A late Good Evening! - Today was: Wednesday, 26 August 2026 23:33:04 NZST
Current: 14.4°C, Max: 15.5°C, Min: 10.7°C. It feels like 12.2°C
FORECAST: Cloudy skies with periods of rain late. Low near 10C. Winds WNW at 25 to 40 km/h. Chance of rain 80%. Winds could occasionally gust over 65 km/h. It feels like 12.2°C. A windproof and 3 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Fine weather | Sunrise: 06:52 | Sunset: 17:48 | Dawn: 06:24 | Dusk: 18:16
Weather Forecast
Temperature : Current trend is Falling, changing by -0.1 °C/hr 14.4°C, 88%   Pressure : Current trend is Rising slowly, changing by 0.4 hPa/hr 1023.0hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  WNW  Current wind speed is Gentle breeze (F3) from WNW (291°) 15km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Steady 32km/h
Air Quality :  16 AQI  4.4ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.0mm
Sun Light : 0lx, 2.2hrs   Solar UV :  0.0UVI  0W/m2
Last weather station contact: Wednesday, 26 August 2026 at 23:32:35. Updated in seconds

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Next 24 Hour Forecast for Palmerston North
Tonight
Chance of Rain: 83%
Rain Late
10°C
Cloudy skies with periods of rain late. Low near 10C. Winds WNW at 25 to 40 km/h. Chance of rain 80%. Winds could occasionally gust over 65 km/h.
Tomorrow
Chance of Rain: 79%
AM Light Rain
14°C
Cloudy. Periods of light rain early. High 14C. Winds ESE at 15 to 25 km/h. Chance of rain 80%.
Tomorrow night
Chance of Rain: 24%
Cloudy
7°C
Cloudy skies. Low 7C. Winds ENE at 10 to 15 km/h.
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Long Range Forecast Summary for Palmerston North
Tonight Tomorrow night Friday night Saturday night Sunday night
Rain Late10°C Cloudy7°C Showers10°C Partly Cloudy10°C Partly Cloudy, Wind8°C
Rain Late Cloudy Showers Partly Cloudy Partly Cloudy, Wind
Rain Risk: 83% Rain Risk: 24% Rain Risk: 72% Rain Risk: 24% Rain Risk: 24%
         
Tomorrow Friday Saturday Sunday Monday
AM Light Rain14°C PM Light Rain17°C Partly Cloudy14°C Partly Cloudy, Wind15°C Partly Cloudy, Wind14°C
AM Light Rain PM Light Rain Partly Cloudy Partly Cloudy, Wind Partly Cloudy, Wind
Rain Risk: 79% Rain Risk: 60% Rain Risk: 16% Rain Risk: 24% Rain Risk: 19%
         
Detailed Long Range Forecast for Palmerston North
Tonight
Rain Late10°C
Rain Late
Rain Risk: 83%
Cloudy skies with periods of rain late. Low near 10C. Winds WNW at 25 to 40 km/h. Chance of rain 80%. Winds could occasionally gust over 65 km/h.
Tomorrow
AM Light Rain14°C
AM Light Rain
Rain Risk: 79%
Cloudy. Periods of light rain early. High 14C. Winds ESE at 15 to 25 km/h. Chance of rain 80%.
Tomorrow night
Cloudy7°C
Cloudy
Rain Risk: 24%
Cloudy skies. Low 7C. Winds ENE at 10 to 15 km/h.
Friday
PM Light Rain17°C
PM Light Rain
Rain Risk: 60%
Cloudy with light rain developing later in the day. High 17C. Winds NNW at 15 to 30 km/h. Chance of rain 60%.
Friday night
Showers10°C
Showers
Rain Risk: 72%
Light rain early...then remaining cloudy with showers late. Low around 10C. Winds WNW at 15 to 30 km/h. Chance of rain 70%.
Saturday
Partly Cloudy14°C
Partly Cloudy
Rain Risk: 16%
Partly to mostly cloudy. High 14C. Winds WNW at 15 to 30 km/h.
Saturday night
Partly Cloudy10°C
Partly Cloudy
Rain Risk: 24%
A few clouds. Low near 10C. Winds NW at 15 to 30 km/h.
Sunday
Partly Cloudy, Wind15°C
Partly Cloudy, Wind
Rain Risk: 24%
Partly cloudy skies with gusty winds. High near 15C. Winds WNW at 30 to 50 km/h. Winds could occasionally gust over 65 km/h.
Sunday night
Partly Cloudy, Wind8°C
Partly Cloudy, Wind
Rain Risk: 24%
Partly cloudy. Windy. Low 8C. Winds WNW at 30 to 50 km/h. Winds could occasionally gust over 65 km/h.
Monday
Partly Cloudy, Wind14°C
Partly Cloudy, Wind
Rain Risk: 19%
Partly cloudy. Gusty winds in the afternoon. High 14C. Winds WNW at 30 to 50 km/h. Winds could occasionally gust over 65 km/h.
Monday night
Partly Cloudy9°C
Partly Cloudy
Rain Risk: 22%
Partly cloudy. Low 9C. Winds WNW at 25 to 40 km/h.

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