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Good Afternoon - Today is: Tuesday, 5 May 2026 15:53:11 NZST
FORECAST:
Partly cloudy skies. Low 7C. Winds light and variable. It feels like 14.3°C. 2 clothing layers recommended.
 Weather Forecast |
Temperature | : | 
16.3°C, 63% |
Pressure | : | 
1031.6hPa |
 Fire Danger |
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| Wind Speed | : |
WSW  10km/h |
Wind Gust | : |
15km/h |
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| Air Quality | : | 11 AQI 3.3ug/m3 | Rainfall | : |
 0.0mm |
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| Sun Light | : | 16.8kLux, 5.4hrs | Solar UV | : | 1.0UVI 133W/m2 | ||||
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Last weather station contact: Tuesday, 05 May 2026 at 15:54:58. Updated in seconds |
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Weather Warnings
No current weather
Weather Forecast
Tonight
7°C |
Tomorrow
21°C |
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Partly cloudy skies. Low 7C. Winds light and variable. Chance of Rain: 9% |
Moon & Sun Forecast
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Moonrise 19:10 Moonset 10:27 Visibility 90% |
Sunrise 07:07 Sunset 17:22 Day Length 10.15 Hrs |
Moon Phase: Waning Gibbous
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 2min 10s less daylight tomorrow
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 2min 10s less daylight tomorrow
System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 15:54:58 5/05/2026
Time Zone: UTC +12:00(NZST)
System Up: 109 days 20 hours
Prgm Up: 109 days 20 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
Station Is OnlineUpdated: 15:54:58 5/05/2026
Time Zone: UTC +12:00(NZST)
System Up: 109 days 20 hours
Prgm Up: 109 days 20 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.
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Report for 2018 Apr
Monthly Climatological Summary for Apr 2018
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
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01 16.0 22.6 12:41 10.6 06:39 3.0 0.6 0.0 4.1 24.5 12:05 NW
02 16.4 19.7 14:05 14.1 02:42 2.0 0.1 0.0 9.6 43.3 10:39 NW
03 17.9 22.7 13:28 14.6 03:40 1.3 0.9 0.0 11.3 54.1 16:26 WNW
04 17.2 21.5 11:47 15.6 21:06 1.4 0.3 0.0 11.1 54.8 11:52 WNW
05 18.1 24.6 12:16 13.9 23:24 1.6 1.4 0.0 5.6 37.5 09:26 NNE
06 15.9 21.6 13:26 11.3 04:44 2.8 0.4 0.0 7.5 50.5 13:39 W
07 15.6 22.1 15:38 11.1 23:58 3.0 0.4 0.6 8.3 50.5 09:42 NW
08 13.9 20.6 13:25 6.7 06:56 4.6 0.2 0.0 6.1 47.6 16:04 WNW
09 15.4 20.0 13:53 12.3 06:03 3.0 0.1 1.8 7.8 52.6 12:55 NW
10 9.2 15.4 03:54 5.5 22:35 9.1 0.0 46.2 7.4 59.8 17:37 ESE
11 7.4 12.3 13:58 4.9 22:41 10.9 0.0 0.6 3.2 26.0 17:31 SW
12 9.3 16.3 13:37 3.3 03:05 9.0 0.0 7.6 6.2 46.9 23:26 NW
13 11.7 16.9 12:56 6.6 07:04 6.7 0.0 1.8 4.9 41.8 00:36 WSW
14 11.4 16.8 13:10 9.0 02:59 6.9 0.0 1.2 7.0 61.3 13:01 E
15 13.4 18.1 15:42 9.4 04:55 4.9 0.0 0.0 7.5 49.7 13:53 E
16 15.0 19.4 13:48 11.8 23:53 3.4 0.0 12.2 8.4 82.9 17:00 WNW
17 15.9 23.1 13:21 11.1 00:24 3.1 0.7 0.2 9.0 57.0 12:33 NW
18 12.7 15.8 09:42 8.8 23:45 5.7 0.0 3.6 9.3 52.6 16:13 WNW
19 12.6 18.0 12:13 7.5 04:27 5.7 0.0 0.2 9.2 51.9 12:47 WNW
20 14.9 18.5 12:23 12.0 03:15 3.4 0.0 0.0 14.3 93.7 11:47 WNW
21 15.0 17.7 13:28 13.3 00:00 3.3 0.0 0.4 15.7 62.7 14:08 WNW
22 12.5 17.7 12:07 6.2 23:54 5.8 0.0 0.0 5.0 51.2 00:41 W
23 12.1 15.9 15:11 5.9 00:44 6.2 0.0 0.0 5.3 36.8 15:15 NNW
24 12.6 16.0 12:12 10.5 06:29 5.7 0.0 0.8 9.3 50.5 11:37 NW
25 13.0 19.3 13:07 8.2 06:51 5.3 0.0 0.0 3.8 26.7 15:41 NNW
26 12.3 18.9 12:40 7.3 23:50 6.0 0.0 0.0 4.0 33.2 04:30 NNW
27 12.2 18.3 14:09 7.1 01:55 6.1 0.0 0.0 3.3 40.4 13:08 NW
28 14.2 19.2 12:31 9.1 02:19 4.1 0.0 0.6 9.9 58.4 18:28 E
29 16.8 21.3 14:20 14.6 00:09 1.7 0.2 0.6 10.2 58.4 00:19 E
30 16.8 21.7 13:00 13.1 23:44 1.9 0.4 0.2 6.8 38.2 16:24 ESE
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13.9 24.6 5 3.3 12 137.6 5.7 78.6 7.7 93.7 20 NW
Max >= 27.0 0
Max <= 0.0 0
Min <= 0.0 0
Min <= -18.0 0
Max Rain: 46.2 on day 10
Days of Rain: 16 (>= 0.2 mm) 4 (>= 2.0 mm) 1 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3 Cool Base: 18.3 Method: Integration
