Good Evening - Today was: Friday, 11 September 2026 18:20:03 NZST
FORECAST:
Cloudy skies with a few showers after midnight. Low 6C. Winds WNW at 25 to 40 km/h, becoming NNE and decreasing to 10 to 15 km/h. Chance of rain 30%. It feels like 10.0°C. 3 clothing layers recommended.
The Palmy Sun: Palmy Weather Newsroom
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Weather Forecast
Tonight
6°C Showers Late |
Tomorrow
14°C Partly Cloudy |
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Cloudy skies with a few showers after midnight. Low 6C. Winds WNW at 25 to 40 km/h, becoming NNE and decreasing to 10 to 15 km/h. Chance of rain 30%.
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Moon & Sun Forecast
Moonrise 06:13
Moonset 18:08
Visibility 0%
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Sunrise
06:26
Sunset
18:03
Day Length
11.37 Hrs
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Moon Phase: New Moon
Sun Phase: Is setting
There will be 2min 34s more daylight tomorrow
System Information
Station Is Online Updated: 18:21:21 11/09/2026
Time Zone: UTC +12:00(NZST)
System Up: 30 days 22 hours
Prgm Up: 30 days 22 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
NOAA Climate Reports - Daily, Month and Year History Report and Extremes
The NOAA Climate Report provides a day-by-day, monthly and yearly look at the weather since 2009 in Palmerston North. This offers detailed records for the rain, wind and temperatures as well as totals and summaries all recored at the Palmerston North location.
Report for 2016 Jan
Monthly Climatological Summary for Jan 2016
Name: City Centre City: Palmerston North State: Manawatu
Elevation: 25 m Lat: S 14 21 15 Lon: E 175 37 32
Temperature (°C), Rain (mm), Wind Speed (km/h)
Heat Cool Avg
Mean Deg Deg Wind Dom
Day Temp High Time Low Time Days Days Rain Speed High Time Dir
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01 21.7 29.3 14:19 14.8 06:00 0.7 4.2 0.0 5.2 35.3 16:20 E
02 20.1 23.7 16:30 17.1 23:51 0.0 1.8 11.4 1.4 13.7 20:51 ENE
03 18.8 26.5 13:24 14.1 22:39 1.0 1.5 10.8 2.9 29.6 14:05 SSW
04 14.5 18.2 18:15 13.2 23:57 0.9 0.0 0.0 3.9 33.2 18:34 E
05 17.1 24.9 16:29 9.7 04:40 3.0 1.7 0.0 3.6 23.1 19:29 ENE
06 18.5 25.7 18:34 11.7 06:01 2.1 2.3 0.0 4.4 30.3 04:50 E
07 19.5 24.8 14:18 15.5 02:18 0.8 2.0 0.0 6.5 36.8 16:31 WSW
08 20.6 26.1 11:24 16.3 03:07 0.3 2.7 3.0 10.0 60.6 17:28 W
09 18.4 22.3 13:34 16.0 22:20 0.8 0.9 0.0 13.0 57.7 11:31 W
10 17.3 22.3 13:36 12.3 22:12 1.6 0.6 3.0 11.5 52.6 11:15 W
11 23.0 24.1 18:00 13.1 00:00 0.0 4.7 0.0 2.9 19.5 19:40 NE
12 17.7 21.5 14:44 15.7 10:47 1.0 0.4 0.6 6.2 38.2 16:55 WSW
13 17.7 23.2 14:28 14.7 23:45 1.4 0.8 0.3 6.4 41.8 19:51 W
14 19.4 27.6 14:44 13.4 04:16 1.6 2.7 0.0 7.5 40.4 07:55 ESE
15 20.3 24.8 16:37 17.3 04:27 0.1 2.1 0.0 11.6 61.3 15:29 WSW
16 21.5 26.8 14:16 15.9 06:09 0.3 3.5 0.0 5.8 36.8 14:57 WSW
17 23.1 32.1 16:47 15.2 06:06 0.4 5.3 5.7 2.9 23.1 19:04 E
18 21.9 28.5 14:40 18.4 06:12 0.0 3.6 1.2 8.6 48.3 15:08 E
19 21.3 28.7 12:39 17.8 06:39 0.0 3.0 18.0 5.0 38.2 12:20 W
20 20.4 25.8 13:41 16.7 06:34 0.3 2.4 0.0 6.6 43.3 16:45 WSW
21 18.8 23.7 14:48 16.3 06:49 0.6 1.1 5.1 6.6 31.0 14:14 WSW
22 20.2 25.5 16:16 16.1 06:31 0.4 2.3 0.0 7.6 38.9 13:32 WSW
23 21.4 25.4 13:11 18.6 07:17 0.0 3.1 0.0 7.4 45.4 10:47 WSW
24 21.7 29.5 14:23 16.5 03:53 0.3 3.7 0.0 4.5 28.1 16:46 WSW
25 21.9 28.6 13:30 16.7 06:28 0.3 3.9 0.0 4.4 31.7 13:40 WSW
26 22.8 29.1 16:11 16.4 06:29 0.2 4.7 0.0 4.7 28.8 13:51 SW
27 19.4 21.7 13:32 17.5 20:45 0.1 1.2 0.0 4.3 38.2 18:24 E
28 19.6 25.9 14:04 17.1 06:35 0.4 1.8 0.0 4.0 32.4 15:30 E
29 20.6 26.4 14:45 16.8 05:35 0.4 2.7 0.0 3.7 41.1 17:57 WSW
30 20.3 26.5 16:47 16.2 23:55 0.5 2.4 0.0 4.1 31.0 21:56 SSE
31 19.1 24.9 14:55 15.4 00:56 1.2 2.0 0.0 8.3 31.7 15:33 E
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20.0 32.1 17 9.7 5 20.7 75.1 59.1 6.1 61.3 15 WSW
Max >= 27.0 8
Max <= 0.0 0
Min <= 0.0 0
Min <= -18.0 0
Max Rain: 18.0 on day 19
Days of Rain: 10 (>= 0.2 mm) 7 (>= 2.0 mm) 0 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3 Cool Base: 18.3 Method: Integration