Good Afternoon - Today is: Friday, 9 January 2026 13:42:36 NZDT
Current: 22.2°C, Max: 22.3°C, Min: 16.4°C. It feels like 21.0°C
FORECAST: Cloudy. High 22C. Winds WNW at 25 to 40 km/h. It feels like 21.0°C. A windproof and 1 clothing layer recommended.
Station Forecast: Unsettled, rain later | Sunrise: 05:58 | Sunset: 20:50 | Dawn: 05:26 | Dusk: 21:23
Weather Forecast
Temperature : Current trend is Rising, changing by 0.4 °C/hr 22.2°C, 70%   Pressure : Current trend is Falling slowly, changing by -0.3 hPa/hr 1013.2hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Moderate Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  WSW  Current wind speed is Gentle breeze (F3) from WSW (252°) 17km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Steady 35km/h
Air Quality :  19 AQI  5.2ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.0mm
Sun Light : 71.6kLux, 1.7hrs   Solar UV :  5.0UVI  566W/m2
Last weather station contact: Friday, 09 January 2026 at 13:43:16. Updated in seconds

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Next 24 Hour Forecast for Palmerston North
Today
Chance of Rain: 13%
Cloudy
22°C
Cloudy. High 22C. Winds WNW at 25 to 40 km/h.
Tonight
Chance of Rain: 24%
Cloudy
16°C
Cloudy skies. Low 16C. Winds WNW at 15 to 30 km/h.
Tomorrow
Chance of Rain: 17%
Mostly Cloudy, Wind
23°C
Windy and becoming cloudy in the afternoon. High 23C. Winds WNW at 30 to 50 km/h.
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Long Range Forecast Summary for Palmerston North
Today Tomorrow Sunday Monday Tuesday
Cloudy22°C Mostly Cloudy, Wind23°C Partly Cloudy, Wind25°C AM Showers21°C Mostly Sunny25°C
Cloudy Mostly Cloudy, Wind Partly Cloudy, Wind AM Showers Mostly Sunny
Rain Risk: 13% Rain Risk: 17% Rain Risk: 11% Rain Risk: 43% Rain Risk: 7%
         
Tonight Tomorrow night Sunday night Monday night Tuesday night
Cloudy16°C Cloudy17°C Rain, Wind Late16°C Clear11°C Cloudy14°C
Cloudy Cloudy Rain, Wind Late Clear Cloudy
Rain Risk: 24% Rain Risk: 10% Rain Risk: 87% Rain Risk: 7% Rain Risk: 18%
         
Detailed Long Range Forecast for Palmerston North
Today
Cloudy22°C
Cloudy
Rain Risk: 13%
Cloudy. High 22C. Winds WNW at 25 to 40 km/h.
Tonight
Cloudy16°C
Cloudy
Rain Risk: 24%
Cloudy skies. Low 16C. Winds WNW at 15 to 30 km/h.
Tomorrow
Mostly Cloudy, Wind23°C
Mostly Cloudy, Wind
Rain Risk: 17%
Windy and becoming cloudy in the afternoon. High 23C. Winds WNW at 30 to 50 km/h.
Tomorrow night
Cloudy17°C
Cloudy
Rain Risk: 10%
Cloudy skies. Low 17C. Winds WNW at 15 to 30 km/h.
Sunday
Partly Cloudy, Wind25°C
Partly Cloudy, Wind
Rain Risk: 11%
Partly cloudy and windy. High near 25C. Winds WNW at 30 to 50 km/h. Winds could occasionally gust over 65 km/h.
Sunday night
Rain, Wind Late16°C
Rain, Wind Late
Rain Risk: 87%
Windy. Partly cloudy skies early giving way to rain overnight. Low 16C. Winds WNW at 30 to 50 km/h. Chance of rain 90%.
Monday
AM Showers21°C
AM Showers
Rain Risk: 43%
Showers in the morning, then partly cloudy in the afternoon. High 21C. Winds WNW at 15 to 30 km/h. Chance of rain 40%.
Monday night
Clear11°C
Clear
Rain Risk: 7%
Clear skies. Low 11C. Winds ESE at 10 to 15 km/h.
Tuesday
Mostly Sunny25°C
Mostly Sunny
Rain Risk: 7%
Mostly sunny skies. High near 25C. N winds shifting to W at 15 to 25 km/h.
Tuesday night
Cloudy14°C
Cloudy
Rain Risk: 18%
Overcast. Low 14C. Winds WNW at 10 to 15 km/h.
Wednesday
Mostly Cloudy22°C
Mostly Cloudy
Rain Risk: 16%
Mostly cloudy. High 22C. Winds WNW at 15 to 25 km/h.
Wednesday night
Showers Late14°C
Showers Late
Rain Risk: 47%
Mostly cloudy with some showers late. Low 14C. Winds NNW at 10 to 15 km/h. Chance of rain 50%.

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