Good Evening - Today was: Monday, 28 September 2026 19:07:54 NZDT
FORECAST:
Rain showers, with winds diminishing overnight. Low 8C. WNW winds at 30 to 50 km/h, decreasing to 15 to 25 km/h. Chance of rain 60%. Winds could occasionally gust over 65 km/h. It feels like 8.1°C. A windproof and 4 clothing layers recommended.
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Weather Forecast
Tonight
8°C Showers, Wind |
Tomorrow
16°C PM Showers |
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Rain showers, with winds diminishing overnight. Low 8C. WNW winds at 30 to 50 km/h, decreasing to 15 to 25 km/h. Chance of rain 60%. Winds could occasionally gust over 65 km/h.
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Moon & Sun Forecast
Moonrise 21:09
Moonset 07:15
Visibility 97%
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Sunrise
06:58
Sunset
19:20
Day Length
12.22 hrs
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Moon Phase: Waning Gibbous
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 2min 41s more daylight tomorrow
System Information
Station Is Online Updated: 19:08:25 28/09/2026
Time Zone: UTC +13:00(NZDT)
System Up: 47 days 22 hours
Prgm Up: 47 days 22 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 2009 Aug
Monthly Climatological Summary for Aug 2009
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 12.1 12.5 13:19 9.3 22:49 6.2 0.0 7.2 14.5 31.7 02:19 NW
2 9.7 14.7 13:19 7.3 19:49 8.6 0.0 7.2 14.6 25.6 12:49 NW
3 9.1 15.3 12:49 6.6 06:49 9.2 0.0 0.0 14.6 29.5 22:49 W
4 11.6 14.6 13:21 8.1 23:51 6.7 0.0 0.9 18.8 35.6 00:49 NNW
5 8.1 14.6 12:51 7.5 04:51 10.2 0.0 0.0 12.3 29.5 12:51 NW
6 10.6 18.4 14:21 5.3 22:21 7.7 0.0 2.1 4.5 13.3 11:27 NNW
7 5.7 19.9 14:21 4.7 04:51 12.6 0.0 0.0 4.9 13.3 21:51 E
8 7.4 19.9 15:21 3.5 06:51 10.9 0.0 0.0 5.2 15.8 00:51 ENE
9 5.9 19.8 14:51 3.9 06:51 12.4 0.0 0.0 4.7 8.6 07:51 ENE
10 6.2 18.8 15:51 2.7 06:21 12.1 0.0 0.0 5.6 14.8 10:21 E
11 6.7 17.3 14:21 2.6 05:51 11.6 0.0 0.0 5.2 15.8 11:51 NNE
12 6.3 17.8 14:51 3.1 05:21 12.0 0.0 0.0 4.1 14.8 13:51 W
13 10.0 21.1 14:21 6.0 06:51 8.3 0.0 0.0 2.9 7.2 14:51 S
14 10.8 19.0 12:51 7.4 05:51 7.5 0.0 0.0 7.1 17.3 17:21 E
15 12.1 18.3 14:51 11.6 02:51 6.2 0.0 3.6 14.7 24.5 16:21 E
16 13.2 13.7 02:21 11.4 18:51 5.1 0.0 2.7 7.3 19.4 06:21 SE
17 12.0 14.5 10:51 7.7 22:51 6.3 0.0 0.0 3.9 11.2 14:51 NNE
18 8.1 15.5 14:51 8.1 00:21 10.2 0.0 11.4 9.1 25.6 13:21 NNW
19 10.9 10.9 11:33 5.3 23:51 7.4 0.0 6.6 9.4 24.5 03:21 SSE
20 5.3 16.1 14:51 3.9 06:21 13.0 0.0 0.0 12.1 23.4 14:21 ESE
21 7.9 17.2 15:21 7.1 05:51 10.4 0.0 0.0 12.3 23.4 13:51 E
22 8.3 19.3 15:21 6.2 06:51 10.0 0.0 0.0 6.5 18.4 09:51 ENE
23 8.3 19.0 13:51 6.9 05:21 10.0 0.0 0.0 4.8 9.7 02:21 ENE
24 10.7 22.0 15:51 9.9 23:21 7.6 0.0 0.3 5.1 11.2 08:21 SE
25 9.9 18.8 14:51 6.2 06:21 8.4 0.0 0.0 6.6 27.0 13:51 NW
26 11.7 17.0 12:51 10.3 23:51 6.6 0.0 0.9 16.1 37.8 11:51 WNW
27 10.3 14.7 10:21 9.4 02:21 8.0 0.0 6.9 26.3 45.4 19:51 WNW
28 11.5 16.9 15:21 10.5 02:21 6.8 0.0 1.5 18.3 35.6 13:51 WNW
29 13.4 18.4 14:21 11.2 20:51 4.9 0.0 0.0 13.4 37.8 12:51 W
30 11.4 21.0 14:21 6.9 06:51 6.9 0.0 3.0 7.9 28.1 14:21 NNW
31 14.0 16.7 13:51 9.8 22:51 4.3 0.0 6.9 24.5 41.8 15:51 NW
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9.7 22.0 24 2.6 11 268.1 0.0 61.2 10.2 45.4 27 NNW
Max >= 27.0: 0
Max <= 0.0: 0
Min <= 0.0: 0
Min <= -18.0: 0
Max Rain: 11.4 on day 18
Days of Rain: 14 (>= 0.2 mm) 10 (>= 2.0 mm) 0 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3 Cool Base: 18.3 Method: Integration