HOME     MENUMENU
Day ThemeAuto ThemeNight Theme
Good Morning - Today is: Tuesday, 8 September 2026 09:50:35 NZST
Current: 11.5°C, Max: 11.8°C, Min: 4.6°C. It feels like 8.8°C
FORECAST: Cloudy. High 13C. Winds S at 10 to 15 km/h. It feels like 8.8°C. 4 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Showery early, improving | Sunrise: 06:31 | Sunset: 18:01 | Dawn: 06:04 | Dusk: 18:28
Weather Forecast
 Temperature : Current trend is Rising, changing by 2.2 °C/hr 11.5°C, 64%   Pressure : Current trend is Rising slowly, changing by 0.2 hPa/hr 1009.2hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  ESE  Current wind speed is Light breeze (F2) from ESE (123°) 8km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Rising 17km/h
Air Quality :  6 AQI  1.7ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.0mm
Sun Light : 58klx, 2.2hrs   Solar UV :  4.0UVI  458W/m2
Last weather station contact: Tuesday, 08 September 2026 at 09:51:35. Updated in seconds

 The Palmy Sun: Palmy Weather Newsroom
  News  

⛅ 08 Sep 2026 9:11AM: Fiji spearheads push to 'make rugby league great again' in the Pacific (rnz.co.nz) 1/10 ⛅ 08 Sep 2026 9:07AM: 'Ever evolving': PNG's unifying language celebrated in Tok Pisin Wik (rnz.co.nz) 2/10 ⛅ 08 Sep 2026 9:06AM: Christchurch man starts petition in hopes NZ Post will 'push pause' on service closures (rnz.co.nz) 3/10 ⛅ 08 Sep 2026 9:00AM: You may be a victim of economic abuse and not even realise it (rnz.co.nz) 4/10 ⛅ 08 Sep 2026 8:47AM: Two former charter schools under microscope for growing debt, illegal board appointments (rnz.co.nz) 5/10 ⛅ 08 Sep 2026 8:38AM: Crash between truck and bus blocks SH1 in Auckland ahead of morning commute (rnz.co.nz) 6/10 ⛅ 08 Sep 2026 8:27AM: 'Serious incident' at Rotorua property, police cordons in place (rnz.co.nz) 7/10 ⛅ 08 Sep 2026 8:24AM: Pressure on health system 'significantly worse' than expected (rnz.co.nz) 8/10 ⛅ 08 Sep 2026 8:24AM: 'Off the chart' ambulance calls slow down - but pressure remains (rnz.co.nz) 9/10 ⛅ 08 Sep 2026 8:17AM: Labour says fuel tax policy has been costed, but won't reveal details yet (rnz.co.nz) 10/10


 Weather Warnings
No WarningsNo current weather
station warnings
New RecordNew Station Record
All time highest 24 hour rainfall has been recorded
 Weather Forecast
Today
Cloudy
13°C
Cloudy		 Tonight
Clouds Early, Clearing Late
2°C
Clouds Early, Clearing Late
Cloudy. High 13C. Winds S at 10 to 15 km/h.
Chance of Rain: 5%
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: Waning Crescent       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
04:45
Moonset
14:27
Visibility
13% 		Sunrise
06:31
Sunset
18:01
Day Length
11.29 Hrs
Moon Phase: Waning Crescent
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 2min 33s more daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
A new record has been made
Updated: 09:51:35 8/09/2026
Time Zone: UTC +12:00(NZST)
System Up: 27 days 14 hours
Prgm Up: 27 days 14 hours
System Rollover: Midnight
City: Palmerston North
State: Manawatū/Wanganui
Country: New Zealand
Lat:S40°21'32.2"(-40.35894°)
Lon:E175°34'21.9"(175.57275°)
Elevation: 27m (89ft)
Station Environment: Urban
Hardware: Ecowitt Wittboy WS90, GW3000, WH31, WH45, WH51, WH40H, WN34S, WH57


Weather Warnings
No warning No weather station warnings at this time
There are no weather warnings generated by the Palmy Weather weather station in place at this time.

Weather warnings are generated by our weather station based upon preset values, not from official MetService.

Information about weather warnings and alert messages used on Palmy Weather can be found on the help page

 Advertisers' Space

Rent This Space! Get your advertisement here by contacting us at Palmy Weather

Current Weather Conditions as at 09:51 on 08 September 2026 (local time)

Manawatū Rain Radar

Manawatū Wind Map

Manawatū Temperature Map
Current Weather Station Readings Forecast: Showery early, improving
High:13°C
Low:2°C
CoR:5%
Cloudy. High 13C. Winds S at 10 to 15 km/h. It feels like 8.8°C. 4 clothing layers recommended.
Temperature
Current: 11.5°C, Max: 11.8°C, Min: 4.6°C. It feels like 8.8°C
11.5°C
64%
Trend:
Current trend is Rising, changing by 2.2 °C/hrRising,2.2°C/hr

Day Max/Min:
11.8°C / 4.6°C
Wind
Windsock
8km/h
Current wind speed is Light breeze (F2) from ESE (123°)ESE
Wind Gust:
Current trend is Rising17km/h, 123deg.

Day Max/Avg:
19km/h / 9km/h
Rain
0.0mm today, 6.2mm of rainfall in the past 24 hours
0.0mm
6.2mm
Month Total:
61.8mm

Last Rain Record:
19:09, 07/09/2026
Pressure
Barometric Pressure
1009hPa
Trend:
Current trend is Rising slowly, changing by 0.2 hPa/hrRising,0.2hPa/hr

Day Max/Min:
1010hPa / 1008hPa

Cloud Base:
820m, 2691ft
UV / Solar
UV/Solar: 4.0 UVI, 458 W/m^2
458W/m2
UV Index Rating:
 Medium 
4.0UVI
Sun Light:
58k Lux
Sun Hours:
2.2 hrs (19%)
Air Quality
Air Quality: AQI
5.5AQI
Air Quality:
 Good 
PM2.5: 1.7ug/m3
PM10: 2.7ug/m3
CO2: 381ppm
Pollen Level:
 High 
Extra Sensors
Extra Sensors
Temp. at +8m
11.5°C 64%

Temp. at +3m
14.9°C 62%

Temp. at +1m
11.6°C 67%

Soil Temp. -30cm:
11.1°C

Soil Moist. -10cm:
77% VWC

Last Lightning:
02:27pm, 31/07/26
Fire Danger
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
4.6FWI
Fire Risk Index:
 Low 

Grass Fire Risk:
Moderate
38kW/m2

Scrub Fire Risk:
Extreme
13.8MW/m2

Forest Fire Risk:
Low
9kW/m2
Sun / Moon
Moon Phase: Waning Crescent
Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
04:45
Moonset
14:27
Visibility
13%
Sunrise
06:31
Sunset
18:01
Day Length
11.29 Hrs

Moon Phase: Waning Crescent
Sun Phase: Above Horizon

There will be 2min 33s more daylight tomorrow

 Advertisers' Space

Rent This Space! Get your advertisement here by contacting us at Palmy Weather

Realtime Animated Gauges - Updated every 10 seconds
      
Outside Inside
Dew Point Apparent
Wind Chill Heat Index
Humidex
Outside Inside
Temperature:
°C
°F
Rainfall:
mm
Inch
Pressure:
hPa
inHg
mb
kPa
Wind Speed:
km/h
m/s
mph
knots

 Advertisers' Space

Rent This Space! Get your advertisement here by contacting us at Palmy Weather

Interactive Progressive Graph of the Last 48 Hours of Data
Click on a button to show the corresponding graph below.