Good Afternoon - Today is: Tuesday, 15 September 2026 15:32:33 NZST
FORECAST:
Partly cloudy this evening followed by some light rain after midnight. Low 9C. Winds NW at 15 to 30 km/h. Chance of rain 40%. It feels like 12.5°C. 3 clothing layers recommended.
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Weather Forecast
Tonight
9°C Light Rain Late |
Tomorrow
15°C Cloudy |
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Partly cloudy this evening followed by some light rain after midnight. Low 9C. Winds NW at 15 to 30 km/h. Chance of rain 40%.
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Moon & Sun Forecast
Moonrise 07:48
Moonset 22:38
Visibility 17%
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Sunrise
06:19
Sunset
18:07
Day Length
11.47 Hrs
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Moon Phase: Waxing Crescent
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 2min 35s more daylight tomorrow
System Information
Station Is Online Updated: 15:34:05 15/09/2026
Time Zone: UTC +12:00(NZST)
System Up: 34 days 20 hours
Prgm Up: 34 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.
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