Midday - Today is: Friday, 23 October 2026 12:49:19 NZDT
FORECAST:
Lots of sunshine. High 23C. Winds light and variable. It feels like 20.3°C. 1 clothing layer recommended.
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Weather Forecast
Today
23°C Mostly Sunny |
Tonight
10°C Mostly Cloudy |
Lots of sunshine. High 23C. Winds light and variable. Chance of Rain: 1%
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Moon & Sun Forecast
Moonrise 16:28
Moonset 04:29
Visibility 88%
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Sunrise
06:19
Sunset
19:46
Day Length
13.27 hrs
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Moon Phase: Waxing Gibbous
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 2min 32s more daylight tomorrow
System Information
Station Is Online Updated: 12:51:48 23/10/2026
Time Zone: UTC +13:00(NZDT)
System Up: 72 days 16 hours
Prgm Up: 21 days 17 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