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

Good Morning - Today is: Friday, 7 August 2026 08:08:59 NZST

FORECAST: Generally cloudy. Cold. High 12C. Winds NW at 15 to 25 km/h. It feels like 0.6°C. 5 or more clothing layers recommended.

Last weather station contact: Friday, 07 August 2026 at 08:13:41. Updated in seconds
Weather Forecast	Temperature	:	3.3°C, 84%	Pressure	:	1034.0hPa	Fire Danger
	Wind Speed	:	ENE 4km/h	Wind Gust	:	10km/h
	Air Quality	:	30 AQI 9.4ug/m³	Rainfall	:	0.0mm
	Sun Light	:	4.3klx, 0.8hrs	Solar UV	:	0.0UVI 34W/m²

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Weather Forecast

Today

12°C

Cloudy

Tonight

6°C

Cloudy

Generally cloudy. Cold. High 12C. Winds NW at 15 to 25 km/h.
Chance of Rain: 4%

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Moon & Sun Forecast

Moonrise
01:46
Moonset
11:13
Visibility
42%

Sunrise
07:18
Sunset
17:31
Day Length
10.13 Hrs

Moon Phase: Waning Crescent
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 2min 7s more daylight tomorrow

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System Information

Station Is Online
Updated: 08:13:41 7/08/2026
Time Zone: UTC +12:00(NZST)
System Up: 23 days 14 hours
Prgm Up: 1 days 16 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: 4%

12°C

Generally cloudy. Cold. High 12C. Winds NW at 15 to 25 km/h.

Tonight
Chance of Rain: 7%

6°C

Cloudy. Low 6C. Winds NNW at 10 to 15 km/h.

Tomorrow
Chance of Rain: 6%

14°C

Overcast. High 14C. Winds NW at 10 to 15 km/h.

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Long Range Forecast Summary for Palmerston North

Today	Tomorrow	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday
12°C	14°C	14°C	14°C	14°C
Cloudy	Cloudy	Rain	AM Showers	Cloudy
Rain Risk: 4%	Rain Risk: 6%	Rain Risk: 67%	Rain Risk: 38%	Rain Risk: 24%

Tonight	Tomorrow night	Sunday night	Monday night	Tuesday night
6°C	6°C	9°C	5°C	9°C
Cloudy	Cloudy	Showers	Mostly Cloudy	Showers
Rain Risk: 7%	Rain Risk: 24%	Rain Risk: 51%	Rain Risk: 21%	Rain Risk: 58%

Detailed Long Range Forecast for Palmerston North

Today 12°C Cloudy Rain Risk: 4%	Generally cloudy. Cold. High 12C. Winds NW at 15 to 25 km/h.
Tonight 6°C Cloudy Rain Risk: 7%	Cloudy. Low 6C. Winds NNW at 10 to 15 km/h.
Tomorrow 14°C Cloudy Rain Risk: 6%	Overcast. High 14C. Winds NW at 10 to 15 km/h.
Tomorrow night 6°C Cloudy Rain Risk: 24%	Cloudy skies. Low 6C. Winds light and variable.
Sunday 14°C Rain Rain Risk: 67%	Rain. High 14C. Winds N at 15 to 30 km/h. Chance of rain 70%.
Sunday night 9°C Showers Rain Risk: 51%	Cloudy with showers. Low 9C. Winds NW at 15 to 25 km/h. Chance of rain 50%.
Monday 14°C AM Showers Rain Risk: 38%	Rain showers early with some sunshine later in the day. High 14C. Winds WNW at 15 to 25 km/h. Chance of rain 40%.
Monday night 5°C Mostly Cloudy Rain Risk: 21%	Partly cloudy skies in the evening, then becoming cloudy overnight. Low near 5C. Winds light and variable.
Tuesday 14°C Cloudy Rain Risk: 24%	Cloudy. High 14C. Winds ESE at 10 to 15 km/h.
Tuesday night 9°C Showers Rain Risk: 58%	Cloudy with showers. Low 9C. Winds E at 10 to 15 km/h. Chance of rain 60%.
Wednesday 16°C Showers Rain Risk: 48%	Considerable cloudiness with occasional rain showers. High 16C. Winds NE at 10 to 15 km/h. Chance of rain 50%.
Wednesday night 10°C Showers Rain Risk: 52%	Overcast with rain showers at times. Low near 10C. Winds light and variable. Chance of rain 50%.

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