A very early Good Morning - Today is: Tuesday, 20 October 2026 05:29:32 NZDT
FORECAST:
Sunshine and clouds mixed. High around 20C. Winds ESE at 15 to 25 km/h. It feels like 9.0°C. 3 clothing layers recommended.
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Weather Forecast
Today
20°C Partly Cloudy |
Tonight
8°C Partly Cloudy |
Sunshine and clouds mixed. High around 20C. Winds ESE at 15 to 25 km/h. Chance of Rain: 3%
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Moon & Sun Forecast
Moonrise 13:13
Moonset 03:16
Visibility 59%
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Sunrise
06:23
Sunset
19:43
Day Length
13.20 hrs
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Moon Phase: Waxing Gibbous
Sun Phase: Below Horizon
There will be 2min 34s more daylight tomorrow
System Information
Station Is Online Updated: 05:31:52 20/10/2026
Time Zone: UTC +13:00(NZDT)
System Up: 69 days 9 hours
Prgm Up: 18 days 10 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