Good Evening - Today was: Thursday, 17 September 2026 18:59:13 NZST
FORECAST:
Cloudy with periods of light rain. Low 9C. Winds light and variable. Chance of rain 70%. It feels like 13.3°C. 3 clothing layers recommended.
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Weather Forecast
Tonight
9°C Light Rain |
Tomorrow
16°C AM Clouds, PM Sun |
Cloudy with periods of light rain. Low 9C. Winds light and variable. Chance of rain 70%. Chance of Rain: 74%
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Moon & Sun Forecast
Moonrise 08:53
Moonset -----
Visibility 35%
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Sunrise
06:16
Sunset
18:09
Day Length
11.52 Hrs
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Moon Phase: Waxing Crescent
Sun Phase: Below Horizon
There will be 2min 37s more daylight tomorrow
System Information
Station Is Online Updated: 19:00:42 17/09/2026
Time Zone: UTC +12:00(NZST)
System Up: 36 days 23 hours
Prgm Up: 36 days 23 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