A new day, a new dawn - Today is: Monday, 12 October 2026 06:23:11 NZDT
FORECAST:
Cloudy early with peeks of sunshine expected late. High 21C. Winds WNW at 10 to 15 km/h. It feels like 14.4°C. 2 clothing layers recommended.
The Palmy Sun: Palmy Weather Newsroom
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Weather Forecast
Today
21°C AM Clouds, PM Sun |
Tonight
11°C Light Rain Late |
Cloudy early with peeks of sunshine expected late. High 21C. Winds WNW at 10 to 15 km/h. Chance of Rain: 7%
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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: Is Rising
There will be 2min 38s more daylight tomorrow
System Information
Station Is Online Updated: 06:24:54 12/10/2026
Time Zone: UTC +13:00(NZDT)
System Up: 61 days 9 hours
Prgm Up: 10 days 11 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 2013 Jun
Monthly Climatological Summary for Jun 2013
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 13.7 17.8 13:23 11.8 05:55 4.6 0.0 0.3 13.9 34.2 13:20 NW
2 13.7 16.4 13:41 12.2 01:03 4.6 0.0 0.3 14.4 35.6 10:36 NW
3 12.2 15.7 14:59 9.6 07:35 6.1 0.0 0.0 9.3 25.6 09:58 NW
4 10.9 14.4 13:15 7.4 05:16 7.4 0.0 13.5 6.6 39.2 23:41 SE
5 9.6 11.0 00:00 8.3 20:53 8.7 0.0 1.8 10.6 35.6 03:19 SE
6 9.6 12.9 14:08 7.6 07:58 8.7 0.0 0.0 8.8 27.0 16:43 ESE
7 10.8 18.2 13:13 5.6 23:59 7.6 0.0 0.0 3.6 20.9 02:43 E
8 9.4 18.2 13:27 3.8 07:38 8.9 0.0 0.0 4.4 12.2 10:54 E
9 11.6 14.8 12:57 8.7 02:19 6.7 0.0 0.0 7.3 24.5 14:43 E
10 13.6 17.3 12:38 12.7 22:07 4.7 0.0 0.3 9.4 24.5 21:19 ESE
11 14.2 17.3 13:42 12.3 05:41 4.1 0.0 0.9 5.7 20.9 02:38 ESE
12 13.7 17.1 11:48 10.2 07:14 4.6 0.0 2.4 3.8 13.3 08:00 SE
13 11.6 14.2 14:07 8.8 21:57 6.7 0.0 0.0 4.3 20.9 14:19 NW
14 9.3 15.3 12:35 4.2 06:20 9.0 0.0 0.0 4.1 18.4 14:40 ESE
15 8.8 12.4 16:23 4.4 04:43 9.5 0.0 0.0 3.7 11.2 00:37 E
16 11.6 14.5 22:14 9.0 00:00 6.7 0.0 18.6 10.6 40.3 22:12 E
17 13.7 20.0 13:20 9.8 05:14 4.6 0.1 2.7 6.1 25.6 22:55 NNW
18 13.7 18.8 12:02 10.1 23:46 4.6 0.0 0.3 5.9 25.6 12:07 NNW
19 11.1 17.0 12:06 7.5 06:38 7.2 0.0 2.4 3.0 13.3 12:33 ESE
20 8.8 11.9 12:27 3.9 23:41 9.5 0.0 22.8 12.2 37.8 14:18 NW
21 6.7 8.3 14:45 3.8 01:03 11.6 0.0 0.9 12.8 39.2 16:21 SW
22 6.5 7.5 00:00 5.6 22:54 11.8 0.0 13.5 6.1 23.4 11:09 WSW
23 6.6 13.0 13:34 2.6 23:59 11.7 0.0 2.7 3.1 14.8 15:06 NNW
24 7.0 13.9 13:04 1.2 02:00 11.3 0.0 0.0 3.7 19.4 13:26 NW
25 8.4 14.4 12:21 4.2 06:36 9.9 0.0 0.0 3.1 13.3 14:50 S
26 7.0 14.8 14:33 2.0 05:02 11.3 0.0 0.0 3.6 13.3 21:06 ESE
27 7.6 10.8 13:12 5.0 03:32 10.8 0.0 0.0 6.5 25.6 16:22 ESE
28 8.2 11.9 15:26 4.3 23:57 10.1 0.0 0.0 4.8 20.9 00:27 SE
29 6.2 14.4 13:49 1.6 03:54 12.1 0.0 1.2 3.5 15.8 13:58 E
30 9.9 14.9 13:34 6.3 00:00 8.4 0.0 0.9 11.1 31.7 12:53 NW
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10.2 20.0 17 1.2 24 243.5 0.1 85.5 6.8 40.3 16 ENE
Max >= 27.0: 0
Max <= 0.0: 0
Min <= 0.0: 0
Min <= -18.0: 0
Max Rain: 22.8 on day 20
Days of Rain: 17 (>= 0.2 mm) 8 (>= 2.0 mm) 1 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3 Cool Base: 18.3 Method: Integration