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: Tuesday, 5 May 2026 02:41:39 NZST

FORECAST: Cloudy skies. Low 6C. Winds N at 10 to 15 km/h. It feels like 11.3°C. 3 clothing layers recommended.

Last weather station contact: Tuesday, 05 May 2026 at 02:43:28. Updated in seconds
Weather Forecast	Temperature	:	12.7°C, 75%	Pressure	:	1035.0hPa	Fire Danger
	Wind Speed	:	WNW 5km/h	Wind Gust	:	10km/h
	Air Quality	:	6 AQI 1.8ug/m³	Rainfall	:	0.0mm
	Sun Light	:	0Lux, 0.0hrs	Solar UV	:	0.0UVI 0W/m²

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Weather Forecast

Tonight

6°C

Cloudy

Tomorrow

17°C

Partly Cloudy

Cloudy skies. Low 6C. Winds N at 10 to 15 km/h.
Chance of Rain: 3%

7 day weather Forecast

Moon & Sun Forecast

Moonrise
19:10
Moonset
10:27
Visibility
93%

Sunrise
07:07
Sunset
17:22
Day Length
10.15 Hrs

Moon Phase: Waning Gibbous
Sun Phase: Below Horizon
There will be 2min 10s less daylight tomorrow

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System Information

Station Is Online
Updated: 02:43:28 5/05/2026
Time Zone: UTC +12:00(NZST)
System Up: 109 days 7 hours
Prgm Up: 109 days 7 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

Tonight
Chance of Rain: 3%

6°C

Cloudy skies. Low 6C. Winds N at 10 to 15 km/h.

Tomorrow
Chance of Rain: 7%

17°C

Partly cloudy skies. High 17C. Winds WNW at 10 to 15 km/h.

Tomorrow night
Chance of Rain: 9%

7°C

Partly to mostly cloudy. Low 7C. Winds light and variable.

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Long Range Forecast Summary for Palmerston North

Tonight	Tomorrow night	Wednesday night	Thursday night	Friday night
6°C	7°C	10°C	16°C	15°C
Cloudy	Partly Cloudy	Partly Cloudy	Light Rain	Rain
Rain Risk: 3%	Rain Risk: 9%	Rain Risk: 24%	Rain Risk: 55%	Rain Risk: 92%

Tomorrow	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday
17°C	20°C	21°C	21°C	17°C
Partly Cloudy	Partly Cloudy	Cloudy	AM Light Rain	Light Rain
Rain Risk: 7%	Rain Risk: 8%	Rain Risk: 21%	Rain Risk: 43%	Rain Risk: 79%

Detailed Long Range Forecast for Palmerston North

Tonight 6°C Cloudy Rain Risk: 3%	Cloudy skies. Low 6C. Winds N at 10 to 15 km/h.
Tomorrow 17°C Partly Cloudy Rain Risk: 7%	Partly cloudy skies. High 17C. 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.
Wednesday 20°C Partly Cloudy Rain Risk: 8%	Partly cloudy. High near 20C. Winds WNW at 10 to 15 km/h.
Wednesday night 10°C Partly Cloudy Rain Risk: 24%	A few clouds. Low around 10C. Winds light and variable.
Thursday 21°C Cloudy Rain Risk: 21%	Cloudy. High 21C. Winds NNW at 15 to 25 km/h.
Thursday night 16°C Light Rain Rain Risk: 55%	Cloudy with occasional light rain. Low 16C. Winds NNW at 10 to 15 km/h. Chance of rain 60%.
Friday 21°C AM Light Rain Rain Risk: 43%	Cloudy. Periods of light rain early. High 21C. Winds NNW at 10 to 15 km/h. Chance of rain 40%.
Friday night 15°C Rain Rain Risk: 92%	Periods of rain. Low around 15C. Winds NNW at 15 to 25 km/h. Chance of rain 90%. Rainfall around 6mm.
Saturday 17°C Light Rain Rain Risk: 79%	Cloudy. Some light rain is likely. High 17C. Winds NW at 15 to 30 km/h. Chance of rain 80%.
Saturday night 10°C Showers Rain Risk: 66%	Light rain early...then remaining cloudy with showers late. Low around 10C. Winds WNW at 15 to 30 km/h. Chance of rain 70%.

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