A new day, a new dawn - Today is: Sunday, 8 November 2026 06:52:37 NZDT
FORECAST:
Cloudy with light rain this morning...then becoming partly cloudy. High 21C. Winds WNW at 15 to 30 km/h. Chance of rain 40%. It feels like 15.3°C. 2 clothing layers recommended.
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Weather Forecast
Today
21°C AM Light Rain |
Tonight
12°C Partly Cloudy |
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Cloudy with light rain this morning...then becoming partly cloudy. High 21C. Winds WNW at 15 to 30 km/h. Chance of rain 40%.
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Moon & Sun Forecast
Moonrise 04:51
Moonset 19:09
Visibility 3%
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Sunrise
05:59
Sunset
20:05
Day Length
14.06 hrs
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Moon Phase: Waning Crescent
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 2min 13s more daylight tomorrow
System Information
Station Is Online Updated: 06:53:24 8/11/2026
Time Zone: UTC +13:00(NZDT)
System Up: 88 days 10 hours
Prgm Up: 37 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 2010 Jul
Monthly Climatological Summary for Jul 2010
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 7.4 15.8 14:50 2.1 07:04 10.9 0.0 0.0 2.1 8.6 10:50 ENE
2 10.4 17.6 12:44 5.1 05:24 7.9 0.0 0.0 4.4 22.0 13:46 NNW
3 9.9 16.0 14:53 4.2 03:21 8.4 0.0 0.0 9.9 33.1 13:56 NW
4 11.8 20.8 13:28 6.6 07:53 6.5 0.0 0.0 7.3 29.5 17:51 E
5 11.0 14.2 11:13 8.4 00:00 7.3 0.0 0.0 11.1 29.5 11:28 ESE
6 11.5 16.5 11:07 10.1 18:54 6.8 0.0 1.5 9.9 42.8 14:18 SE
7 11.2 14.3 12:36 9.0 23:26 7.1 0.0 0.3 3.9 14.8 08:11 S
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10.5 20.8 4 2.1 1 54.9 0.0 1.8 6.6 42.8 6 ESE
Max >= 27.0: 0
Max <= 0.0: 0
Min <= 0.0: 0
Min <= -18.0: 0
Max Rain: 1.5 on day 6
Days of Rain: 2 (> 0.2 mm) 0 (> 2.0 mm) 0 (> 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3 Cool Base: 18.3 Method: Integration