A very early Good Morning - Today is: Thursday, 15 October 2026 04:03:07 NZDT
FORECAST:
Cloudy with periods of rain. High 18C. Winds WNW at 15 to 30 km/h. Chance of rain 100%. Rainfall near 6mm. It feels like 14.0°C. A windproof and 2 clothing layers recommended.
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Weather Forecast
Today
18°C Rain |
Tonight
7°C Rain |
Cloudy with periods of rain. High 18C. Winds WNW at 15 to 30 km/h. Chance of rain 100%. Rainfall near 6mm. Chance of Rain: 96%
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Moon & Sun Forecast
Moonrise 08:29
Moonset -----
Visibility 15%
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Sunrise
06:30
Sunset
19:38
Day Length
13.07 hrs
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Moon Phase: Waxing Crescent
Sun Phase: Below Horizon
There will be 2min 36s more daylight tomorrow
System Information
Station Is Online Updated: 04:04:59 15/10/2026
Time Zone: UTC +13:00(NZDT)
System Up: 64 days 7 hours
Prgm Up: 13 days 8 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 2017 Jun
Monthly Climatological Summary for Jun 2017
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 11.1 14.9 14:27 7.1 06:34 7.2 0.0 0.0 3.9 38.9 17:43 E
02 10.9 14.4 13:38 8.4 04:45 7.4 0.0 0.0 4.9 38.2 06:29 E
03 10.0 14.5 13:14 5.0 23:55 8.3 0.0 0.0 3.0 24.5 03:16 ESE
04 8.2 12.7 13:42 4.6 00:15 10.1 0.0 0.0 2.9 37.5 21:09 E
05 10.7 13.9 11:24 8.1 03:56 7.6 0.0 0.0 5.5 43.3 04:02 E
06 10.7 15.7 12:37 7.1 23:58 7.6 0.0 8.0 2.5 33.9 11:43 E
07 8.9 13.8 12:56 4.5 23:46 9.4 0.0 0.2 1.7 23.8 11:25 WSW
08 7.9 14.0 13:06 3.1 07:30 10.4 0.0 0.2 1.1 38.9 14:48 WNW
09 8.5 13.8 13:34 2.2 07:36 9.8 0.0 0.0 2.1 20.9 23:47 NW
10 11.3 16.5 11:51 5.6 23:58 7.0 0.0 0.2 4.7 52.6 05:40 WNW
11 8.6 14.8 14:22 2.7 06:06 9.7 0.0 0.0 1.6 32.4 23:39 NNW
12 12.0 14.8 11:51 10.4 03:42 6.3 0.0 0.0 8.1 51.2 23:37 NW
13 12.6 14.5 15:19 11.1 00:55 5.7 0.0 4.2 13.6 55.5 14:01 WNW
14 9.5 13.5 13:36 2.7 23:58 8.8 0.0 1.0 8.0 80.8 12:28 WSW
15 7.1 12.5 14:09 0.9 06:36 11.2 0.0 0.0 4.3 49.7 16:17 NNW
16 10.6 14.9 12:29 6.8 23:54 7.7 0.0 0.0 2.9 34.6 11:28 ENE
17 8.1 15.1 13:50 3.7 07:12 10.2 0.0 0.0 1.1 17.3 12:15 ENE
18 8.7 15.5 14:48 4.0 01:30 9.6 0.0 0.2 1.8 26.0 14:04 WNW
19 11.6 16.3 13:01 8.9 03:35 6.7 0.0 0.6 3.5 36.8 12:57 WNW
20 9.9 17.4 14:32 4.5 07:50 8.4 0.0 0.0 1.0 15.1 10:27 E
21 8.0 15.9 13:36 3.3 06:39 10.3 0.0 0.2 1.1 11.5 03:08 E
22 8.8 13.5 15:48 3.1 01:46 9.5 0.0 0.0 4.0 49.7 22:17 ESE
23 13.4 16.9 11:37 11.5 00:56 4.9 0.0 3.4 8.0 47.6 12:09 ESE
24 11.8 12.8 01:21 10.2 23:57 6.5 0.0 3.2 4.1 30.3 13:00 WNW
25 11.6 15.2 14:50 9.3 01:19 6.7 0.0 0.6 5.6 33.2 04:27 NNW
26 9.3 13.5 13:11 4.1 23:58 9.0 0.0 0.0 0.9 13.7 00:10 SSE
27 7.2 12.9 14:02 2.0 06:08 11.1 0.0 0.0 1.5 15.1 13:00 NNE
28 7.4 12.0 12:29 2.3 07:02 10.9 0.0 0.0 1.3 19.5 13:56 ESE
29 7.5 13.8 15:04 2.5 07:14 10.8 0.0 0.0 1.5 20.9 16:43 S
30 6.9 13.8 13:25 1.6 03:26 11.4 0.0 0.0 1.3 15.9 13:39 ENE
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9.6 17.4 20 0.9 15 260.2 0.0 22.0 3.6 80.8 14 NNW
Max >= 27.0 0
Max <= 0.0 0
Min <= 0.0 0
Min <= -18.0 0
Max Rain: 8.0 on day 6
Days of Rain: 12 (>= 0.2 mm) 4 (>= 2.0 mm) 0 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3 Cool Base: 18.3 Method: Integration