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

Good Morning - Today is: Friday, 1 May 2026 07:35:06 NZST

FORECAST: Abundant sunshine. High 17C. Winds light and variable. Frost or heavy dew may be present. It feels like 3.2°C. 4 clothing layers recommended.

Last weather station contact: Friday, 01 May 2026 at 07:36:34. Updated in seconds
Weather Forecast	Temperature	:	5.1°C, 86%	Pressure	:	1037.9hPa	Fire Danger
	Wind Speed	:	NNE 2km/h	Wind Gust	:	5km/h
	Air Quality	:	19 AQI 5.5ug/m³	Rainfall	:	0.0mm
	Sun Light	:	3.2kLux, 0.7hrs	Solar UV	:	0.0UVI 25W/m²

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WEATHER STATION WARNING
High pressure has been detected

WEATHER STATION CAUTION
FROST or heavy DEW warning conditions have been met

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Weather Forecast

Today

17°C

Sunny

Tonight

4°C

Clear

Abundant sunshine. High 17C. Winds light and variable.
Chance of Rain: 4%

7 day weather Forecast

Moon & Sun Forecast

Moonrise
16:44
Moonset
06:20
Visibility
99%

Sunrise
07:03
Sunset
17:27
Day Length
10.23 Hrs

Moon Phase: Waxing Gibbous
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 2min 14s less daylight tomorrow

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System Information

Station Is Online
Updated: 07:36:34 1/05/2026
Time Zone: UTC +12:00(NZST)
System Up: 105 days 12 hours
Prgm Up: 105 days 12 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: 4%

17°C

Abundant sunshine. High 17C. Winds light and variable.

Tonight
Chance of Rain: 8%

4°C

Clear skies. Low 4C. Winds light and variable.

Tomorrow
Chance of Rain: 7%

16°C

Sunny, along with a few afternoon clouds. High 16C. Winds WNW 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	17°C	17°C	18°C
Sunny	Mostly Sunny	Mostly Sunny	Partly Cloudy	Partly Cloudy
Rain Risk: 4%	Rain Risk: 7%	Rain Risk: 8%	Rain Risk: 12%	Rain Risk: 8%

Tonight	Tomorrow night	Sunday night	Monday night	Tuesday night
4°C	7°C	8°C	7°C	8°C
Clear	Partly Cloudy	Partly Cloudy	Mostly Clear	Mostly Clear
Rain Risk: 8%	Rain Risk: 9%	Rain Risk: 13%	Rain Risk: 12%	Rain Risk: 18%

Detailed Long Range Forecast for Palmerston North

Today 17°C Sunny Rain Risk: 4%	Abundant sunshine. High 17C. Winds light and variable.
Tonight 4°C Clear Rain Risk: 8%	Clear skies. Low 4C. Winds light and variable.
Tomorrow 16°C Mostly Sunny Rain Risk: 7%	Sunny, along with a few afternoon clouds. High 16C. Winds WNW at 10 to 15 km/h.
Tomorrow night 7°C Partly Cloudy Rain Risk: 9%	Partly to mostly cloudy. Low 7C. Winds light and variable.
Sunday 17°C Mostly Sunny Rain Risk: 8%	Sunshine along with some cloudy intervals. High 17C. Winds light and variable.
Sunday night 8°C Partly Cloudy Rain Risk: 13%	Partly cloudy. Low 8C. Winds light and variable.
Monday 17°C Partly Cloudy Rain Risk: 12%	Partly cloudy. High 17C. Winds NW at 10 to 15 km/h.
Monday night 7°C Mostly Clear Rain Risk: 12%	Generally fair. Low 7C. Winds light and variable.
Tuesday 18°C Partly Cloudy Rain Risk: 8%	Intervals of clouds and sunshine. High 18C. Winds WNW at 10 to 15 km/h.
Tuesday night 8°C Mostly Clear Rain Risk: 18%	Mostly clear skies. Low 8C. Winds light and variable.
Wednesday 20°C Partly Cloudy Rain Risk: 17%	Sunshine and clouds mixed. High around 20C. Winds NW at 10 to 15 km/h.
Wednesday night 11°C Partly Cloudy Rain Risk: 22%	Partly cloudy skies during the evening will give way to cloudy skies overnight. Low 11C. Winds light and variable.

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