A very early Good Morning - Today is: Wednesday, 14 October 2026 05:18:32 NZDT
FORECAST:
Occasional light rain. High around 20C. Winds NW at 15 to 30 km/h. Chance of rain 70%. It feels like 14.9°C. 2 clothing layers recommended.
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Weather Forecast
Today
20°C Light Rain |
Tonight
12°C Rain Late |
Occasional light rain. High around 20C. Winds NW at 15 to 30 km/h. Chance of rain 70%. Chance of Rain: 71%
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Moon & Sun Forecast
Moonrise 07:50
Moonset 23:31
Visibility 9%
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Sunrise
06:32
Sunset
19:37
Day Length
13.04 hrs
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Moon Phase: Waxing Crescent
Sun Phase: Below Horizon
There will be 2min 38s more daylight tomorrow
System Information
Station Is Online Updated: 05:20:21 14/10/2026
Time Zone: UTC +13:00(NZDT)
System Up: 63 days 8 hours
Prgm Up: 12 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 2018 Nov
Monthly Climatological Summary for Nov 2018
Name: City Centre City: Palmerston North State: Manawatu
Elevation: 25 m Lat: S 40 20 57 Lon: E 175 36 55
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 9.9 13.1 12:40 4.0 23:58 8.4 0.0 3.2 8.2 49.7 13:46 S
02 10.8 17.1 11:40 2.3 05:47 7.5 0.0 0.0 6.0 54.8 13:56 W
03 12.2 16.7 15:06 8.8 06:14 6.1 0.0 4.6 11.8 70.7 14:54 WNW
04 13.6 16.5 14:47 10.7 23:16 4.7 0.0 1.0 18.6 106.7 12:36 W
05 12.9 18.0 13:35 8.7 23:59 5.4 0.0 0.0 10.6 54.8 09:50 WNW
06 14.1 20.2 11:56 8.5 00:16 4.2 0.1 0.0 6.4 38.9 13:00 WNW
07 16.7 22.0 13:10 10.6 06:10 2.3 0.7 0.0 8.9 33.9 22:49 W
08 18.8 23.9 12:45 16.0 01:07 0.9 1.4 0.0 11.7 59.8 13:10 WNW
09 16.8 22.7 13:27 10.5 23:52 2.2 0.6 1.6 8.0 43.3 12:30 WNW
10 12.6 18.1 13:28 9.3 05:47 5.7 0.0 0.0 8.0 50.5 21:49 E
11 14.0 20.7 16:23 10.1 01:57 4.4 0.1 0.0 5.6 38.2 01:07 E
12 15.3 21.3 15:15 10.0 05:10 3.4 0.4 0.0 3.7 43.3 17:22 WSW
13 15.7 22.9 15:18 8.3 04:22 3.5 0.8 0.0 5.2 55.5 15:25 S
14 17.1 24.9 14:20 10.7 05:21 2.5 1.3 0.0 6.0 39.7 18:14 SE
15 16.5 23.6 07:36 9.8 05:36 2.7 0.9 0.0 5.8 54.1 17:27 WSW
16 16.0 21.6 13:13 10.8 05:59 2.9 0.6 0.0 7.7 56.2 16:53 W
17 15.6 21.0 13:53 10.8 03:25 3.1 0.4 0.0 6.5 44.0 12:52 W
18 13.5 18.3 14:09 10.2 23:58 4.8 0.0 0.4 9.1 52.6 17:24 W
19 11.2 15.8 16:39 8.0 23:03 7.1 0.0 1.2 6.8 45.4 13:06 NW
20 11.8 20.2 07:41 6.0 06:07 6.5 0.0 3.0 4.6 34.6 16:16 WNW
21 11.7 20.4 12:37 5.8 05:23 6.7 0.1 4.4 3.4 37.5 16:41 N
22 11.5 17.7 14:39 8.3 05:32 6.8 0.0 0.8 3.2 36.8 15:10 SSW
23 15.4 21.9 16:00 8.8 04:32 3.5 0.5 0.2 7.2 42.5 23:21 E
24 17.2 22.6 16:41 12.6 06:02 1.9 0.7 0.4 5.9 42.5 15:17 E
25 15.3 19.6 11:03 13.5 04:55 3.0 0.0 16.4 8.4 49.7 10:25 E
26 13.9 15.5 15:52 12.9 10:30 4.4 0.0 20.8 5.0 38.9 16:31 ESE
27 15.2 21.5 15:19 11.1 05:17 3.4 0.3 0.0 4.7 42.5 13:22 NW
28 16.5 21.6 12:13 13.1 23:56 2.1 0.4 0.4 9.0 51.2 18:27 ESE
29 15.0 19.9 14:26 11.8 04:37 3.3 0.1 0.0 8.4 44.7 14:33 ESE
30 16.0 21.2 16:07 11.6 00:26 2.8 0.5 0.0 12.3 68.5 12:40 E
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14.4 24.9 14 2.3 2 126.2 9.9 58.4 7.5 106.7 4 W
Max >= 27.0 0
Max <= 0.0 0
Min <= 0.0 0
Min <= -18.0 0
Max Rain: 20.8 on day 26
Days of Rain: 14 (>= 0.2 mm) 6 (>= 2.0 mm) 1 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3 Cool Base: 18.3 Method: Integration