Good Morning - Today is: Monday, 12 October 2026 10:35:58 NZDT
FORECAST:
A mix of clouds and sun. High 21C. Winds W at 10 to 15 km/h. It feels like 16.7°C. 2 clothing layers recommended.
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Weather Forecast
Today
21°C Mostly Sunny |
Tonight
11°C Light Rain Late |
A mix of clouds and sun. High 21C. Winds W at 10 to 15 km/h. Chance of Rain: 2%
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Moon & Sun Forecast
Moonrise 06:49
Moonset 21:22
Visibility 2%
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Sunrise
06:35
Sunset
19:34
Day Length
12.59 hrs
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Moon Phase: Waxing Crescent
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 2min 38s more daylight tomorrow
System Information
Station Is Online Updated: 10:37:34 12/10/2026
Time Zone: UTC +13:00(NZDT)
System Up: 61 days 14 hours
Prgm Up: 10 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 2023 Feb
Monthly Climatological Summary for Feb 2023
Name: City Centre City: Palmerston North State: Manawatu
Elevation: 36 m Lat: S 40° 21' 32" Lon: E 175° 34' 22"
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 21.0 23.3 15:22 19.5 06:22 0.0 2.7 1.4 7.6 63.0 12:36 NE
02 23.3 29.0 16:25 20.1 03:21 0.0 5.0 0.8 3.1 23.0 17:04 SW
03 22.3 24.4 14:22 21.3 06:59 0.0 4.0 14.0 2.5 24.0 14:55 NW
04 23.2 27.5 16:31 20.5 04:40 0.0 4.9 0.2 4.4 34.0 13:18 WSW
05 22.9 27.2 15:08 20.4 21:32 0.0 4.6 5.2 4.0 35.0 17:44 WSW
06 20.9 24.1 15:54 18.0 07:37 0.0 2.6 0.4 7.3 58.0 15:15 W
07 20.5 23.9 15:55 18.8 23:28 0.0 2.2 0.0 8.4 61.0 14:43 WNW
08 20.1 23.5 15:55 18.2 06:09 0.0 1.8 0.0 9.6 56.0 16:58 W
09 19.1 22.3 14:29 16.7 06:28 0.2 1.0 1.0 4.6 37.0 19:52 N
10 19.0 22.0 16:06 16.3 06:11 0.5 1.1 0.0 8.4 67.0 11:22 NE
11 19.8 23.1 16:00 17.8 03:42 0.1 1.7 0.0 7.7 50.0 15:40 NE
12 18.9 21.2 13:17 17.6 06:31 0.1 0.8 0.2 8.2 54.0 13:01 ENE
13 18.2 19.2 12:57 17.0 23:20 0.2 0.2 2.8 7.7 45.0 11:26 ENE
14 18.4 22.6 14:11 16.0 08:24 0.8 0.9 13.2 10.3 67.0 11:54 SSE
15 18.5 22.6 17:41 16.0 05:40 0.7 0.9 9.2 7.0 74.0 13:28 SW
16 16.7 18.0 12:07 15.0 02:02 1.6 0.0 4.4 3.8 54.0 00:11 WSW
17 17.4 19.4 17:42 15.8 04:37 1.1 0.1 0.2 1.7 20.0 08:45 NNE
18 18.6 24.2 17:18 14.8 06:44 1.1 1.4 0.0 2.2 29.0 17:32 WSW
19 19.4 24.0 17:18 16.0 05:34 0.6 1.7 0.0 3.7 40.0 18:38 W
20 20.6 25.3 16:35 17.7 05:48 0.1 2.4 0.0 3.5 26.0 18:05 W
21 20.3 24.4 16:39 18.5 22:45 0.0 2.0 0.0 4.9 35.0 16:39 WNW
22 20.3 23.3 13:37 18.5 02:38 0.0 2.0 0.0 6.7 48.0 17:08 W
23 16.8 19.5 00:00 15.0 05:42 1.6 0.0 1.0 4.6 40.0 16:57 SE
24 16.8 19.3 17:28 15.0 07:29 1.6 0.1 0.0 6.4 47.0 11:24 E
25 16.7 18.7 14:11 15.0 01:56 1.6 0.0 3.0 4.6 53.0 13:54 SE
26 18.3 21.8 15:50 15.1 07:49 0.8 0.8 0.0 2.7 43.0 15:48 W
27 17.9 21.0 16:16 15.4 04:46 0.9 0.5 0.0 2.1 27.0 14:17 E
28 19.0 22.1 15:02 16.6 04:42 0.4 1.1 0.4 3.2 40.0 12:30 ESE
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19.5 29.0 2 14.8 18 14.0 46.5 57.4 5.4 74.0 15 WNW
Max >= 27.0 3
Max <= 0.0 0
Min <= 0.0 0
Min <= -18.0 0
Max Rain: 14.0 on day 3
Days of Rain: 16 (>= 0.2 mm) 7 (>= 2.0 mm) 0 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3 Cool Base: 18.3 Method: Integration