A very early Good Morning - Today is: Thursday, 15 October 2026 01:41:26 NZDT
FORECAST:
Cloudy with periods of rain. Low 12C. Winds NW at 15 to 30 km/h. Chance of rain 90%. It feels like 16.6°C. 2 clothing layers recommended.
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Weather Forecast
Tonight
12°C Rain |
Tomorrow
14°C Rain |
Cloudy with periods of rain. Low 12C. Winds NW at 15 to 30 km/h. Chance of rain 90%. Chance of Rain: 85%
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Moon & Sun Forecast
Moonrise 08:29
Moonset -----
Visibility 14%
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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: 01:43:21 15/10/2026
Time Zone: UTC +13:00(NZDT)
System Up: 64 days 5 hours
Prgm Up: 13 days 6 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