Good Morning - Today is: Tuesday, 15 September 2026 10:36:06 NZST
FORECAST:
Sun and clouds mixed. High 16C. Winds WNW at 15 to 30 km/h. It feels like 11.5°C. 3 clothing layers recommended.
The Palmy Sun: Palmy Weather Newsroom
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Weather Forecast
Today
16°C Partly Cloudy |
Tonight
9°C Light Rain Late |
Sun and clouds mixed. High 16C. Winds WNW at 15 to 30 km/h. Chance of Rain: 6%
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Moon & Sun Forecast
Moonrise 07:48
Moonset 22:38
Visibility 15%
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Sunrise
06:19
Sunset
18:07
Day Length
11.47 Hrs
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Moon Phase: Waxing Crescent
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 2min 35s more daylight tomorrow
System Information
Station Is Online Updated: 10:37:35 15/09/2026
Time Zone: UTC +12:00(NZST)
System Up: 34 days 15 hours
Prgm Up: 34 days 15 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 2018 Feb
Monthly Climatological Summary for Feb 2018
Name: City Centre City: Palmerston North State: Manawatu
Elevation: 25 m Lat: S 40 20 57 Lon: E 175 36 55
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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01 22.5 30.2 15:23 16.1 05:57 0.2 4.4 10.0 7.8 53.4 11:33 NNW
02 18.6 22.6 16:25 14.6 23:46 0.8 1.1 1.0 8.6 58.4 12:28 W
03 15.8 19.9 13:04 12.0 23:49 2.6 0.1 0.0 4.2 33.2 12:36 SE
04 16.4 24.6 14:25 8.6 06:26 3.2 1.4 0.0 5.2 31.7 14:26 WNW
05 18.3 24.2 14:16 13.2 05:10 1.5 1.5 1.0 11.6 56.2 14:30 WNW
06 18.1 23.6 13:36 13.3 23:52 1.6 1.4 1.8 10.8 62.7 10:18 WNW
07 16.5 21.6 14:25 13.1 02:21 2.3 0.5 0.0 10.0 54.8 13:51 E
08 17.5 22.9 14:16 13.7 06:21 1.7 0.9 0.0 7.7 41.8 14:47 E
09 18.4 24.3 13:18 14.7 03:49 1.2 1.3 0.0 9.4 54.1 18:24 E
10 20.0 24.5 14:04 17.3 02:11 0.2 1.9 2.6 3.7 31.7 00:42 E
11 21.8 25.1 15:59 19.4 06:24 0.0 3.5 6.0 4.3 31.7 04:11 E
12 23.2 28.0 15:15 20.4 06:32 0.0 4.9 1.4 4.9 38.2 17:47 WSW
13 21.9 26.0 13:57 19.6 23:52 0.0 3.6 0.0 5.1 36.0 17:23 W
14 20.5 24.2 16:16 17.8 06:43 0.0 2.2 0.0 5.9 48.3 15:44 W
15 19.7 25.0 14:45 15.4 06:05 0.6 2.0 0.0 8.6 48.3 17:47 W
16 21.3 26.9 15:18 18.4 02:59 0.0 3.0 0.0 7.7 41.1 12:51 WNW
17 21.2 27.9 15:34 15.1 06:32 0.5 3.4 0.0 7.9 59.1 15:09 W
18 21.5 25.9 13:11 17.6 07:28 0.0 3.2 0.0 8.1 56.2 13:58 W
19 21.7 27.1 13:56 18.3 06:54 0.0 3.4 0.8 8.4 43.3 16:38 W
20 22.5 30.8 15:28 17.8 06:26 0.0 4.3 13.2 6.5 63.4 20:55 N
21 19.1 23.4 13:01 14.0 23:40 0.6 1.5 2.4 12.3 69.9 16:19 WNW
22 15.6 20.7 14:39 12.6 08:38 2.8 0.1 3.4 4.2 41.1 19:48 E
23 16.0 23.3 14:49 9.0 06:19 3.2 0.9 0.0 3.9 46.1 14:28 WSW
24 18.5 24.6 13:27 13.4 06:00 1.5 1.7 0.0 5.8 47.6 15:49 W
25 18.4 22.3 15:17 16.3 02:07 0.7 0.8 0.0 11.3 59.1 17:07 WNW
26 15.3 19.1 10:11 12.0 23:48 3.1 0.0 9.0 7.0 45.4 04:12 NNW
27 15.1 20.1 13:14 11.2 06:00 3.3 0.1 1.2 8.3 62.0 11:12 E
28 19.2 25.3 13:59 13.6 00:00 1.3 2.2 0.0 6.5 46.1 12:54 E
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19.1 30.8 20 8.6 4 32.9 55.3 53.8 7.4 69.9 21 WNW
Max >= 27.0 5
Max <= 0.0 0
Min <= 0.0 0
Min <= -18.0 0
Max Rain: 13.2 on day 20
Days of Rain: 13 (>= 0.2 mm) 7 (>= 2.0 mm) 0 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3 Cool Base: 18.3 Method: Integration