Good Evening - Today was: Thursday, 17 September 2026 20:29:23 NZST
FORECAST:
Cloudy. Some light rain is likely. Low 9C. Winds light and variable. Chance of rain 70%. It feels like 13.1°C. 3 clothing layers recommended.
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Weather Forecast
Tonight
9°C Light Rain |
Tomorrow
17°C AM Clouds, PM Sun |
Cloudy. Some light rain is likely. Low 9C. Winds light and variable. Chance of rain 70%. Chance of Rain: 65%
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Moon & Sun Forecast
Moonrise 08:53
Moonset -----
Visibility 36%
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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: 20:31:12 17/09/2026
Time Zone: UTC +12:00(NZST)
System Up: 37 days 1 hours
Prgm Up: 37 days 1 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 2013 Nov
Monthly Climatological Summary for Nov 2013
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 14.7 19.1 14:05 10.6 23:52 3.6 0.0 3.9 16.4 37.8 13:09 WNW
2 13.3 19.1 14:15 8.2 04:56 5.0 0.0 0.0 10.7 34.2 15:25 WNW
3 15.6 21.3 16:34 11.4 00:49 3.1 0.5 0.0 8.2 20.9 14:01 WNW
4 16.4 23.1 14:58 11.7 04:14 2.8 0.9 0.0 8.9 24.5 15:53 W
5 17.6 25.5 14:00 9.9 06:16 2.4 1.7 0.0 5.1 20.9 18:34 E
6 16.1 20.1 13:04 13.2 22:32 2.3 0.1 27.0 10.8 35.6 13:56 E
7 16.4 21.0 13:00 13.1 00:16 2.3 0.4 2.1 12.6 37.8 13:34 E
8 17.9 26.1 15:32 12.8 05:06 2.0 1.7 0.0 8.2 24.5 17:22 ESE
9 17.6 21.5 15:21 14.0 06:24 1.5 0.8 0.0 4.3 15.8 14:18 SSE
10 15.8 20.5 15:08 13.1 01:20 2.7 0.2 0.0 8.1 25.6 14:45 W
11 16.3 22.2 11:20 12.4 23:39 2.5 0.5 0.0 9.1 46.4 18:20 ESE
12 13.2 17.2 14:09 11.0 23:37 5.1 0.0 0.0 11.0 45.4 07:41 ESE
13 12.3 16.2 15:09 10.4 05:29 6.0 0.0 0.0 10.1 33.1 14:50 ESE
14 13.5 18.0 15:21 10.4 03:37 4.8 0.0 0.0 9.8 29.5 18:22 E
15 16.4 23.9 12:20 8.8 06:07 3.3 1.4 0.0 9.7 31.7 17:56 W
16 15.9 21.8 15:48 12.4 06:09 2.7 0.3 0.0 12.2 37.8 16:07 W
17 17.6 21.1 13:19 15.2 23:50 1.3 0.6 0.0 7.4 20.9 13:32 W
18 18.3 25.1 12:20 13.2 06:05 1.6 1.6 0.0 7.1 20.9 14:42 WSW
19 18.5 24.4 14:56 14.7 06:10 1.3 1.5 0.0 15.2 36.7 15:52 E
20 19.5 27.3 12:02 14.8 03:18 1.2 2.4 0.0 8.0 29.5 02:01 E
21 19.2 25.6 14:36 13.4 05:54 1.5 2.3 0.0 8.2 29.5 10:46 W
22 18.8 24.7 13:57 13.4 06:12 1.4 1.9 0.0 8.7 30.6 13:13 E
23 20.8 28.1 14:39 15.3 05:26 0.8 3.4 0.0 10.8 23.4 08:25 E
24 20.0 28.9 12:25 13.3 05:50 1.4 3.1 0.0 8.4 27.0 16:45 WNW
25 18.7 23.1 15:47 15.9 06:05 0.9 1.2 0.0 10.3 30.6 13:55 W
26 16.5 19.9 15:32 14.4 06:50 1.9 0.1 8.4 10.3 34.2 15:41 E
27 16.9 20.1 13:46 15.3 23:54 1.5 0.1 0.0 19.4 45.4 16:08 E
28 16.5 20.2 13:22 15.1 04:03 2.0 0.2 27.9 9.9 41.8 01:50 ESE
29 17.2 22.1 12:46 13.2 06:09 1.9 0.8 2.7 17.7 49.0 16:00 WNW
30 17.1 25.0 11:38 14.0 23:11 2.0 0.8 4.2 19.1 51.5 11:48 WNW
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16.8 28.9 24 8.2 2 72.8 28.5 76.2 10.7 51.5 30 NE
Max >= 27.0: 3
Max <= 0.0: 0
Min <= 0.0: 0
Min <= -18.0: 0
Max Rain: 27.9 on day 28
Days of Rain: 7 (>= 0.2 mm) 7 (>= 2.0 mm) 2 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3 Cool Base: 18.3 Method: Integration