Good Afternoon - Today is: Wednesday, 11 November 2026 16:18:40 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:
Showers and thundershowers this evening giving way to periods of light rain late. Low 13C. Winds WNW at 25 to 40 km/h. Chance of rain 100%. It feels like 18.1°C. A windproof and 1 clothing layer recommended.
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Weather Forecast
Tonight
13°C Rain, Thunder |
Tomorrow
20°C AM Showers |
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Showers and thundershowers this evening giving way to periods of light rain late. Low 13C. Winds WNW at 25 to 40 km/h. Chance of rain 100%.
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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: 16:19:39 11/11/2026
Time Zone: UTC +13:00(NZDT)
System Up: 91 days 19 hours
Prgm Up: 40 days 21 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 2016
Annual Climatological Summary for 2016
Name: City Centre City: Palmerston North State: Manawatu
Elevation: 25 m Lat: S 40 20 57 Lon: E 175 36 55
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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16 1 25.6 15.6 20.0 2.1 21 75 32.1 17 9.7 5 8 0 0 0
16 2 28.2 17.7 22.0 3.8 5 107 32.9 3 10.7 26 20 0 0 0
16 3 24.5 14.0 18.4 1.8 51 53 33.7 7 8.6 13 10 0 0 0
16 4 20.8 10.7 15.3 1.2 102 12 24.3 1 5.0 14 0 0 0 0
16 5 17.9 10.7 13.9 2.5 126 3 22.3 4 4.9 23 0 0 0 0
16 6 14.8 6.8 9.7 0.4 252 0 18.1 22 1.4 8 0 0 0 0
16 7 14.2 5.6 9.7 1.1 266 0 19.6 23 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
16 8 14.4 5.8 9.7 0.3 267 0 17.9 30 -1.0 8 0 0 1 0
16 9 16.4 9.1 12.2 1.1 183 0 21.3 30 2.8 1 0 0 0 0
16 10 19.1 9.6 13.7 1.0 146 3 22.6 24 4.3 30 0 0 0 0
16 11 19.7 11.6 15.0 0.6 103 5 23.0 15 5.9 1 0 0 0 0
16 12 22.7 12.5 17.1 0.7 72 66 28.5 9 6.8 13 2 0 0 0
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19.9 10.8 14.7 1.4 1594 324 33.7 Mar -1.0 Aug 40 0 1 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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16 1 59.1 -5.9 18.0 19 10 7 0
16 2 29.3 -32.7 9.3 18 7 5 0
16 3 63.9 -10.1 36.0 17 9 5 1
16 4 36.6 -39.4 12.9 2 7 4 0
16 5 194.1 145.1 53.4 5 21 16 1
16 6 61.2 -25.8 14.1 12 15 6 0
16 7 88.8 -5.2 17.4 14 17 10 0
16 8 89.9 7.9 27.0 27 12 7 2
16 9 70.7 -12.3 13.2 18 14 10 0
16 10 88.6 -1.4 21.6 9 19 13 1
16 11 128.8 50.8 45.3 7 19 13 1
16 12 59.2 -33.8 28.8 15 12 7 1
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970.2 37.2 53.4 May 162 103 7
Wind Speed (km/h)
Dom
YR MO Avg. Hi Date Dir
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16 1 6.1 61.3 15 WSW
16 2 3.8 60.6 19 S
16 3 4.1 55.5 10 ENE
16 4 4.1 88.7 3 NW
16 5 5.4 67.8 2 W
16 6 3.5 54.8 11 NW
16 7 6.6 94.4 24 W
16 8 6.4 85.3 6 ESE
16 9 6.9 72.8 5 W
16 10 5.6 85.1 8 W
16 11 7.4 116.1 27 W
16 12 6.5 96.6 15 W
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5.5 116.1 Nov W