A new day - Good Morning - Today is: Thursday, 8 October 2026 00:57:44 NZDT
FORECAST:
Overcast. Low 8C. Winds light and variable. It feels like 10.5°C. 3 clothing layers recommended.
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Weather Forecast
Tonight
8°C Cloudy |
Tomorrow
19°C AM Clouds, PM Sun |
Overcast. Low 8C. Winds light and variable. Chance of Rain: 3%
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Moon & Sun Forecast
Moonrise 05:15
Moonset 16:53
Visibility 12%
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Sunrise
06:41
Sunset
19:30
Day Length
12.48 hrs
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Moon Phase: Waning Crescent
Sun Phase: Below Horizon
There will be 2min 40s more daylight tomorrow
System Information
Station Is Online Updated: 00:59:01 8/10/2026
Time Zone: UTC +13:00(NZDT)
System Up: 57 days 4 hours
Prgm Up: 6 days 5 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 2012 Feb
Monthly Climatological Summary for Feb 2012
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 18.7 22.6 15:12 15.7 23:44 0.6 1.0 15.6 16.9 42.8 10:28 W
2 15.9 19.8 15:50 12.8 06:29 2.6 0.1 0.0 18.3 42.8 04:36 E
3 16.1 19.4 14:45 13.8 03:50 2.3 0.1 0.0 19.4 39.2 02:27 E
4 17.5 23.3 15:32 14.0 05:41 1.8 1.0 0.9 12.8 27.0 16:55 E
5 18.2 23.2 14:36 15.3 00:00 1.2 1.2 0.0 16.3 36.7 16:41 E
6 17.3 22.2 12:08 13.7 23:59 1.8 0.7 0.0 13.6 30.6 10:48 E
7 17.9 24.2 12:53 12.6 06:35 1.8 1.4 0.9 8.8 29.5 18:15 E
8 18.8 25.5 13:58 14.8 06:34 1.3 1.8 0.0 13.7 29.5 12:21 E
9 20.4 28.5 10:34 12.6 06:15 1.4 3.5 0.0 9.6 31.7 15:46 W
10 17.9 21.3 17:41 16.0 01:07 0.9 0.5 8.7 8.7 25.6 04:13 WNW
11 16.2 22.6 13:40 13.0 23:46 2.7 0.6 14.4 14.7 41.8 14:13 E
12 17.0 24.3 15:43 10.6 06:19 2.7 1.4 0.0 13.0 27.0 11:40 E
13 16.9 21.8 13:36 14.1 00:13 1.9 0.5 0.0 11.1 30.6 16:44 E
14 18.4 26.1 13:51 14.2 05:28 1.5 1.6 47.7 8.5 30.6 15:41 NNE
15 20.0 26.9 12:07 15.4 05:14 0.8 2.5 0.0 6.8 41.8 22:47 W
16 17.8 23.4 14:21 13.8 05:32 1.8 1.3 0.0 14.3 35.6 16:22 E
17 20.1 29.4 13:42 11.0 06:27 1.9 3.7 0.0 6.7 24.5 14:57 WSW
18 20.6 28.6 10:26 14.5 06:35 1.1 3.4 0.0 12.9 35.6 15:27 W
19 18.6 26.5 12:53 13.7 03:10 1.6 2.0 0.0 9.1 39.2 17:03 E
20 18.3 24.0 14:04 15.4 02:11 1.1 1.1 5.1 9.6 31.7 00:03 E
21 19.4 27.1 14:51 12.8 06:36 1.3 2.5 2.7 6.4 27.0 14:39 WSW
22 19.1 23.7 12:10 16.4 06:56 0.4 1.2 15.3 3.2 14.8 05:15 NE
23 21.0 26.5 12:30 17.9 23:55 0.0 2.7 5.7 24.0 51.5 13:44 WNW
24 18.0 23.0 12:47 15.0 23:19 1.1 0.8 9.3 20.5 50.0 16:38 WNW
25 17.3 24.7 14:12 12.3 06:46 2.4 1.3 0.3 8.2 34.2 00:52 W
26 16.6 24.9 15:58 9.4 06:45 3.1 1.4 0.0 5.6 19.4 17:46 E
27 16.0 22.5 10:00 10.6 23:58 3.0 0.7 0.0 8.6 27.0 12:51 E
28 14.1 23.3 13:33 8.5 04:19 4.7 0.5 0.0 5.4 24.5 14:00 ENE
29 16.8 26.4 14:34 6.9 06:47 3.4 1.9 0.3 7.7 28.1 15:08 WNW
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18.0 29.4 17 6.9 29 52.2 42.4 126.9 11.4 51.5 23 ENE
Max >= 27.0: 4
Max <= 0.0: 0
Min <= 0.0: 0
Min <= -18.0: 0
Max Rain: 47.7 on day 14
Days of Rain: 13 (> 0.2 mm) 9 (> 2.0 mm) 1 (> 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3 Cool Base: 18.3 Method: Integration