A late Good Morning - Today is: Tuesday, 27 October 2026 11:28:17 NZDT
FORECAST:
Light rain early. A mix of sun and clouds by afternoon. High 17C. Winds W at 15 to 25 km/h. Chance of rain 90%. It feels like 15.2°C. 2 clothing layers recommended.
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Weather Forecast
Today
17°C AM Light Rain |
Tonight
7°C Clear |
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Light rain early. A mix of sun and clouds by afternoon. High 17C. Winds W at 15 to 25 km/h. Chance of rain 90%.
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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: 11:31:12 27/10/2026
Time Zone: UTC +13:00(NZDT)
System Up: 76 days 15 hours
Prgm Up: 25 days 16 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)
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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