A very early Good Morning - Today is: Monday, 21 September 2026 05:43:16 NZST
FORECAST:
Cloudy and becoming windy. High 14C. Winds NW at 30 to 50 km/h. Frost or heavy dew may be present. It feels like 0.1°C. 5 or more clothing layers recommended.
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Weather Forecast
Today
14°C Cloudy, Wind |
Tonight
10°C Cloudy |
Cloudy and becoming windy. High 14C. Winds NW at 30 to 50 km/h. Chance of Rain: 12%
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Moon & Sun Forecast
Moonrise 12:20
Moonset 03:12
Visibility 67%
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Sunrise
06:09
Sunset
18:13
Day Length
12.03 hrs
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Moon Phase: Waxing Gibbous
Sun Phase: Is Rising
There will be 2min 37s more daylight tomorrow
System Information
Station Is Online Updated: 05:43:16 21/09/2026
Time Zone: UTC +12:00(NZST)
System Up: 40 days 10 hours
Prgm Up: 40 days 10 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 2010 Jul
Monthly Climatological Summary for Jul 2010
Name: City Centre City: Palmerston North State: Manawatu
Elevation: 23 m Lat: S 40° 21' 15" Lon: E 175° 37' 34"
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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1 7.4 15.8 14:50 2.1 07:04 10.9 0.0 0.0 2.1 8.6 10:50 ENE
2 10.4 17.6 12:44 5.1 05:24 7.9 0.0 0.0 4.4 22.0 13:46 NNW
3 9.9 16.0 14:53 4.2 03:21 8.4 0.0 0.0 9.9 33.1 13:56 NW
4 11.8 20.8 13:28 6.6 07:53 6.5 0.0 0.0 7.3 29.5 17:51 E
5 11.0 14.2 11:13 8.4 00:00 7.3 0.0 0.0 11.1 29.5 11:28 ESE
6 11.5 16.5 11:07 10.1 18:54 6.8 0.0 1.5 9.9 42.8 14:18 SE
7 11.2 14.3 12:36 9.0 23:26 7.1 0.0 0.3 3.9 14.8 08:11 S
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10.5 20.8 4 2.1 1 54.9 0.0 1.8 6.6 42.8 6 ESE
Max >= 27.0: 0
Max <= 0.0: 0
Min <= 0.0: 0
Min <= -18.0: 0
Max Rain: 1.5 on day 6
Days of Rain: 2 (> 0.2 mm) 0 (> 2.0 mm) 0 (> 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3 Cool Base: 18.3 Method: Integration