Good Afternoon - Today is: Friday, 27 February 2026 14:53:52 NZDT
Current: 16.8°C, Max: 18.5°C, Min: 15.8°C. It feels like 16.1°C
FORECAST: Generally cloudy. High 18C. Winds SE at 15 to 30 km/h. It feels like 16.1°C. 2 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Settled fine | Sunrise: 06:57 | Sunset: 20:03 | Dawn: 06:29 | Dusk: 20:31
Weather Forecast
Temperature : Current trend is Falling, changing by -0.1 °C/hr 16.8°C, 76%   Pressure : Current trend is Rising slowly, changing by 0.1 hPa/hr 1018.6hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  SE  Current wind speed is Light breeze (F2) from SE (131°) 8km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Steady 22km/h
Air Quality :  8 AQI  2.1ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 1.1mm
Sun Light : 16.7kLux, 1.3hrs   Solar UV :  1.0UVI  132W/m2
Last weather station contact: Friday, 27 February 2026 at 14:54:59. Updated in seconds

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Next 24 Hour Forecast for Palmerston North
Today
Chance of Rain: 9%
Cloudy
18°C
Generally cloudy. High 18C. Winds SE at 15 to 30 km/h.
Tonight
Chance of Rain: 3%
Clouds Early, Clearing Late
12°C
Cloudy skies this evening will become partly cloudy after midnight. Low 12C. Winds SE at 15 to 30 km/h.
Tomorrow
Chance of Rain: 3%
Partly Cloudy
20°C
Partly cloudy skies. High near 20C. Winds ESE at 15 to 25 km/h.
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Long Range Forecast Summary for Palmerston North
Today Tomorrow Sunday Monday Tuesday
Cloudy18°C Partly Cloudy20°C Mostly Sunny22°C Partly Cloudy15°C Partly Cloudy18°C
Cloudy Partly Cloudy Mostly Sunny Partly Cloudy Partly Cloudy
Rain Risk: 9% Rain Risk: 3% Rain Risk: 12% Rain Risk: 14% Rain Risk: 12%
         
Tonight Tomorrow night Sunday night Monday night Tuesday night
Clouds Early, Clearing Late12°C Mostly Clear10°C Rain9°C Mostly Clear5°C Partly Cloudy7°C
Clouds Early, Clearing Late Mostly Clear Rain Mostly Clear Partly Cloudy
Rain Risk: 3% Rain Risk: 7% Rain Risk: 82% Rain Risk: 11% Rain Risk: 8%
         
Detailed Long Range Forecast for Palmerston North
Today
Cloudy18°C
Cloudy
Rain Risk: 9%
Generally cloudy. High 18C. Winds SE at 15 to 30 km/h.
Tonight
Clouds Early, Clearing Late12°C
Clouds Early, Clearing Late
Rain Risk: 3%
Cloudy skies this evening will become partly cloudy after midnight. Low 12C. Winds SE at 15 to 30 km/h.
Tomorrow
Partly Cloudy20°C
Partly Cloudy
Rain Risk: 3%
Partly cloudy skies. High near 20C. Winds ESE at 15 to 25 km/h.
Tomorrow night
Mostly Clear10°C
Mostly Clear
Rain Risk: 7%
Mostly clear. Low around 10C. Winds E at 10 to 15 km/h.
Sunday
Mostly Sunny22°C
Mostly Sunny
Rain Risk: 12%
A few passing clouds, otherwise generally sunny. High 22C. Winds WNW at 15 to 30 km/h.
Sunday night
Rain9°C
Rain
Rain Risk: 82%
A steady rain in the evening. Showers continuing late. Low 9C. W winds shifting to SE at 15 to 30 km/h. Chance of rain 80%.
Monday
Partly Cloudy15°C
Partly Cloudy
Rain Risk: 14%
Intervals of clouds and sunshine. High around 15C. Winds S at 15 to 30 km/h.
Monday night
Mostly Clear5°C
Mostly Clear
Rain Risk: 11%
Mostly clear skies. Low near 5C. Winds SSW at 10 to 15 km/h.
Tuesday
Partly Cloudy18°C
Partly Cloudy
Rain Risk: 12%
Intervals of clouds and sunshine. High 18C. Winds SW at 10 to 15 km/h.
Tuesday night
Partly Cloudy7°C
Partly Cloudy
Rain Risk: 8%
Partly cloudy skies. Low 7C. Winds NNE at 10 to 15 km/h.
Wednesday
Partly Cloudy21°C
Partly Cloudy
Rain Risk: 8%
Intervals of clouds and sunshine. High 21C. Winds WNW at 10 to 15 km/h.
Wednesday night
Partly Cloudy10°C
Partly Cloudy
Rain Risk: 8%
A few clouds. Low around 10C. Winds NNW at 10 to 15 km/h.

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