Good Morning - Today is: Monday, 24 August 2026 11:01:52 NZST
Current: 14.0°C, Max: 14.2°C, Min: 6.4°C. It feels like 10.7°C
FORECAST: Sunshine and clouds mixed. High near 15C. Winds WNW at 15 to 30 km/h. It feels like 10.7°C. 3 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Settled fine | Sunrise: 06:55 | Sunset: 17:47 | Dawn: 06:27 | Dusk: 18:14
Weather Forecast
Temperature : Current trend is Rising, changing by 2.1 °C/hr 14.0°C, 66%   Pressure : Current trend is Rising slowly, changing by 0.3 hPa/hr 1027.2hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  WNW  Current wind speed is Gentle breeze (F3) from WNW (300°) 14km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Steady 27km/h
Air Quality :  15 AQI  4.1ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.0mm
Sun Light : 82.8klx, 3.1hrs   Solar UV :  6.0UVI  654W/m2
Last weather station contact: Monday, 24 August 2026 at 11:07:58. Updated in seconds

 The Palmy Sun: Palmy Weather Newsroom
  News  

24 Aug 2026 10:52AM: No charges over dog attack that killed Christchurch boy (rnz.co.nz) 1/10 24 Aug 2026 10:51AM: 'Absolute nightmare' - patients left waiting in soiled beds at North Shore emergency department (rnz.co.nz) 2/10 24 Aug 2026 10:43AM: 'An absolute waste': Police officer remains in ICU after being hit by vehicle (rnz.co.nz) 3/10 24 Aug 2026 10:33AM: Whale-watching boat carrying NZ Anglican Church delegates capsizes in Tonga (rnz.co.nz) 4/10 24 Aug 2026 10:31AM: The $2 billion cost of our failure to care for Kiwi mums (rnz.co.nz) 5/10 24 Aug 2026 10:17AM: NZ's first Pacific physiotherapy graduate awarded with honorary doctorate (rnz.co.nz) 6/10 24 Aug 2026 10:15AM: Which foods have become less affordable for New Zealanders? (rnz.co.nz) 7/10 24 Aug 2026 10:15AM: Term deposit rates will rise - but is that where your money should be? (rnz.co.nz) 8/10 24 Aug 2026 9:25AM: Chorus boosts profit as fibre use rises, predicts AI will drive up earnings (rnz.co.nz) 9/10 24 Aug 2026 9:23AM: NZ tobacco policymaking on based media optics, rather than international law - research (rnz.co.nz) 10/10


Next 24 Hour Forecast for Palmerston North
Today
Chance of Rain: 9%
Partly Cloudy
15°C
Sunshine and clouds mixed. High near 15C. Winds WNW at 15 to 30 km/h.
Tonight
Chance of Rain: 19%
Partly Cloudy
10°C
Partly cloudy. Low around 10C. Winds WNW at 15 to 30 km/h.
Tomorrow
Chance of Rain: 37%
AM Showers, Wind
15°C
Windy with rain showers in the morning then partly cloudy in the afternoon. High near 15C. Winds WNW at 30 to 50 km/h. Chance of rain 40%. Winds could occasionally gust over 65 km/h.
Weather Maps

Lower North Island Rain Radar

New Zealand Satellite

New Zealand Isobar Map

 Advertisers' Space

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

Long Range Forecast Summary for Palmerston North
Today Tomorrow Wednesday Thursday Friday
Partly Cloudy15°C AM Showers, Wind15°C Light Rain16°C Showers17°C PM Light Rain16°C
Partly Cloudy AM Showers, Wind Light Rain Showers PM Light Rain
Rain Risk: 9% Rain Risk: 37% Rain Risk: 50% Rain Risk: 60% Rain Risk: 66%
         
Tonight Tomorrow night Wednesday night Thursday night Friday night
Partly Cloudy10°C Partly Cloudy10°C Light Rain12°C Cloudy8°C Light Rain10°C
Partly Cloudy Partly Cloudy Light Rain Cloudy Light Rain
Rain Risk: 19% Rain Risk: 24% Rain Risk: 58% Rain Risk: 24% Rain Risk: 68%
         
Detailed Long Range Forecast for Palmerston North
Today
Partly Cloudy15°C
Partly Cloudy
Rain Risk: 9%
Sunshine and clouds mixed. High near 15C. Winds WNW at 15 to 30 km/h.
Tonight
Partly Cloudy10°C
Partly Cloudy
Rain Risk: 19%
Partly cloudy. Low around 10C. Winds WNW at 15 to 30 km/h.
Tomorrow
AM Showers, Wind15°C
AM Showers, Wind
Rain Risk: 37%
Windy with rain showers in the morning then partly cloudy in the afternoon. High near 15C. Winds WNW at 30 to 50 km/h. Chance of rain 40%. Winds could occasionally gust over 65 km/h.
Tomorrow night
Partly Cloudy10°C
Partly Cloudy
Rain Risk: 24%
Partly to mostly cloudy. Low around 10C. Winds NW at 15 to 30 km/h.
Wednesday
Light Rain16°C
Light Rain
Rain Risk: 50%
Cloudy with periods of light rain. High 16C. Winds WNW at 15 to 30 km/h. Chance of rain 50%.
Wednesday night
Light Rain12°C
Light Rain
Rain Risk: 58%
Cloudy with occasional light rain. Low 12C. Winds NW at 15 to 30 km/h. Chance of rain 60%.
Thursday
Showers17°C
Showers
Rain Risk: 60%
Steady light rain in the morning. Showers continuing in the afternoon. High 17C. Winds NW at 10 to 15 km/h. Chance of rain 60%.
Thursday night
Cloudy8°C
Cloudy
Rain Risk: 24%
Cloudy. Low 8C. Winds light and variable.
Friday
PM Light Rain16°C
PM Light Rain
Rain Risk: 66%
Cloudy with occasional light rain in the afternoon. High 16C. Winds NNW at 15 to 30 km/h. Chance of rain 70%.
Friday night
Light Rain10°C
Light Rain
Rain Risk: 68%
Cloudy with occasional light rain. Low near 10C. Winds NW at 15 to 25 km/h. Chance of rain 70%.
Saturday
AM Showers15°C
AM Showers
Rain Risk: 47%
Rain showers early with some sunshine later in the day. High around 15C. Winds WNW at 15 to 25 km/h. Chance of rain 50%.
Saturday night
Partly Cloudy9°C
Partly Cloudy
Rain Risk: 24%
Partly to mostly cloudy. Low 9C. Winds NW at 15 to 25 km/h.

 Advertisers' Space

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

Meteogram Forecast Graphs

This graph provides a forecast of what the weather will do within the next 48 hours including temperature, rainfall, wind, pressure and cloud cover.

Click on the 'Wind' symbol to choose from 50 different weather layersTIP: Click on the "Wind" symbol located top right corner of the animation below to choose from 50 different weather layers including temperature, rain/thunder, clouds, UV, satellite and many more!


Meteogram for the next 24 hours