Good Evening - Today was: Tuesday, 13 October 2026 20:51:32 NZDT
FORECAST:
Cloudy with periods of drizzle late. Low 13C. Winds NW at 25 to 40 km/h. It feels like 13.8°C. 3 clothing layers recommended.
The Palmy Sun: Palmy Weather Newsroom
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13 Oct 2026 6:58PM: 'Knee jerk response' - Coastguard air volunteers grounded over safety rule changes (rnz.co.nz) 1/10
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13 Oct 2026 5:57PM: Tauranga MP Sam Uffindell one of first at scene of motorcycle crash (rnz.co.nz) 2/10
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13 Oct 2026 5:48PM: Radar shines light on unmarked graves of asylum patients (rnz.co.nz) 3/10
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13 Oct 2026 5:42PM: 'We're seeing a real need out there' - demand for over 65s food service doubles in Taranaki (rnz.co.nz) 4/10
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13 Oct 2026 5:25PM: Quake risk shuts down two Hokitika buildings, including council offices (rnz.co.nz) 5/10
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13 Oct 2026 5:19PM: Investigation sparked by whistleblower into systemic hospital failures reports back (rnz.co.nz) 6/10
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13 Oct 2026 5:09PM: Education Minister Erica Stanford slams Teaching Council after sex offender allowed to teach (rnz.co.nz) 7/10
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13 Oct 2026 5:03PM: Concerns for Auckland man still missing after more than a week (rnz.co.nz) 8/10
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13 Oct 2026 5:01PM: Fiji's justice minister resigns following explicit video controversy (rnz.co.nz) 9/10
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13 Oct 2026 4:53PM: Scientist blasts decision to close Palmerston North's FoodHQ as 'problematic' in the long-term (rnz.co.nz) 10/10
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Weather Forecast
Tonight
13°C Drizzle Late |
Tomorrow
21°C Light Rain |
Cloudy with periods of drizzle late. Low 13C. Winds NW at 25 to 40 km/h. Chance of Rain: 30%
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Moon & Sun Forecast
Moonrise 07:17
Moonset 22:28
Visibility 7%
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Sunrise
06:33
Sunset
19:35
Day Length
13.02 hrs
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Moon Phase: Waxing Crescent
Sun Phase: Below Horizon
There will be 2min 37s more daylight tomorrow
System Information
Station Is Online Updated: 20:53:22 13/10/2026
Time Zone: UTC +13:00(NZDT)
System Up: 63 days 0 hours
Prgm Up: 12 days 1 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 2014
Annual Climatological Summary for 2014
Name: City Centre City: Palmerston North State: Manawatu
Elevation: 23 m Lat: S 40° 21' 15" Lon: E 175° 37' 34"
Temperature (°C), Heat Base: 18.3 Cool Base: 18.3
Dep. Heat Cool Max Max Min Min
Mean Mean From Deg Deg >= <= <= <=
YR MO Max Min Mean Norm Days Days Hi Date Low Date 27.0 0.0 0.0 -18.0
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14 1 23.4 12.4 17.4 -0.5 64 35 29.6 25 7.3 28 2 0 0 0
14 2 25.4 14.5 19.2 1.0 34 58 33.6 19 10.7 24 9 0 0 0
14 3 23.0 11.8 16.7 0.1 81 30 29.7 16 5.5 4 3 0 0 0
14 4 20.6 11.5 15.5 1.4 85 16 26.2 4 5.1 27 0 0 0 0
14 5 17.0 7.8 11.9 0.5 227 1 22.8 4 -0.6 27 0 0 1 0
14 6 15.6 7.8 11.2 1.9 227 0 19.0 8 3.4 23 0 0 0 0
14 7 13.2 4.5 8.5 -0.1 304 0 18.3 31 -1.1 17 0 0 3 0
14 8 14.1 5.1 9.3 -0.1 279 0 20.3 2 -0.3 9 0 0 2 0
14 9 17.3 7.9 12.1 1.0 189 2 23.5 3 1.4 23 0 0 0 0
14 10 18.8 8.4 13.2 0.5 167 6 24.1 28 1.8 25 0 0 0 0
14 11 19.0 10.1 13.9 -0.5 135 4 24.5 9 5.8 13 0 0 0 0
14 12 22.5 12.9 17.1 0.7 72 35 28.2 29 6.7 2 3 0 0 0
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19.2 9.6 13.8 0.5 1870 192 33.6 Feb -1.1 Jul 17 0 6 0
Precipitation (mm)
Dep. Max Days of Rain
From Obs. >=
YR MO Total Norm Day Date 0.2 2.0 20.0
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14 1 67.5 2.5 11.7 26 18 10 0
14 2 22.5 -39.5 20.7 8 4 1 1
14 3 5.7 -68.3 3.3 5 3 1 0
14 4 93.6 17.6 21.9 16 16 10 1
14 5 103.3 9.3 50.1 24 12 10 1
14 6 65.1 -21.9 15.3 26 12 7 0
14 7 14.7 -79.3 3.6 2 11 4 0
14 8 65.5 -16.5 25.8 3 12 7 1
14 9 60.6 -22.4 20.7 14 11 6 1
14 10 58.5 -31.5 14.4 6 13 7 0
14 11 73.2 -4.8 14.4 12 17 12 0
14 12 90.6 7.6 41.1 10 14 8 1
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720.8-247.2 50.1 May 143 83 6
Wind Speed (km/h)
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YR MO Avg. Hi Date Dir
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14 1 13.1 69.8 23 WNW
14 2 12.1 54.0 13 NW
14 3 10.2 55.1 15 WNW
14 4 9.3 63.7 17 ENE
14 5 9.1 69.8 23 NW
14 6 8.5 83.2 12 ENE
14 7 8.9 55.1 5 ENE
14 8 9.7 54.0 14 N
14 9 11.5 67.3 20 NNE
14 10 12.9 72.4 6 WNW
14 11 16.5 63.7 22 WNW
14 12 12.3 54.0 13 SE
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11.2 83.2 Jun NNW