Good Afternoon - Today is: Sunday, 18 October 2026 14:50:27 NZDT
FORECAST:
Plentiful sunshine. High 18C. Winds WSW at 10 to 15 km/h. It feels like 13.6°C. 3 clothing layers recommended.
The Palmy Sun: Palmy Weather Newsroom
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18 Oct 2026 2:45PM: Live: New Zealand Kiwi Ferns v Fiji Bulikula - women's Rugby League World Cup (rnz.co.nz) 1/10
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18 Oct 2026 2:15PM: Labour pledges $7 million to get kids off screens and 'back to being kids' (rnz.co.nz) 2/10
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18 Oct 2026 12:57PM: Researchers work with M�ori carvers to discover secrets of pounamu's strength (rnz.co.nz) 3/10
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18 Oct 2026 12:15PM: Doctor's callback from retirement reveals depth of health crisis: nurses union (rnz.co.nz) 4/10
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18 Oct 2026 8:45AM: TC Wati strengthens to Category 2 (rnz.co.nz) 5/10
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18 Oct 2026 8:35AM: Category 4 Typhoon Champi bears down on Guam (rnz.co.nz) 6/10
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18 Oct 2026 7:23AM: Tenants 'distressed' by landlord's 'baseless threats of eviction' win tribunal dispute (rnz.co.nz) 7/10
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18 Oct 2026 7:23AM: Northland woman pleads guilty after dog kills four kiwi (rnz.co.nz) 8/10
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18 Oct 2026 6:42AM: Fresh call for sugar tax to combat children's deteriorating oral health (rnz.co.nz) 9/10
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18 Oct 2026 6:42AM: 'Overuse of state power': Documents detail Gloriavale school's fight to stay open (rnz.co.nz) 10/10
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Weather Forecast
Today
18°C Sunny |
Tonight
6°C Partly Cloudy |
Plentiful sunshine. High 18C. Winds WSW at 10 to 15 km/h. Chance of Rain: 2%
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Moon & Sun Forecast
Moonrise 11:07
Moonset 02:07
Visibility 44%
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Sunrise
06:26
Sunset
19:41
Day Length
13.15 hrs
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Moon Phase: Waxing Crescent
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 2min 35s more daylight tomorrow
System Information
Station Is Online Updated: 14:52:35 18/10/2026
Time Zone: UTC +13:00(NZDT)
System Up: 67 days 18 hours
Prgm Up: 16 days 19 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