A late Good Evening - Today was: Wednesday, 28 January 2026 21:53:13 NZDT
Current: 17.6°C, Max: 26.4°C, Min: 14.7°C. It feels like 17.8°C
FORECAST: Partly cloudy. Low 13C. Winds NW at 10 to 15 km/h. It feels like 17.8°C. 2 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Settled fine | Sunrise: 06:20 | Sunset: 20:40 | Dawn: 05:50 | Dusk: 21:11
Weather Forecast
Temperature : Current trend is Falling, changing by -1.6 °C/hr 17.6°C, 81%   Pressure : Current trend is Rising, changing by 0.6 hPa/hr 1020.1hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  W  Current wind speed is Light breeze (F2) from W (274°) 6km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Steady 12km/h
Air Quality :  8 AQI  2.2ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.0mm
Sun Light : 0Lux, 13.1hrs   Solar UV :  0.0UVI  0W/m2
Last weather station contact: Wednesday, 28 January 2026 at 21:53:30. Updated in seconds

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28 Jan 2026 7:08PM: Mount Maunganui landslide victim formally identified as Max Furse-Kee (rnz.co.nz) 1/10 28 Jan 2026 6:13PM: Pilot, passenger dead after helicopter crash in Paekākāriki Hill (rnz.co.nz) 2/10 28 Jan 2026 8:55PM: Police back recommendations for overhaul of 111 emergency call system (rnz.co.nz) 3/10 28 Jan 2026 6:30PM: US firm trialling Huntington's disease treatment says it shows promising early results (rnz.co.nz) 4/10 28 Jan 2026 8:17PM: Man charged in connection to Palmerston North shooting (rnz.co.nz) 5/10 28 Jan 2026 9:04PM: As it happened: Imagery of Mount Maunganui prior to landslide sought by police (rnz.co.nz) 6/10 28 Jan 2026 6:07PM: Roads closed, traffic rerouted in Lower Hutt as $1.5b works continue (rnz.co.nz) 7/10 28 Jan 2026 5:56PM: New Zealander Khol Gillies loses leg after fighting in Ukraine (rnz.co.nz) 8/10 28 Jan 2026 5:18PM: NZ Post mistakenly included rural Waikato community's only post shop on closure list (rnz.co.nz) 9/10 28 Jan 2026 4:49PM: Scale of flood-damage starting to sink in for East Coast (rnz.co.nz) 10/10


Next 24 Hour Forecast for Palmerston North
Tonight
Chance of Rain: 9%
Partly Cloudy
13°C
Partly cloudy. Low 13C. Winds NW at 10 to 15 km/h.
Tomorrow
Chance of Rain: 18%
Partly Cloudy, Wind
22°C
Partly cloudy. Gusty winds in the afternoon. High 22C. Winds WNW at 25 to 40 km/h.
Tomorrow night
Chance of Rain: 24%
Cloudy
14°C
Cloudy skies. Low 14C. Winds NW at 15 to 30 km/h.
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Long Range Forecast Summary for Palmerston North
Tonight Tomorrow night Friday night Saturday night Sunday night
Partly Cloudy13°C Cloudy14°C Partly Cloudy13°C Mostly Clear13°C Partly Cloudy14°C
Partly Cloudy Cloudy Partly Cloudy Mostly Clear Partly Cloudy
Rain Risk: 9% Rain Risk: 24% Rain Risk: 9% Rain Risk: 9% Rain Risk: 11%
         
Tomorrow Friday Saturday Sunday Monday
Partly Cloudy, Wind22°C Partly Cloudy24°C Partly Cloudy23°C Partly Cloudy22°C PM Showers25°C
Partly Cloudy, Wind Partly Cloudy Partly Cloudy Partly Cloudy PM Showers
Rain Risk: 18% Rain Risk: 16% Rain Risk: 22% Rain Risk: 10% Rain Risk: 58%
         
Detailed Long Range Forecast for Palmerston North
Tonight
Partly Cloudy13°C
Partly Cloudy
Rain Risk: 9%
Partly cloudy. Low 13C. Winds NW at 10 to 15 km/h.
Tomorrow
Partly Cloudy, Wind22°C
Partly Cloudy, Wind
Rain Risk: 18%
Partly cloudy. Gusty winds in the afternoon. High 22C. Winds WNW at 25 to 40 km/h.
Tomorrow night
Cloudy14°C
Cloudy
Rain Risk: 24%
Cloudy skies. Low 14C. Winds NW at 15 to 30 km/h.
Friday
Partly Cloudy24°C
Partly Cloudy
Rain Risk: 16%
Partly cloudy skies. High 24C. Winds ESE at 15 to 25 km/h.
Friday night
Partly Cloudy13°C
Partly Cloudy
Rain Risk: 9%
Partly cloudy skies. Low 13C. Winds ENE at 10 to 15 km/h.
Saturday
Partly Cloudy23°C
Partly Cloudy
Rain Risk: 22%
Some clouds in the morning will give way to mainly sunny skies for the afternoon. High 23C. Winds WNW at 15 to 30 km/h.
Saturday night
Mostly Clear13°C
Mostly Clear
Rain Risk: 9%
Clear skies with a few passing clouds. Low 13C. Winds WNW at 15 to 25 km/h.
Sunday
Partly Cloudy22°C
Partly Cloudy
Rain Risk: 10%
Intervals of clouds and sunshine. High 22C. Winds WNW at 15 to 25 km/h.
Sunday night
Partly Cloudy14°C
Partly Cloudy
Rain Risk: 11%
Partly cloudy skies. Low 14C. Winds NW at 10 to 15 km/h.
Monday
PM Showers25°C
PM Showers
Rain Risk: 58%
Increasing clouds with showers arriving sometime in the afternoon. High near 25C. Winds NW at 25 to 40 km/h. Chance of rain 60%.
Monday night
Rain12°C
Rain
Rain Risk: 71%
A steady rain in the evening. Showers continuing late. Low 12C. Winds WNW at 25 to 40 km/h. Chance of rain 70%.

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