Weather Forecast for Palmerston North
Partly cloudy.
Now
Today
21°
Palmerston North
Partly cloudy.
Rain (chance)Rain (amount)WindUV IndexSunriseSunset
10%traceE 11km/h5 (Moderate)6:36pm6:03am
Tonight
7°
Palmerston North
Generally clear.
Rain (chance)Rain (amount)WindMoonriseMoonsetMoon Phase
10%traceE 12km/h4:43am2:22pmWaxing Gibbous
Next 24 Hours in Palmerston North
Next 9 Days in Palmerston North
Sun 5 Apr
Sun 5 Apr
21°
Day
Day
8°
Night
Night
Mostly cloudy.
E
7km/h
7km/h
10%
chance
of rain
chance
of rain
trace
Mostly cloudy.
Mon 6 Apr
Mon 6 Apr
20°
Day
Day
11°
Night
Night
Mostly cloudy.
NW
12km/h
12km/h
10%
chance
of rain
chance
of rain
trace
Mostly cloudy.
Tue 7 Apr
Tue 7 Apr
18°
Day
Day
11°
Night
Night
Showers.
NW
11km/h
11km/h
60%
chance
of rain
chance
of rain
4.4mm
Showers.
Wed 8 Apr
Wed 8 Apr
15°
Day
Day
6°
Night
Night
Showers.
SSW
14km/h
14km/h
60%
chance
of rain
chance
of rain
3.4mm
Showers.
Thu 9 Apr
Thu 9 Apr
17°
Day
Day
10°
Night
Night
Morning showers.
W
15km/h
15km/h
30%
chance
of rain
chance
of rain
0.2mm
Morning showers.
Fri 10 Apr
Fri 10 Apr
18°
Day
Day
12°
Night
Night
Partly cloudy.
WNW
27km/h
27km/h
20%
chance
of rain
chance
of rain
trace
Partly cloudy.
Sat 11 Apr
Sat 11 Apr
17°
Day
Day
10°
Night
Night
Showers.
NW
22km/h
22km/h
60%
chance
of rain
chance
of rain
5.8mm
Showers.
Sun 12 Apr
Sun 12 Apr
16°
Day
Day
10°
Night
Night
Showers.
WNW
23km/h
23km/h
40%
chance
of rain
chance
of rain
2.2mm
Showers.
Mon 13 Apr
Mon 13 Apr
17°
Day
Day
9°
Night
Night
Scattered showers.
W
20km/h
20km/h
40%
chance
of rain
chance
of rain
1.4mm
Scattered showers.
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Naoks on 31/03/2020 11:00am
Anyone seen the meteor went towards west around 23:58 today?
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Clyde Dawson on 1/04/2020 1:49am
Saw fireball going south to North. What was it?
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Tom Hughes-Ross on 29/03/2020 7:39pm
Hi Phil,
Just wondering how far behind in terms of drought we are here in rural north west Auckland (Kumeu area). It feels like we have had quite a bit of rain but I’m surprised to see how dry the ground is still. Thanks, Tom
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WW Forecast Team on 29/03/2020 9:45pm
Hey Tom, good question. The rain has been very hit and miss so not everyone has relief. Ultimately we need an 80 to 120mm rain event over a couple days to really make an impact. Even half of that would be very helpful but may not be quite enough to put a nail in this drought event. Showers next 7 days won’t be much, especially with evaporation. Fingers crossed for rain around the middle of April.
Phil D
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Andrew Douglas on 29/03/2020 4:45am
Hi Guys – we are based in Twyford Hastings and have seen in some models 100mm+ forecasts and with hail likely. we are pip fruit growers and with large volumes of high vague crop due to harvest this week, can you comment on our likelihood of getting through unscathed ??
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WW Forecast Team on 29/03/2020 7:48am
Hi Andrew
If hail comes down tomorrow it will probably be of the smaller variety or maybe none at all. Heavy rain is possible although at this stage it may sit just offshore, it depends on the exact placement of an occluded front which is lying on the coastal fringe tomorrow. If it comes onshore a touch there could be the potential for very heavy rain, but if it’s just offshore it may mean only a few showers or spits.
Tuesday could produce isolated heavy showers with a chance of bigger hail late afternoon / early evening but this may be more inland about the ranges then clearing there at night.
Cheers
Aaron
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Andrew on 29/03/2020 1:17am
Hi guys – how many mm of rain do you think Taupo ( kinlock) is due tomorrow afternoon and over what period – considering it says thunderstorms! Concerned farmer !!
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WW Forecast Team on 29/03/2020 3:52am
Hi there
Bit of a hit and miss scenario for you tomorrow. Thunderstorms due to their nature means you could get heavy downpours in one area then down the road you may not get much, so a bit hard to put a figure on anything. Isolated heavy falls may deliver 10 to 30mm in a short period of time, perhaps a little more if you are lucky. But on the other end of the scale if you miss it might be a 3 to 5mm kind of day.
Hope it goes your way!
WW
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