Good Afternoon - Today is: Friday, 18 September 2026 14:24:51 NZST
FORECAST:
A mix of clouds and sun. High 17C. Winds W at 10 to 15 km/h. It feels like 13.5°C. 3 clothing layers recommended.
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Weather Forecast
Today
17°C Partly Cloudy |
Tonight
6°C Mostly Cloudy |
A mix of clouds and sun. High 17C. Winds W at 10 to 15 km/h. Chance of Rain: 2%
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Moon & Sun Forecast
Moonrise 09:34
Moonset 00:45
Visibility 43%
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Sunrise
06:14
Sunset
18:10
Day Length
11.55 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: 14:26:40 18/09/2026
Time Zone: UTC +12:00(NZST)
System Up: 37 days 18 hours
Prgm Up: 37 days 18 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 2011 Feb
Monthly Climatological Summary for Feb 2011
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 23.0 32.8 00:18 16.2 15:48 0.0 4.7 0.0 4.9 20.9 23:48 WSW
2 24.3 31.5 04:18 19.5 23:59 0.0 6.0 98.7 26.1 57.6 15:59 WNW
3 21.3 27.6 13:46 17.1 06:22 0.0 3.0 6.6 12.4 37.8 21:46 WNW
4 20.3 21.2 01:26 19.3 22:30 0.0 2.0 17.4 14.9 42.8 03:38 WNW
5 21.8 25.7 15:10 19.4 00:01 0.0 3.5 17.7 11.1 33.1 07:46 W
6 22.2 26.8 17:02 19.4 07:04 0.0 3.9 0.0 17.4 35.6 12:18 WNW
7 22.9 28.5 15:55 19.9 04:30 0.0 4.6 0.0 12.5 39.2 12:41 WNW
8 16.6 20.2 00:00 15.5 08:33 1.7 0.0 12.0 8.5 20.9 03:31 W
9 18.9 25.6 16:54 14.9 22:45 0.0 0.6 0.0 13.4 36.7 10:10 NW
10 19.9 26.7 16:30 14.2 23:05 0.0 1.6 0.0 9.1 28.1 01:49 N
11 20.4 26.5 12:36 14.0 00:33 0.0 2.1 0.0 19.2 40.3 20:43 E
12 22.8 34.5 15:35 17.5 04:55 0.0 4.5 0.0 7.6 27.0 16:21 E
13 24.4 33.3 16:30 19.0 06:40 0.0 6.1 0.0 5.6 20.9 19:14 WSW
14 21.9 28.3 15:16 17.3 23:48 0.0 3.6 0.0 8.0 25.6 12:43 WNW
15 19.2 25.8 16:56 15.1 23:36 0.0 0.9 0.0 14.1 35.6 18:06 E
16 18.5 23.6 11:34 14.5 06:37 0.0 0.2 0.0 16.1 36.7 11:57 E
17 18.6 26.5 14:54 13.3 02:14 0.0 0.3 0.0 11.9 33.1 17:00 E
18 20.3 29.1 12:56 12.3 05:57 0.0 2.0 0.0 7.9 30.6 14:53 W
19 21.8 30.8 13:40 16.9 00:00 0.0 3.5 0.3 8.0 28.1 20:12 E
20 20.7 27.4 15:37 15.8 04:40 0.0 2.4 0.0 14.2 31.7 10:01 E
21 23.6 34.1 12:48 16.9 04:08 0.0 5.3 0.0 6.6 20.9 16:29 WSW
22 23.7 33.5 14:19 17.9 01:37 0.0 5.4 1.8 6.5 25.6 18:13 WSW
23 21.3 29.0 16:18 16.0 23:48 0.0 3.0 0.0 5.9 20.9 21:48 W
24 19.3 25.6 13:48 15.5 01:18 0.0 1.0 0.0 ---- 18.4 03:48 ---
25 20.1 25.2 18:48 16.3 06:18 0.0 1.8 0.0 ---- 23.4 11:18 ---
26 18.2 25.9 11:18 -24.4 16:18 0.1 0.0 0.6 ---- 27.0 21:18 ---
27 18.1 25.3 16:48 13.7 00:48 0.2 0.0 0.9 ---- 20.9 18:18 ---
28 19.7 26.8 16:18 15.3 02:48 0.0 1.4 0.0 ---- 33.1 13:18 ---
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20.8 34.5 12 -24.4 26 2.0 73.4 156.0 11.2 57.6 2 WNW
Max >= 27.0: 13
Max <= 0.0: 0
Min <= 0.0: 1
Min <= -18.0: 1
Max Rain: 98.7 on day 2
Days of Rain: 9 (> 0.2 mm) 5 (> 2.0 mm) 1 (> 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3 Cool Base: 18.3 Method: Integration