The Palmy Sun, Palmy Weather Newsroom: Palmerston North, Manawatu and beyond

A very early Good Morning - Today is: Monday, 6 April 2026 01:40:32 NZST

FORECAST: Some clouds. Low 12C. Winds ESE at 15 to 25 km/h. It feels like 13.8°C. 3 clothing layers recommended.

Last weather station contact: Monday, 06 April 2026 at 01:44:39. Updated in seconds
Weather Forecast	Temperature	:	14.7°C, 83%	Pressure	:	1026.2hPa	Fire Danger
	Wind Speed	:	E 8km/h	Wind Gust	:	22km/h
	Air Quality	:	AQI 0ug/m³	Rainfall	:	0.0mm
	Sun Light	:	0Lux, 0.0hrs	Solar UV	:	0.0UVI 0W/m²

Weather Warnings

No current weather
station warnings

You do not have Javascript enabled and cannot see all our weather information.

Weather Forecast

Tonight

12°C

Partly Cloudy

Tomorrow

22°C

Mostly Cloudy

Some clouds. Low 12C. Winds ESE at 15 to 25 km/h.
Chance of Rain: 3%

7 day weather Forecast

Moon & Sun Forecast

Moonrise
19:45
Moonset
10:39
Visibility
89%

Sunrise
06:37
Sunset
18:02
Day Length
11.25 Hrs

Moon Phase: Waning Gibbous
Sun Phase: Below Horizon
There will be 2min 34s less daylight tomorrow

More Moon Information

System Information

Station Is Online
Updated: 01:44:39 6/04/2026
Time Zone: UTC +12:00(NZST)
System Up: 80 days 6 hours
Prgm Up: 80 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

The Palmy Sun
Palmy Weather News presented in-conjunction with: Radio New Zealand, New Zealand Herald and Stuff

Monday, 6 April 2026

Day
96

Week
15

Latest Top 3 News Stories

1 of 3

Middle East conflict live updates: US ‘blew up own planes’ stuck in a remote area of Iran during rescue operation for stranded pilot. This handout photo provided by Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) official website Sepah News on April 5, 2026 shows smoke billowing reportedly from the site of targeted and crashed aircraft in central Iran. Iran's Revolutionary Guards said a US aircraft that had been searching for the crew member of a missing US fighter jet had been destroyed, Iranian media reported on April 5. US President Donald Trump said earlier that the second crew member from the American fighter jet that crashed inside Iran was

This handout photo provided by Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) official website Sepah News on April 5, 2026 shows smoke billowing reportedly from the site.... Source: NZ Herald

2 of 3

Manawatū boy racers: Police association awaits new law after ‘horrendously disappointing’ 200-car gathering. Vehicles blocked part of State Highway 1 near Rongotea Rd. Photo / Supplied Source: NZ Herald.

Vehicles blocked part of State Highway 1 near Rongotea Rd. Photo / Supplied. Source: NZ Herald

3 of 3

Property (Relationships) Act at 50: A quiet revolution worth celebrating - Deborah Chambers. Fifty years on, our relationship property rules still quietly deliver fairness, says Deborah Chambers, KC. Photo / 123RF Source: NZ Herald.

Fifty years on, our relationship property rules still quietly deliver fairness, says Deborah Chambers, KC. Photo / 123RF. Source: NZ Herald

Middle East conflict live updates: US ‘blew up own planes’ stuck in a remote area of Iran during rescue operation for stranded pilot. This handout photo provided by Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) official website Sepah News on April 5, 2026 shows smoke billowing reportedly from the site... Source: NZ Herald

Manawatū Local Newsroom

New Zealand Newsroom

Advertisers' Space

Rent This Space! Get your advertisement here by contacting us at Palmy Weather

Global Newsroom

Sports Newsroom

News In Pictures

Watch: Phoenix end 25-game
Melbourne hoodoo with dramatic
late win.
Source: Stuff
Published: 6:56PM 05/04/2026

Seymour optimistic about
‘continuity of fuel supply
without restrictions’.
Source: Stuff
Published: 6:53PM 05/04/2026

Recap: Sharks score comfortable
win against Warriors despite
DWZ hat-trick.
Source: Stuff
Published: 6:23PM 05/04/2026

Watene-Zelezniak hat-trick in
vain as Warriors sunk by Sharks.
Source: Stuff
Published: 6:21PM 05/04/2026

Person pulled from water dies
in Taupō.
Source: Stuff
Published: 5:05PM 05/04/2026

Watch out, kiwi about! Tracking
our national bird in the wild
near Wellington.
Source: Stuff
Published: 3:45PM 05/04/2026

Kids quiz: What is Buzz
Lightyear's catchphrase?.
Source: Stuff
Published: 3:00PM 05/04/2026

Watch: Former Kiwis hardman
scores third-round TKO in
boxing bout.
Source: Stuff
Published: 2:58PM 05/04/2026

Why the Phoenix won’t play
for a month after securing
historic semifinal spot.
Source: Stuff
Published: 2:35PM 05/04/2026

Quiz: The Really Hard Word ...
to lay an employee off from
work, usually temporarily.
Source: Stuff
Published: 2:00PM 05/04/2026

Gang member arrested after
shootout in Huntly.
Source: Stuff
Published: 1:32PM 05/04/2026

‘Sorry about that’: Coach
apologises after delaying NRL
recruit’s Super Rugby debut.
Source: Stuff
Published: 1:20PM 05/04/2026

All Blacks enforcer reportedly
set for New Zealand return.
Source: Stuff
Published: 12:51PM 05/04/2026

‘Projectiles’ launched,
cars seized and arrests made as
cops crack down on car meet.
Source: Stuff
Published: 12:48PM 05/04/2026

Motorcycle rider killed in
Northland highway crash.
Source: Stuff
Published: 12:44PM 05/04/2026

Expect more weather warnings:
Subtropical low creates an
‘evolving situation’.
Source: Stuff
Published: 11:48AM 05/04/2026

Movie stars join forces to buy
Auckland film and TV studio.
Source: Stuff
Published: 10:55AM 05/04/2026

$NRL superstar Reece Walsh posts videos from hospital as facial fracture confirmed. Source: Stuff.$
NRL superstar Reece Walsh posts
videos from hospital as facial
fracture confirmed.
Source: Stuff
Published: 10:54AM 05/04/2026