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Mponela 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 today at 33° · coldest night Friday at 19°

The short of it: Mponela weather on Sunday, 8 November 2026: local time, 23 °C (73 °F) with an overcast sky, feeling like 22 °C (72 °F). Today’s high 33 °C (91 °F), low 22 °C (71 °F). No rain expected in the next 24 hours. No warnings in force. Source: Open-Meteo forecast models, updated 01:45 local time.

MPONELA, Sunday. — Folk about town may expect an overcast sky today, the mercury reaching near 33° and falling to 22° after dark. That is some 4° milder than a typical November afternoon in Mponela, where the average high is 29°. Barely a breath of wind stirs from the ENE, gusting to 14 km/h, and the glass is rising, a sign of settled weather.

Of the 7 days ahead, today looks the finest at near 33°, while Friday night will be the coldest at 19°. Not a drop is expected in that time. Nights run 4° milder than the November norm of 17°.

By the Almanac's reckoning, November in Mponela runs from 17° at night to 29° by day, with some 52 mm of rain. October is the warmest month here at 30°, July the coldest at 9°, and January the wettest with 237 mm. The best months to ride in are July and June.

The sun is up 12 h 40 min today, and the days are lengthening by about 1 minutes each. The station stands 1,283 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
NowOvercast23°23°7 km/h–
2 AMOvercast23°22°7 km/h–
3 AMOvercast23°22°8 km/h–
4 AMOvercast22°22°7 km/h–
5 AMOvercast22°21°7 km/h–
6 AMOvercast22°21°7 km/h–
7 AMOvercast24°22°12 km/h–
8 AMOvercast26°23°17 km/h–
9 AMPartly cloudy27°24°18 km/h–
10 AMMostly clear29°26°17 km/h–
11 AMClear sky31°28°15 km/h–
12 PMMostly clear32°30°13 km/h–
1 PMMostly clear33°30°13 km/h–
2 PMPartly cloudy33°30°13 km/h–
3 PMMostly clear33°30°13 km/h–
4 PMMostly clear32°29°14 km/h–
5 PMOvercast30°27°14 km/h–
6 PMMostly clear29°26°11 km/h–
7 PMOvercast27°26°7 km/h–
8 PMMostly clear26°25°7 km/h–
9 PMMostly clear25°24°7 km/h–
10 PMMostly clear25°24°8 km/h–
11 PMMostly clear25°24°9 km/h–
12 AMPartly cloudy25°24°8 km/h–

Seven-Day Outlook · Classified

Highs in large type · pick a day

Today (Nov 8): overcast, high 33°, low 22°, dry, gusts to 34 km/h. Sun up 5:08 AM, down 5:48 PM. Cloud lies thick and low. The light is dim and the air is still.

The Almanac · Mponela Month by Month

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

November in Mponela, by the numbers

Warmth rank
2nd warmest of 12
Rain rank
5th wettest of 12
Versus October
1° colder, 47 mm more rain
Versus December
2° warmer
Day–night spread
12°
Snow season
seldom any
Daylight, mid-month
12 h 46 min
Average wind
10 km/h
Fair
The Almanac Speaks
November
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Much like October: highs about 29°, nights near 17°. Easy travelling weather. Rain is modest, about 52 mm, the 5th wettest month.

Mponela in November: the full almanac →

Climate of Mponela by month
MonthHighLowRainWindDaylightVisit
January26°17°237 mm8 km/h12 h 50 min✦✦✦
February25°17°196 mm8 km/h12 h 33 min✦✦✦
March26°16°153 mm8 km/h12 h 12 min✦✦✦
April26°15°25 mm8 km/h11 h 49 min✦✦✦✦✦
May25°12°3.0 mm9 km/h11 h 30 min✦✦✦✦✦
June24°10°1.0 mm10 km/h11 h 20 min✦✦✦✦✦
July23°9°1.0 mm11 km/h11 h 24 min✦✦✦✦✦
August25°11°0.0 mm12 km/h11 h 40 min✦✦✦✦✦
September28°14°1.0 mm13 km/h12 h 3 min✦✦✦✦✦
October30°16°5.0 mm13 km/h12 h 26 min✦✦✦✦
November29°17°52 mm10 km/h12 h 46 min✦✦✦
December27°18°174 mm8 km/h12 h 55 min✦✦✦

Questions Readers Ask about Mponela

Answered from the wire & the Almanac

What is the weather in Mponela today?

Right now it is 23 °C (73 °F) with an overcast sky; it feels like 22 °C (72 °F). Today’s high is 33 °C (91 °F) and tonight’s low 22 °C (71 °F). No rain is expected in the next 24 hours.

Will it rain in Mponela this week?

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

Are there any weather warnings for Mponela?

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

What is the warmest month in Mponela?

October, with an average high of 30 °C (85 °F). The coldest is July, when nights average 9 °C (48 °F). The wettest month is January (237 mm (9.3 in)), according to TerraClimate climate normals for 1991–2020.

When is the best time to visit Mponela?

July and June. July brings highs near 23 °C (74 °F) and about 1.0 mm (0.04 in) of rain; June highs near 24 °C (74 °F) and 1.0 mm (0.04 in). The Almanac rates every month from 1 to 5 for warmth, dryness and rainfall, using 1991–2020 climate normals.

Does it snow in Mponela?

Hardly ever — even the coldest month averages 9 °C (48 °F) at night, so lasting snow is rare.

Neighbouring Towns

November averages · distance by the crow’s flight
TownDistanceHighLowRain
NtchisiCentral Region19 km E28°16°52 mm
ChipeniCentral Region23 km NE28°17°48 mm
DowaCentral Region25 km ESE28°17°51 mm
LilongweCentral Region49 km S30°18°59 mm
KasunguCentral Region62 km NNW31°18°54 mm
SalimaCentral Region83 km ESE34°22°36 mm
NkhotakotaCentral Region90 km NE31°23°55 mm
MchinjiCentral Region97 km WSW31°18°80 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