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

A very early Good Morning - Today is: Wednesday, 18 March 2026 02:21:11 NZDT

FORECAST: Overcast. Low around 10C. Winds light and variable. It feels like 17.1°C. 2 clothing layers recommended.

Last weather station contact: Wednesday, 18 March 2026 at 02:23:55. Updated in seconds
Weather Forecast	Temperature	:	15.9°C, 92%	Pressure	:	1023.1hPa	Fire Danger
	Wind Speed	:	NW 2km/h	Wind Gust	:	5km/h
	Air Quality	:	15 AQI 4.1ug/m³	Rainfall	:	0.0mm
	Sun Light	:	0Lux, 0.0hrs	Solar UV	:	0.0UVI 0W/m²

The Palmy Sun: Palmy Weather Newsroom

News

⛅ 17 Mar 2026 9:00PM: Shoppers struggle with rising costs of meat and veges (rnz.co.nz) 1/10 ⛅ 17 Mar 2026 6:40PM: Watch: Labour leader Chris Hipkins holds media conference over ex-wife's allegations (rnz.co.nz) 2/10 ⛅ 17 Mar 2026 11:10PM: Global popstar Robbie Williams announces New Zealand tour (rnz.co.nz) 3/10 ⛅ 17 Mar 2026 10:23PM: Seven Oranga Tamariki workers on trial for assaulting two teens at youth justice facility (rnz.co.nz) 4/10 ⛅ 17 Mar 2026 10:23PM: Fire crews battle building blaze in Palmerston North (rnz.co.nz) 5/10 ⛅ 17 Mar 2026 7:04PM: Home invasion in Howick leads to police chase across Auckland (rnz.co.nz) 6/10 ⛅ 17 Mar 2026 6:33PM: Mother's fuel bill triples after child no longer eligible for government-funded school bus (rnz.co.nz) 7/10 ⛅ 17 Mar 2026 7:03PM: Rising cost of getting to cancer treatment: 'It's already hard times and this is going to make it a lot harder' (rnz.co.nz) 8/10 ⛅ 17 Mar 2026 6:20PM: Lines company offers reward to help reduce copper theft (rnz.co.nz) 9/10 ⛅ 17 Mar 2026 6:59PM: Union calls for government to offer targeted financial aid to home support workers (rnz.co.nz) 10/10

Weather Warnings

No current weather
station warnings

You do not have Javascript enabled and cannot see all our weather information.

Weather Forecast

Tonight

10°C

Cloudy

Tomorrow

22°C

Partly Cloudy

Overcast. Low around 10C. Winds light and variable.
Chance of Rain: 3%

7 day weather Forecast

Moon & Sun Forecast

Moonrise
05:55
Moonset
19:01
Visibility
3%

Sunrise
07:18
Sunset
19:34
Day Length
12.15 Hrs

Moon Phase: Waning Crescent
Sun Phase: Below Horizon
There will be 2min 43s less daylight tomorrow

More Moon Information

System Information

Station Is Online
Updated: 02:23:55 18/03/2026
Time Zone: UTC +13:00(NZDT)
System Up: 61 days 6 hours
Prgm Up: 61 days 6 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

Tonight
Chance of Rain: 3%

10°C

Overcast. Low around 10C. Winds light and variable.

Tomorrow
Chance of Rain: 7%

22°C

Partly cloudy skies. High 22C. Winds WNW at 15 to 25 km/h.

Tomorrow night
Chance of Rain: 9%

12°C

Partly cloudy skies in the evening, then becoming cloudy overnight. Low 12C. Winds E at 10 to 15 km/h.

Weather Maps

Wellington/New Plymouth 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

Tonight	Tomorrow night	Thursday night	Friday night	Saturday night
10°C	12°C	13°C	10°C	8°C
Cloudy	Mostly Cloudy	Partly Cloudy	Mostly Clear	Clear
Rain Risk: 3%	Rain Risk: 9%	Rain Risk: 10%	Rain Risk: 8%	Rain Risk: 9%

Tomorrow	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
22°C	23°C	22°C	22°C	23°C
Partly Cloudy	Cloudy	Partly Cloudy	Mostly Sunny	Mostly Sunny
Rain Risk: 7%	Rain Risk: 9%	Rain Risk: 16%	Rain Risk: 8%	Rain Risk: 8%

Detailed Long Range Forecast for Palmerston North

Tonight 10°C Cloudy Rain Risk: 3%	Overcast. Low around 10C. Winds light and variable.
Tomorrow 22°C Partly Cloudy Rain Risk: 7%	Partly cloudy skies. High 22C. Winds WNW at 15 to 25 km/h.
Tomorrow night 12°C Mostly Cloudy Rain Risk: 9%	Partly cloudy skies in the evening, then becoming cloudy overnight. Low 12C. Winds E at 10 to 15 km/h.
Thursday 23°C Cloudy Rain Risk: 9%	Overcast. High 23C. Winds ESE at 15 to 25 km/h.
Thursday night 13°C Partly Cloudy Rain Risk: 10%	Mostly cloudy skies early, then partly cloudy after midnight. Low 13C. Winds SE at 15 to 25 km/h.
Friday 22°C Partly Cloudy Rain Risk: 16%	Partly cloudy skies. High 22C. Winds SE at 15 to 25 km/h.
Friday night 10°C Mostly Clear Rain Risk: 8%	Mainly clear skies. Low near 10C. Winds ESE at 10 to 15 km/h.
Saturday 22°C Mostly Sunny Rain Risk: 8%	Except for a few afternoon clouds, mainly sunny. High 22C. Winds light and variable.
Saturday night 8°C Clear Rain Risk: 9%	Clear skies. Low 8C. Winds ESE at 10 to 15 km/h.
Sunday 23°C Mostly Sunny Rain Risk: 8%	Mostly sunny skies. High 23C. Winds ESE at 10 to 15 km/h.
Sunday night 9°C Mostly Clear Rain Risk: 8%	Clear skies. Low 9C. Winds ESE at 10 to 15 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 layers TIP: 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!