Good Afternoon - Today was: Friday, 18 September 2026 17:29:03 NZST
FORECAST:
Partly cloudy skies early will give way to cloudy skies late. Low 6C. Winds light and variable. It feels like 12.3°C. 3 clothing layers recommended.
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Weather Forecast
Tonight
6°C Mostly Cloudy |
Tomorrow
15°C PM Light Rain, Wind |
Partly cloudy skies early will give way to cloudy skies late. Low 6C. Winds light and variable. Chance of Rain: 9%
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Moon & Sun Forecast
Moonrise 09:34
Moonset 00:45
Visibility 44%
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Sunrise
06:14
Sunset
18:10
Day Length
11.55 Hrs
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Moon Phase: Waxing Crescent
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 2min 36s more daylight tomorrow
System Information
Station Is Online Updated: 17:30:50 18/09/2026
Time Zone: UTC +12:00(NZST)
System Up: 37 days 22 hours
Prgm Up: 37 days 22 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 2012 May
Monthly Climatological Summary for May 2012
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 11.0 19.6 11:52 3.9 23:13 7.4 0.0 0.0 6.3 31.7 10:22 ESE
2 7.3 14.9 13:03 2.1 04:02 11.0 0.0 0.6 2.9 20.9 17:55 ENE
3 8.9 20.4 11:13 1.5 05:34 9.6 0.1 0.0 2.8 13.3 12:25 ESE
4 10.7 20.0 13:16 2.7 05:12 7.6 0.0 0.0 5.1 28.1 13:26 E
5 12.0 19.7 13:01 6.9 23:39 6.3 0.0 0.0 7.3 27.0 18:40 E
6 11.5 17.4 10:03 6.6 06:39 6.9 0.0 0.0 13.3 30.6 16:11 E
7 11.6 23.7 11:09 2.9 07:21 7.4 0.6 0.0 4.6 23.4 14:20 WNW
8 13.5 24.9 12:09 4.3 06:52 5.6 0.8 0.9 3.7 15.8 15:02 W
9 14.5 18.0 15:36 12.7 02:43 3.8 0.0 9.6 8.4 27.0 11:36 E
10 13.8 23.8 10:36 8.7 06:57 4.7 0.2 1.5 3.0 13.3 11:54 W
11 11.4 16.4 12:56 8.6 23:57 6.9 0.0 3.3 2.9 18.4 11:32 SE
12 10.9 20.2 12:32 4.7 07:11 7.4 0.0 0.0 6.0 27.0 15:51 NW
13 14.4 22.8 10:34 10.3 00:00 4.4 0.5 1.2 8.3 35.6 12:36 NW
14 12.7 15.8 13:44 10.5 00:05 5.6 0.0 16.2 3.0 13.3 11:59 NNW
15 11.5 18.2 12:15 9.2 23:19 6.8 0.0 15.0 12.5 47.9 16:48 NW
16 7.7 10.1 11:19 2.2 23:54 10.6 0.0 9.0 6.0 23.4 01:31 NNW
17 9.1 21.4 11:15 0.3 04:04 9.4 0.2 0.0 4.2 22.0 22:10 NW
18 13.0 21.4 10:03 8.1 23:55 5.5 0.2 2.4 11.5 35.6 11:18 W
19 8.5 18.3 10:23 1.8 07:27 9.8 0.0 0.0 6.0 31.7 11:15 SW
20 7.9 20.1 10:15 1.5 06:51 10.4 0.1 0.0 4.8 19.4 13:17 WSW
21 7.8 19.0 11:12 0.5 03:10 10.5 0.0 0.0 5.4 24.5 13:41 E
22 8.9 21.4 12:15 1.9 07:32 9.7 0.3 0.0 2.6 11.2 12:57 W
23 9.1 18.1 11:50 0.3 04:00 9.2 0.0 0.0 6.2 22.0 15:36 NNW
24 12.9 19.2 11:17 10.0 02:00 5.4 0.0 0.0 10.3 29.5 11:18 NW
25 13.2 17.7 14:31 10.3 22:09 5.1 0.0 0.0 15.1 31.7 06:37 NW
26 10.9 17.4 13:47 4.4 07:37 7.3 0.0 0.0 3.6 11.2 11:48 E
27 12.6 21.4 09:35 7.2 05:47 5.7 0.1 2.4 6.8 24.5 12:04 NW
28 13.0 19.7 10:07 10.1 22:54 5.3 0.0 2.1 13.7 30.6 10:29 WNW
29 7.5 15.2 12:12 -0.2 23:53 10.8 0.0 0.3 5.1 20.9 05:32 E
30 7.7 15.5 11:13 -1.2 05:27 10.6 0.0 0.0 6.9 20.9 14:21 NNW
31 11.3 20.2 12:01 5.5 23:40 7.1 0.1 0.0 6.5 23.4 11:08 E
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10.9 24.9 8 -1.2 30 233.8 3.2 64.5 6.5 47.9 15 NNW
Max >= 27.0: 0
Max <= 0.0: 0
Min <= 0.0: 2
Min <= -18.0: 0
Max Rain: 16.2 on day 14
Days of Rain: 13 (> 0.2 mm) 8 (> 2.0 mm) 0 (> 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3 Cool Base: 18.3 Method: Integration