HOME     MENUMENU
Day ThemeAuto ThemeNight Theme
Good Morning - Today is: Wednesday, 30 September 2026 07:53:16 NZDT
Current: 10.5°C, Max: 10.9°C, Min: 9.7°C. It feels like 9.1°C
FORECAST: Cloudy skies. High 16C. Winds NW at 10 to 15 km/h. It feels like 9.1°C. 3 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Fine weather | Sunrise: 06:55 | Sunset: 19:22 | Dawn: 06:27 | Dusk: 19:49
Weather Forecast
 Temperature : Current trend is Rising, changing by 0.1 °C/hr 10.5°C, 84%   Pressure : Current trend is Rising slowly, changing by 0.5 hPa/hr 1024.7hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  N  Current wind speed is Light air (F1) from N (1°) 5km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Rising 9km/h
Air Quality :  8 AQI  2.1ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.0mm
Sun Light : 5.9klx, 0.9hrs   Solar UV :  0.0UVI  47W/m2
Last weather station contact: Wednesday, 30 September 2026 at 07:54:02. Updated in seconds

 The Palmy Sun: Palmy Weather Newsroom
  News  

⛅ 30 Sep 2026 7:36AM: Police dealing with two incidents in Buller region believed to be connected (rnz.co.nz) 1/10 ⛅ 30 Sep 2026 7:28AM: 'Relapse is a part of recovery': the round-the-clock fight against meth (rnz.co.nz) 2/10 ⛅ 30 Sep 2026 7:24AM: Rogue immigration system approved visas by itself (rnz.co.nz) 3/10 ⛅ 30 Sep 2026 7:05AM: Record-high ED presentations and increasing case complexity taking toll on doctors (rnz.co.nz) 4/10 ⛅ 30 Sep 2026 6:58AM: PNG urges global community to prioritise humanity over war (rnz.co.nz) 5/10 ⛅ 30 Sep 2026 6:48AM: 'Strength in numbers' - rapid warnings needed when AI slips leash, says cyber security expert (rnz.co.nz) 6/10 ⛅ 30 Sep 2026 6:47AM: Fee questions for Fisher Funds KiwiSaver members (rnz.co.nz) 7/10 ⛅ 30 Sep 2026 6:47AM: Fast track application for Petone to Grenada highway still in the works (rnz.co.nz) 8/10 ⛅ 30 Sep 2026 6:47AM: Not enough Dargaville drug detox beds, community service says (rnz.co.nz) 9/10 ⛅ 30 Sep 2026 5:44AM: Rising diesel price could make rest of year more expensive for households (rnz.co.nz) 10/10


 Weather Forecast
Today
Cloudy
16°C
Cloudy		 Tonight
Partly Cloudy
8°C
Partly Cloudy
Cloudy skies. High 16C. Winds NW at 10 to 15 km/h.
Chance of Rain: 16%
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: Waning Gibbous       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
23:40
Moonset
08:15
Visibility
89% 		Sunrise
06:55
Sunset
19:22
Day Length
12.27 hrs
Moon Phase: Waning Gibbous
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 2min 40s more daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 07:54:02 30/09/2026
Time Zone: UTC +13:00(NZDT)
System Up: 49 days 11 hours
Prgm Up: 49 days 11 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.
Select a Year or Month report
2026 > Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2025 > Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2024 > Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2023 > Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2022 > Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2021 > Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2020 > Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2019 > Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2018 > Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2017 > Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2016 > Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2015 > Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2014 > Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2013 > Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2012 > Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2011 > Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2010 > Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2009 > Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Report for 2019 
                   Annual Climatological Summary for 2019

Name: City Centre   City: Palmerston North   State: Manawatu
Elevation: 25 ft  Lat: S 40 21 32   Lon: E 175 34 22

                  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
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 19  1  23.6  15.4  18.7   0.8    30    42  30.8  31  10.8   25    4    0    0    0
 19  2  25.2  12.6  18.0  -0.2    57    49  31.1  11   4.5   26   10    0    0    0
 19  3  25.1  13.1  18.1   1.5    55    50  28.2  18   4.3    1    5    0    0    0
 19  4  19.3   8.6  13.2  -0.9   154     5  26.8   1   2.5   19    0    0    0    0
 19  5  18.1   7.6  12.3   0.9   187     1  22.3   9   3.6    2    0    0    0    0
 19  6  14.2   3.8   8.6  -0.7   285     0  17.8  14  -2.3   28    0    0    7    0
 19  7  14.9   4.4   9.7   1.1   240     0  18.3  25   0.0   18    0    0    5    0
 19  8  14.2   4.3   8.9  -0.5   289     0  17.7  20  -0.7    1    0    0    2    0
 19  9  16.3   6.5  10.9  -0.2   220     0  22.0  14  -0.1   11    0    0    1    0
 19 10  18.3   8.3  12.7   0.0   176     1  22.0  13   1.2    3    0    0    0    0
 19 11  23.0  10.7  16.3   1.9    89    28  28.2   9   7.8   19    3    0    0    0
 19 12  23.9  12.6  17.7   1.3    59    41  29.3   1   6.8   22    3    0    0    0
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        19.7   9.0  13.8   0.4  1839   217  31.1 Feb  -2.3  Jun   25    0   15    0

                                Precipitation (mm)

              Dep.   Max        Days of Rain
              From   Obs.           >=
 YR MO Total  Norm   Day Date  0.2  2.0 20.0
---------------------------------------------
 19  1  10.8 -54.2   3.6   7     5    2    0
 19  2  18.2 -43.8  12.0  24     5    3    0
 19  3  26.4 -47.6   7.2  14     6    4    0
 19  4  60.0 -16.0  18.4  11    10    8    0
 19  5  48.2  -0.8  15.4  31    13    7    0
 19  6  67.0 -20.0  32.2  13    16    7    1
 19  7  58.4 -35.6  11.6   4    18    8    0
 19  8  74.2  -7.8  19.2  12    14    6    0
 19  9  28.2 -54.8   7.4   6    13    5    0
 19 10  60.0 -30.0  15.2   5    17    9    0
 19 11  41.8 -36.2  20.2  10     9    5    1
 19 12  72.4 -20.6  25.4   8     8    6    1
---------------------------------------------
       565.6-367.4  32.2  Jun  134   70    3

                                Wind Speed (km/h)
                          Dom
 YR MO   Avg.  Hi   Date  Dir
------------------------------
 19  1   6.7  61.3   21     W
 19  2   5.7  60.6   27   WSW
 19  3   4.8  55.5   21   SSE
 19  4   4.4  49.7   10   WSW
 19  5   4.8  87.2   29   WNW
 19  6   4.1  92.3    5    NW
 19  7   4.8  55.5   17    NW
 19  8   6.2  87.2    5   WNW
 19  9   7.4  80.8   25   WNW
 19 10   6.8  75.0   24   WNW
 19 11   6.3  64.9   20     W
 19 12   6.7  68.5    3   WNW
------------------------------
         5.7  92.3  Jun     W