HOME     MENUMENU
Day ThemeAuto ThemeNight Theme
Moon EventMoon Event Today is a Full Moon also known as a "Full Wolf Moon"
Good Afternoon - Today was: Thursday, 30 July 2026 17:49:47 NZST
Current: 11.2°C, Max: 15.6°C, Min: 1.1°C. It feels like 9.6°C
FORECAST: Cloudy with periods of rain. Low 9C. Winds NNW at 15 to 30 km/h. Chance of rain 90%. It feels like 9.6°C. 3 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Showery, becoming less settled | Sunrise: 07:26 | Sunset: 17:23 | Dawn: 06:57 | Dusk: 17:52
Weather Forecast
 Temperature : Current trend is Falling, changing by -1.2 °C/hr 11.2°C, 80%   Pressure : Current trend is Falling, changing by -0.8 hPa/hr 1014.0hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  NW  Current wind speed is Light air (F1) from NW (304°) 6km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Steady 10km/h
Air Quality :  13 AQI  3.8ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.0mm
Sun Light : 0lx, 4.0hrs   Solar UV :  0.0UVI  0W/m2
Last weather station contact: Thursday, 30 July 2026 at 17:53:59. Updated in seconds

 The Palmy Sun: Palmy Weather Newsroom
  News  

⛅ 30 Jul 2026 5:33PM: More school leavers with no qualifications becoming 'new normal': advocates (rnz.co.nz) 1/10 ⛅ 30 Jul 2026 5:19PM: Wellington school's drastic move to combat students using AI (rnz.co.nz) 2/10 ⛅ 30 Jul 2026 5:17PM: Rush to desex pigs rehomed after alleged murder as boars break in (rnz.co.nz) 3/10 ⛅ 30 Jul 2026 5:01PM: Who will pay the price to keep NZ Super affordable? (rnz.co.nz) 4/10 ⛅ 30 Jul 2026 4:47PM: Greyhound trainers face up to future without racing (rnz.co.nz) 5/10 ⛅ 30 Jul 2026 4:27PM: Measles case detected in Palmerston North with no known source (rnz.co.nz) 6/10 ⛅ 30 Jul 2026 4:23PM: Teachers worried about critical thinking as AI becomes widespread in schools (rnz.co.nz) 7/10 ⛅ 30 Jul 2026 3:55PM: Climber who survived 200m fall on Mount Aspiring should buy Lotto ticket, rescuers say (rnz.co.nz) 8/10 ⛅ 30 Jul 2026 3:48PM: How much you'll be paying under Wellington's new water regime (rnz.co.nz) 9/10 ⛅ 30 Jul 2026 3:42PM: Nine more people charged in relation to brawl outside Palmerston North court (rnz.co.nz) 10/10


 Weather Warnings
No WarningsNo current weather
station warnings
 Weather Forecast
Tonight
Rain
9°C
Rain		 Tomorrow
Rain
12°C
Rain
Cloudy with periods of rain. Low 9C. Winds NNW at 15 to 30 km/h. Chance of rain 90%.
Chance of Rain: 87%
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: Waning Gibbous       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
17:51
Moonset
07:47
Visibility
100% 		Sunrise
07:26
Sunset
17:23
Day Length
9.57 Hrs
Moon Phase: Waning Gibbous
Sun Phase: Below Horizon
There will be 1min 55s more daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 17:53:59 30/07/2026
Time Zone: UTC +12:00(NZST)
System Up: 16 days 0 hours
Prgm Up: 16 days 0 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.
Select a Year or Month report
2026 > Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2025 > Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2024 > Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2023 > Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2022 > Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2021 > Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2020 > Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2019 > Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2018 > Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2017 > Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2016 > Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2015 > Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2014 > Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2013 > Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2012 > Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2011 > Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2010 > Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2009 > Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Report for 2017 Mar 
                   Monthly Climatological Summary for Mar 2017

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
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
01  19.5  26.4   13:41  12.9   06:58   1.3   2.6   0.0   4.0  48.3   16:59     W
02  18.2  23.9   16:45  13.6   05:10   1.4   1.3   0.0   2.2  26.7   15:28     W
03  17.7  21.5   15:00  15.1   03:07   1.2   0.6   0.0   8.7  80.8   15:38   WNW
04  19.0  23.4   13:52  16.2   23:07   0.4   1.1   0.0  11.6 103.8   11:33     W
05  17.8  22.6   15:00  15.1   03:44   1.2   0.7   0.0   8.3  82.9   14:35     W
06  17.7  22.9   14:33  15.4   06:56   1.3   0.7   0.0   7.6  77.9   14:11     W
07  16.3  21.9   15:29  11.8   22:30   2.6   0.6   1.8   4.4  38.9   16:54   WSW
08  14.6  19.9   14:59  11.7   00:01   3.8   0.1   0.0   7.3  77.9   17:45     E
09  16.6  21.9   15:39  12.0   05:07   2.4   0.7   0.0  10.1  82.2   20:14     E
10  21.1  28.5   13:20  16.0   03:15   0.5   3.3   0.0   7.3  55.5   01:55     E
11  19.6  24.6   13:52  15.8   23:57   0.3   1.6  13.0   3.5  37.5   21:28     E
12  17.2  24.8   12:47  14.7   22:27   1.7   0.6   4.6   4.4  41.8   06:37     E
13  16.9  21.2   12:55  15.0   04:11   1.8   0.4   4.8   4.6  52.6   14:47     W
14  14.2  17.4   14:51  12.2   08:42   4.1   0.0   8.4   2.6  35.3   00:52   ENE
15  14.5  20.0   15:45  10.9   06:40   3.9   0.0   0.0   2.3  30.3   11:59    SE
16  16.8  24.1   16:37   9.1   07:23   3.0   1.5   0.0   3.9  44.0   13:48   ENE
17  17.0  23.8   13:57  10.6   06:45   2.7   1.4   0.0   3.5  57.0   15:55     W
18  16.8  23.8   14:17  13.2   23:53   2.3   0.8   0.0   3.3  41.8   23:48   ESE
19  16.2  22.8   14:20  11.1   07:17   3.0   0.9   0.0   4.0  44.7   00:19     E
20  16.0  20.7   16:14  11.4   01:48   2.4   0.1   0.0   7.6  98.8   17:15   WNW
21  19.1  25.6   15:32  16.0   01:03   0.9   1.7   0.9   3.6  44.0   17:22    NW
22  18.0  19.7   14:43  16.8   01:28   0.5   0.2   9.2   9.6  78.6   14:57   WNW
23  16.3  20.5   15:43  12.9   23:56   2.1   0.1   0.0   3.8  41.1   11:00     E
24  15.0  18.3   15:59  11.5   03:53   3.3   0.0   0.9   3.1  42.5   15:11   WSW
25  16.2  19.9   15:06  13.7   08:48   2.2   0.1  11.9   6.3  58.4   16:28   ENE
26  18.0  23.5   14:58  14.5   01:03   1.4   1.1   5.1   7.5  54.8   10:25   ENE
27  19.0  24.7   15:12  14.9   04:26   1.0   1.6   0.0   3.8  46.9   11:31     E
28  19.5  24.4   14:32  16.1   06:00   0.6   1.7   0.0   4.9  48.3   16:37     E
29  19.4  23.4   13:45  16.3   03:10   0.5   1.6   2.0   3.8  58.4   02:56     E
30  17.4  20.1   14:23  16.3   04:25   1.0   0.1  13.4   6.0  46.9   14:28     W
31  17.8  22.1   14:30  15.1   04:20   1.2   0.7   0.0   4.7  67.8   13:06     W
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    17.4  28.5    10     9.1    16    56.0  27.9  76.0   5.4 103.8     4     NNW

Max >=  27.0  1
Max <=   0.0  0
Min <=   0.0  0
Min <= -18.0  0
Max Rain: 13.4 on day 30
Days of Rain: 12 (>= 0.2 mm)  9 (>= 2.0 mm)  0 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3  Cool Base: 18.3  Method: Integration