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

A new day, a new dawn - Today is: Wednesday, 6 May 2026 06:54:55 NZST

FORECAST: Cloudy early with peeks of sunshine expected late. High near 20C. Winds WNW at 15 to 25 km/h. It feels like 11.2°C. 3 clothing layers recommended.

Last weather station contact: Wednesday, 06 May 2026 at 06:56:47. Updated in seconds
Weather Forecast	Temperature	:	11.6°C, 90%	Pressure	:	1028.4hPa	Fire Danger
	Wind Speed	:	WSW 2km/h	Wind Gust	:	6km/h
	Air Quality	:	34 AQI 12.2ug/m³	Rainfall	:	0.0mm
	Sun Light	:	0Lux, 0.0hrs	Solar UV	:	0.0UVI 0W/m²

The Palmy Sun: Palmy Weather Newsroom

News

⛅ 06 May 2026 6:38AM: Ministry of Education approves total $1.4 million to remove absestos-contaminated sand (rnz.co.nz) 1/10 ⛅ 06 May 2026 6:38AM: Mayors consider government's amalgamation ultimatum (rnz.co.nz) 2/10 ⛅ 06 May 2026 6:36AM: Fate of reclusive gold panner David Hart remains a mystery after body found encased in concrete at Auckland home (rnz.co.nz) 3/10 ⛅ 06 May 2026 6:03AM: New Zealand Transport Agency restores millions in funding for police breath testing (rnz.co.nz) 4/10 ⛅ 06 May 2026 6:02AM: Awakino Gorge reopening but limitations remain for businesses (rnz.co.nz) 5/10 ⛅ 06 May 2026 5:50AM: Children's screen use linked to long-term attention and self-control problems, study finds (rnz.co.nz) 6/10 ⛅ 06 May 2026 5:42AM: Education Minister Erica Stanford responds to criticism of curriculum rewrite (rnz.co.nz) 7/10 ⛅ 06 May 2026 5:42AM: Ministry letters to Gloriavale Christian School reveal 'multiple concerns' (rnz.co.nz) 8/10 ⛅ 06 May 2026 5:16AM: Are you doing enough to protect local wildlife from your cat? (rnz.co.nz) 9/10 ⛅ 05 May 2026 10:16PM: WasteCo charged over workplace death of Lynda Kelly (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

Today

20°C

AM Clouds, PM Sun

Tonight

9°C

Partly Cloudy

Cloudy early with peeks of sunshine expected late. High near 20C. Winds WNW at 15 to 25 km/h.
Chance of Rain: 8%

7 day weather Forecast

Moon & Sun Forecast

Moonrise
20:03
Moonset
11:19
Visibility
86%

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

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

More Moon Information

System Information

Station Is Online
Updated: 06:56:47 6/05/2026
Time Zone: UTC +12:00(NZST)
System Up: 110 days 11 hours
Prgm Up: 110 days 11 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

Today
Chance of Rain: 8%

20°C

Cloudy early with peeks of sunshine expected late. High near 20C. Winds WNW at 15 to 25 km/h.

Tonight
Chance of Rain: 12%

9°C

Some clouds. Low 9C. Winds light and variable.

Tomorrow
Chance of Rain: 9%

21°C

Cloudy. High 21C. Winds NNW at 15 to 25 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

Today	Tomorrow	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
20°C	21°C	21°C	17°C	16°C
AM Clouds, PM Sun	Cloudy	Cloudy	Showers	AM Showers
Rain Risk: 8%	Rain Risk: 9%	Rain Risk: 24%	Rain Risk: 56%	Rain Risk: 41%

Tonight	Tomorrow night	Friday night	Saturday night	Sunday night
9°C	15°C	13°C	10°C	7°C
Partly Cloudy	Cloudy	Rain	Showers	Showers
Rain Risk: 12%	Rain Risk: 17%	Rain Risk: 81%	Rain Risk: 52%	Rain Risk: 33%

Detailed Long Range Forecast for Palmerston North

Today 20°C AM Clouds, PM Sun Rain Risk: 8%	Cloudy early with peeks of sunshine expected late. High near 20C. Winds WNW at 15 to 25 km/h.
Tonight 9°C Partly Cloudy Rain Risk: 12%	Some clouds. Low 9C. Winds light and variable.
Tomorrow 21°C Cloudy Rain Risk: 9%	Cloudy. High 21C. Winds NNW at 15 to 25 km/h.
Tomorrow night 15°C Cloudy Rain Risk: 17%	Cloudy. Low around 15C. 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: 81%	Cloudy with periods of rain. Low 13C. Winds NW at 15 to 30 km/h. Chance of rain 80%. Rainfall near 6mm.
Saturday 17°C Showers Rain Risk: 56%	Steady light rain in the morning. Showers continuing in the afternoon. High 17C. Winds NW at 15 to 30 km/h. Chance of rain 60%.
Saturday night 10°C Showers Rain Risk: 52%	Cloudy with occasional rain showers. Low around 10C. Winds NW at 10 to 15 km/h. Chance of rain 50%.
Sunday 16°C AM Showers Rain Risk: 41%	Rain showers early with some sunshine later in the day. High 16C. Winds WNW at 15 to 30 km/h. Chance of rain 40%.
Sunday night 7°C Showers Rain Risk: 33%	Cloudy with a few showers. Low 7C. W winds shifting to S at 15 to 25 km/h. Chance of rain 30%.
Monday 12°C Partly Cloudy Rain Risk: 14%	Intervals of clouds and sunshine. High 12C. Winds SSE at 10 to 15 km/h.
Monday night 3°C Mostly Clear Rain Risk: 10%	A mostly clear sky. Low 3C. Winds light and variable.

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!