A new day, a new dawn - Today is: Thursday, 17 September 2026 06:42:22 NZST
FORECAST:
Considerable cloudiness. Occasional rain showers this afternoon. High 17C. Winds NNW at 15 to 25 km/h. Chance of rain 60%. It feels like 9.9°C. 3 clothing layers recommended.
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Weather Forecast
Today
17°C PM Showers |
Tonight
9°C Light Rain |
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Considerable cloudiness. Occasional rain showers this afternoon. High 17C. Winds NNW at 15 to 25 km/h. Chance of rain 60%.
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Moon & Sun Forecast
Moonrise 08:53
Moonset -----
Visibility 30%
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Sunrise
06:16
Sunset
18:09
Day Length
11.52 Hrs
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Moon Phase: Waxing Crescent
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 2min 37s more daylight tomorrow
System Information
Station Is Online Updated: 06:44:02 17/09/2026
Time Zone: UTC +12:00(NZST)
System Up: 36 days 11 hours
Prgm Up: 36 days 11 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 2013 Jun
Monthly Climatological Summary for Jun 2013
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 13.7 17.8 13:23 11.8 05:55 4.6 0.0 0.3 13.9 34.2 13:20 NW
2 13.7 16.4 13:41 12.2 01:03 4.6 0.0 0.3 14.4 35.6 10:36 NW
3 12.2 15.7 14:59 9.6 07:35 6.1 0.0 0.0 9.3 25.6 09:58 NW
4 10.9 14.4 13:15 7.4 05:16 7.4 0.0 13.5 6.6 39.2 23:41 SE
5 9.6 11.0 00:00 8.3 20:53 8.7 0.0 1.8 10.6 35.6 03:19 SE
6 9.6 12.9 14:08 7.6 07:58 8.7 0.0 0.0 8.8 27.0 16:43 ESE
7 10.8 18.2 13:13 5.6 23:59 7.6 0.0 0.0 3.6 20.9 02:43 E
8 9.4 18.2 13:27 3.8 07:38 8.9 0.0 0.0 4.4 12.2 10:54 E
9 11.6 14.8 12:57 8.7 02:19 6.7 0.0 0.0 7.3 24.5 14:43 E
10 13.6 17.3 12:38 12.7 22:07 4.7 0.0 0.3 9.4 24.5 21:19 ESE
11 14.2 17.3 13:42 12.3 05:41 4.1 0.0 0.9 5.7 20.9 02:38 ESE
12 13.7 17.1 11:48 10.2 07:14 4.6 0.0 2.4 3.8 13.3 08:00 SE
13 11.6 14.2 14:07 8.8 21:57 6.7 0.0 0.0 4.3 20.9 14:19 NW
14 9.3 15.3 12:35 4.2 06:20 9.0 0.0 0.0 4.1 18.4 14:40 ESE
15 8.8 12.4 16:23 4.4 04:43 9.5 0.0 0.0 3.7 11.2 00:37 E
16 11.6 14.5 22:14 9.0 00:00 6.7 0.0 18.6 10.6 40.3 22:12 E
17 13.7 20.0 13:20 9.8 05:14 4.6 0.1 2.7 6.1 25.6 22:55 NNW
18 13.7 18.8 12:02 10.1 23:46 4.6 0.0 0.3 5.9 25.6 12:07 NNW
19 11.1 17.0 12:06 7.5 06:38 7.2 0.0 2.4 3.0 13.3 12:33 ESE
20 8.8 11.9 12:27 3.9 23:41 9.5 0.0 22.8 12.2 37.8 14:18 NW
21 6.7 8.3 14:45 3.8 01:03 11.6 0.0 0.9 12.8 39.2 16:21 SW
22 6.5 7.5 00:00 5.6 22:54 11.8 0.0 13.5 6.1 23.4 11:09 WSW
23 6.6 13.0 13:34 2.6 23:59 11.7 0.0 2.7 3.1 14.8 15:06 NNW
24 7.0 13.9 13:04 1.2 02:00 11.3 0.0 0.0 3.7 19.4 13:26 NW
25 8.4 14.4 12:21 4.2 06:36 9.9 0.0 0.0 3.1 13.3 14:50 S
26 7.0 14.8 14:33 2.0 05:02 11.3 0.0 0.0 3.6 13.3 21:06 ESE
27 7.6 10.8 13:12 5.0 03:32 10.8 0.0 0.0 6.5 25.6 16:22 ESE
28 8.2 11.9 15:26 4.3 23:57 10.1 0.0 0.0 4.8 20.9 00:27 SE
29 6.2 14.4 13:49 1.6 03:54 12.1 0.0 1.2 3.5 15.8 13:58 E
30 9.9 14.9 13:34 6.3 00:00 8.4 0.0 0.9 11.1 31.7 12:53 NW
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10.2 20.0 17 1.2 24 243.5 0.1 85.5 6.8 40.3 16 ENE
Max >= 27.0: 0
Max <= 0.0: 0
Min <= 0.0: 0
Min <= -18.0: 0
Max Rain: 22.8 on day 20
Days of Rain: 17 (>= 0.2 mm) 8 (>= 2.0 mm) 1 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3 Cool Base: 18.3 Method: Integration