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

A late Good Evening - Today was: Monday, 18 May 2026 21:43:17 NZST

FORECAST: Partly cloudy skies. Low 6C. Winds ESE at 10 to 15 km/h. It feels like 10.1°C. 3 clothing layers recommended.

Last weather station contact: Monday, 18 May 2026 at 21:46:10. Updated in seconds
Weather Forecast	Temperature	:	11.5°C, 87%	Pressure	:	1034.7hPa	Fire Danger
	Wind Speed	:	E 7km/h	Wind Gust	:	16km/h
	Air Quality	:	8 AQI 2.4ug/m³	Rainfall	:	0.0mm
	Sun Light	:	0Lux, 7.7hrs	Solar UV	:	0.0UVI 0W/m²

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Weather Forecast

Tonight

6°C

Partly Cloudy

Tomorrow

16°C

Sunny

Partly cloudy skies. Low 6C. Winds ESE at 10 to 15 km/h.
Chance of Rain: 9%

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Moon & Sun Forecast

Moonrise
08:56
Moonset
17:50
Visibility
4%

Sunrise
07:19
Sunset
17:09
Day Length
9.49 Hrs

Moon Phase: Waxing Crescent
Sun Phase: Below Horizon
There will be 1min 45s less daylight tomorrow

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System Information

Station Is Online
Updated: 21:46:10 18/05/2026
Time Zone: UTC +12:00(NZST)
System Up: 123 days 2 hours
Prgm Up: 123 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%

6°C

Partly cloudy skies. Low 6C. Winds ESE at 10 to 15 km/h.

Tomorrow
Chance of Rain: 9%

16°C

Sunny skies. High 16C. Winds light and variable.

Tomorrow night
Chance of Rain: 9%

4°C

Mostly clear skies. Low 4C. Winds light and variable.

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Long Range Forecast Summary for Palmerston North

Tonight	Tomorrow night	Wednesday night	Thursday night	Friday night
6°C	4°C	5°C	6°C	6°C
Partly Cloudy	Mostly Clear	Clear	Partly Cloudy	Mostly Cloudy
Rain Risk: 9%	Rain Risk: 9%	Rain Risk: 9%	Rain Risk: 8%	Rain Risk: 8%

Tomorrow	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
16°C	16°C	17°C	17°C	17°C
Sunny	Sunny	Mostly Sunny	Mostly Cloudy	Partly Cloudy
Rain Risk: 9%	Rain Risk: 9%	Rain Risk: 7%	Rain Risk: 8%	Rain Risk: 16%

Detailed Long Range Forecast for Palmerston North

Tonight 6°C Partly Cloudy Rain Risk: 9%	Partly cloudy skies. Low 6C. Winds ESE at 10 to 15 km/h.
Tomorrow 16°C Sunny Rain Risk: 9%	Sunny skies. High 16C. Winds light and variable.
Tomorrow night 4°C Mostly Clear Rain Risk: 9%	Mostly clear skies. Low 4C. Winds light and variable.
Wednesday 16°C Sunny Rain Risk: 9%	Mostly sunny. High 16C. Winds WNW at 10 to 15 km/h.
Wednesday night 5°C Clear Rain Risk: 9%	Clear. Low near 5C. Winds light and variable.
Thursday 17°C Mostly Sunny Rain Risk: 7%	Plentiful sunshine. High 17C. Winds NW at 10 to 15 km/h.
Thursday night 6°C Partly Cloudy Rain Risk: 8%	Partly to mostly cloudy. Low 6C. Winds light and variable.
Friday 17°C Mostly Cloudy Rain Risk: 8%	Considerable cloudiness. High 17C. Winds light and variable.
Friday night 6°C Mostly Cloudy Rain Risk: 8%	Considerable cloudiness. Low 6C. Winds light and variable.
Saturday 17°C Partly Cloudy Rain Risk: 16%	Partly to mostly cloudy. High 17C. Winds light and variable.
Saturday night 9°C Partly Cloudy Rain Risk: 18%	Partly cloudy skies during the evening will give way to cloudy skies overnight. Low 9C. Winds ESE at 10 to 15 km/h.

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