Good Morning - Today is: Monday, 19 October 2026 09:28:27 NZDT
FORECAST:
Sunny. High 19C. Winds W at 10 to 15 km/h. It feels like 10.0°C. 3 clothing layers recommended.
The Palmy Sun: Palmy Weather Newsroom
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19 Oct 2026 9:23AM: Higher KiwiSaver contribution rates could leave some worse off, NZIER warns (rnz.co.nz) 1/10
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19 Oct 2026 9:20AM: Brian Tamaki denies inciting racial disharmony (rnz.co.nz) 2/10
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19 Oct 2026 9:19AM: Destiny Church leader Brian Tamaki appears in court on charges of inciting racial disharmony (rnz.co.nz) 3/10
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19 Oct 2026 8:53AM: Noise control was warned Olivia Dean concert would break curfew (rnz.co.nz) 4/10
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19 Oct 2026 7:56AM: Explainer: What are the US midterms and why are they a big deal? (rnz.co.nz) 5/10
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19 Oct 2026 7:36AM: Behind the push to get more young people on the electoral roll (rnz.co.nz) 7/10
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19 Oct 2026 7:35AM: ADHD diagnosis rule changes still affected by postcode lottery (rnz.co.nz) 8/10
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19 Oct 2026 7:20AM: Baby Ru's death: Why is it taking so long to hold anyone accountable? (rnz.co.nz) 9/10
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19 Oct 2026 7:10AM: Delays and cancellations on the CRL over fire alarm at Karanga-a-hape station (rnz.co.nz) 10/10
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Weather Forecast
Today
19°C Sunny |
Tonight
6°C Partly Cloudy |
Sunny. High 19C. Winds W at 10 to 15 km/h. Chance of Rain: 3%
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Moon & Sun Forecast
Moonrise 12:09
Moonset 02:45
Visibility 52%
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Sunrise
06:24
Sunset
19:42
Day Length
13.17 hrs
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Moon Phase: First Quarter
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 2min 34s more daylight tomorrow
System Information
Station Is Online Updated: 09:30:43 19/10/2026
Time Zone: UTC +13:00(NZDT)
System Up: 68 days 13 hours
Prgm Up: 17 days 14 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 2017
Annual Climatological Summary for 2017
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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17 1 21.9 13.2 17.0 -0.9 61 22 27.8 28 6.2 5 1 0 0 0
17 2 24.2 14.1 18.5 0.3 39 44 28.9 28 9.7 10 3 0 0 0
17 3 22.5 13.8 17.4 0.8 56 28 28.5 10 9.1 16 1 0 0 0
17 4 19.9 10.4 13.4 -0.7 169 8 23.9 11 5.0 21 0 0 0 0
17 5 16.1 7.0 11.3 -0.1 216 0 21.8 10 1.1 21 0 0 0 0
17 6 14.5 5.4 9.6 0.3 260 0 17.4 20 0.9 15 0 0 0 0
17 7 13.5 4.9 9.1 0.5 284 0 17.4 19 0.0 29 0 0 1 0
17 8 15.8 6.7 10.7 1.3 235 0 21.8 28 1.1 24 0 0 0 0
17 9 16.7 8.4 12.0 0.9 189 1 22.2 15 2.7 12 0 0 0 0
17 10 18.4 10.5 13.8 1.1 142 4 23.8 31 3.6 19 0 0 0 0
17 11 21.9 11.1 15.6 1.2 101 21 28.4 28 7.5 16 2 0 0 0
17 12 24.9 13.3 18.4 2.0 50 55 30.6 7 7.3 28 6 0 0 0
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19.2 9.9 13.9 0.6 1803 183 30.6 Dec 0.0 Jul 13 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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17 1 69.5 4.5 29.3 3 15 7 1
17 2 64.2 2.2 28.4 17 10 5 2
17 3 76.0 2.0 13.4 30 12 9 0
17 4 163.4 87.4 40.8 4 13 9 3
17 5 92.2 43.2 29.8 24 14 8 1
17 6 22.0 -65.0 8.0 6 12 4 0
17 7 79.3 -14.7 23.3 13 19 10 1
17 8 55.3 -26.7 10.0 1 15 11 0
17 9 85.0 2.0 24.8 9 21 10 1
17 10 44.7 -45.3 8.4 11 18 7 0
17 11 8.8 -69.2 6.2 8 5 1 0
17 12 32.0 -61.0 28.0 20 4 2 1
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792.4-140.6 40.8 Apr 158 83 10
Wind Speed (km/h)
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YR MO Avg. Hi Date Dir
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17 1 9.7 103.8 15 WNW
17 2 6.6 77.1 13 WNW
17 3 5.4 103.8 4 NNW
17 4 3.2 99.5 6 NE
17 5 3.0 98.8 19 WNW
17 6 3.6 80.8 14 NNE
17 7 4.1 88.0 15 N
17 8 4.6 88.0 20 NNW
17 9 7.4 95.9 8 WNW
17 10 9.9 95.2 23 WNW
17 11 6.2 86.5 4 WNW
17 12 6.8 64.2 19 W
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5.9 103.8 Jan NW