Good Morning - Today is: Thursday, 17 September 2026 09:45:35 NZST
FORECAST:
Cloudy early, then off and on rain showers for the afternoon. High 17C. Winds NW at 15 to 25 km/h. Chance of rain 40%. It feels like 11.9°C. 3 clothing layers recommended.
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Weather Forecast
Today
17°C PM Showers |
Tonight
9°C Light Rain |
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Cloudy early, then off and on rain showers for the afternoon. High 17C. Winds NW at 15 to 25 km/h. Chance of rain 40%.
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Moon & Sun Forecast
Moonrise 08:53
Moonset -----
Visibility 32%
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Sunrise
06:16
Sunset
18:09
Day Length
11.52 Hrs
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Moon Phase: Waxing Crescent
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 2min 37s more daylight tomorrow
System Information
Station Is Online Updated: 09:47:22 17/09/2026
Time Zone: UTC +12:00(NZST)
System Up: 36 days 14 hours
Prgm Up: 36 days 14 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 2012 Apr
Monthly Climatological Summary for Apr 2012
Name: City Centre City: Palmerston North State: Manawatu
Elevation: 23 m Lat: S 40° 21' 15" Lon: E 175° 37' 34"
Temperature (°C), Rain (mm), Wind Speed (km/h)
Heat Cool Avg
Mean Deg Deg Wind Dom
Day Temp High Time Low Time Days Days Rain Speed High Time Dir
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1 16.9 23.4 12:33 10.6 06:28 2.7 1.2 0.0 6.0 28.1 19:53 E
2 17.6 22.4 12:38 14.6 06:27 1.5 0.8 0.0 11.4 42.8 15:47 E
3 17.5 24.0 12:03 15.1 06:35 1.5 0.7 0.3 6.3 35.6 13:04 E
4 17.4 24.1 11:43 15.1 05:08 1.8 0.9 0.3 11.8 41.8 12:39 E
5 16.9 24.6 11:34 13.2 20:51 2.4 1.0 0.0 7.5 43.9 06:21 E
6 16.1 24.0 13:31 12.5 01:08 3.0 0.7 0.0 5.1 27.0 12:07 E
7 15.4 21.8 08:47 10.4 06:02 3.3 0.4 0.0 7.7 33.1 09:39 E
8 16.9 27.3 10:48 8.9 06:51 3.1 1.7 0.0 2.3 23.4 16:00 W
9 16.5 26.9 11:44 8.1 06:51 3.7 1.8 0.0 5.1 28.1 16:02 WNW
10 17.6 25.2 12:19 12.3 01:35 2.1 1.3 0.0 6.9 31.7 15:11 WNW
11 18.3 26.3 13:54 14.3 21:23 1.6 1.6 3.9 4.1 35.6 22:50 E
12 16.7 25.7 10:49 13.1 22:17 2.5 0.9 6.3 3.4 30.6 00:15 E
13 14.6 22.4 12:15 7.3 05:49 4.1 0.4 0.0 6.3 34.2 15:23 WNW
14 15.8 24.8 09:20 10.4 05:08 3.6 1.2 0.0 7.6 36.7 14:10 ESE
15 14.3 25.6 11:07 4.7 06:51 5.3 1.4 0.0 4.6 19.4 13:42 NW
16 14.4 19.7 14:56 9.3 23:38 3.9 0.0 0.0 6.6 24.5 13:37 WNW
17 14.1 25.1 10:30 5.6 07:08 5.2 1.0 0.0 6.2 24.5 21:52 S
18 13.7 21.4 11:26 8.5 06:26 4.9 0.3 0.0 7.7 33.1 13:11 ESE
19 13.5 19.9 08:28 9.2 07:04 4.8 0.0 0.0 5.6 20.9 15:25 ESE
20 12.5 23.0 12:44 4.5 07:07 6.4 0.5 0.0 4.7 19.4 14:53 NNE
21 12.9 24.5 10:58 4.6 03:13 6.2 0.8 0.0 5.6 27.0 13:54 W
22 15.0 26.3 12:13 9.1 23:09 4.5 1.2 0.0 3.8 17.3 14:05 NE
23 14.4 25.6 09:43 5.7 06:09 5.3 1.4 0.0 8.4 24.5 11:19 W
24 15.7 24.9 10:18 6.7 06:52 4.1 1.4 0.0 8.2 31.7 13:07 WNW
25 15.1 24.2 12:14 8.6 23:15 3.9 0.7 0.0 8.8 30.6 11:54 WNW
26 14.5 26.4 10:23 5.5 07:09 5.3 1.6 0.0 5.6 25.6 13:30 NW
27 15.9 28.0 11:07 12.1 01:32 3.4 1.1 14.4 8.7 28.1 13:21 WNW
28 14.3 20.5 14:24 11.1 23:09 4.1 0.1 9.0 10.8 35.6 09:00 WNW
29 13.9 20.1 12:47 11.7 00:09 4.4 0.0 1.2 13.6 37.8 12:02 NW
30 14.1 19.5 11:00 11.5 20:24 4.2 0.0 21.0 21.6 52.6 10:34 WNW
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15.4 28.0 27 4.5 20 112.8 26.1 56.4 7.3 52.6 30 NW
Max >= 27.0: 2
Max <= 0.0: 0
Min <= 0.0: 0
Min <= -18.0: 0
Max Rain: 21.0 on day 30
Days of Rain: 8 (> 0.2 mm) 5 (> 2.0 mm) 1 (> 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3 Cool Base: 18.3 Method: Integration