Good Morning - Today is: Sunday, 11 October 2026 09:12:18 NZDT
FORECAST:
Showers with a possible thunderstorm this morning, then variable clouds during the afternoon with still a chance of showers. High 18C. Winds WNW at 15 to 30 km/h. Chance of rain 70%. It feels like 15.7°C. 2 clothing layers recommended.
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Weather Forecast
Today
18°C Thundershowers |
Tonight
12°C Light Rain |
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Showers with a possible thunderstorm this morning, then variable clouds during the afternoon with still a chance of showers. High 18C. Winds WNW at 15 to 30 km/h. Chance of rain 70%.
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Moon & Sun Forecast
Moonrise 06:24
Moonset 20:15
Visibility 0%
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Sunrise
06:37
Sunset
19:33
Day Length
12.56 hrs
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Moon Phase: New Moon
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 2min 39s more daylight tomorrow
System Information
Station Is Online Updated: 09:13:55 11/10/2026
Time Zone: UTC +13:00(NZDT)
System Up: 60 days 12 hours
Prgm Up: 9 days 13 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 Jun
Monthly Climatological Summary for Jun 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 7.6 12:20 2.1 08:20 18.3 0.0 0.3 4.8 14.8 11:50 NE
2 5.7 15.4 15:20 3.4 07:20 12.6 0.0 0.0 3.5 8.6 22:20 SW
3 5.5 15.6 15:50 4.0 23:50 12.8 0.0 0.0 4.2 12.2 09:50 NE
4 4.0 15.4 12:50 1.9 06:50 14.3 0.0 0.0 4.0 11.2 14:50 NNE
5 2.8 14.6 13:20 2.8 00:20 15.5 0.0 0.3 10.7 29.5 15:20 WNW
6 8.6 16.0 14:20 5.5 23:50 9.7 0.0 0.0 9.8 24.5 05:50 SSW
7 5.5 13.2 14:20 1.6 07:50 12.8 0.0 0.0 8.4 18.4 14:50 SE
8 2.8 12.3 14:50 2.1 07:20 15.5 0.0 0.0 13.4 25.6 22:50 ESE
9 6.0 12.3 10:20 6.0 00:20 12.3 0.0 2.1 10.2 18.4 01:20 ESE
10 9.1 14.8 15:20 8.7 01:20 9.2 0.0 6.9 9.4 17.3 08:20 SE
11 12.3 16.5 14:50 10.0 07:20 6.0 0.0 0.0 3.4 8.6 11:20 E
12 11.6 14.3 11:20 10.8 06:20 6.7 0.0 11.1 6.7 20.9 23:20 ESE
13 13.7 17.6 09:20 8.8 20:20 4.6 0.0 9.3 7.7 43.9 06:20 ENE
14 10.1 12.9 14:20 7.5 06:20 8.2 0.0 0.0 5.1 12.2 14:20 WNW
15 10.8 13.7 13:50 10.0 20:50 7.5 0.0 0.3 14.7 27.0 11:20 WNW
16 10.3 14.4 12:50 0.0 23:50 8.0 0.0 0.6 12.5 36.7 14:50 WSW
17 0.0 11.9 14:20 -0.8 03:50 18.3 0.0 0.3 4.6 20.9 14:20 N
18 1.7 13.3 13:50 0.1 06:20 16.6 0.0 0.0 3.1 11.2 08:20 ENE
19 1.4 14.1 12:20 -0.2 04:20 16.9 0.0 0.0 3.5 13.3 13:20 S
20 4.0 16.1 14:20 3.5 07:20 14.3 0.0 0.3 4.0 9.7 17:50 E
21 5.2 15.4 15:20 2.5 01:50 13.1 0.0 0.0 4.2 11.2 10:20 NNE
22 4.2 11.4 14:20 2.3 03:20 14.1 0.0 0.0 3.7 7.2 01:20 SE
23 4.5 14.9 14:50 2.6 07:20 13.8 0.0 0.0 2.9 7.2 11:50 NE
24 2.8 12.6 12:50 1.0 03:20 15.5 0.0 0.0 3.3 11.2 14:20 SE
25 3.9 12.7 13:20 1.7 05:20 14.4 0.0 0.0 3.0 7.2 22:20 W
26 7.5 13.7 13:20 7.0 05:50 10.8 0.0 12.3 6.5 15.8 13:20 WSW
27 9.1 11.9 11:50 8.3 03:50 9.2 0.0 1.2 4.7 20.9 02:20 SE
28 8.9 9.5 10:50 5.5 22:20 9.4 0.0 31.2 20.7 36.7 15:50 SE
29 5.9 9.5 12:20 5.8 02:50 12.4 0.0 9.9 28.7 51.5 14:20 SE
30 7.7 9.8 14:20 7.5 05:20 10.6 0.0 0.9 13.3 28.1 07:20 SSE
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6.2 17.6 13 -0.8 17 363.4 0.0 87.0 7.8 51.5 29 SE
Max >= 27.0: 0
Max <= 0.0: 0
Min <= 0.0: 3
Min <= -18.0: 0
Max Rain: 31.2 on day 28
Days of Rain: 15 (> 0.2 mm) 7 (> 2.0 mm) 1 (> 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3 Cool Base: 18.3 Method: Integration