Midday - Today is: Friday, 23 October 2026 12:19:53 NZDT
FORECAST:
Mostly sunny. High 23C. Winds light and variable. It feels like 20.0°C. 1 clothing layer recommended.
The Palmy Sun: Palmy Weather Newsroom
| News |
⛅
23 Oct 2026 12:04PM: Lawyer subject of ‘unprofessional and inappropriate’ messages in police group chat (rnz.co.nz) 1/10
⛅
23 Oct 2026 11:55AM: 'I trusted him all those years': Luxury car dealer disappears amid abrupt business closure (rnz.co.nz) 2/10
⛅
23 Oct 2026 11:40AM: New Zealanders wary of superpowers posing potential threat (rnz.co.nz) 3/10
⛅
23 Oct 2026 11:40AM: Marama Davidson says attack on Australian MP Helen Haines a chilling warning (rnz.co.nz) 4/10
⛅
23 Oct 2026 10:30AM: Few remain at homeless encampment in Whangārei as deadline to leave site looms (rnz.co.nz) 5/10
⛅
23 Oct 2026 10:28AM: Police to maintain presence during Diwali amid planned protests (rnz.co.nz) 6/10
⛅
23 Oct 2026 10:23AM: Bougainville scars acknowledged as Papua New Guinea MPs near big decision (rnz.co.nz) 7/10
⛅
23 Oct 2026 10:13AM: New Caledonia pro-independence leaders boycott EU critical minerals deal (rnz.co.nz) 8/10
⛅
23 Oct 2026 9:35AM: 'Nobody talks about it': Menopause stigma silences Asian women (rnz.co.nz) 9/10
⛅
23 Oct 2026 9:26AM: Tongan man deported from Australia jailed over bid to set up Comancheros branch (rnz.co.nz) 10/10
|
Weather Forecast
Today
23°C Mostly Sunny |
Tonight
10°C Mostly Cloudy |
Mostly sunny. High 23C. Winds light and variable. Chance of Rain: 1%
|
Moon & Sun Forecast
Moonrise 16:28
Moonset 04:29
Visibility 88%
|
Sunrise
06:19
Sunset
19:46
Day Length
13.27 hrs
|
Moon Phase: Waxing Gibbous
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 2min 32s more daylight tomorrow
System Information
Station Is Online Updated: 12:22:28 23/10/2026
Time Zone: UTC +13:00(NZDT)
System Up: 72 days 15 hours
Prgm Up: 21 days 17 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
Annual Climatological Summary for 2015
Name: City Centre City: Palmerston North State: Manawatu
Elevation: 25 m Lat: S 14 21 15 Lon: E 175 37 32
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
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
15 1 26.4 14.7 19.9 2.0 31 82 30.6 25 10.2 21 11 0 0 0
15 2 23.8 14.0 18.6 0.4 40 49 28.9 20 8.0 7 2 0 0 0
15 3 23.7 13.6 18.0 1.4 53 44 27.9 5 5.8 20 4 0 0 0
15 4 19.6 10.7 14.8 0.7 117 12 25.7 6 3.8 15 0 0 0 0
15 5 17.0 7.0 11.7 0.3 204 1 23.6 24 -0.5 13 0 0 2 0
15 6 14.0 6.8 10.4 1.1 238 0 19.1 13 0.5 17 0 0 0 0
15 7 13.3 4.6 8.6 0.0 300 0 21.6 27 -0.7 14 0 0 4 0
15 8 15.1 5.0 9.4 0.0 275 0 20.4 17 -1.6 12 0 0 3 0
15 9 15.3 7.2 10.9 -0.2 222 0 18.8 13 -0.3 5 0 0 1 0
15 10 18.0 9.5 13.4 0.7 154 2 21.6 23 3.5 9 0 0 0 0
15 11 19.7 10.0 14.5 0.1 128 13 26.7 30 2.5 6 0 0 0 0
15 12 22.7 12.8 16.2 -0.2 61 31 29.7 28 9.3 18 3 0 0 0
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
19.0 9.7 13.9 0.5 1821 233 30.6 Jan -1.6 Aug 17 0 9 0
Precipitation (mm)
Dep. Max Days of Rain
From Obs. >=
YR MO Total Norm Day Date 0.2 2.0 20.0
---------------------------------------------
15 1 17.7 -47.3 11.4 15 5 2 0
15 2 75.3 13.3 24.9 1 7 7 1
15 3 64.5 -9.5 16.8 29 8 8 0
15 4 173.1 97.1 43.2 9 13 9 3
15 5 104.4 55.4 43.8 15 13 7 1
15 6 181.7 94.7 91.8 20 17 10 1
15 7 45.6 -48.4 10.8 6 14 7 0
15 8 86.0 4.0 22.5 4 15 6 1
15 9 75.2 -7.8 17.4 23 15 11 0
15 10 80.1 -9.9 21.2 22 13 8 1
15 11 50.7 -27.3 14.7 28 12 6 0
15 12 71.1 -21.9 20.4 1 14 7 2
---------------------------------------------
1025.4 92.4 91.8 Jun 146 88 10
Wind Speed (km/h)
Dom
YR MO Avg. Hi Date Dir
------------------------------
15 1 11.3 46.4 25 NNE
15 2 11.2 57.6 5 W
15 3 7.1 58.7 7 E
15 4 8.2 55.1 29 NW
15 5 6.7 50.0 13 WNW
15 6 9.4 64.8 29 WNW
15 7 3.0 40.3 3 WNW
15 8 0.5 35.6 19 NW
15 9 4.1 99.0 3 SSE
15 10 8.4 54.0 16 WNW
15 11 7.0 56.2 22 W
15 12 6.4 58.4 13 WSW
------------------------------
6.9 99.0 Sep WNW