Palmy Weather: Palmerston North New Zealand

Good Evening - Today was: Friday, 16 October 2026 19:54:46 NZDT

FORECAST: Cloudy. Low around 5C. Winds S at 10 to 15 km/h. Chance of frost or heavy dew. It feels like 5.0°C. 4 clothing layers recommended.


Temperature	:	7.9°C, 69%	Pressure	:	1023.6hPa	Fire Danger
Wind Speed	:	S 7km/h	Wind Gust	:	18km/h
Air Quality	:	9 AQI 2.6ug/m³	Rainfall	:	0.4mm
Sun Light	:	0lx, 4.1hrs	Solar UV	:	0.0UVI 0W/m²

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Weather Warnings

No current weather
station warnings

WEATHER STATION CAUTION
Chance of FROST or heavy DEW

Weather Forecast

Tonight

5°C

Cloudy

Tomorrow

14°C

Cloudy

Cloudy. Low around 5C. Winds S at 10 to 15 km/h.
Chance of Rain: 16%

7 day weather Forecast

Moon & Sun Forecast

Moonrise
09:15
Moonset
00:30
Visibility
28%

Sunrise
06:29
Sunset
19:39
Day Length
13.09 hrs

Moon Phase: Waxing Crescent
Sun Phase: Is setting
There will be 2min 37s more daylight tomorrow

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System Information

Station Is Online
Updated: 19:56:48 16/10/2026
Time Zone: UTC +13:00(NZDT)
System Up: 65 days 23 hours
Prgm Up: 15 days 0 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: 16%

5°C

Cloudy. Low around 5C. Winds S at 10 to 15 km/h.

Tomorrow
Chance of Rain: 15%

14°C

Cloudy. High 14C. Winds SSW at 10 to 15 km/h.

Tomorrow night
Chance of Rain: 8%

2°C

Clear skies. Low 2C. Winds light and variable.

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Long Range Forecast Summary for Palmerston North

Tonight	Tomorrow night	Sunday night	Monday night	Tuesday night
5°C	2°C	6°C	6°C	9°C
Cloudy	Clear	Partly Cloudy	Mostly Clear	Partly Cloudy
Rain Risk: 16%	Rain Risk: 8%	Rain Risk: 9%	Rain Risk: 9%	Rain Risk: 12%

Tomorrow	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday
14°C	17°C	20°C	21°C	20°C
Cloudy	Partly Cloudy	Partly Cloudy	Partly Cloudy	Partly Cloudy
Rain Risk: 15%	Rain Risk: 8%	Rain Risk: 8%	Rain Risk: 9%	Rain Risk: 7%

Detailed Long Range Forecast for Palmerston North

Tonight 5°C Cloudy Rain Risk: 16%	Cloudy. Low around 5C. Winds S at 10 to 15 km/h.
Tomorrow 14°C Cloudy Rain Risk: 15%	Cloudy. High 14C. Winds SSW at 10 to 15 km/h.
Tomorrow night 2°C Clear Rain Risk: 8%	Clear skies. Low 2C. Winds light and variable.
Sunday 17°C Partly Cloudy Rain Risk: 8%	Partly cloudy skies. High 17C. Winds WNW at 10 to 15 km/h.
Sunday night 6°C Partly Cloudy Rain Risk: 9%	Clear during the evening followed by cloudy skies overnight. Low 6C. Winds NNW at 10 to 15 km/h.
Monday 20°C Partly Cloudy Rain Risk: 8%	Some clouds in the morning will give way to mainly sunny skies for the afternoon. High around 20C. Winds WNW at 10 to 15 km/h.
Monday night 6°C Mostly Clear Rain Risk: 9%	Mainly clear early, then a few clouds later on. Low 6C. Winds light and variable.
Tuesday 21°C Partly Cloudy Rain Risk: 9%	Partly cloudy skies. High 21C. Winds ENE at 10 to 15 km/h.
Tuesday night 9°C Partly Cloudy Rain Risk: 12%	A few clouds. Low 9C. Winds NW at 10 to 15 km/h.
Wednesday 20°C Partly Cloudy Rain Risk: 7%	Partly cloudy. High near 20C. Winds WNW at 10 to 15 km/h.
Wednesday night 8°C Partly Cloudy Rain Risk: 8%	Mostly clear skies early will become overcast later during the night. Low 8C. Winds NNW at 10 to 15 km/h.

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