Good Afternoon - Today was: Monday, 14 September 2026 17:23:29 NZST
FORECAST:
A few clouds. Low near 5C. Winds light and variable. It feels like 14.5°C. 2 clothing layers recommended.
The Palmy Sun: Palmy Weather Newsroom
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Weather Forecast
Tonight
5°C Partly Cloudy |
Tomorrow
17°C Partly Cloudy |
A few clouds. Low near 5C. Winds light and variable. Chance of Rain: 9%
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Moon & Sun Forecast
Moonrise 07:22
Moonset 21:32
Visibility 11%
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Sunrise
06:21
Sunset
18:06
Day Length
11.45 Hrs
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Moon Phase: Waxing Crescent
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 2min 36s more daylight tomorrow
System Information
Station Is Online Updated: 17:24:57 14/09/2026
Time Zone: UTC +12:00(NZST)
System Up: 33 days 21 hours
Prgm Up: 33 days 21 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
Annual Climatological Summary for 2013
Name: City Centre City: Palmerston North State: Manawatu
Elevation: 23 m Lat: S 40° 21' 15" Lon: E 175° 37' 34"
Temperature (°C), Heat Base: 18.3 Cool Base: 18.3
Dep. Heat Cool Max Max Min Min
Mean Mean From Deg Deg >= <= <= <=
YR MO Max Min Mean Norm Days Days Hi Date Low Date 27.0 0.0 0.0 -18.0
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13 1 25.7 13.3 19.1 1.2 47 70 31.9 30 7.5 18 11 0 0 0
13 2 26.4 13.9 19.4 1.1 38 67 30.4 19 7.5 6 13 0 0 0
13 3 25.4 13.0 18.3 1.7 56 57 29.9 11 8.2 21 10 0 0 0
13 4 20.4 11.7 15.6 1.5 93 11 27.0 3 4.5 11 1 0 0 0
13 5 17.5 8.0 12.1 0.7 194 2 24.2 4 0.0 30 0 0 1 0
13 6 14.6 6.8 10.2 0.9 243 0 20.0 17 1.2 24 0 0 0 0
13 7 14.5 7.0 10.2 1.6 252 0 17.7 29 1.4 16 0 0 0 0
13 8 16.2 7.6 11.6 2.2 207 0 19.5 8 2.0 1 0 0 0 0
13 9 17.1 8.5 12.2 1.1 184 0 20.7 20 0.7 18 0 0 0 0
13 10 19.2 10.2 14.3 1.6 129 5 23.1 31 5.1 10 0 0 0 0
13 11 22.4 12.8 16.8 2.4 72 28 28.9 24 8.2 2 3 0 0 0
13 12 24.2 13.8 18.3 1.9 46 44 30.6 30 8.6 20 5 0 0 0
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20.3 10.6 14.8 1.5 1566 290 31.9 Jan 0.0 May 43 0 1 0
Precipitation (mm)
Dep. Max Days of Rain
From Obs. >=
YR MO Total Norm Day Date 0.2 2.0 20.0
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13 1 35.1 -29.9 13.2 3 9 6 0
13 2 31.8 -30.2 25.5 4 2 2 1
13 3 49.8 -24.2 37.8 18 4 2 1
13 4 117.9 41.9 32.4 9 18 10 2
13 5 60.3 -33.7 20.7 18 12 4 1
13 6 85.5 -1.5 22.8 20 17 8 1
13 7 31.8 -62.2 10.2 11 15 4 0
13 8 46.8 -35.2 14.7 17 11 6 0
13 9 111.3 28.3 22.8 28 16 11 2
13 10 125.7 35.7 53.1 15 14 9 2
13 11 76.2 -1.8 27.9 28 7 7 2
13 12 65.7 -17.3 12.6 4 16 9 0
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837.9-130.1 53.1 Oct 141 78 12
Wind Speed (km/h)
Dom
YR MO Avg. Hi Date Dir
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13 1 12.9 61.2 8 WNW
13 2 9.5 41.8 16 NE
13 3 8.0 46.4 4 E
13 4 10.6 47.9 26 NNW
13 5 6.4 49.0 26 NNE
13 6 6.8 40.3 16 NNE
13 7 8.9 51.5 25 NW
13 8 10.3 46.4 14 ENE
13 9 12.4 55.1 28 WNW
13 10 13.3 64.8 14 WNW
13 11 10.7 51.5 30 ENE
13 12 10.7 55.1 1 WNW
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10.0 64.8 Oct NNW