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A late Good Evening - Today was: Monday, 4 May 2026 21:13:51 NZST
Current: 12.7°C, Max: 14.9°C, Min: 10.0°C. It feels like 12.1°C
FORECAST: Cloudy skies early, followed by partial clearing. Low 6C. Winds light and variable. It feels like 12.1°C. 3 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Settled fine | Sunrise: 07:06 | Sunset: 17:23 | Dawn: 06:37 | Dusk: 17:52
Weather Forecast
 Temperature : Current trend is Falling, changing by -0.4 °C/hr 12.7°C, 78%   Pressure : Current trend is Rising slowly, changing by 0.3 hPa/hr 1035.1hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  NW  Current wind speed is Light air (F1) from NW (307°) 2km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Steady 6km/h
Air Quality :  18 AQI  5.5ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.0mm
Sun Light : 0Lux, 1.6hrs   Solar UV :  0.0UVI  0W/m2
Last weather station contact: Monday, 04 May 2026 at 21:15:40. Updated in seconds

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⛅ 04 May 2026 8:13PM: Swarbrick confirms frustration over Heart of the City CEO's negative takes (rnz.co.nz) 1/10 ⛅ 04 May 2026 8:13PM: Clarkville residents alarmed by gravel trucks as Woodend Bypass work set to resume (rnz.co.nz) 2/10 ⛅ 04 May 2026 8:13PM: Abbey Caves inquest: Teacher 'completely broke down' when he realised Karnin Petera was missing (rnz.co.nz) 3/10 ⛅ 04 May 2026 7:47PM: Wellingtonians divided over paying higher water bills for improved infrastructure - survey (rnz.co.nz) 4/10 ⛅ 04 May 2026 7:31PM: Source of cruise hantavirus outbreak must be tracked down -microbiologist (rnz.co.nz) 5/10 ⛅ 04 May 2026 6:58PM: Hayden Tasker was trying to end his life when he killed Nelson police officer, court told (rnz.co.nz) 6/10 ⛅ 04 May 2026 6:22PM: Baby who died on mother's chest not regularly checked by midwife (rnz.co.nz) 7/10 ⛅ 04 May 2026 6:12PM: Nelson Hospital has second power outage within six months (rnz.co.nz) 8/10 ⛅ 04 May 2026 5:59PM: Fears for patient care after Palmerston North hospital's last expert leaves (rnz.co.nz) 9/10 ⛅ 04 May 2026 5:25PM: Abbey Caves inquest: School staff member 'certain' heavy rain wouldn't hit until after caving trip (rnz.co.nz) 10/10


 Weather Warnings
Warning WEATHER STATION WARNING
High pressure has been detected
 Weather Forecast
Tonight
Clouds Early, Clearing Late
6°C
Clouds Early, Clearing Late		 Tomorrow
Partly Cloudy
16°C
Partly Cloudy
Cloudy skies early, followed by partial clearing. Low 6C. Winds light and variable.
Chance of Rain: 9%
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: Waning Gibbous       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
18:23
Moonset
09:29
Visibility
94% 		Sunrise
07:06
Sunset
17:23
Day Length
10.17 Hrs
Moon Phase: Waning Gibbous
Sun Phase: Below Horizon
There will be 2min 11s less daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 21:15:40 4/05/2026
Time Zone: UTC +12:00(NZST)
System Up: 109 days 2 hours
Prgm Up: 109 days 2 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%
Clouds Early, Clearing Late
6°C
Cloudy skies early, followed by partial clearing. Low 6C. Winds light and variable.
 Tomorrow
Chance of Rain: 9%
Partly Cloudy
16°C
Partly cloudy skies. High 16C. Winds WNW at 10 to 15 km/h.
 Tomorrow night
Chance of Rain: 9%
Partly Cloudy
7°C
Partly cloudy. Low 7C. Winds light and variable.
Weather Maps
Wellington & New Plymouth Rain Radar Wellington & New Plymouth Rain Radar
Wellington/New Plymouth Rain Radar 		New Zealand Satellite
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Long Range Forecast Summary for Palmerston North
Tonight Tomorrow night Wednesday night Thursday night Friday night
Clouds Early, Clearing Late6°C Partly Cloudy7°C Partly Cloudy10°C Light Rain16°C Rain15°C
Clouds Early, Clearing Late Partly Cloudy Partly Cloudy Light Rain Rain
Rain Risk: 9% Rain Risk: 9% Rain Risk: 24% Rain Risk: 58% Rain Risk: 90%
         
Tomorrow Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
Partly Cloudy16°C Partly Cloudy20°C Cloudy21°C AM Light Rain21°C Light Rain17°C
Partly Cloudy Partly Cloudy Cloudy AM Light Rain Light Rain
Rain Risk: 9% Rain Risk: 8% Rain Risk: 24% Rain Risk: 48% Rain Risk: 77%
         
Detailed Long Range Forecast for Palmerston North
Tonight
Clouds Early, Clearing Late6°C
Clouds Early, Clearing Late
Rain Risk: 9%
 Cloudy skies early, followed by partial clearing. Low 6C. Winds light and variable.
Tomorrow
Partly Cloudy16°C
Partly Cloudy
Rain Risk: 9%
 Partly cloudy skies. High 16C. Winds WNW at 10 to 15 km/h.
Tomorrow night
Partly Cloudy7°C
Partly Cloudy
Rain Risk: 9%
 Partly cloudy. Low 7C. Winds light and variable.
Wednesday
Partly Cloudy20°C
Partly Cloudy
Rain Risk: 8%
 Partly cloudy. High near 20C. Winds NW at 10 to 15 km/h.
Wednesday night
Partly Cloudy10°C
Partly Cloudy
Rain Risk: 24%
 Partly cloudy. Low near 10C. Winds light and variable.
Thursday
Cloudy21°C
Cloudy
Rain Risk: 24%
 Cloudy. High 21C. Winds NNW at 10 to 15 km/h.
Thursday night
Light Rain16°C
Light Rain
Rain Risk: 58%
 Cloudy. Some light rain is likely. Low 16C. Winds NNW at 10 to 15 km/h. Chance of rain 60%.
Friday
AM Light Rain21°C
AM Light Rain
Rain Risk: 48%
 Light rain early. Then remaining cloudy. High 21C. Winds NNW at 10 to 15 km/h. Chance of rain 50%.
Friday night
Rain15°C
Rain
Rain Risk: 90%
 Rain likely. Low near 15C. Winds NNW at 15 to 25 km/h. Chance of rain 90%. Rainfall near 6mm.
Saturday
Light Rain17°C
Light Rain
Rain Risk: 77%
 Cloudy. Some light rain is likely. High 17C. Winds NW at 15 to 30 km/h. Chance of rain 80%.
Saturday night
Showers10°C
Showers
Rain Risk: 65%
 Light rain early...then remaining cloudy with showers late. Low near 10C. Winds WNW at 15 to 30 km/h. Chance of rain 70%.

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