Good Morning - Today is: Wednesday, 7 October 2026 10:57:58 NZDT
FORECAST:
Partly cloudy. High 17C. Winds W at 10 to 15 km/h. It feels like 11.7°C. 3 clothing layers recommended.
The Palmy Sun: Palmy Weather Newsroom
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07 Oct 2026 10:46AM: David Tamihere will not face a retrial over the murders of Heidi Paakkonen and Urban Höglin (rnz.co.nz) 1/10
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07 Oct 2026 9:59AM: Fire near Queenstown surges to cover 1200 hectares as winds fuel flames (rnz.co.nz) 2/10
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07 Oct 2026 9:50AM: Aid versus Defence: parties clash on foreign policy spending priorities (rnz.co.nz) 3/10
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07 Oct 2026 9:36AM: Lake Wakatipu bush fire has grown, firefighters expect further increase due to weather (rnz.co.nz) 4/10
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07 Oct 2026 9:19AM: Why Takanini is key for Indian representation in Parliament (rnz.co.nz) 5/10
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07 Oct 2026 9:01AM: Phillip Beale makes sudden plea at trial over mother Joan Beale’s Papatoetoe murder (rnz.co.nz) 6/10
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07 Oct 2026 8:14AM: National's proposed foreign aid cut could make NZ 'invisible' on world stage - expert (rnz.co.nz) 7/10
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07 Oct 2026 7:53AM: Complaints about dangerous intersection before pregnant woman killed (rnz.co.nz) 8/10
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07 Oct 2026 7:39AM: Fuel price hits tipping point (rnz.co.nz) 9/10
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07 Oct 2026 6:42AM: Fears copper thieves targeting pivot irrigators could end up being killed (rnz.co.nz) 10/10
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Weather Forecast
Today
17°C Mostly Sunny |
Tonight
7°C Partly Cloudy |
Partly cloudy. High 17C. Winds W at 10 to 15 km/h. Chance of Rain: 2%
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Moon & Sun Forecast
Moonrise 04:50
Moonset 15:42
Visibility 16%
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Sunrise
06:43
Sunset
19:29
Day Length
12.46 hrs
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Moon Phase: Waning Crescent
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 2min 39s more daylight tomorrow
System Information
Station Is Online Updated: 10:59:11 7/10/2026
Time Zone: UTC +13:00(NZDT)
System Up: 56 days 14 hours
Prgm Up: 5 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 2024 Feb
Monthly Climatological Summary for Feb 2024
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 19.4 24.4 14:43 16.3 00:49 0.6 1.7 0.2 7.0 45.0 14:46 WNW
02 18.6 24.9 14:07 13.6 23:38 1.3 1.5 4.0 11.6 67.0 16:57 WNW
03 13.2 17.3 16:34 9.8 23:05 5.1 0.0 27.0 9.6 66.0 16:26 WNW
04 14.5 21.4 15:17 6.9 06:35 4.3 0.5 0.2 6.7 50.0 17:20 WNW
05 18.0 23.6 14:35 13.6 04:46 1.6 1.3 0.0 5.1 47.0 14:18 WNW
06 17.9 25.3 15:06 10.6 06:43 2.2 1.8 0.0 5.3 49.0 17:11 W
07 18.8 23.6 15:45 16.0 04:54 0.9 1.4 0.0 6.0 48.0 14:58 W
08 17.2 20.5 12:46 13.3 06:15 1.7 0.5 0.0 4.4 41.0 11:21 WNW
09 18.6 22.8 16:37 15.0 06:36 0.9 1.2 0.0 8.6 64.0 15:50 E
10 17.2 19.9 11:48 15.5 21:26 1.2 0.1 0.0 7.2 49.0 12:22 W
11 14.7 19.4 13:45 10.3 23:58 3.7 0.0 0.0 5.5 44.0 11:11 S
12 13.5 21.8 15:56 5.5 05:39 5.3 0.5 0.0 3.8 45.0 15:58 W
13 15.7 21.9 15:50 10.1 06:51 3.2 0.6 0.0 4.9 44.0 14:54 W
14 17.0 22.0 15:46 12.5 23:38 2.1 0.8 0.0 6.0 59.0 17:29 W
15 17.4 24.5 16:11 11.3 06:43 2.6 1.7 0.0 7.3 50.0 10:34 W
16 18.2 26.1 16:05 12.4 01:57 2.2 2.1 0.0 4.6 40.0 16:19 WSW
17 18.4 25.3 17:08 12.0 06:06 1.8 1.8 0.0 4.5 43.0 15:00 W
18 18.8 24.2 14:22 16.2 06:14 0.8 1.3 0.0 6.2 46.0 17:50 W
19 19.2 23.6 13:58 16.1 07:29 0.5 1.5 0.2 13.7 66.0 15:23 WNW
20 16.3 18.7 15:25 12.4 23:55 2.0 0.0 4.2 9.0 50.0 02:04 N
21 15.8 24.5 15:24 8.5 06:45 3.7 1.2 0.0 4.4 47.0 17:30 E
22 18.2 26.9 15:27 11.0 06:45 2.2 2.2 0.0 4.4 34.0 09:37 S
23 18.0 22.4 16:38 14.4 23:28 1.2 0.9 0.0 5.0 37.0 16:42 W
24 19.8 25.7 14:38 14.3 03:29 0.7 2.0 0.0 8.4 49.0 11:14 W
25 18.9 23.9 15:26 16.0 07:36 0.6 1.1 5.6 5.7 44.0 07:04 NW
26 17.7 23.8 16:04 12.4 06:37 1.6 1.0 0.0 4.6 43.3 01:37 WNW
27 16.1 19.8 14:04 13.9 05:46 2.3 0.0 2.0 4.8 44.7 14:47 W
28 16.9 23.2 15:03 14.0 03:03 2.1 0.7 1.4 5.6 44.7 11:11 SSW
29 16.5 22.6 17:15 11.1 05:10 2.3 0.6 0.0 4.1 31.0 12:17 ESE
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17.3 26.9 22 5.5 12 60.6 30.0 44.8 6.3 67.0 2 W
Max >= 27.0 0
Max <= 0.0 0
Min <= 0.0 0
Min <= -18.0 0
Max Rain: 27.0 on day 3
Days of Rain: 9 (>= 0.2 mm) 5 (>= 2.0 mm) 1 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3 Cool Base: 18.3 Method: Integration