A very early Good Morning - Today is: Saturday, 8 August 2026 04:16:21 NZST
Current: 7.8°C, Max: 8.4°C, Min: 7.7°C. It feels like 6.9°C
FORECAST: Drizzle...ending this morning. Remaining cloudy. High 14C. Winds NW at 10 to 15 km/h. It feels like 6.9°C. 4 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Fine weather | Sunrise: 07:16 | Sunset: 17:31 | Dawn: 06:47 | Dusk: 18:00
Weather Forecast
Temperature : Current trend is Falling, changing by -0.1 °C/hr 7.8°C, 91%   Pressure : Current trend is Falling slowly, changing by -0.4 hPa/hr 1028.6hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  SE  Current wind speed is Calm (F0) from SE (133°) 1km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Steady 3km/h
Air Quality :  12 AQI  3.6ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.4mm
Sun Light : 0lx, 0.0hrs   Solar UV :  0.0UVI  0W/m2
Last weather station contact: Saturday, 08 August 2026 at 04:21:10. Updated in seconds

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Next 24 Hour Forecast for Palmerston North
Today
Chance of Rain: 30%
AM Drizzle
14°C
Drizzle...ending this morning. Remaining cloudy. High 14C. Winds NW at 10 to 15 km/h.
Tonight
Chance of Rain: 58%
Showers Late
6°C
Considerable cloudiness. Occasional rain showers after midnight. Low 6C. Winds light and variable. Chance of rain 60%.
Tomorrow
Chance of Rain: 52%
Showers
15°C
Showers early becoming less numerous later in the day. High near 15C. Winds NW at 15 to 25 km/h. Chance of rain 50%.
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Long Range Forecast Summary for Palmerston North
Today Tomorrow Monday Tuesday Wednesday
AM Drizzle14°C Showers15°C AM Light Rain14°C Cloudy14°C PM Showers15°C
AM Drizzle Showers AM Light Rain Cloudy PM Showers
Rain Risk: 30% Rain Risk: 52% Rain Risk: 64% Rain Risk: 9% Rain Risk: 54%
         
Tonight Tomorrow night Monday night Tuesday night Wednesday night
Showers Late6°C Rain9°C Showers Early5°C Cloudy7°C Showers10°C
Showers Late Rain Showers Early Cloudy Showers
Rain Risk: 58% Rain Risk: 73% Rain Risk: 36% Rain Risk: 24% Rain Risk: 56%
         
Detailed Long Range Forecast for Palmerston North
Today
AM Drizzle14°C
AM Drizzle
Rain Risk: 30%
Drizzle...ending this morning. Remaining cloudy. High 14C. Winds NW at 10 to 15 km/h.
Tonight
Showers Late6°C
Showers Late
Rain Risk: 58%
Considerable cloudiness. Occasional rain showers after midnight. Low 6C. Winds light and variable. Chance of rain 60%.
Tomorrow
Showers15°C
Showers
Rain Risk: 52%
Showers early becoming less numerous later in the day. High near 15C. Winds NW at 15 to 25 km/h. Chance of rain 50%.
Tomorrow night
Rain9°C
Rain
Rain Risk: 73%
Rain showers in the evening will evolve into a more steady rain overnight. Low 9C. Winds NW at 15 to 25 km/h. Chance of rain 70%.
Monday
AM Light Rain14°C
AM Light Rain
Rain Risk: 64%
Becoming partly cloudy after some morning light rain. High 14C. Winds WNW at 15 to 30 km/h. Chance of rain 60%.
Monday night
Showers Early5°C
Showers Early
Rain Risk: 36%
Showers in the evening with some clearing overnight. Low around 5C. Winds light and variable. Chance of rain 40%.
Tuesday
Cloudy14°C
Cloudy
Rain Risk: 9%
Cloudy. High 14C. Winds light and variable.
Tuesday night
Cloudy7°C
Cloudy
Rain Risk: 24%
Cloudy. Low 7C. Winds E at 10 to 15 km/h.
Wednesday
PM Showers15°C
PM Showers
Rain Risk: 54%
Considerable cloudiness. Occasional rain showers in the afternoon. High near 15C. Winds light and variable. Chance of rain 50%.
Wednesday night
Showers10°C
Showers
Rain Risk: 56%
Overcast with rain showers at times. Low around 10C. Winds light and variable. Chance of rain 60%.
Thursday
Showers16°C
Showers
Rain Risk: 52%
Overcast with rain showers at times. High 16C. Winds light and variable. Chance of rain 50%.
Thursday night
Showers10°C
Showers
Rain Risk: 57%
Cloudy with showers. Low near 10C. Winds light and variable. Chance of rain 60%.

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