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

Good Evening - Today was: Wednesday, 6 May 2026 18:51:01 NZST

FORECAST: Mostly cloudy skies. Low 9C. Winds light and variable. It feels like 14.9°C. 2 clothing layers recommended.

Last weather station contact: Wednesday, 06 May 2026 at 18:52:57. Updated in seconds
Weather Forecast	Temperature	:	14.9°C, 91%	Pressure	:	1026.4hPa	Fire Danger
	Wind Speed	:	WSW 6km/h	Wind Gust	:	10km/h
	Air Quality	:	18 AQI 5.4ug/m³	Rainfall	:	0.0mm
	Sun Light	:	0Lux, 7.9hrs	Solar UV	:	0.0UVI 0W/m²

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Weather Forecast

Tonight

9°C

Mostly Cloudy

Tomorrow

22°C

Mostly Cloudy

Mostly cloudy skies. Low 9C. Winds light and variable.
Chance of Rain: 9%

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Moon & Sun Forecast

Moonrise
20:03
Moonset
11:19
Visibility
83%

Sunrise
07:08
Sunset
17:21
Day Length
10.12 Hrs

Moon Phase: Waning Gibbous
Sun Phase: Below Horizon
There will be 2min 8s less daylight tomorrow

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System Information

Station Is Online
Updated: 18:52:57 6/05/2026
Time Zone: UTC +12:00(NZST)
System Up: 110 days 23 hours
Prgm Up: 110 days 23 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: 9%

9°C

Mostly cloudy skies. Low 9C. Winds light and variable.

Tomorrow
Chance of Rain: 8%

22°C

More clouds than sun. High 22C. Winds NNW at 15 to 30 km/h.

Tomorrow night
Chance of Rain: 7%

14°C

Cloudy. Low 14C. Winds NNW at 10 to 15 km/h.

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Long Range Forecast Summary for Palmerston North

Tonight	Tomorrow night	Friday night	Saturday night	Sunday night
9°C	14°C	13°C	10°C	7°C
Mostly Cloudy	Cloudy	Rain	Showers Early	Showers Early
Rain Risk: 9%	Rain Risk: 7%	Rain Risk: 80%	Rain Risk: 49%	Rain Risk: 53%

Tomorrow	Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Monday
22°C	21°C	16°C	16°C	13°C
Mostly Cloudy	Cloudy	Showers	Partly Cloudy	Partly Cloudy
Rain Risk: 8%	Rain Risk: 24%	Rain Risk: 54%	Rain Risk: 24%	Rain Risk: 5%

Detailed Long Range Forecast for Palmerston North

Tonight 9°C Mostly Cloudy Rain Risk: 9%	Mostly cloudy skies. Low 9C. Winds light and variable.
Tomorrow 22°C Mostly Cloudy Rain Risk: 8%	More clouds than sun. High 22C. Winds NNW at 15 to 30 km/h.
Tomorrow night 14°C Cloudy Rain Risk: 7%	Cloudy. Low 14C. Winds NNW at 10 to 15 km/h.
Friday 21°C Cloudy Rain Risk: 24%	Cloudy skies. High 21C. Winds NNW at 15 to 25 km/h.
Friday night 13°C Rain Rain Risk: 80%	Periods of rain. Low 13C. Winds NW at 15 to 30 km/h. Chance of rain 80%. Rainfall near 6mm.
Saturday 16°C Showers Rain Risk: 54%	Steady light rain in the morning. Showers continuing in the afternoon. High 16C. Winds NW at 15 to 30 km/h. Chance of rain 50%.
Saturday night 10°C Showers Early Rain Risk: 49%	Showers in the evening, then partly cloudy overnight. Low around 10C. Winds WNW at 10 to 15 km/h. Chance of rain 50%.
Sunday 16°C Partly Cloudy Rain Risk: 24%	Intervals of clouds and sunshine. High 16C. Winds WNW at 25 to 40 km/h.
Sunday night 7°C Showers Early Rain Risk: 53%	Showers in the evening with some clearing overnight. Low 7C. WSW winds shifting to SSE at 15 to 30 km/h. Chance of rain 50%.
Monday 13°C Partly Cloudy Rain Risk: 5%	Partly cloudy. High 13C. Winds light and variable.
Monday night 3°C Clear Rain Risk: 12%	Clear skies. Low 3C. Winds light and variable.

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