Good Afternoon - Today is: Sunday, 18 October 2026 14:53:12 NZDT
FORECAST:
Plentiful sunshine. High 18C. Winds WSW at 10 to 15 km/h. It feels like 13.3°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 Māori 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: 14:55:25 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 2018 Feb
Monthly Climatological Summary for Feb 2018
Name: City Centre City: Palmerston North State: Manawatu
Elevation: 25 m Lat: S 40 20 57 Lon: E 175 36 55
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 22.5 30.2 15:23 16.1 05:57 0.2 4.4 10.0 7.8 53.4 11:33 NNW
02 18.6 22.6 16:25 14.6 23:46 0.8 1.1 1.0 8.6 58.4 12:28 W
03 15.8 19.9 13:04 12.0 23:49 2.6 0.1 0.0 4.2 33.2 12:36 SE
04 16.4 24.6 14:25 8.6 06:26 3.2 1.4 0.0 5.2 31.7 14:26 WNW
05 18.3 24.2 14:16 13.2 05:10 1.5 1.5 1.0 11.6 56.2 14:30 WNW
06 18.1 23.6 13:36 13.3 23:52 1.6 1.4 1.8 10.8 62.7 10:18 WNW
07 16.5 21.6 14:25 13.1 02:21 2.3 0.5 0.0 10.0 54.8 13:51 E
08 17.5 22.9 14:16 13.7 06:21 1.7 0.9 0.0 7.7 41.8 14:47 E
09 18.4 24.3 13:18 14.7 03:49 1.2 1.3 0.0 9.4 54.1 18:24 E
10 20.0 24.5 14:04 17.3 02:11 0.2 1.9 2.6 3.7 31.7 00:42 E
11 21.8 25.1 15:59 19.4 06:24 0.0 3.5 6.0 4.3 31.7 04:11 E
12 23.2 28.0 15:15 20.4 06:32 0.0 4.9 1.4 4.9 38.2 17:47 WSW
13 21.9 26.0 13:57 19.6 23:52 0.0 3.6 0.0 5.1 36.0 17:23 W
14 20.5 24.2 16:16 17.8 06:43 0.0 2.2 0.0 5.9 48.3 15:44 W
15 19.7 25.0 14:45 15.4 06:05 0.6 2.0 0.0 8.6 48.3 17:47 W
16 21.3 26.9 15:18 18.4 02:59 0.0 3.0 0.0 7.7 41.1 12:51 WNW
17 21.2 27.9 15:34 15.1 06:32 0.5 3.4 0.0 7.9 59.1 15:09 W
18 21.5 25.9 13:11 17.6 07:28 0.0 3.2 0.0 8.1 56.2 13:58 W
19 21.7 27.1 13:56 18.3 06:54 0.0 3.4 0.8 8.4 43.3 16:38 W
20 22.5 30.8 15:28 17.8 06:26 0.0 4.3 13.2 6.5 63.4 20:55 N
21 19.1 23.4 13:01 14.0 23:40 0.6 1.5 2.4 12.3 69.9 16:19 WNW
22 15.6 20.7 14:39 12.6 08:38 2.8 0.1 3.4 4.2 41.1 19:48 E
23 16.0 23.3 14:49 9.0 06:19 3.2 0.9 0.0 3.9 46.1 14:28 WSW
24 18.5 24.6 13:27 13.4 06:00 1.5 1.7 0.0 5.8 47.6 15:49 W
25 18.4 22.3 15:17 16.3 02:07 0.7 0.8 0.0 11.3 59.1 17:07 WNW
26 15.3 19.1 10:11 12.0 23:48 3.1 0.0 9.0 7.0 45.4 04:12 NNW
27 15.1 20.1 13:14 11.2 06:00 3.3 0.1 1.2 8.3 62.0 11:12 E
28 19.2 25.3 13:59 13.6 00:00 1.3 2.2 0.0 6.5 46.1 12:54 E
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19.1 30.8 20 8.6 4 32.9 55.3 53.8 7.4 69.9 21 WNW
Max >= 27.0 5
Max <= 0.0 0
Min <= 0.0 0
Min <= -18.0 0
Max Rain: 13.2 on day 20
Days of Rain: 13 (>= 0.2 mm) 7 (>= 2.0 mm) 0 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3 Cool Base: 18.3 Method: Integration