A very early Good Morning - Today is: Monday, 12 October 2026 01:20:10 NZDT
FORECAST:
Cloudy. Low 12C. Winds NW at 10 to 15 km/h. It feels like 14.8°C. 2 clothing layers recommended.
The Palmy Sun: Palmy Weather Newsroom
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11 Oct 2026 8:21PM: Marine biologist fears effects of increasing carbon dioxide levels on sealife (rnz.co.nz) 1/10
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11 Oct 2026 7:12PM: Loosening of US peptide standards worries NZ expert (rnz.co.nz) 2/10
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11 Oct 2026 2:11PM: Man arrested after allegedly pointing firearm at police officer (rnz.co.nz) 4/10
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11 Oct 2026 11:49AM: New Zealand scientists hope to develop more effective vaccines for older people (rnz.co.nz) 5/10
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11 Oct 2026 11:10AM: National would make completing Year 11 compulsory if back in power (rnz.co.nz) 6/10
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11 Oct 2026 10:50AM: Police appeal for information after serious assault in Māngere (rnz.co.nz) 7/10
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11 Oct 2026 6:40AM: Auckland Council using discounts to separate trash and treasure at transfer station (rnz.co.nz) 8/10
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10 Oct 2026 6:46PM: Opponents label National's fishing policy 'desperate' and a 'flip-flop' (rnz.co.nz) 9/10
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10 Oct 2026 6:34PM: Youth homelessness a 'growing reality' as Aotearoa marks World Homeless Day (rnz.co.nz) 10/10
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Weather Forecast
Tonight
12°C Cloudy |
Tomorrow
21°C AM Drizzle |
Cloudy. Low 12C. Winds NW at 10 to 15 km/h. Chance of Rain: 10%
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Moon & Sun Forecast
Moonrise 06:49
Moonset 21:22
Visibility 1%
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Sunrise
06:35
Sunset
19:34
Day Length
12.59 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: 01:21:45 12/10/2026
Time Zone: UTC +13:00(NZDT)
System Up: 61 days 4 hours
Prgm Up: 10 days 6 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 2019
Annual Climatological Summary for 2019
Name: City Centre City: Palmerston North State: Manawatu
Elevation: 25 ft Lat: S 40 21 32 Lon: E 175 34 22
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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19 1 23.6 15.4 18.7 0.8 30 42 30.8 31 10.8 25 4 0 0 0
19 2 25.2 12.6 18.0 -0.2 57 49 31.1 11 4.5 26 10 0 0 0
19 3 25.1 13.1 18.1 1.5 55 50 28.2 18 4.3 1 5 0 0 0
19 4 19.3 8.6 13.2 -0.9 154 5 26.8 1 2.5 19 0 0 0 0
19 5 18.1 7.6 12.3 0.9 187 1 22.3 9 3.6 2 0 0 0 0
19 6 14.2 3.8 8.6 -0.7 285 0 17.8 14 -2.3 28 0 0 7 0
19 7 14.9 4.4 9.7 1.1 240 0 18.3 25 0.0 18 0 0 5 0
19 8 14.2 4.3 8.9 -0.5 289 0 17.7 20 -0.7 1 0 0 2 0
19 9 16.3 6.5 10.9 -0.2 220 0 22.0 14 -0.1 11 0 0 1 0
19 10 18.3 8.3 12.7 0.0 176 1 22.0 13 1.2 3 0 0 0 0
19 11 23.0 10.7 16.3 1.9 89 28 28.2 9 7.8 19 3 0 0 0
19 12 23.9 12.6 17.7 1.3 59 41 29.3 1 6.8 22 3 0 0 0
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19.7 9.0 13.8 0.4 1839 217 31.1 Feb -2.3 Jun 25 0 15 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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19 1 10.8 -54.2 3.6 7 5 2 0
19 2 18.2 -43.8 12.0 24 5 3 0
19 3 26.4 -47.6 7.2 14 6 4 0
19 4 60.0 -16.0 18.4 11 10 8 0
19 5 48.2 -0.8 15.4 31 13 7 0
19 6 67.0 -20.0 32.2 13 16 7 1
19 7 58.4 -35.6 11.6 4 18 8 0
19 8 74.2 -7.8 19.2 12 14 6 0
19 9 28.2 -54.8 7.4 6 13 5 0
19 10 60.0 -30.0 15.2 5 17 9 0
19 11 41.8 -36.2 20.2 10 9 5 1
19 12 72.4 -20.6 25.4 8 8 6 1
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565.6-367.4 32.2 Jun 134 70 3
Wind Speed (km/h)
Dom
YR MO Avg. Hi Date Dir
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19 1 6.7 61.3 21 W
19 2 5.7 60.6 27 WSW
19 3 4.8 55.5 21 SSE
19 4 4.4 49.7 10 WSW
19 5 4.8 87.2 29 WNW
19 6 4.1 92.3 5 NW
19 7 4.8 55.5 17 NW
19 8 6.2 87.2 5 WNW
19 9 7.4 80.8 25 WNW
19 10 6.8 75.0 24 WNW
19 11 6.3 64.9 20 W
19 12 6.7 68.5 3 WNW
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5.7 92.3 Jun W