Balaka 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 today at 37° · coldest night Thursday at 21°
The short of it: Balaka weather on Sunday, 8 November 2026: local time, 37 °C (98 °F) with clear skies, feeling like 37 °C (98 °F). Today’s high 37 °C (99 °F), low 25 °C (77 °F). No rain expected in the next 24 hours. Warnings in force: heat warning. Source: Open-Meteo forecast models, updated 12:45 local time.
BALAKA, Sunday. — An overcast sky is the word from the Balaka station, with a high of 37° and a low of 25°. That is some 4° milder than a typical November afternoon in Balaka, where the average high is 33°. Barely a breath of wind stirs from the ENE, gusting to 16 km/h, and the glass holds steady.
Looking over the next 7 days, our correspondent reckons today the pick at about 37°, while Thursday night will be the coldest at 21°. Rain or snow is due on 2 of them, some 5.7 mm in all. Nights run 4° milder than the November norm of 21°.
For travellers weighing a journey, the Almanac shows a typical November in Balaka brings highs near 33°, lows of 21° and about 63 mm of rain over the month. October is the warmest month here at 34°, July the coldest at 13°, and January the wettest with 296 mm. The best months to ride in are July and June.
The sun is up 12 h 44 min today, and the days are lengthening by about 1 minutes each. The station stands 611 m above the sea.
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 | 36° | 36° | 8 km/h | – |
| 1 PM | Clear sky | 37° | 37° | 8 km/h | – |
| 2 PM | Mostly clear | 37° | 36° | 9 km/h | – |
| 3 PM | Partly cloudy | 37° | 35° | 11 km/h | – |
| 4 PM | Mostly clear | 36° | 34° | 12 km/h | – |
| 5 PM | Mostly clear | 35° | 34° | 10 km/h | – |
| 6 PM | Clear sky | 33° | 33° | 7 km/h | – |
| 7 PM | Mostly clear | 32° | 32° | 4 km/h | – |
| 8 PM | Mostly clear | 31° | 33° | 1 km/h | – |
| 9 PM | Mostly clear | 31° | 32° | 2 km/h | – |
| 10 PM | Partly cloudy | 29° | 31° | 2 km/h | – |
| 11 PM | Partly cloudy | 29° | 32° | 1 km/h | – |
| 12 AM | Partly cloudy | 29° | 30° | 3 km/h | – |
| 1 AM | Partly cloudy | 28° | 29° | 3 km/h | – |
| 2 AM | Overcast | 27° | 29° | 2 km/h | – |
| 3 AM | Partly cloudy | 27° | 29° | 3 km/h | – |
| 4 AM | Partly cloudy | 26° | 27° | 7 km/h | – |
| 5 AM | Mostly clear | 25° | 26° | 9 km/h | – |
| 6 AM | Partly cloudy | 25° | 26° | 10 km/h | – |
| 7 AM | Partly cloudy | 25° | 26° | 13 km/h | – |
| 8 AM | Mostly clear | 27° | 27° | 14 km/h | – |
| 9 AM | Mostly clear | 28° | 29° | 14 km/h | – |
| 10 AM | Mostly clear | 30° | 31° | 12 km/h | – |
| 11 AM | Partly cloudy | 32° | 33° | 11 km/h | – |
Seven-Day Outlook · Classified
Highs in large type · pick a dayToday (Nov 8): overcast, high 37°, low 25°, dry, gusts to 23 km/h. Sun up 5:01 AM, down 5:45 PM. Cloud lies thick and low. The light is dim and the air is still.
Monday (Nov 9): overcast, high 34°, low 24°, dry, gusts to 35 km/h. Sun up 5:01 AM, down 5:46 PM. Cloud lies thick and low. The light is dim and the air is still.
Tuesday (Nov 10): overcast, high 31°, low 22°, dry, gusts to 34 km/h. Sun up 5:01 AM, down 5:46 PM. Cloud lies thick and low. The light is dim and the air is still.
Wednesday (Nov 11): overcast, high 34°, low 22°, dry, gusts to 17 km/h. Sun up 5:01 AM, down 5:47 PM. Cloud lies thick and low. The light is dim and the air is still.
Thursday (Nov 12): overcast, high 36°, low 21°, dry, gusts to 17 km/h. Sun up 5:00 AM, down 5:47 PM. Cloud lies thick and low. The light is dim and the air is still.
Friday (Nov 13): light showers, high 36°, low 22°, 3.3 mm of rain, gusts to 23 km/h. Sun up 5:00 AM, down 5:48 PM. Short showers cross the fields. The sun returns soon after.
Saturday (Nov 14): light showers, high 36°, low 23°, 2.4 mm of rain, gusts to 26 km/h. Sun up 5:00 AM, down 5:48 PM. Short showers cross the fields. The sun returns soon after.