Seven day Forecast for Palmerston North - Palmy Weather - Live weather from the city of Palmerston North, New Zealand

A very early Good Morning - Today is: Friday, 22 May 2026 05:52:04 NZST

FORECAST: Cloudy skies. High 17C. Winds light and variable. It feels like 9.0°C. 3 clothing layers recommended.

Last weather station contact: Friday, 22 May 2026 at 05:55:15. Updated in seconds
Weather Forecast	Temperature	:	9.8°C, 86%	Pressure	:	1028.0hPa	Fire Danger
	Wind Speed	:	ENE 1km/h	Wind Gust	:	5km/h
	Air Quality	:	7 AQI 2.2ug/m³	Rainfall	:	0.0mm
	Sun Light	:	0Lux, 0.0hrs	Solar UV	:	0.0UVI 0W/m²

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Weather Forecast

Today

17°C

Cloudy

Tonight

6°C

Cloudy

Cloudy skies. High 17C. Winds light and variable.
Chance of Rain: 8%

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Moon & Sun Forecast

Moonrise
12:29
Moonset
22:44
Visibility
31%

Sunrise
07:23
Sunset
17:06
Day Length
9.42 Hrs

Moon Phase: Waxing Crescent
Sun Phase: Below Horizon
There will be 1min 34s less daylight tomorrow

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System Information

Station Is Online
Updated: 05:55:15 22/05/2026
Time Zone: UTC +12:00(NZST)
System Up: 126 days 10 hours
Prgm Up: 126 days 10 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

Next 24 Hour Forecast for Palmerston North

Today
Chance of Rain: 8%

17°C

Cloudy skies. High 17C. Winds light and variable.

Tonight
Chance of Rain: 10%

6°C

Cloudy skies. Low 6C. Winds light and variable.

Tomorrow
Chance of Rain: 13%

16°C

Cloudy skies early will become partly cloudy later in the day. High 16C. Winds E at 10 to 15 km/h.

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Long Range Forecast Summary for Palmerston North

Today	Tomorrow	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday
17°C	16°C	15°C	16°C	16°C
Cloudy	AM Clouds, PM Sun	Partly Cloudy	Sunny	Mostly Cloudy
Rain Risk: 8%	Rain Risk: 13%	Rain Risk: 7%	Rain Risk: 9%	Rain Risk: 13%

Tonight	Tomorrow night	Sunday night	Monday night	Tuesday night
6°C	10°C	4°C	7°C	6°C
Cloudy	Partly Cloudy	Clear	Partly Cloudy	Partly Cloudy
Rain Risk: 10%	Rain Risk: 7%	Rain Risk: 9%	Rain Risk: 13%	Rain Risk: 12%

Detailed Long Range Forecast for Palmerston North

Today 17°C Cloudy Rain Risk: 8%	Cloudy skies. High 17C. Winds light and variable.
Tonight 6°C Cloudy Rain Risk: 10%	Cloudy skies. Low 6C. Winds light and variable.
Tomorrow 16°C AM Clouds, PM Sun Rain Risk: 13%	Cloudy skies early will become partly cloudy later in the day. High 16C. Winds E at 10 to 15 km/h.
Tomorrow night 10°C Partly Cloudy Rain Risk: 7%	Partly cloudy in the evening with more clouds for later at night. Low around 10C. Winds ESE at 10 to 15 km/h.
Sunday 15°C Partly Cloudy Rain Risk: 7%	Sunshine and clouds mixed. High around 15C. Winds ESE at 15 to 25 km/h.
Sunday night 4°C Clear Rain Risk: 9%	Clear skies. Low 4C. Winds ESE at 10 to 15 km/h.
Monday 16°C Sunny Rain Risk: 9%	A mainly sunny sky. High 16C. Winds light and variable.
Monday night 7°C Partly Cloudy Rain Risk: 13%	A few clouds. Low 7C. Winds light and variable.
Tuesday 16°C Mostly Cloudy Rain Risk: 13%	Mostly cloudy. High 16C. Winds WNW at 10 to 15 km/h.
Tuesday night 6°C Partly Cloudy Rain Risk: 12%	Partly cloudy early with increasing clouds overnight. Low 6C. Winds ESE at 10 to 15 km/h.
Wednesday 15°C Partly Cloudy Rain Risk: 18%	Sunshine and clouds mixed. High near 15C. Winds light and variable.
Wednesday night 7°C Showers Late Rain Risk: 51%	Partly cloudy skies early will give way to occasional showers later during the night. Low 7C. Winds light and variable. Chance of rain 50%.

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