A late Good Evening - Today was: Monday, 19 October 2026 21:43:16 NZDT
FORECAST:
Cloudy skies early, followed by partial clearing. Low 6C. Winds light and variable. It feels like 13.9°C. 3 clothing layers recommended.
The Palmy Sun: Palmy Weather Newsroom
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Weather Forecast
Tonight
6°C Clouds Early, Clearing Late |
Tomorrow
20°C Partly Cloudy |
Cloudy skies early, followed by partial clearing. Low 6C. Winds light and variable. Chance of Rain: 9%
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Moon & Sun Forecast
Moonrise 12:09
Moonset 02:45
Visibility 56%
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Sunrise
06:24
Sunset
19:42
Day Length
13.17 hrs
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Moon Phase: Waxing Gibbous
Sun Phase: Below Horizon
There will be 2min 34s more daylight tomorrow
System Information
Station Is Online Updated: 21:45:33 19/10/2026
Time Zone: UTC +13:00(NZDT)
System Up: 69 days 1 hours
Prgm Up: 18 days 2 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 2018 Jun
Monthly Climatological Summary for Jun 2018
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 7.7 10.7 12:22 4.3 00:19 10.6 0.0 0.0 5.8 39.7 12:00 SE
02 9.5 13.6 13:51 7.1 00:23 8.8 0.0 0.0 8.3 46.1 10:07 ESE
03 11.7 13.5 12:43 9.2 00:00 6.6 0.0 0.0 10.8 46.1 07:20 ESE
04 13.2 15.6 11:17 11.6 06:59 5.1 0.0 0.0 11.1 46.1 04:39 ESE
05 11.8 15.3 13:19 6.2 20:35 6.5 0.0 0.0 3.6 41.1 01:12 SSW
06 8.0 9.6 03:14 4.8 23:53 10.3 0.0 0.0 6.3 39.7 16:01 SSE
07 4.9 8.1 12:28 0.7 04:14 13.4 0.0 3.4 1.7 23.1 00:04 ENE
08 8.5 12.8 13:45 5.1 03:41 9.8 0.0 0.0 2.5 29.6 15:23 SE
09 6.6 13.8 13:18 0.5 05:35 15.8 0.0 0.0 3.5 41.8 13:12 NW
10 9.4 14.6 14:08 4.3 23:25 8.9 0.0 0.0 3.7 26.7 03:43 NW
11 10.2 13.5 12:23 3.8 00:54 8.1 0.0 0.0 7.2 40.4 20:18 SE
12 12.6 14.0 20:51 10.8 06:23 5.7 0.0 7.8 12.3 48.3 08:12 SE
13 12.2 13.5 01:08 10.6 18:48 6.1 0.0 8.2 6.3 33.9 01:27 NNW
14 11.7 14.1 13:10 10.6 05:03 6.6 0.0 0.0 5.2 41.8 13:11 NW
15 12.1 15.5 12:47 10.2 06:41 6.2 0.0 0.6 5.6 38.9 11:44 NNW
16 12.8 16.6 13:12 10.3 22:24 5.5 0.0 1.0 6.3 40.4 10:22 NW
17 11.5 15.2 12:39 8.3 23:03 6.8 0.0 3.6 7.3 59.8 14:27 WNW
18 9.5 11.3 11:01 7.6 22:30 8.8 0.0 17.8 2.1 23.8 19:43 ENE
19 9.5 12.9 12:51 6.9 23:59 8.8 0.0 0.4 6.3 46.9 11:42 SSE
20 7.9 11.8 11:40 6.1 00:34 10.4 0.0 0.0 8.9 52.6 12:44 SE
21 7.3 11.0 13:43 4.8 23:56 11.0 0.0 0.0 8.6 53.4 01:48 SE
22 5.2 9.7 12:32 1.3 07:43 13.1 0.0 0.0 2.3 28.1 22:54 SSE
23 7.1 12.7 13:51 1.0 01:25 11.2 0.0 2.2 4.5 54.1 14:59 NW
24 10.8 15.3 13:13 7.9 00:43 7.5 0.0 3.6 10.4 59.1 13:59 NW
25 8.8 11.7 13:17 6.7 19:17 9.5 0.0 3.0 8.5 48.3 00:28 NW
26 6.4 9.4 12:12 0.8 22:43 11.9 0.0 1.8 5.4 38.9 04:40 W
27 4.4 10.8 15:00 0.0 06:46 13.9 0.0 0.0 0.9 28.8 14:42 WNW
28 5.0 12.8 13:00 -0.1 05:04 13.3 0.0 0.0 0.6 10.8 15:38 SW
29 5.0 12.2 14:54 0.0 04:38 13.3 0.0 0.2 0.0 5.0 01:32 ESE
30 6.4 10.8 13:30 2.4 00:57 11.9 0.0 0.0 2.2 21.6 15:06 NW
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8.9 16.6 16 -0.1 28 285.4 0.0 53.6 5.6 59.8 17 ESE
Max >= 27.0 0
Max <= 0.0 0
Min <= 0.0 3
Min <= -18.0 0
Max Rain: 17.8 on day 18
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