A late Good Afternoon - Today was: Monday, 19 October 2026 17:29:50 NZDT
FORECAST:
Some clouds. Low 6C. Winds ESE at 10 to 15 km/h. It feels like 15.0°C. 2 clothing layers recommended.
The Palmy Sun: Palmy Weather Newsroom
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19 Oct 2026 5:25PM: Large vegetation fire sends smoke billowing across Auckland's Upper Harbour Motorway (rnz.co.nz) 1/10
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19 Oct 2026 5:17PM: Steam and gas plumes rise from Whakaari for six days (rnz.co.nz) 2/10
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19 Oct 2026 5:14PM: Mayor on Olivia Dean concert running into curfew: 'keep things in perspective' (rnz.co.nz) 3/10
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19 Oct 2026 4:49PM: Who is a 'Fijian'?: Constitution reform reignites identity debate (rnz.co.nz) 4/10
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19 Oct 2026 4:31PM: Some New World customers may have been overcharged due to 'pricing issue' impacting North Island stores (rnz.co.nz) 5/10
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19 Oct 2026 4:27PM: Aitutaki marina causeway 'underwater', harbour damaged as Cyclone Wati sweeps south (rnz.co.nz) 6/10
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19 Oct 2026 4:23PM: Economic results show slow growth, with retail and jobs contracting, BNZ says (rnz.co.nz) 7/10
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19 Oct 2026 4:08PM: Patients 'in danger' from understaffed emergency department, doctors say (rnz.co.nz) 8/10
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19 Oct 2026 3:23PM: 'Good weather can make us a bit complacent', mountaineers warned after avalanche death (rnz.co.nz) 9/10
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19 Oct 2026 2:49PM: Wildfires have destroyed one-third of small PNG island, responders say (rnz.co.nz) 10/10
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Weather Forecast
Tonight
6°C Partly Cloudy |
Tomorrow
20°C Partly Cloudy |
Some clouds. Low 6C. Winds ESE at 10 to 15 km/h. Chance of Rain: 9%
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Moon & Sun Forecast
Moonrise 12:09
Moonset 02:45
Visibility 55%
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Sunrise
06:24
Sunset
19:42
Day Length
13.17 hrs
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Moon Phase: First Quarter
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 2min 34s more daylight tomorrow
System Information
Station Is Online Updated: 17:32:04 19/10/2026
Time Zone: UTC +13:00(NZDT)
System Up: 68 days 21 hours
Prgm Up: 17 days 22 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 2015 Feb
Monthly Climatological Summary for Feb 2015
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 20.0 21.4 00:05 18.8 04:12 0.0 1.7 24.9 3.2 14.8 13:20 N
2 20.0 24.4 15:36 18.4 06:56 0.0 1.7 12.9 11.3 35.6 15:26 WNW
3 20.4 24.1 14:41 17.4 23:57 0.0 2.1 0.0 25.9 56.2 10:14 WNW
4 18.7 23.0 16:09 16.3 02:16 0.7 1.1 0.0 17.2 47.9 20:09 WNW
5 17.3 20.8 15:05 14.8 20:17 1.4 0.5 2.7 25.9 57.6 17:26 W
6 15.5 19.5 17:11 10.9 23:10 2.9 0.0 4.8 14.2 51.5 02:20 W
7 15.2 21.2 15:04 8.0 06:42 3.6 0.5 0.0 7.4 31.7 13:22 WSW
8 19.0 24.4 14:39 15.4 00:00 0.8 1.5 0.0 9.2 30.6 16:56 W
9 18.8 23.5 15:39 13.6 23:52 0.6 1.1 15.3 17.4 49.0 16:07 W
10 15.7 21.1 16:25 11.7 01:24 3.0 0.5 6.0 13.9 42.8 11:08 E
11 16.4 22.0 14:02 11.5 01:43 2.7 0.8 0.0 14.5 39.2 16:52 E
12 18.9 26.4 15:13 12.7 07:05 1.8 2.4 0.0 7.9 19.4 14:23 E
13 20.1 25.0 14:00 14.2 06:40 0.9 2.7 0.0 8.8 25.6 13:19 W
14 22.5 22.5 00:00 22.5 00:00 0.0 4.2 0.0 12.2 9.7 00:00 WSW
15 20.6 22.5 00:00 12.7 23:07 0.9 3.2 0.0 12.1 27.0 19:02 WSW
16 16.0 22.0 14:31 10.7 06:35 3.1 0.7 0.0 9.6 33.1 18:31 E
17 18.0 27.0 15:56 11.5 06:39 2.4 2.1 0.0 5.7 23.4 17:41 ESE
18 17.8 24.9 16:15 9.6 07:01 2.5 2.0 0.0 7.5 28.1 16:26 WSW
19 19.0 24.9 13:47 12.7 04:39 1.2 1.9 0.0 10.9 35.6 14:40 W
20 20.9 28.9 16:04 13.6 06:19 1.2 3.8 0.0 5.7 23.4 18:26 E
21 18.9 23.5 11:39 16.1 02:31 0.6 1.2 0.0 8.9 29.5 17:42 W
22 20.7 26.5 14:38 16.3 04:18 0.3 2.8 0.0 7.1 24.5 04:02 WSW
23 20.1 25.9 15:28 17.0 06:27 0.3 2.1 8.7 12.9 43.9 16:42 E
24 20.0 25.9 15:14 16.2 23:54 0.7 2.4 0.0 7.4 22.0 17:00 ESE
25 18.6 25.0 14:37 12.9 06:09 1.5 1.8 0.0 8.0 30.6 14:27 WSW
26 16.8 21.4 16:07 13.6 06:51 2.1 0.6 0.0 13.9 39.2 06:50 E
27 17.1 24.3 13:41 10.3 06:49 2.6 1.4 0.0 6.9 27.0 13:58 WSW
28 18.1 24.5 13:30 11.8 03:59 2.1 1.8 0.0 7.3 30.6 14:42 W
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18.6 28.9 20 8.0 7 39.9 48.6 75.3 11.2 57.6 5 W
Max >= 27.0: 2
Max <= 0.0: 0
Min <= 0.0: 0
Min <= -18.0: 0
Max Rain: 24.9 on day 1
Days of Rain: 7 (>= 0.2 mm) 7 (>= 2.0 mm) 1 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3 Cool Base: 18.3 Method: Integration