Good Evening - Today was: Monday, 19 October 2026 19:38:54 NZDT
FORECAST:
Cloudy early, becoming mostly clear after midnight. Low 6C. Winds ESE at 10 to 15 km/h. It feels like 13.1°C. 3 clothing layers recommended.
The Palmy Sun: Palmy Weather Newsroom
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19 Oct 2026 7:22PM: Large vegetation fire which sent smoke billowing across Auckland's Upper Harbour Motorway under control (rnz.co.nz) 1/10
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19 Oct 2026 6:46PM: Kyle Whorrall trial: Supermarket run led to unprovoked murder, court told (rnz.co.nz) 2/10
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19 Oct 2026 6:39PM: Hipkins challenges Christopher Luxon to debate on health (rnz.co.nz) 3/10
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19 Oct 2026 6:23PM: Police use of external AI systems raises 'high risks' of data breaches - expert (rnz.co.nz) 4/10
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19 Oct 2026 5:53PM: Some New World customers may have been overcharged due to 'pricing issue' impacting North Island stores (rnz.co.nz) 5/10
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19 Oct 2026 5:41PM: Brian Tamaki denies inciting racial disharmony (rnz.co.nz) 6/10
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19 Oct 2026 5:17PM: Steam and gas plumes rise from Whakaari for six days (rnz.co.nz) 7/10
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19 Oct 2026 5:14PM: Mayor on Olivia Dean concert running into curfew: 'keep things in perspective' (rnz.co.nz) 8/10
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19 Oct 2026 4:49PM: Who is a 'Fijian'?: Constitution reform reignites identity debate (rnz.co.nz) 9/10
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19 Oct 2026 4:27PM: Aitutaki marina causeway 'underwater', harbour damaged as Cyclone Wati sweeps south (rnz.co.nz) 10/10
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Weather Forecast
Tonight
6°C Clouds Early, Clearing Late |
Tomorrow
20°C Partly Cloudy |
Cloudy early, becoming mostly clear after midnight. Low 6C. Winds ESE at 10 to 15 km/h. 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: Above Horizon
There will be 2min 34s more daylight tomorrow
System Information
Station Is Online Updated: 19:41:14 19/10/2026
Time Zone: UTC +13:00(NZDT)
System Up: 68 days 23 hours
Prgm Up: 18 days 0 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 2023 Jun
Monthly Climatological Summary for Jun 2023
Name: City Centre City: Palmerston North State: Manawatu
Elevation: 36 m Lat: S 40° 21' 32" Lon: E 175° 34' 22"
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 14.5 17.3 14:29 11.4 04:49 3.8 0.0 0.4 10.7 48.0 16:12 WNW
02 14.5 17.3 11:00 10.5 23:20 3.8 0.0 1.2 12.1 76.0 05:36 WNW
03 11.8 17.6 14:01 7.1 23:56 6.5 0.0 0.0 4.6 43.0 12:40 WNW
04 10.6 14.6 14:13 6.1 02:19 7.7 0.0 0.0 3.6 40.0 09:54 NNW
05 11.2 14.9 10:08 8.5 02:22 7.1 0.0 0.0 8.6 61.0 17:14 SE
06 10.7 13.9 12:51 9.0 02:41 7.6 0.0 0.0 6.0 38.0 01:03 ESE
07 10.6 14.1 13:13 8.1 21:51 7.7 0.0 0.0 5.2 40.0 08:26 ESE
08 11.4 15.4 13:44 8.2 05:14 6.9 0.0 0.0 4.6 35.0 10:35 ESE
09 11.7 16.7 14:01 7.2 06:07 6.6 0.0 0.0 3.0 33.0 02:25 E
10 10.5 16.2 13:57 5.8 23:58 7.8 0.0 0.0 3.8 29.0 12:34 E
11 6.9 15.0 14:37 1.2 07:57 11.4 0.0 0.0 1.8 19.0 15:05 WNW
12 9.8 15.9 13:05 4.9 23:48 8.5 0.0 0.6 2.0 30.0 14:07 W
13 7.4 14.8 14:37 2.3 04:31 10.9 0.0 0.0 1.8 21.0 14:50 NNW
14 7.3 14.6 14:35 2.6 05:59 11.0 0.0 0.2 1.5 25.0 12:46 NNW
15 9.0 15.9 13:31 5.0 22:45 9.3 0.0 0.0 2.5 26.0 09:04 NE
16 8.4 16.0 14:21 1.2 05:01 9.9 0.0 0.2 5.4 46.0 15:15 ENE
17 12.0 16.8 12:02 7.9 00:25 6.3 0.0 4.4 5.2 44.0 11:39 ENE
18 13.0 15.5 13:55 11.2 01:44 5.3 0.0 0.2 8.9 68.0 13:48 ENE
19 12.4 16.0 14:39 8.3 23:16 5.9 0.0 1.0 6.6 47.0 10:39 ENE
20 10.3 17.9 14:56 6.7 05:50 8.0 0.0 0.0 3.0 39.0 14:33 ENE
21 11.6 16.9 13:54 5.5 07:40 6.6 0.0 0.0 8.1 79.0 21:38 ENE
22 14.8 15.7 12:56 14.1 05:26 3.5 0.0 0.0 13.9 69.0 09:17 ENE
23 15.1 16.5 15:51 14.1 02:37 3.2 0.0 0.6 10.0 58.0 10:43 ENE
24 14.5 15.9 14:04 13.5 22:03 3.8 0.0 0.0 10.8 65.0 00:35 ENE
25 13.6 17.3 12:03 9.8 23:56 4.7 0.0 0.0 10.0 60.6 09:51 ENE
26 11.6 20.2 15:04 6.7 07:54 6.8 0.1 1.0 3.5 36.0 17:56 NE
27 10.6 16.1 14:37 7.1 23:46 7.7 0.0 0.4 2.0 29.6 11:23 NW
28 9.4 14.0 16:11 5.4 03:24 8.9 0.0 6.0 2.0 30.3 21:00 WNW
29 11.1 15.3 11:35 5.8 05:43 7.2 0.0 0.4 7.6 55.5 13:22 WNW
30 10.2 14.1 13:54 8.5 06:55 8.1 0.0 3.8 7.1 45.4 14:59 WNW
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11.2 20.2 26 1.2 11 212.4 0.1 20.4 5.9 79.0 21 NE
Max >= 27.0 0
Max <= 0.0 0
Min <= 0.0 0
Min <= -18.0 0
Max Rain: 6.0 on day 28
Days of Rain: 14 (>= 0.2 mm) 3 (>= 2.0 mm) 0 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3 Cool Base: 18.3 Method: Integration