Good Afternoon - Today is: Tuesday, 27 October 2026 15:08:30 NZDT
FORECAST:
Generally cloudy. High 16C. Winds W at 25 to 40 km/h. It feels like 14.0°C. 2 clothing layers recommended.
The Palmy Sun: Palmy Weather Newsroom
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27 Oct 2026 2:58PM: ‘Sense of responsibility’: Qiulae Wong on quest to become the first Asian leader of a political party in Parliament (rnz.co.nz) 1/10
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27 Oct 2026 2:22PM: US suspends visa-free travel for Chinese visitors to Northern Marianas (rnz.co.nz) 3/10
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27 Oct 2026 1:57PM: Sand-related toys will need to tested for asbestos before being sold in New Zealand (rnz.co.nz) 4/10
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27 Oct 2026 1:55PM: Child assaulted at Myers Park in stable condition, accused gets name suppression (rnz.co.nz) 5/10
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27 Oct 2026 1:19PM: Base jumper who got stuck on side of Auckland hotel appears in court (rnz.co.nz) 9/10
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27 Oct 2026 12:50PM: Country Life: Indigenous knowledge fuels 'food forest' trial (rnz.co.nz) 10/10
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Weather Forecast
Today
16°C Cloudy |
Tonight
7°C Clear |
Generally cloudy. High 16C. Winds W at 25 to 40 km/h. Chance of Rain: 24%
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Moon & Sun Forecast
Moonrise 21:20
Moonset 06:13
Visibility 99%
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Sunrise
06:13
Sunset
19:51
Day Length
13.37 hrs
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Moon Phase: Waning Gibbous
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 2min 27s more daylight tomorrow
System Information
Station Is Online Updated: 15:11:22 27/10/2026
Time Zone: UTC +13:00(NZDT)
System Up: 76 days 18 hours
Prgm Up: 25 days 19 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
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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
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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
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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
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1025.4 92.4 91.8 Jun 146 88 10
Wind Speed (km/h)
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YR MO Avg. Hi Date Dir
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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
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6.9 99.0 Sep WNW