear24°22°7 km/h–
2 PMMostly clear25°22°7 km/h–
3 PMMostly clear25°21°8 km/h–
4 PMMostly clear24°21°7 km/h–
5 PMPartly cloudy24°20°7 km/h–
6 PMMostly clear23°20°4 km/h–
7 PMClear sky18°14°15 km/h–
8 PMClear sky16°13°8 km/h–
9 PMClear sky14°12°8 km/h–
10 PMMostly clear13°11°5 km/h–

Seven-Day Outlook · Classified

Highs in large type · pick a day

Today (Nov 7): mostly clear, high 26°, low 8°, dry, gusts to 25 km/h. Sun up 5:12 AM, down 6:35 PM. A stray cloud or two drifts over the plains; the sun keeps its hold on the day.

The Almanac · Mabote Month by Month

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

November in Mabote, by the numbers

Warmth rank
4th warmest of 12
Rain rank
5th wettest of 12
Versus October
1° warmer, 13 mm more rain
Versus December
1° colder
Day–night spread
15°
Snow season
seldom any
Daylight, mid-month
13 h 38 min
Average wind
11 km/h
Recommended
The Almanac Speaks
November
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Much like October: highs about 27°, nights near 12°. Easy travelling weather. Wet spells are common — about 70 mm, the 5th wettest month.

Mabote in November: the full almanac →

Climate of Mabote by month
MonthHighLowRainWindDaylightVisit
January29°15°112 mm10 km/h13 h 49 min✦✦✦
February28°15°97 mm8 km/h13 h 9 min✦✦✦
March26°12°74 mm8 km/h12 h 20 min✦✦✦
April23°8°50 mm7 km/h11 h 25 min✦✦✦✦
May20°3°19 mm7 km/h10 h 40 min✦✦✦✦✦
June17°0°12 mm7 km/h10 h 17 min✦✦✦✦✦
July17°-1°7.0 mm8 km/h10 h 26 min✦✦✦✦✦
August20°2°18 mm9 km/h11 h 5 min✦✦✦✦✦
September24°7°16 mm11 km/h11 h 58 min✦✦✦✦✦
October26°11°57 mm13 km/h12 h 51 min✦✦✦✦
November27°12°70 mm11 km/h13 h 38 min✦✦✦✦
December28°14°84 mm12 km/h14 h 1 min✦✦✦

Questions Readers Ask about Mabote

Answered from the wire & the Almanac

What is the weather in Mabote today?

Right now it is 12 °C (54 °F) with mostly clear skies; it feels like 10 °C (50 °F). Today’s high is 26 °C (78 °F) and tonight’s low 8 °C (46 °F). No rain is expected in the next 24 hours.

Will it rain in Mabote this week?

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

Are there any weather warnings for Mabote?

No — no warnings or notices are in force for Mabote at present.

What is the warmest month in Mabote?

January, with an average high of 29 °C (84 °F). The coldest is July, when nights average -1 °C (31 °F). The wettest month is January (112 mm (4.4 in)), according to TerraClimate climate normals for 1991–2020.

When is the best time to visit Mabote?

September and August. September brings highs near 24 °C (75 °F) and about 16 mm (0.63 in) of rain; August highs near 20 °C (68 °F) and 18 mm (0.71 in). The Almanac rates every month from 1 to 5 for warmth, dryness and rainfall, using 1991–2020 climate normals.

Does it snow in Mabote?

Snow seldom lies for long, though nights average below freezing in Jun–Jul.

Neighbouring Towns

November averages · distance by the crow’s flight
TownDistanceHighLowRain
MaseruMaseru District6 km SW27°12°69 mm
LadybrandFree State11 km NW26°11°72 mm
MazenodMaseru District16 km SSE27°12°75 mm
Mantsebo0023 km S26°12°77 mm
RomaMaseru District26 km SE26°12°82 mm
TeyateyanengBerea26 km NE27°12°77 mm
SefikengBerea27 km E25°11°90 mm
NazarethMaseru District30 km ESE25°11°90 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