A new day, a new dawn - Today is: Friday, 30 October 2026 06:01:08 NZDT
FORECAST:
Windy with rain and scattered thunderstorms throughout the day. High around 15C. Winds W at 30 to 50 km/h. Chance of rain 100%. Locally heavier rainfall possible. It feels like 7.9°C. 4 clothing layers recommended.
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Weather Forecast
Today
15°C Thunderstorms, Wind |
Tonight
5°C Showers, Wind Early |
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Windy with rain and scattered thunderstorms throughout the day. High around 15C. Winds W at 30 to 50 km/h. Chance of rain 100%. Locally heavier rainfall possible.
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Moon & Sun Forecast
Moonrise -----
Moonset 08:40
Visibility 84%
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Sunrise
06:09
Sunset
19:54
Day Length
13.45 hrs
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Moon Phase: Waning Gibbous
Sun Phase: Is Rising
There will be 2min 24s more daylight tomorrow
System Information
Station Is Online Updated: 06:01:08 30/10/2026
Time Zone: UTC +13:00(NZDT)
System Up: 79 days 9 hours
Prgm Up: 28 days 10 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 2013 Jun
Monthly Climatological Summary for Jun 2013
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 13.7 17.8 13:23 11.8 05:55 4.6 0.0 0.3 13.9 34.2 13:20 NW
2 13.7 16.4 13:41 12.2 01:03 4.6 0.0 0.3 14.4 35.6 10:36 NW
3 12.2 15.7 14:59 9.6 07:35 6.1 0.0 0.0 9.3 25.6 09:58 NW
4 10.9 14.4 13:15 7.4 05:16 7.4 0.0 13.5 6.6 39.2 23:41 SE
5 9.6 11.0 00:00 8.3 20:53 8.7 0.0 1.8 10.6 35.6 03:19 SE
6 9.6 12.9 14:08 7.6 07:58 8.7 0.0 0.0 8.8 27.0 16:43 ESE
7 10.8 18.2 13:13 5.6 23:59 7.6 0.0 0.0 3.6 20.9 02:43 E
8 9.4 18.2 13:27 3.8 07:38 8.9 0.0 0.0 4.4 12.2 10:54 E
9 11.6 14.8 12:57 8.7 02:19 6.7 0.0 0.0 7.3 24.5 14:43 E
10 13.6 17.3 12:38 12.7 22:07 4.7 0.0 0.3 9.4 24.5 21:19 ESE
11 14.2 17.3 13:42 12.3 05:41 4.1 0.0 0.9 5.7 20.9 02:38 ESE
12 13.7 17.1 11:48 10.2 07:14 4.6 0.0 2.4 3.8 13.3 08:00 SE
13 11.6 14.2 14:07 8.8 21:57 6.7 0.0 0.0 4.3 20.9 14:19 NW
14 9.3 15.3 12:35 4.2 06:20 9.0 0.0 0.0 4.1 18.4 14:40 ESE
15 8.8 12.4 16:23 4.4 04:43 9.5 0.0 0.0 3.7 11.2 00:37 E
16 11.6 14.5 22:14 9.0 00:00 6.7 0.0 18.6 10.6 40.3 22:12 E
17 13.7 20.0 13:20 9.8 05:14 4.6 0.1 2.7 6.1 25.6 22:55 NNW
18 13.7 18.8 12:02 10.1 23:46 4.6 0.0 0.3 5.9 25.6 12:07 NNW
19 11.1 17.0 12:06 7.5 06:38 7.2 0.0 2.4 3.0 13.3 12:33 ESE
20 8.8 11.9 12:27 3.9 23:41 9.5 0.0 22.8 12.2 37.8 14:18 NW
21 6.7 8.3 14:45 3.8 01:03 11.6 0.0 0.9 12.8 39.2 16:21 SW
22 6.5 7.5 00:00 5.6 22:54 11.8 0.0 13.5 6.1 23.4 11:09 WSW
23 6.6 13.0 13:34 2.6 23:59 11.7 0.0 2.7 3.1 14.8 15:06 NNW
24 7.0 13.9 13:04 1.2 02:00 11.3 0.0 0.0 3.7 19.4 13:26 NW
25 8.4 14.4 12:21 4.2 06:36 9.9 0.0 0.0 3.1 13.3 14:50 S
26 7.0 14.8 14:33 2.0 05:02 11.3 0.0 0.0 3.6 13.3 21:06 ESE
27 7.6 10.8 13:12 5.0 03:32 10.8 0.0 0.0 6.5 25.6 16:22 ESE
28 8.2 11.9 15:26 4.3 23:57 10.1 0.0 0.0 4.8 20.9 00:27 SE
29 6.2 14.4 13:49 1.6 03:54 12.1 0.0 1.2 3.5 15.8 13:58 E
30 9.9 14.9 13:34 6.3 00:00 8.4 0.0 0.9 11.1 31.7 12:53 NW
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10.2 20.0 17 1.2 24 243.5 0.1 85.5 6.8 40.3 16 ENE
Max >= 27.0: 0
Max <= 0.0: 0
Min <= 0.0: 0
Min <= -18.0: 0
Max Rain: 22.8 on day 20
Days of Rain: 17 (>= 0.2 mm) 8 (>= 2.0 mm) 1 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3 Cool Base: 18.3 Method: Integration