Good Afternoon - Today is: Wednesday, 14 October 2026 13:24:11 NZDT
FORECAST:
Cloudy. High near 20C. Winds WNW at 15 to 30 km/h. It feels like 18.2°C. A windproof and 1 clothing layer recommended.
The Palmy Sun: Palmy Weather Newsroom
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14 Oct 2026 1:01PM: PNG police seize high-powered weapons cache linked to an international syndicate (rnz.co.nz) 1/10
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14 Oct 2026 12:54PM: Hawke's Bay student missing after high school tramping trip (rnz.co.nz) 2/10
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14 Oct 2026 12:49PM: Poorest could face highest power bill shock in overhaul, Consumer NZ warns (rnz.co.nz) 3/10
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14 Oct 2026 12:11PM: More than 2 million train trips taken in first month of City Rail Link (rnz.co.nz) 4/10
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14 Oct 2026 12:04PM: The Kiwis avoiding the big supermarkets (rnz.co.nz) 5/10
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14 Oct 2026 11:41AM: Papua priest says Indonesia does not need to fear UN visit to West Papua (rnz.co.nz) 6/10
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14 Oct 2026 11:38AM: 'Psychological nightmare': Why New Zealand won't let a stranded woman pass through (rnz.co.nz) 7/10
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14 Oct 2026 11:32AM: US learned 'absolutely nothing' from post-9/11 wars - Peter Bergen (rnz.co.nz) 8/10
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14 Oct 2026 11:26AM: Affordability of hospitals' upgrade a 'major concern' documents show (rnz.co.nz) 9/10
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14 Oct 2026 11:25AM: Kāinga Ora urged to halt pre-election sale of empty Wellington state houses (rnz.co.nz) 10/10
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Weather Forecast
Today
20°C Cloudy |
Tonight
12°C Rain Late |
Cloudy. High near 20C. Winds WNW at 15 to 30 km/h. Chance of Rain: 20%
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Moon & Sun Forecast
Moonrise 07:50
Moonset 23:31
Visibility 11%
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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: Above Horizon
There will be 2min 38s more daylight tomorrow
System Information
Station Is Online Updated: 13:26:01 14/10/2026
Time Zone: UTC +13:00(NZDT)
System Up: 63 days 16 hours
Prgm Up: 12 days 18 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 2020 Aug
Monthly Climatological Summary for Aug 2020
Name: City Centre City: Palmerston North State: Manawatu
Elevation: 36 m Lat: S 40 21 32 Lon: E 175 34 22
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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01 9.2 14.2 15:01 4.6 05:40 9.1 0.0 0.0 3.4 34.6 13:59 ENE
02 9.3 15.5 13:18 4.5 06:20 9.0 0.0 0.0 3.1 39.7 13:35 ENE
03 8.4 17.9 13:00 3.7 04:44 9.9 0.0 0.0 1.8 15.9 12:10 E
04 8.5 16.3 13:42 1.8 05:56 9.8 0.0 0.0 2.7 34.6 15:02 W
05 10.3 17.4 14:44 6.2 21:33 8.0 0.0 0.0 2.3 36.0 12:26 WNW
06 9.3 17.6 13:11 2.6 06:02 9.0 0.0 0.2 2.0 20.2 08:48 N
07 10.6 17.5 12:21 8.0 00:00 7.7 0.0 1.6 2.5 36.8 11:21 WNW
08 8.0 13.2 12:30 1.8 21:53 10.3 0.0 0.2 1.2 25.2 13:10 SSE
09 8.8 14.7 12:01 4.1 00:58 9.5 0.0 0.0 6.1 59.1 13:25 WNW
10 11.1 15.6 13:21 8.9 00:00 7.2 0.0 0.2 8.8 44.7 10:57 WNW
11 10.3 15.2 13:26 7.2 03:37 8.0 0.0 0.2 2.7 23.8 01:57 NNW
12 10.1 14.9 13:19 5.1 23:58 8.2 0.0 0.0 4.5 38.2 08:23 SE
13 7.7 13.8 12:50 1.4 07:09 10.6 0.0 0.0 1.7 16.6 21:51 ESE
14 7.7 11.5 13:07 3.0 23:16 10.6 0.0 0.0 5.5 41.8 16:31 E
15 5.1 14.3 14:48 -1.4 07:04 13.2 0.0 0.0 2.2 20.2 11:37 NNE
16 6.3 13.2 13:41 -0.4 02:56 12.0 0.0 0.0 3.8 29.6 14:03 E
17 6.2 15.8 14:58 -1.3 06:45 12.1 0.0 0.0 2.0 14.4 08:49 N
18 8.4 16.1 14:31 1.9 07:09 9.9 0.0 0.0 5.5 45.4 11:41 ENE
19 11.2 13.7 10:09 6.6 00:19 7.1 0.0 3.6 8.3 43.3 15:07 ENE
22 12.4 18.6 14:03 7.3 23:53 5.8 0.0 0.0 1.0 47.6 14:23 WNW
23 11.9 18.8 13:48 6.6 00:37 6.4 0.0 0.0 3.4 23.8 22:54 ENE
24 10.3 15.5 11:51 6.1 22:57 8.0 0.0 6.0 6.6 44.0 11:39 NW
25 10.0 15.8 15:33 5.1 05:25 8.3 0.0 0.6 3.3 24.5 13:28 SW
26 8.6 14.3 13:18 5.8 07:30 9.7 0.0 0.2 3.3 31.7 23:45 NW
27 9.1 14.4 15:30 5.1 23:57 9.1 0.0 5.0 7.2 44.7 04:43 WNW
28 8.2 15.5 14:35 2.3 04:20 10.1 0.0 0.4 5.8 46.9 15:10 WNW
29 12.2 17.3 12:37 7.0 00:35 6.0 0.0 0.2 11.1 53.4 18:35 WNW
30 12.5 15.6 12:43 11.2 21:32 5.8 0.0 0.0 11.5 57.0 02:25 WNW
31 11.9 16.1 12:18 10.2 06:14 6.4 0.0 0.0 8.1 35.3 09:38 WNW
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9.4 18.8 23 -1.4 15 256.8 0.0 18.4 4.7 59.1 9 NW
Max >= 27.0 0
Max <= 0.0 0
Min <= 0.0 3
Min <= -18.0 0
Max Rain: 6.0 on day 24
Days of Rain: 12 (>= 0.2 mm) 3 (>= 2.0 mm) 0 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3 Cool Base: 18.3 Method: Integration