Good Morning - Today is: Monday, 19 October 2026 07:58:21 NZDT
FORECAST:
Partly cloudy skies. High 19C. Winds WNW at 10 to 15 km/h. It feels like 8.3°C. 4 clothing layers recommended.
The Palmy Sun: Palmy Weather Newsroom
| News |
⛅
19 Oct 2026 7:37AM: Police AI: Investigator uploads 350,000 lines of audio in risky workaround (rnz.co.nz) 1/10
⛅
19 Oct 2026 7:36AM: Behind the push to get more young people on the electoral roll (rnz.co.nz) 2/10
⛅
19 Oct 2026 7:35AM: ADHD diagnosis rule changes still affected by postcode lottery (rnz.co.nz) 3/10
⛅
19 Oct 2026 7:20AM: Baby Ru's death: Why is it taking so long to hold anyone accountable? (rnz.co.nz) 4/10
⛅
19 Oct 2026 7:10AM: Delays and cancellations on the CRL over fire alarm at Karanga-a-hape station (rnz.co.nz) 5/10
⛅
19 Oct 2026 7:05AM: Can students afford to live away from home for university anymore? (rnz.co.nz) 6/10
⛅
19 Oct 2026 6:52AM: Explainer: What are the US midterms and why are they a big deal? (rnz.co.nz) 7/10
⛅
19 Oct 2026 6:50AM: Trump approves emergency declarations for Guam, CNMI as Champi moves away (rnz.co.nz) 8/10
⛅
19 Oct 2026 6:50AM: Aitutaki braces for Tropical Cyclone Wati (rnz.co.nz) 9/10
⛅
19 Oct 2026 6:00AM: Rail safety systems 'have to evolve' as concerns raised over trains running red lights (rnz.co.nz) 10/10
|
Weather Forecast
Today
19°C Partly Cloudy |
Tonight
6°C Partly Cloudy |
Partly cloudy skies. High 19C. Winds WNW at 10 to 15 km/h. Chance of Rain: 3%
|
Moon & Sun Forecast
Moonrise 12:09
Moonset 02:45
Visibility 51%
|
Sunrise
06:24
Sunset
19:42
Day Length
13.17 hrs
|
Moon Phase: First Quarter
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 2min 34s more daylight tomorrow
System Information
Station Is Online Updated: 08:00:34 19/10/2026
Time Zone: UTC +13:00(NZDT)
System Up: 68 days 11 hours
Prgm Up: 17 days 12 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
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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
---------------------------------------------
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
---------------------------------------------
565.6-367.4 32.2 Jun 134 70 3
Wind Speed (km/h)
Dom
YR MO Avg. Hi Date Dir
------------------------------
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
------------------------------
5.7 92.3 Jun W