Good Morning - Today is: Friday, 30 October 2026 10:03:04 NZDT
FORECAST:
Windy with rain this morning...thunderstorms developing for the afternoon. High near 15C. Winds WNW at 40 to 55 km/h. Chance of rain 100%. Locally heavier rainfall possible. It feels like 9.3°C. A windproof and 3 clothing layers recommended.
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Weather Forecast
Today
15°C Thunderstorms, Wind |
Tonight
5°C Mostly Cloudy, Wind |
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Windy with rain this morning...thunderstorms developing for the afternoon. High near 15C. Winds WNW at 40 to 55 km/h. Chance of rain 100%. Locally heavier rainfall possible.
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Moon & Sun Forecast
Moonrise -----
Moonset 08:40
Visibility 82%
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Sunrise
06:09
Sunset
19:54
Day Length
13.45 hrs
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Moon Phase: Waning Gibbous
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 2min 24s more daylight tomorrow
System Information
Station Is Online Updated: 10:03:07 30/10/2026
Time Zone: UTC +13:00(NZDT)
System Up: 79 days 13 hours
Prgm Up: 28 days 14 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 2015 Jun
Monthly Climatological Summary for Jun 2015
Name: City Centre City: Palmerston North State: Mawatu
Elevation: 25 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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01 11.4 16.5 12:49 6.9 05:21 7.1 0.0 0.0 6.1 20.9 14:38 E
02 14.5 18.7 11:10 10.4 23:53 3.8 0.0 4.8 9.1 27.0 09:43 E
03 11.7 15.0 11:08 8.3 07:34 6.6 0.0 5.7 5.7 33.1 23:53 NNE
04 9.9 12.3 01:36 7.3 23:57 8.3 0.0 13.2 7.4 47.9 01:47 WNW
05 8.6 12.0 11:10 6.2 00:45 9.7 0.0 0.3 5.1 23.4 20:25 E
06 9.5 14.2 13:29 5.4 02:49 9.1 0.0 0.0 5.2 19.4 15:58 N
07 10.5 15.5 14:49 5.6 23:58 7.6 0.0 0.0 6.8 24.5 07:07 NW
08 9.9 15.7 13:58 3.7 04:13 8.4 0.0 0.0 7.0 23.4 15:12 NW
09 13.3 16.4 13:28 11.8 00:00 5.0 0.0 0.6 18.2 39.2 20:26 WNW
10 13.8 18.5 12:30 11.6 04:17 4.5 0.0 11.4 16.4 50.0 12:32 NW
11 9.5 13.2 11:20 6.2 21:52 8.8 0.0 15.3 14.6 43.9 08:00 WNW
12 10.8 13.1 15:44 6.7 00:12 7.5 0.0 6.9 24.8 58.7 16:20 WNW
13 11.6 19.1 21:35 6.5 01:56 6.7 0.0 0.0 22.0 49.0 16:16 WNW
14 13.0 14.3 11:51 12.3 03:24 5.3 0.0 0.0 25.0 56.2 02:20 WNW
15 9.1 12.8 01:55 4.2 23:56 9.1 0.0 2.7 12.1 39.2 03:52 W
16 6.2 12.5 14:11 2.0 23:59 12.0 0.0 0.3 1.3 13.3 14:52 WSW
17 6.2 12.5 14:11 2.0 23:59 12.0 0.0 0.3 2.8 13.3 14:52 WSW
18 6.2 12.5 14:11 2.0 23:59 12.0 0.0 0.3 10.4 13.3 14:52 WSW
19 14.6 17.1 14:24 13.3 01:44 3.7 0.0 15.3 6.0 36.7 15:33 NW
20 12.2 15.7 00:53 9.4 23:32 6.1 0.0 91.8 5.6 49.0 21:48 SE
21 10.5 13.0 12:44 8.7 07:16 7.9 0.0 9.3 8.9 43.9 13:33 WNW
22 7.4 10.6 00:00 3.9 23:16 10.8 0.0 1.2 3.5 29.5 00:52 SE
23 5.6 8.3 13:19 1.8 03:48 12.7 0.0 0.0 3.2 27.0 11:42 SE
24 6.4 10.3 12:10 2.1 07:54 11.9 0.0 0.0 3.0 23.4 00:08 SE
25 7.2 10.5 13:02 4.1 01:29 10.9 0.0 0.0 1.7 19.4 14:03 NW
26 10.5 13.7 11:36 4.8 03:13 7.8 0.0 0.6 9.4 42.8 16:15 WNW
27 10.3 13.0 13:21 5.5 08:10 8.0 0.0 0.0 6.2 37.8 01:08 WNW
28 10.7 14.2 14:29 6.7 05:17 7.6 0.0 1.8 8.6 34.2 14:28 NW
29 12.0 13.8 11:08 9.8 04:23 6.3 0.0 0.3 15.2 64.8 13:58 WNW
30 11.9 15.1 11:11 8.1 06:03 6.2 0.0 0.0 9.2 40.3 11:52 WNW
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10.2 19.1 13 1.8 23 243.4 0.0 182.1 9.4 64.8 29 WNW
Max >= 27.0 0
Max <= 0.0 0
Min <= 0.0 0
Min <= -18.0 0
Max Rain: 91.8 on day 20
Days of Rain: 19 (>= 0.2 mm) 10 (>= 2.0 mm) 1 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3 Cool Base: 18.3 Method: Integration