A late Good Afternoon - Today was: Wednesday, 11 November 2026 17:48:38 NZDT


Armistice Day - 11/11/2026They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning, We will remember them.
FORECAST:
Thunderstorms this evening giving way to periods of light rain late. Low 13C. Winds NW at 25 to 40 km/h. Chance of rain 80%. It feels like 17.1°C. 2 clothing layers recommended.
The Palmy Sun: Palmy Weather Newsroom
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11 Nov 2026 5:29PM: Past, present and future health champions honour MAPAS pioneer Professor Colin Mantell (rnz.co.nz) 3/10
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11 Nov 2026 5:24PM: Victims come forward after late minister named a child sex offender (rnz.co.nz) 5/10
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11 Nov 2026 5:22PM: Armistice Day: 'Remembering the sobering realities of going to war' (rnz.co.nz) 6/10
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11 Nov 2026 4:41PM: Weather: Severe thunderstorm warning for parts of North Island, torrential rain and hail possible (rnz.co.nz) 9/10
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11 Nov 2026 4:33PM: Woman admits trying to kill her mother with poisoned tea, setting house on fire (rnz.co.nz) 10/10
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Weather Forecast
Tonight
13°C Thunderstorms |
Tomorrow
20°C AM Showers |
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Thunderstorms this evening giving way to periods of light rain late. Low 13C. Winds NW at 25 to 40 km/h. Chance of rain 80%.
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Moon & Sun Forecast
Moonrise 06:26
Moonset 22:19
Visibility 3%
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Sunrise
05:56
Sunset
20:08
Day Length
14.12 hrs
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Moon Phase: Waxing Crescent
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 2min 8s more daylight tomorrow
System Information
Station Is Online Updated: 17:49:39 11/11/2026
Time Zone: UTC +13:00(NZDT)
System Up: 91 days 21 hours
Prgm Up: 40 days 22 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