A new day, a new dawn - Today is: Wednesday, 16 September 2026 06:39:51 NZST
FORECAST:
Cloudy skies. High 14C. Winds WNW at 15 to 30 km/h. It feels like 7.3°C. A waterproof and 4 clothing layers recommended.
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Weather Forecast
Today
14°C Cloudy |
Tonight
9°C Cloudy |
Cloudy skies. High 14C. Winds WNW at 15 to 30 km/h. Chance of Rain: 16%
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Moon & Sun Forecast
Moonrise 08:18
Moonset 23:43
Visibility 22%
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Sunrise
06:18
Sunset
18:08
Day Length
11.50 Hrs
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Moon Phase: Waxing Crescent
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 2min 36s more daylight tomorrow
System Information
Station Is Online Updated: 06:41:23 16/09/2026
Time Zone: UTC +12:00(NZST)
System Up: 35 days 11 hours
Prgm Up: 35 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
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 2009 Feb
Monthly Climatological Summary for Feb 2009
Name: City Centre City: Palmerston North State: Manawatu
Elevation: 23 m Lat: S 40° 21' 15" Lon: E 175° 37' 34"
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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1 0.0 23.4 13:47 14.7 23:47 18.3 0.0 2.4 15.6 34.2 17:47 W
2 14.7 24.6 16:17 13.6 06:17 3.6 0.0 0.3 15.8 28.1 09:47 E
3 14.3 24.2 14:17 14.1 04:17 4.0 0.0 0.0 7.6 19.4 07:38 SW
4 16.4 20.1 12:17 15.0 22:17 1.9 0.0 0.6 6.8 17.3 10:47 WSW
5 0.0 24.5 15:47 15.9 07:47 18.3 0.0 0.0 16.2 31.7 14:47 E
6 16.8 27.6 15:47 16.4 01:17 1.5 0.0 0.0 10.4 24.5 16:17 W
7 18.6 25.6 13:47 18.2 00:47 0.0 0.3 0.0 10.7 20.9 10:47 WNW
8 19.0 27.9 16:17 18.2 05:47 0.0 0.7 0.0 8.7 17.3 14:17 W
9 19.4 27.6 14:17 17.4 23:17 0.0 1.1 0.6 10.2 24.5 16:17 WSW
10 20.6 21.5 17:17 16.2 02:17 0.0 2.3 90.0 4.4 11.2 18:47 W
11 18.0 29.9 16:47 16.6 06:17 0.3 0.0 1.8 3.9 8.6 13:17 SW
12 0.0 24.7 13:17 14.4 22:47 18.3 0.0 35.7 6.2 17.3 13:47 NW
13 14.4 18.4 10:17 12.0 23:47 3.9 0.0 2.1 11.7 29.5 17:47 SE
14 12.0 20.6 17:17 9.6 07:17 6.3 0.0 0.0 12.9 27.0 17:17 SE
15 11.8 23.7 17:17 9.8 06:17 6.5 0.0 0.0 9.5 19.4 12:17 W
16 16.1 21.6 11:17 11.5 21:47 2.2 0.0 14.1 9.9 35.6 21:47 S
17 12.0 27.9 16:47 11.7 07:17 6.3 0.0 0.0 9.4 24.5 00:47 SE
18 12.6 31.0 17:47 9.3 05:17 5.7 0.0 0.0 4.7 14.8 21:17 ESE
19 15.6 25.7 13:17 13.8 07:17 2.7 0.0 0.0 5.7 20.9 16:17 W
20 16.8 21.1 14:17 16.8 00:17 1.5 0.0 33.9 4.6 20.9 15:17 SW
21 18.7 23.3 16:47 17.4 21:47 0.0 0.4 5.7 11.2 19.4 03:17 W
22 17.6 21.8 12:47 15.0 23:47 0.7 0.0 2.1 16.9 29.5 14:17 W
23 15.0 22.8 16:17 13.5 05:47 3.3 0.0 3.9 14.5 29.5 13:47 WNW
24 14.9 24.8 16:47 13.0 07:17 3.4 0.0 10.8 5.3 14.8 15:17 S
25 13.3 24.7 16:47 11.0 06:47 5.0 0.0 0.0 7.0 20.9 15:17 S
26 13.3 25.1 16:47 10.3 06:17 5.0 0.0 0.0 5.0 14.8 14:47 WNW
27 14.8 27.1 12:17 12.5 06:47 3.5 0.0 0.0 6.1 17.3 19:17 ESE
28 18.2 18.2 07:34 15.4 11:17 0.1 0.0 22.5 22.6 42.8 16:47 ENE
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14.1 31.0 18 9.3 18 122.3 4.8 226.5 9.8 42.8 28 SW
Max >= 27.0: 7
Max <= 0.0: 0
Min <= 0.0: 0
Min <= -18.0: 0
Max Rain: 90.0 on day 10
Days of Rain: 15 (> 0.2 mm) 11 (> 2.0 mm) 4 (> 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3 Cool Base: 18.3 Method: Integration