Good Morning - Today is: Tuesday, 13 October 2026 07:10:05 NZDT
FORECAST:
Cloudy with occasional rain showers. High near 20C. Winds WNW at 15 to 30 km/h. Chance of rain 50%. It feels like 15.0°C. 2 clothing layers recommended.
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Weather Forecast
Today
20°C Showers |
Tonight
13°C Light Rain |
Cloudy with occasional rain showers. High near 20C. Winds WNW at 15 to 30 km/h. Chance of rain 50%. Chance of Rain: 53%
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Moon & Sun Forecast
Moonrise 07:17
Moonset 22:28
Visibility 5%
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Sunrise
06:33
Sunset
19:35
Day Length
13.02 hrs
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Moon Phase: Waxing Crescent
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 2min 37s more daylight tomorrow
System Information
Station Is Online Updated: 07:11:52 13/10/2026
Time Zone: UTC +13:00(NZDT)
System Up: 62 days 10 hours
Prgm Up: 11 days 11 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 2014 Apr
Monthly Climatological Summary for Apr 2014
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 16.7 25.9 15:34 10.6 07:23 3.3 1.7 0.0 4.3 15.8 17:29 SSE
2 17.2 25.4 15:33 12.7 05:35 2.5 1.4 0.0 3.7 17.3 13:46 SW
3 17.2 25.7 13:52 10.1 07:51 2.9 1.9 0.0 8.3 29.5 18:32 E
4 17.9 26.2 14:53 11.6 05:21 2.5 2.1 0.0 4.6 20.9 18:13 E
5 16.9 24.5 14:32 10.8 07:43 2.7 1.3 0.0 7.3 24.5 11:37 E
6 17.7 23.0 13:09 14.4 02:24 1.6 0.9 0.0 9.5 30.6 14:55 E
7 19.4 23.8 12:08 16.6 00:35 0.5 1.6 0.0 7.9 28.1 16:48 ESE
8 17.3 19.6 13:36 16.1 22:09 1.1 0.1 0.0 6.7 30.6 14:13 SE
9 17.3 21.2 14:25 15.7 03:06 1.4 0.4 0.9 8.5 29.5 13:40 ESE
10 18.8 22.8 13:47 16.3 00:28 0.6 1.0 0.0 8.1 28.1 09:13 ESE
11 18.0 19.6 12:06 15.8 23:05 0.5 0.2 0.6 7.6 22.0 00:17 E
12 16.4 20.0 14:27 13.5 23:57 2.1 0.2 2.7 11.4 34.2 11:02 WNW
13 12.7 15.2 12:39 10.2 23:50 5.6 0.0 0.0 16.1 39.2 05:25 E
14 12.5 16.3 06:42 6.3 00:52 5.8 0.0 5.4 13.6 30.6 04:43 E
15 17.8 24.1 14:09 13.0 07:08 1.9 1.4 0.0 5.9 18.4 16:05 E
16 16.2 18.2 16:22 14.2 23:58 2.1 0.0 21.9 3.3 23.4 23:18 ESE
17 15.7 20.5 15:44 13.0 23:24 2.6 0.0 15.3 23.6 63.7 15:35 E
18 18.9 23.6 13:38 15.6 08:43 0.5 1.1 0.0 19.7 41.8 05:04 E
19 16.8 23.3 14:41 12.5 02:04 2.1 0.7 1.2 5.1 19.4 19:50 N
20 15.7 21.3 12:38 12.9 06:02 2.9 0.2 4.5 13.3 49.0 16:31 WNW
21 14.9 19.6 10:53 10.5 02:21 3.4 0.0 2.7 17.7 41.8 11:35 WNW
22 13.7 19.8 12:05 5.5 23:22 4.7 0.1 15.3 5.3 22.0 18:29 N
23 12.8 19.2 11:41 7.6 07:05 5.5 0.0 0.3 7.3 34.2 15:18 WNW
24 14.9 21.6 14:42 11.7 00:00 3.5 0.1 0.6 5.2 31.7 14:38 WNW
25 16.9 22.0 10:06 12.0 00:30 1.8 0.4 0.6 18.1 45.4 14:56 WNW
26 13.5 20.1 12:29 7.7 23:48 4.9 0.1 0.0 5.9 25.6 12:18 WNW
27 11.5 17.3 13:26 5.1 06:25 6.8 0.0 3.6 6.5 25.6 13:24 NW
28 9.0 10.0 19:48 7.9 23:59 1.6 0.0 9.0 13.7 8.6 19:59 NE
29 9.0 10.0 19:48 7.9 23:59 1.6 0.0 9.0 2.6 8.6 19:59 NE
30 11.7 18.0 11:42 7.8 00:02 6.6 0.0 0.0 4.2 22.0 14:38 WNW
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15.5 26.2 4 5.1 27 85.6 16.9 93.6 9.3 63.7 17 ENE
Max >= 27.0: 0
Max <= 0.0: 0
Min <= 0.0: 0
Min <= -18.0: 0
Max Rain: 21.9 on day 16
Days of Rain: 16 (>= 0.2 mm) 10 (>= 2.0 mm) 1 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3 Cool Base: 18.3 Method: Integration