A very early Good Morning - Today is: Friday, 6 November 2026 05:47:35 NZDT
FORECAST:
Showers and thunderstorms. High 23C. Winds NW at 15 to 25 km/h. Chance of rain 90%. Locally heavier rainfall possible. It feels like 17.0°C. 2 clothing layers recommended.
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Weather Forecast
Today
23°C Thunderstorms |
Tonight
14°C Light Rain |
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Showers and thunderstorms. High 23C. Winds NW at 15 to 25 km/h. Chance of rain 90%. Locally heavier rainfall possible.
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Moon & Sun Forecast
Moonrise 04:05
Moonset 16:57
Visibility 13%
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Sunrise
06:01
Sunset
20:02
Day Length
14.01 hrs
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Moon Phase: Waning Crescent
Sun Phase: Is Rising
There will be 2min 15s more daylight tomorrow
System Information
Station Is Online Updated: 05:48:07 6/11/2026
Time Zone: UTC +13:00(NZDT)
System Up: 86 days 9 hours
Prgm Up: 35 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