A late Good Evening! - Today was: Thursday, 17 September 2026 23:39:58 NZST
FORECAST:
Cloudy with occasional light rain . Low 8C. Winds light and variable. Chance of rain 70%. It feels like 12.1°C. 3 clothing layers recommended.
The Palmy Sun: Palmy Weather Newsroom
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17 Sep 2026 8:37PM: Gisborne District Council says government knows it's cash-strapped during storm recovery (rnz.co.nz) 1/10
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17 Sep 2026 8:06PM: Police officer facing charges over alleged $18 million fraud (rnz.co.nz) 2/10
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17 Sep 2026 7:03PM: Five Karangahape Road venues lose their liquor licences after police intervention (rnz.co.nz) 3/10
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17 Sep 2026 6:53PM: Pahiatua Medical Centre staff threaten resignations unless under-resourcing addressed (rnz.co.nz) 4/10
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17 Sep 2026 6:40PM: FENZ Minister Brooke van Velden questions CEO over withheld information (rnz.co.nz) 5/10
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17 Sep 2026 6:14PM: Police admit to using AI on photograph posted to their social media (rnz.co.nz) 6/10
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17 Sep 2026 6:05PM: Report slams FENZ for wrong answers, spending $275,000 on PR and lawyers (rnz.co.nz) 7/10
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17 Sep 2026 5:41PM: Volunteer aviation investigators spot possible wreckage of plane missing since 1978 (rnz.co.nz) 8/10
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17 Sep 2026 5:16PM: Cars bearing Chinese police markings stir unease in Auckland (rnz.co.nz) 9/10
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17 Sep 2026 5:13PM: School curriculum rewrite 'ideological', Crown breached multiple treaty principles - Waitangi Tribunal (rnz.co.nz) 10/10
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Weather Forecast
Tonight
8°C Light Rain |
Tomorrow
17°C AM Clouds, PM Sun |
Cloudy with occasional light rain . Low 8C. Winds light and variable. Chance of rain 70%. Chance of Rain: 67%
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Moon & Sun Forecast
Moonrise 08:53
Moonset -----
Visibility 37%
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Sunrise
06:16
Sunset
18:09
Day Length
11.52 Hrs
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Moon Phase: Waxing Crescent
Sun Phase: Below Horizon
There will be 2min 37s more daylight tomorrow
System Information
Station Is Online Updated: 23:41:42 17/09/2026
Time Zone: UTC +12:00(NZST)
System Up: 37 days 4 hours
Prgm Up: 37 days 4 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 2024 Jun
Monthly Climatological Summary for Jun 2024
Name: City Centre City: Palmerston North State: Manawatu
Elevation: 23 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 13.5 15.7 13:07 9.7 01:07 4.8 0.0 0.0 9.7 53.0 19:45 WNW
02 12.4 16.9 14:11 7.6 22:23 5.9 0.0 0.0 4.0 39.0 02:27 WNW
03 10.7 14.8 13:09 6.6 22:30 7.6 0.0 0.0 4.2 42.0 12:31 NW
04 8.0 14.4 11:55 2.4 06:03 10.3 0.0 0.0 2.6 25.0 16:47 ESE
05 9.1 15.0 14:48 2.2 00:10 8.4 0.0 0.0 4.8 39.0 05:07 E
06 8.0 14.4 11:57 1.4 06:27 10.3 0.0 0.0 1.7 29.0 12:22 WNW
07 10.1 15.2 11:55 6.5 23:40 8.2 0.0 0.0 1.0 9.0 11:57 WNW
08 11.3 16.6 14:49 6.8 00:00 7.0 0.0 0.0 4.3 51.0 12:52 ENE
09 11.8 16.8 14:11 6.1 03:10 6.5 0.0 3.8 2.1 27.0 17:08 NE
10 13.8 17.2 13:11 12.0 23:59 4.5 0.0 1.8 5.6 48.0 13:06 WNW
11 11.0 14.5 15:10 7.6 22:16 7.3 0.0 2.0 4.9 48.0 10:49 WNW
12 9.5 14.4 12:57 7.2 20:25 8.8 0.0 0.0 2.2 38.0 12:16 NE
13 8.7 15.9 13:51 2.9 08:00 9.6 0.0 0.0 2.9 22.0 14:49 ENE
14 12.0 15.4 18:05 8.9 00:00 6.3 0.0 3.6 7.0 53.0 18:03 ENE
15 10.8 14.6 13:49 5.7 22:11 7.5 0.0 2.2 6.8 51.0 12:09 WNW
16 10.8 16.3 14:12 5.9 00:00 7.4 0.0 0.2 3.3 32.0 14:57 N
17 11.6 13.4 13:05 8.8 00:00 5.1 0.0 1.6 2.2 34.0 06:37 E
18 11.5 14.7 13:08 8.6 23:48 6.8 0.0 0.0 6.7 43.0 05:14 E
19 9.1 12.0 15:26 7.7 07:26 9.2 0.0 0.0 7.0 48.0 15:27 E
20 9.9 13.3 14:19 7.8 23:24 8.4 0.0 0.4 6.2 43.0 14:09 ENE
21 9.4 15.0 13:35 5.7 23:25 8.9 0.0 0.0 5.1 48.0 12:31 ENE
22 8.9 17.1 13:44 3.4 01:50 9.4 0.0 0.0 3.1 21.0 23:21 ENE
23 9.6 14.0 14:42 7.6 03:41 8.6 0.0 2.8 3.9 32.0 12:52 ENE
24 9.6 17.1 14:27 4.0 07:45 8.7 0.0 0.2 2.4 18.0 09:46 NE
25 10.8 13.3 12:47 8.8 08:23 7.3 0.0 6.8 4.5 37.0 01:22 SSE
26 11.2 13.9 12:07 9.5 20:55 7.1 0.0 0.0 8.2 44.0 04:29 SSE
27 9.4 13.3 12:17 5.1 23:12 8.8 0.0 0.0 3.7 51.0 13:31 SSE
28 8.0 15.1 13:18 3.8 07:15 10.2 0.0 0.0 2.4 22.0 16:37 NNW
29 9.4 13.6 16:09 6.0 22:52 8.9 0.0 0.2 1.9 20.0 12:49 ENE
30 8.1 13.5 14:54 4.0 06:38 10.1 0.0 0.0 3.6 31.0 17:10 NW
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10.3 17.2 10 1.4 6 237.9 0.0 25.6 4.3 53.0 1 NE
Max >= 27.0 0
Max <= 0.0 0
Min <= 0.0 0
Min <= -18.0 0
Max Rain: 6.8 on day 25
Days of Rain: 12 (>= 0.2 mm) 6 (>= 2.0 mm) 0 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3 Cool Base: 18.3 Method: Integration