HOME     MENUMENU
Day ThemeAuto ThemeNight Theme
Good Morning - Today is: Sunday, 5 July 2026 11:19:14 NZST
Current: 14.4°C, Max: 14.4°C, Min: 8.3°C. It feels like 14.2°C
FORECAST: Sunny skies this morning will give way to cloudy skies and rain during the afternoon. High 14C. Winds NW at 10 to 15 km/h. Chance of rain 70%. It feels like 14.2°C. 2 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Changeable, some rain | Sunrise: 07:41 | Sunset: 17:04 | Dawn: 07:11 | Dusk: 17:35
Weather Forecast
 Temperature : Current trend is Rising, changing by 1.8 °C/hr 14.4°C, 83%   Pressure : Current trend is Falling slowly, changing by -0.1 hPa/hr 1008.9hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  NNW  Current wind speed is Light air (F1) from NNW (342°) 4km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Steady 8km/h
Air Quality :  7 AQI  2.2ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 5.3mm
Sun Light : 22.3kLux, 0.6hrs   Solar UV :  1.0UVI  176W/m2
Last weather station contact: Sunday, 05 July 2026 at 11:21:24. Updated in seconds

 The Palmy Sun: Palmy Weather Newsroom
  News  

⛅ 05 Jul 2026 11:13AM: Rain, snow warnings take effect for parts of South Island (rnz.co.nz) 1/10 ⛅ 05 Jul 2026 10:58AM: Serious crash in Canterbury leaves 13 injured (rnz.co.nz) 2/10 ⛅ 05 Jul 2026 10:04AM: Does one town need four McDonald's? (rnz.co.nz) 3/10 ⛅ 05 Jul 2026 7:48AM: Health NZ apologises over paused bowel cancer procedures - but what next? (rnz.co.nz) 4/10 ⛅ 04 Jul 2026 11:29PM: Northern Marianas warned to prepare for super typhoon Bavi (rnz.co.nz) 5/10 ⛅ 04 Jul 2026 7:37PM: Child missing in Henderson found safe, well (rnz.co.nz) 6/10 ⛅ 04 Jul 2026 6:39PM: Smell of smoke in Air NZ plane cabin triggers emergency reponse at Christchurch Airport (rnz.co.nz) 7/10 ⛅ 04 Jul 2026 5:28PM: Venezuelans in NZ fundraise for quake survivors (rnz.co.nz) 8/10 ⛅ 04 Jul 2026 2:58PM: Six Christchurch businesses hit within 90 minutes during early morning break-ins (rnz.co.nz) 9/10 ⛅ 04 Jul 2026 2:57PM: Parts of South Island in for a weekend of snow, rain and wind (rnz.co.nz) 10/10


 Weather Warnings
No WarningsNo current weather
station warnings
 Weather Forecast
Today
PM Rain
14°C
PM Rain		 Tonight
Cloudy
6°C
Cloudy
Sunny skies this morning will give way to cloudy skies and rain during the afternoon. High 14C. Winds NW at 10 to 15 km/h. Chance of rain 70%.
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: Waning Gibbous       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
22:07
Moonset
10:31
Visibility
78% 		Sunrise
07:41
Sunset
17:04
Day Length
9.22 Hrs
Moon Phase: Waning Gibbous
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 0min 48s more daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 11:21:24 5/07/2026
Time Zone: UTC +12:00(NZST)
System Up: 12 days 18 hours
Prgm Up: 12 days 18 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.
Select a Year or Month report
2026 > Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2025 > Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2024 > Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2023 > Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2022 > Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2021 > Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2020 > Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2019 > Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2018 > Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2017 > Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2016 > Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2015 > Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2014 > Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2013 > Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2012 > Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2011 > Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2010 > Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2009 > Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Report for 2009 Nov 
                   Monthly Climatological Summary for Nov 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
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 1  13.8  19.6   17:17   5.9   05:52   4.5   0.0   0.0   5.6  13.3   15:22   WSW
 2  12.4  15.5   15:22  11.0   06:52   5.9   0.0   4.2  13.6  31.7   14:52     W
 3  12.6  20.7   16:22  12.5   00:22   5.7   0.0   2.1   8.1  14.8   10:52     W
 4  12.5  17.6   13:22  11.3   04:52   5.8   0.0   0.3  16.2  34.2   11:52     W
 5  12.9  19.4   15:52  11.7   21:52   5.4   0.0   1.8  11.5  30.6   17:22   WSW
 6  12.0  22.5   15:22   9.1   05:52   6.3   0.0   0.0   7.8  27.0   00:22    NW
 7   9.6  18.5   14:22   6.1   05:22   8.7   0.0   0.0  10.7  33.1   12:22   WNW
 8   9.8  22.3   13:52   7.5   02:22   8.5   0.0   0.0   6.6  14.8   12:52     S
 9  11.0  16.3   16:52   7.8   22:52   7.3   0.0   1.2  10.4  35.6   17:52     E
10   8.1  19.0   14:22   3.5   06:22  10.2   0.0   0.0  10.5  22.0   17:22   WSW
11  12.3  17.6   11:52   5.7   23:52   6.0   0.0   1.8  14.7  30.6   17:22   WSW
12   5.7  18.1   17:22   2.2   06:22  12.6   0.0   0.0   9.6  22.0   18:22   WSW
13  11.1  17.2   15:22   7.4   21:52   7.2   0.0   1.8  18.8  39.2   10:22     W
14   7.9  16.5   15:22   4.2   04:52  10.4   0.0   0.3  15.4  40.3   18:22     W
15  12.0  17.5   13:22  11.0   23:52   6.3   0.0   3.0  25.3  43.9   12:22   WNW
16  11.0  16.4   12:52  10.7   05:52   7.3   0.0   0.0  27.4  49.0   10:52     W
17  11.5  18.1   14:52  11.0   23:52   6.8   0.0   6.6  14.4  28.1   03:22     W
18  11.0  19.5   14:52  10.8   04:22   7.3   0.0  40.2  11.4  25.6   10:52    SE
19  10.9  20.5   15:52   8.3   05:22   7.4   0.0   0.0   7.3  20.9   10:22     W
20  12.2  16.6   14:52  12.2   00:22   6.1   0.0   0.0  15.5  35.6   13:52     W
21  13.9  20.9   14:22  13.1   01:52   4.4   0.0   4.8  19.1  39.2   12:22   WNW
22  16.0  19.7   16:52  10.0   08:52   2.3   0.0  12.6  11.7  23.4   00:52    SE
23  11.1  18.5   09:22  10.3   02:52   7.2   0.0   0.0   7.9  22.0   15:22     W
24  14.9  20.0   18:52  11.4   21:52   3.4   0.0   4.2   8.3  17.3   13:52   WSW
25  13.0  18.8   13:22   7.8   05:52   5.3   0.0   0.3  16.0  35.6   14:52   WNW
26  14.3  19.2   14:22  11.0   23:52   4.0   0.0   0.0  20.6  41.8   13:52   WNW
27  11.0  19.8   12:22  11.0   00:22   7.3   0.0   0.0  14.7  35.6   17:22     W
28  13.0  17.6   11:52  12.5   05:22   5.3   0.0  11.1  14.0  28.1   09:22    NW
29  16.0  20.4   14:52  12.1   06:22   2.3   0.0   1.8  12.0  25.6   08:52   WSW
30  12.8  17.2   16:22  11.5   05:22   5.5   0.0  21.0   3.7  19.4   23:22   SSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    11.9  22.5     6     2.2    12   192.7   0.0 119.1  13.0  49.0    16       W

Max >=  27.0:  0
Max <=   0.0:  0
Min <=   0.0:  0
Min <= -18.0:  0
Max Rain: 40.2 on day 18
Days of Rain: 18 (> 0.2 mm)  10 (> 2.0 mm)  2 (> 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3  Cool Base: 18.3  Method: Integration