A very early Good Morning - Today is: Wednesday, 14 October 2026 02:38:10 NZDT
FORECAST:
Cloudy skies. Low 14C. Winds NW at 10 to 15 km/h. It feels like 14.5°C. 2 clothing layers recommended.
The Palmy Sun: Palmy Weather Newsroom
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13 Oct 2026 5:01PM: Fiji's justice minister resigns following explicit video controversy (rnz.co.nz) 10/10
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Weather Forecast
Tonight
14°C Cloudy |
Tomorrow
20°C Light Rain |
Cloudy skies. Low 14C. Winds NW at 10 to 15 km/h. Chance of Rain: 14%
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Moon & Sun Forecast
Moonrise 07:50
Moonset 23:31
Visibility 8%
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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: 02:40:01 14/10/2026
Time Zone: UTC +13:00(NZDT)
System Up: 63 days 6 hours
Prgm Up: 12 days 7 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 2023
Annual Climatological Summary for 2023
Name: City Centre City: Palmerston North State: Manawatu
Elevation: 36 m 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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23 1 23.7 17.6 20.1 2.2 7 64 27.6 26 14.5 1 1 0 0 0
23 2 22.7 17.2 19.5 1.3 14 47 29.0 2 14.8 18 3 0 0 0
23 3 21.6 14.1 17.3 0.7 56 26 25.3 4 5.6 29 0 0 0 0
23 4 20.4 11.4 15.3 1.2 98 9 24.7 10 4.4 25 0 0 0 0
23 5 18.5 9.3 13.2 1.8 163 6 24.1 2 2.4 12 0 0 0 0
23 6 15.9 7.5 11.2 1.9 212 0 20.2 26 1.2 11 0 0 0 0
23 7 14.6 6.1 10.3 1.7 248 0 17.8 20 1.2 27 0 0 0 0
23 8 13.9 4.0 8.5 -0.9 304 0 16.6 20 0.6 11 0 0 0 0
23 9 17.2 8.2 12.5 1.4 176 1 21.7 22 2.9 2 0 0 0 0
23 10 18.1 9.1 13.2 0.5 160 3 23.8 31 1.2 4 0 0 0 0
23 11 19.5 11.8 15.2 0.8 99 5 23.3 1 5.0 11 0 0 0 0
23 12 22.7 16.2 18.7 2.3 30 41 28.0 23 12.8 12 1 0 0 0
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19.1 11.0 14.6 1.2 1566 202 29.0 Feb 0.6 Aug 5 0 0 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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23 1 81.0 16.0 19.8 28 11 9 0
23 2 57.4 -4.6 14.0 3 16 7 0
23 3 28.4 -45.6 10.4 28 9 4 0
23 4 69.4 -6.6 28.4 22 11 6 2
23 5 67.0 18.0 12.4 20 19 9 0
23 6 20.4 -66.6 6.0 28 14 3 0
23 7 35.6 -58.4 11.4 9 16 7 0
23 8 60.6 -21.4 19.6 10 18 7 0
23 9 46.2 -36.8 15.2 23 13 8 0
23 10 61.0 -29.0 15.6 17 14 8 0
23 11 28.8 -49.2 9.8 20 10 4 0
23 12 59.4 -33.6 13.4 24 14 7 0
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615.2-317.8 28.4 Apr 165 79 2
Wind Speed (km/h)
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YR MO Avg. Hi Date Dir
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23 1 5.5 74.0 4 ENE
23 2 5.4 74.0 15 WNW
23 3 5.1 79.0 30 W
23 4 4.5 64.0 7 NNE
23 5 3.7 78.0 10 N
23 6 5.9 79.0 21 NE
23 7 6.1 67.0 4 WNW
23 8 4.0 53.0 2 NW
23 9 8.1 80.0 17 WNW
23 10 8.1 78.0 25 WNW
23 11 6.2 63.0 17 W
23 12 6.3 60.0 14 W
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5.7 80.0 Sep NW