Mbeya 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 27° · coldest night Saturday at 15°
The short of it: Mbeya weather on Sunday, 8 November 2026: local time, 24 °C (75 °F) with an overcast sky, feeling like 24 °C (74 °F). Today’s high 27 °C (80 °F), low 16 °C (61 °F). Chance of rain 60% in the next 24 hours, about 2.5 mm (0.10 in). Warnings in force: thunderstorms expected. Source: Open-Meteo forecast models, updated 11:15 local time.
MBEYA, Sunday. — Folk about town may expect thunderstorms today, the mercury reaching near 27° and falling to 16° after dark. Old hands will call it a proper November day: the thirty-year average for Mbeya is 27°. Barely a breath of wind stirs from the NE, gusting to 16 km/h, and the glass is falling — a change is coming.
Of the 7 days ahead, Tuesday looks the finest at near 27°, while Saturday night will be the coldest at 15°. Rain or snow is due on 5 of them, some 72 mm in all. Nights run 2° milder than the November norm of 14°.
For travellers weighing a journey, the Almanac shows a typical November in Mbeya brings highs near 27°, lows of 14° and about 77 mm of rain over the month. October is the warmest month here at 27°, July the coldest at 6°, and January the wettest with 205 mm. The best months to ride in are August and May.
Daylight holds steady at 12 h 29 min. The station stands 1,831 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 | Partly cloudy | 24° | 23° | 7 km/h | – |
| 12 PM | Overcast | 25° | 25° | 6 km/h | – |
| 1 PM | Overcast | 26° | 26° | 4 km/h | – |
| 2 PM | Overcast | 27° | 27° | 2 km/h | – |
| 3 PM | Partly cloudy | 26° | 26° | 5 km/h | – |
| 4 PM | Overcast | 26° | 27° | 4 km/h | 0.1 mm |
| 5 PM | Thunderstorm | 24° | 24° | 7 km/h | 1.1 mm |
| 6 PM | Light showers | 23° | 24° | 3 km/h | 1.0 mm |
| 7 PM | Overcast | 23° | 23° | 7 km/h | – |
| 8 PM | Overcast | 21° | 21° | 7 km/h | 0.2 mm |
| 9 PM | Overcast | 21° | 21° | 3 km/h | 0.1 mm |
| 10 PM | Overcast | 20° | 20° | 4 km/h | – |
| 11 PM | Partly cloudy | 19° | 20° | 4 km/h | – |
| 12 AM | Overcast | 19° | 19° | 4 km/h | – |
| 1 AM | Overcast | 18° | 18° | 4 km/h | – |
| 2 AM | Overcast | 18° | 18° | 4 km/h | – |
| 3 AM | Overcast | 17° | 18° | 3 km/h | – |
| 4 AM | Partly cloudy | 17° | 18° | 2 km/h | – |
| 5 AM | Partly cloudy | 17° | 18° | 2 km/h | – |
| 6 AM | Overcast | 17° | 17° | 2 km/h | – |
| 7 AM | Partly cloudy | 17° | 17° | 3 km/h | – |
| 8 AM | Partly cloudy | 19° | 19° | 6 km/h | – |
| 9 AM | Partly cloudy | 20° | 20° | 7 km/h | – |
| 10 AM | Partly cloudy | 22° | 22° | 7 km/h | – |
Seven-Day Outlook · Classified
Highs in large type · pick a dayToday (Nov 8): thunderstorm, high 27°, low 16°, 2.5 mm of rain, gusts to 22 km/h. Sun up 6:15 AM, down 6:44 PM. Lightning and thunder expected — stay indoors and away from open ground.
Monday (Nov 9): overcast, high 26°, low 17°, 0.2 mm of rain, gusts to 25 km/h. Sun up 6:15 AM, down 6:44 PM. Cloud lies thick and low. The light is dim and the air is still.
Tuesday (Nov 10): light showers, high 27°, low 16°, 0.4 mm of rain, gusts to 25 km/h. Sun up 6:15 AM, down 6:44 PM. Short showers cross the fields. The sun returns soon after.
Wednesday (Nov 11): thunderstorm, high 24°, low 17°, 5.4 mm of rain, gusts to 20 km/h. Sun up 6:15 AM, down 6:44 PM. Lightning and thunder expected — stay indoors and away from open ground.
Thursday (Nov 12): thunderstorm, high 20°, low 17°, 26 mm of rain, gusts to 13 km/h. Sun up 6:15 AM, down 6:45 PM. Lightning and thunder expected — stay indoors and away from open ground.
Friday (Nov 13): thunderstorm, high 20°, low 16°, 21 mm of rain, gusts to 15 km/h. Sun up 6:15 AM, down 6:45 PM. Lightning and thunder expected — stay indoors and away from open ground.
Saturday (Nov 14): thunder & hail, high 21°, low 15°, 17 mm of rain, gusts to 14 km/h. Sun up 6:15 AM, down 6:45 PM. Thunder with hail expected. Shelter the stock and the tools.