Seven day Forecast for Palmerston North - Palmy Weather - Live weather from the city of Palmerston North, New Zealand

Good Afternoon - Today is: Sunday, 17 May 2026 13:41:11 NZST

FORECAST: Cloudy skies. High 16C. Winds SE at 15 to 30 km/h. It feels like 13.0°C. 3 clothing layers recommended.

Last weather station contact: Sunday, 17 May 2026 at 13:44:02. Updated in seconds
Weather Forecast	Temperature	:	14.5°C, 69%	Pressure	:	1037.3hPa	Fire Danger
	Wind Speed	:	E 7km/h	Wind Gust	:	15km/h
	Air Quality	:	14 AQI 4ug/m³	Rainfall	:	0.0mm
	Sun Light	:	21.6kLux, 3.4hrs	Solar UV	:	1.0UVI 171W/m²

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Weather Forecast

Today

16°C

Cloudy

Tonight

5°C

Mostly Clear

Cloudy skies. High 16C. Winds SE at 15 to 30 km/h.
Chance of Rain: 2%

7 day weather Forecast

Moon & Sun Forecast

Moonrise
07:36
Moonset
16:56
Visibility
0%

Sunrise
07:19
Sunset
17:10
Day Length
9.51 Hrs

Moon Phase: New Moon
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 1min 46s less daylight tomorrow

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System Information

Station Is Online
Updated: 13:44:02 17/05/2026
Time Zone: UTC +12:00(NZST)
System Up: 121 days 18 hours
Prgm Up: 121 days 18 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

Next 24 Hour Forecast for Palmerston North

Today
Chance of Rain: 2%

16°C

Cloudy skies. High 16C. Winds SE at 15 to 30 km/h.

Tonight
Chance of Rain: 8%

5°C

Mostly clear. Low around 5C. Winds ESE at 10 to 15 km/h.

Tomorrow
Chance of Rain: 8%

15°C

Partly cloudy skies. High near 15C. Winds ESE at 10 to 15 km/h.

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Long Range Forecast Summary for Palmerston North

Today	Tomorrow	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday
16°C	15°C	16°C	16°C	17°C
Cloudy	Partly Cloudy	Sunny	Sunny	Mostly Sunny
Rain Risk: 2%	Rain Risk: 8%	Rain Risk: 9%	Rain Risk: 8%	Rain Risk: 7%

Tonight	Tomorrow night	Tuesday night	Wednesday night	Thursday night
5°C	5°C	4°C	5°C	5°C
Mostly Clear	Mostly Clear	Mostly Clear	Mostly Clear	Partly Cloudy
Rain Risk: 8%	Rain Risk: 9%	Rain Risk: 9%	Rain Risk: 9%	Rain Risk: 8%

Detailed Long Range Forecast for Palmerston North

Today 16°C Cloudy Rain Risk: 2%	Cloudy skies. High 16C. Winds SE at 15 to 30 km/h.
Tonight 5°C Mostly Clear Rain Risk: 8%	Mostly clear. Low around 5C. Winds ESE at 10 to 15 km/h.
Tomorrow 15°C Partly Cloudy Rain Risk: 8%	Partly cloudy skies. High near 15C. Winds ESE at 10 to 15 km/h.
Tomorrow night 5°C Mostly Clear Rain Risk: 9%	Partly cloudy. Low around 5C. Winds ESE at 10 to 15 km/h.
Tuesday 16°C Sunny Rain Risk: 9%	Sunny skies. High 16C. Winds light and variable.
Tuesday night 4°C Mostly Clear Rain Risk: 9%	Clear skies with a few passing clouds. Low 4C. Winds light and variable.
Wednesday 16°C Sunny Rain Risk: 8%	Sunny. High 16C. Winds NW at 10 to 15 km/h.
Wednesday night 5°C Mostly Clear Rain Risk: 9%	A mostly clear sky. Low near 5C. Winds light and variable.
Thursday 17°C Mostly Sunny Rain Risk: 7%	Sunny along with a few clouds. High 17C. Winds NW at 10 to 15 km/h.
Thursday night 5°C Partly Cloudy Rain Risk: 8%	Partly cloudy. Low near 5C. Winds light and variable.
Friday 17°C Mostly Sunny Rain Risk: 8%	A few clouds early, otherwise mostly sunny. High 17C. Winds light and variable.
Friday night 6°C Partly Cloudy Rain Risk: 8%	Partly cloudy in the evening with more clouds for later at night. Low 6C. Winds light and variable.

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