Good Morning - Today is: Thursday, 29 October 2026 10:23:05 NZDT
FORECAST:
Rain and wind. High 16C. Winds WNW at 40 to 55 km/h. Chance of rain 100%. Locally heavier rainfall possible. It feels like 9.9°C. A waterproof and A windproof and 3 clothing layers recommended.
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Weather Forecast
Today
16°C Rain, Wind |
Tonight
10°C Partly Cloudy, Wind |
Rain and wind. High 16C. Winds WNW at 40 to 55 km/h. Chance of rain 100%. Locally heavier rainfall possible. Chance of Rain: 96%
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Moon & Sun Forecast
Moonrise 23:50
Moonset 07:40
Visibility 90%
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Sunrise
06:10
Sunset
19:53
Day Length
13.42 hrs
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Moon Phase: Waning Gibbous
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 2min 25s more daylight tomorrow
System Information
Station Is Online Updated: 10:23:09 29/10/2026
Time Zone: UTC +13:00(NZDT)
System Up: 78 days 13 hours
Prgm Up: 27 days 15 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 2009 Jun
Monthly Climatological Summary for Jun 2009
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 0.0 7.6 12:20 2.1 08:20 18.3 0.0 0.3 4.8 14.8 11:50 NE
2 5.7 15.4 15:20 3.4 07:20 12.6 0.0 0.0 3.5 8.6 22:20 SW
3 5.5 15.6 15:50 4.0 23:50 12.8 0.0 0.0 4.2 12.2 09:50 NE
4 4.0 15.4 12:50 1.9 06:50 14.3 0.0 0.0 4.0 11.2 14:50 NNE
5 2.8 14.6 13:20 2.8 00:20 15.5 0.0 0.3 10.7 29.5 15:20 WNW
6 8.6 16.0 14:20 5.5 23:50 9.7 0.0 0.0 9.8 24.5 05:50 SSW
7 5.5 13.2 14:20 1.6 07:50 12.8 0.0 0.0 8.4 18.4 14:50 SE
8 2.8 12.3 14:50 2.1 07:20 15.5 0.0 0.0 13.4 25.6 22:50 ESE
9 6.0 12.3 10:20 6.0 00:20 12.3 0.0 2.1 10.2 18.4 01:20 ESE
10 9.1 14.8 15:20 8.7 01:20 9.2 0.0 6.9 9.4 17.3 08:20 SE
11 12.3 16.5 14:50 10.0 07:20 6.0 0.0 0.0 3.4 8.6 11:20 E
12 11.6 14.3 11:20 10.8 06:20 6.7 0.0 11.1 6.7 20.9 23:20 ESE
13 13.7 17.6 09:20 8.8 20:20 4.6 0.0 9.3 7.7 43.9 06:20 ENE
14 10.1 12.9 14:20 7.5 06:20 8.2 0.0 0.0 5.1 12.2 14:20 WNW
15 10.8 13.7 13:50 10.0 20:50 7.5 0.0 0.3 14.7 27.0 11:20 WNW
16 10.3 14.4 12:50 0.0 23:50 8.0 0.0 0.6 12.5 36.7 14:50 WSW
17 0.0 11.9 14:20 -0.8 03:50 18.3 0.0 0.3 4.6 20.9 14:20 N
18 1.7 13.3 13:50 0.1 06:20 16.6 0.0 0.0 3.1 11.2 08:20 ENE
19 1.4 14.1 12:20 -0.2 04:20 16.9 0.0 0.0 3.5 13.3 13:20 S
20 4.0 16.1 14:20 3.5 07:20 14.3 0.0 0.3 4.0 9.7 17:50 E
21 5.2 15.4 15:20 2.5 01:50 13.1 0.0 0.0 4.2 11.2 10:20 NNE
22 4.2 11.4 14:20 2.3 03:20 14.1 0.0 0.0 3.7 7.2 01:20 SE
23 4.5 14.9 14:50 2.6 07:20 13.8 0.0 0.0 2.9 7.2 11:50 NE
24 2.8 12.6 12:50 1.0 03:20 15.5 0.0 0.0 3.3 11.2 14:20 SE
25 3.9 12.7 13:20 1.7 05:20 14.4 0.0 0.0 3.0 7.2 22:20 W
26 7.5 13.7 13:20 7.0 05:50 10.8 0.0 12.3 6.5 15.8 13:20 WSW
27 9.1 11.9 11:50 8.3 03:50 9.2 0.0 1.2 4.7 20.9 02:20 SE
28 8.9 9.5 10:50 5.5 22:20 9.4 0.0 31.2 20.7 36.7 15:50 SE
29 5.9 9.5 12:20 5.8 02:50 12.4 0.0 9.9 28.7 51.5 14:20 SE
30 7.7 9.8 14:20 7.5 05:20 10.6 0.0 0.9 13.3 28.1 07:20 SSE
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6.2 17.6 13 -0.8 17 363.4 0.0 87.0 7.8 51.5 29 SE
Max >= 27.0: 0
Max <= 0.0: 0
Min <= 0.0: 3
Min <= -18.0: 0
Max Rain: 31.2 on day 28
Days of Rain: 15 (> 0.2 mm) 7 (> 2.0 mm) 1 (> 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3 Cool Base: 18.3 Method: Integration