Good Afternoon - Today is: Friday, 25 September 2026 15:42:46 NZST
FORECAST:
Rain likely. Low 8C. NW winds at 25 to 40 km/h, decreasing to 10 to 15 km/h. Chance of rain 70%. It feels like 11.0°C. 3 clothing layers recommended.
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Weather Forecast
Tonight
8°C Rain |
Tomorrow
15°C PM Light Rain |
Rain likely. Low 8C. NW winds at 25 to 40 km/h, decreasing to 10 to 15 km/h. Chance of rain 70%. Chance of Rain: 73%
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Moon & Sun Forecast
Moonrise 16:41
Moonset 05:06
Visibility 97%
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Sunrise
06:03
Sunset
18:17
Day Length
12.13 hrs
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Moon Phase: Waxing Gibbous
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 2min 37s more daylight tomorrow
System Information
Station Is Online Updated: 15:43:10 25/09/2026
Time Zone: UTC +12:00(NZST)
System Up: 44 days 20 hours
Prgm Up: 44 days 20 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 2019 Apr
Monthly Climatological Summary for Apr 2019
Name: City Centre City: Palmerston North State: Manawatu
Elevation: 0 ft Lat: S 00° 00' 00" Lon: W 000° 00' 00"
Temperature (°C), Rain (mm), Wind Speed (m/s)
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 17.9 26.8 12:22 14.8 23:57 1.4 0.9 6.6 ---- 42.5 11:53 NW
2 14.6 20.5 12:11 10.5 07:42 3.8 0.1 0.0 ---- 46.1 18:52 SE
3 13.2 18.8 14:19 9.2 06:29 5.1 0.0 0.0 ---- 36.0 15:51 SE
4 13.0 22.0 15:16 6.1 07:55 5.6 0.4 0.0 ---- 26.7 10:15 N
5 12.9 19.7 13:58 8.2 01:51 5.4 0.0 0.0 ---- 43.3 20:15 SSE
6 11.9 16.5 12:02 6.6 23:23 6.4 0.0 0.2 ---- 35.3 01:31 S
7 10.5 17.9 15:28 4.3 04:42 8.1 0.0 0.0 ---- 28.8 19:03 ESE
8 12.9 19.2 14:02 8.7 23:57 5.4 0.0 0.0 ---- 31.0 11:11 S
9 13.3 21.3 14:12 6.4 06:35 5.3 0.3 0.0 ---- 38.2 13:56 WNW
10 17.2 23.2 13:05 13.4 03:39 1.9 0.9 0.0 ---- 49.7 13:23 WNW
11 14.6 19.8 11:41 10.5 04:43 3.0 0.1 18.4 ---- 10.8 09:57 NW
12 13.1 19.3 12:19 6.0 23:22 3.3 0.0 7.0 ---- 40.4 18:32 SSE
13 9.5 18.8 15:53 3.2 06:45 8.8 0.0 0.0 ---- 18.7 11:07 NNW
14 11.7 19.0 15:25 4.9 06:35 6.6 0.0 0.0 ---- 14.4 21:07 WNW
15 11.6 18.5 12:33 6.6 23:29 6.7 0.0 0.0 ---- 19.5 11:45 SSE
16 10.5 19.3 13:46 4.9 02:10 7.8 0.0 0.0 ---- 30.3 18:04 ESE
17 12.2 18.1 13:51 6.3 04:44 4.9 0.0 0.0 ---- 26.0 14:43 E
18 11.8 18.6 14:30 5.5 06:10 6.5 0.0 0.0 ---- 17.3 14:10 ESE
19 10.6 18.9 13:20 2.5 06:50 7.7 0.0 0.0 ---- 14.4 14:45 WSW
20 13.8 21.2 13:18 8.9 06:29 4.7 0.2 0.0 ---- 44.7 15:56 WNW
21 13.0 20.4 12:04 7.7 02:49 5.4 0.1 0.0 ---- 23.8 13:43 SSW
22 11.4 11.9 08:01 11.0 05:44 2.5 0.0 0.0 ---- 13.7 05:40 NE
23 16.2 22.4 13:09 12.2 20:19 1.7 0.3 0.0 ---- 23.8 11:53 ENE
24 15.0 22.2 14:15 9.6 03:08 3.7 0.4 0.0 ---- 18.7 14:42 ESE
25 15.2 21.4 13:38 10.3 06:47 3.4 0.3 0.0 ---- 33.2 15:30 W
26 15.6 21.6 11:58 12.3 23:32 3.0 0.3 0.0 ---- 32.4 12:20 NW
27 16.0 23.0 14:19 11.0 02:45 3.0 0.7 0.2 ---- 38.2 15:29 WNW
28 14.4 19.3 13:36 10.0 21:54 3.9 0.0 2.4 ---- 40.4 11:10 WNW
29 11.6 16.8 13:18 8.7 23:52 6.7 0.0 14.4 ---- 40.4 13:17 WNW
30 10.5 15.1 13:54 6.0 06:17 7.8 0.0 0.0 ---- 46.9 08:22 S
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13.2 26.8 1 2.5 19 149.5 5.0 49.2 ---- 49.7 10 ---
Max >= 27.0: 0
Max <= 0.0: 0
Min <= 0.0: 0
Min <= -18.0: 0
Max Rain: 18.4 on day 11
Days of Rain: 7 (>= 0.2 mm) 5 (>= 2.0 mm) 0 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3 Cool Base: 18.3 Method: Integration