A very early Good Morning - Today is: Thursday, 15 October 2026 04:54:17 NZDT
FORECAST:
Rain likely. High 17C. Winds WNW at 15 to 30 km/h. Chance of rain 90%. Rainfall around 6mm. Locally heavy rainfall possible. It feels like 11.6°C. A waterproof and 3 clothing layers recommended.
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Weather Forecast
Today
17°C Rain |
Tonight
7°C Rain |
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Rain likely. High 17C. Winds WNW at 15 to 30 km/h. Chance of rain 90%. Rainfall around 6mm. Locally heavy rainfall possible.
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Moon & Sun Forecast
Moonrise 08:29
Moonset -----
Visibility 15%
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Sunrise
06:30
Sunset
19:38
Day Length
13.07 hrs
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Moon Phase: Waxing Crescent
Sun Phase: Below Horizon
There will be 2min 36s more daylight tomorrow
System Information
Station Is Online Updated: 04:56:09 15/10/2026
Time Zone: UTC +13:00(NZDT)
System Up: 64 days 8 hours
Prgm Up: 13 days 9 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
NOAA Climate Reports - Daily, Month and Year History Report and Extremes
The NOAA Climate Report provides a day-by-day, monthly and yearly look at the weather since 2009 in Palmerston North. This offers detailed records for the rain, wind and temperatures as well as totals and summaries all recored at the Palmerston North location.
Report for 2014 Feb
Monthly Climatological Summary for Feb 2014
Name: City Centre City: Palmerston North State: Manawatu
Elevation: 23 m Lat: S 40° 21' 15" Lon: E 175° 37' 34"
Temperature (°C), Rain (mm), Wind Speed (km/h)
Heat Cool Avg
Mean Deg Deg Wind Dom
Day Temp High Time Low Time Days Days Rain Speed High Time Dir
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1 18.1 24.5 14:56 13.7 23:58 1.6 1.4 0.0 8.1 34.2 12:19 ESE
2 17.3 23.0 16:04 12.4 03:24 2.1 1.1 0.0 9.7 33.1 16:50 E
3 19.6 28.7 15:53 12.0 06:57 1.9 3.1 0.0 8.5 22.0 02:03 E
4 18.3 24.8 14:14 11.6 06:42 2.0 1.9 0.0 10.5 33.1 17:03 W
5 19.8 25.0 18:22 16.0 07:14 0.7 2.2 0.0 15.9 41.8 10:14 W
6 17.2 22.4 14:05 13.7 06:07 1.8 0.8 0.0 17.6 47.9 16:09 E
7 18.3 23.6 13:21 14.4 05:53 1.3 1.2 0.0 21.3 40.3 13:04 E
8 20.0 24.7 14:30 17.2 07:39 0.1 1.8 20.7 8.8 29.5 20:58 ESE
9 19.8 23.9 12:56 17.4 23:29 0.1 1.7 0.0 7.3 25.6 13:21 SSE
10 17.6 20.2 13:37 16.0 23:28 0.9 0.3 0.3 5.7 27.0 12:27 SSE
11 17.6 20.3 11:11 15.0 06:59 1.3 0.5 0.0 7.7 22.0 14:47 W
12 17.9 23.1 13:40 14.6 06:23 1.3 0.9 0.0 14.0 40.3 15:11 WNW
13 17.5 21.6 13:52 14.4 05:23 1.6 0.7 0.3 22.9 54.0 12:22 WNW
14 17.2 21.6 15:40 14.7 05:19 1.6 0.5 1.2 19.5 41.8 16:10 WNW
15 18.8 24.5 14:42 14.8 23:58 1.2 1.7 0.0 9.9 29.5 16:07 WNW
16 20.0 29.1 13:58 11.2 07:01 2.1 3.8 0.0 8.5 34.2 16:10 ENE
17 21.5 30.8 14:17 14.7 06:13 0.9 4.1 0.0 6.4 24.5 15:12 SSW
18 20.7 28.7 14:31 13.9 06:55 1.1 3.6 0.0 8.6 31.7 14:04 W
19 23.7 33.6 15:07 16.1 06:20 0.4 5.8 0.0 6.1 29.5 13:35 E
20 22.8 30.8 14:59 16.4 06:47 0.2 4.8 0.0 8.9 35.6 16:51 E
21 22.0 28.6 15:04 17.2 06:52 0.1 3.8 0.0 8.5 27.0 16:36 W
22 21.4 27.9 13:15 18.0 19:46 0.0 3.1 0.0 15.9 40.3 12:46 W
23 18.2 22.4 13:16 12.7 23:54 1.0 0.9 0.0 22.6 54.0 12:25 WNW
24 16.7 26.2 13:34 10.7 06:47 3.1 1.5 0.0 10.0 31.7 19:12 WNW
25 18.5 25.6 14:44 14.1 04:16 1.8 2.0 0.0 10.4 37.8 18:15 ENE
26 18.5 23.5 14:29 15.0 03:05 1.2 1.4 0.0 17.6 35.6 15:08 E
27 19.3 28.7 13:26 12.6 07:09 1.7 2.7 0.0 9.1 25.6 17:06 W
28 17.9 23.8 14:27 14.2 23:58 1.3 0.9 0.0 18.4 51.5 17:06 WNW
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19.2 33.6 19 10.7 24 34.4 58.2 22.5 12.1 54.0 13 WNW
Max >= 27.0: 9
Max <= 0.0: 0
Min <= 0.0: 0
Min <= -18.0: 0
Max Rain: 20.7 on day 8
Days of Rain: 4 (>= 0.2 mm) 1 (>= 2.0 mm) 1 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3 Cool Base: 18.3 Method: Integration