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Weather Forecast for Palmerston North33m above sea level

Cloudy. Breezy North to Nor'West winds.

Now

17°
Palmerston North
Observed at 7:53pm from:
City Centre (IMANAWAT7)
Rain (today)WindHumidexHumidityPressure
-mmNE 9km/h18°63%1023.5hPa

Tonight

14°
Palmerston North
Cloudy. Breezy North to Nor'West winds.
Rain (chance)Rain (amount)WindMoonriseMoonsetMoon Phase
20%traceNNW 16km/h1:02pm2:16amWaning Crescent

Tomorrow

25°
Palmerston North
Mostly cloudy. Fairly breezy West to Nor'West winds.
Rain (chance)Rain (amount)WindUV IndexSunriseSunset
10%traceWNW 22km/h7 (High)4:41pm7:43am

Next 24 Hours in Palmerston North

Next 9 Days in Palmerston North

Sun 14 Dec
Sun 14 Dec
25°
Day
16°
Night
Mostly cloudy. Fairly breezy West to Nor'West winds.
WNW
22km/h
10%
chance
of rain

trace
Mostly cloudy. Fairly breezy West to Nor'West winds.
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Mon 15 Dec
Mon 15 Dec
23°
Day
11°
Night
Rain developing during the afternoon. Breezy to brisk Nor'West winds.
NW
31km/h
90%
chance
of rain

13.4mm
Rain developing during the afternoon. Breezy to brisk Nor'West winds.
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Tue 16 Dec
Tue 16 Dec
18°
Day
9°
Night
Rain. Breezy West to Sou'West winds.
WSW
15km/h
80%
chance
of rain

4.7mm
Rain. Breezy West to Sou'West winds.
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Wed 17 Dec
Wed 17 Dec
20°
Day
13°
Night
Morning clouds followed by afternoon sun. Breezy West to Nor'West winds.
WNW
17km/h
20%
chance
of rain

trace
Morning clouds followed by afternoon sun. Breezy West to Nor'West winds.
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Thu 18 Dec
Thu 18 Dec
20°
Day
13°
Night
Afternoon showers. Breezy to brisk West to Nor'West winds.
WNW
30km/h
40%
chance
of rain

4.8mm
Afternoon showers. Breezy to brisk West to Nor'West winds.
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Fri 19 Dec
Fri 19 Dec
18°
Day
10°
Night
Showers. Fairly breezy West to Nor'West winds.
WNW
23km/h
50%
chance
of rain

3.4mm
Showers. Fairly breezy West to Nor'West winds.
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Sat 20 Dec
Sat 20 Dec
19°
Day
10°
Night
Morning showers. Light West to Sou'West winds.
WSW
13km/h
40%
chance
of rain

0.4mm
Morning showers. Light West to Sou'West winds.
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Sun 21 Dec
Sun 21 Dec
21°
Day
12°
Night
Scattered showers. Light West to Nor'West winds.
WNW
13km/h
30%
chance
of rain

3mm
Scattered showers. Light West to Nor'West winds.
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Mon 22 Dec
Mon 22 Dec
22°
Day
14°
Night
Showers. Breezy Easterly winds.
E
18km/h
40%
chance
of rain

2.2mm
Showers. Breezy Easterly winds.
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Carolyn on 9/12/2025 8:08pm

Kia ora guys, I am fascinated by cloud formations and their relationship to the whenua as well as conditions in the air. Is there an informative resource you could direct me to that would help me broaden my knowledge?

WW Forecast Team on 9/12/2025 8:22pm

Kia ora Carolyn, there are a couple of good sites to check to learn more about clouds.
1) World Meteorological Organisation: https://wmo.int/world-meteorological-day-2017/classifying-clouds
2) Cloud Atlas (extremely detailed with thousands of cloud photos/types) https://cloudatlas.wmo.int/en/home.html

Hope that helps!
– WW

Carla on 9/12/2025 12:41am

Jet on 8/12/2025 9:47pm

Hi guys is it possible Nelson might have drought this summer or is it unlikely also what caused the Nelson drought in 2019

WW Forecast Team on 8/12/2025 10:16pm

Hi Jet, drought is possible every summer in NZ, but for now there are no signs of drought for you. Nelson itself is showing signs of drying out, but the region is still in a very good set up. Would need little to no rain for at least 6 weeks to even get closer to that territory.
Cheers
Phil

josh on 3/12/2025 9:06pm

hey team fun thunderstorms yesterday round auckland. 3 lots of it in my area takanini yesterday!!!! but missed most of the heaviest rain. 26mm for yesterday.

Carla on 4/12/2025 10:15pm

And in Whangarei we had 5mm since Monday! Certainly very hard to forecast.
Thanks for all the good work this year Phil, I hope you have some quiet holiday weeks before we get into cyclone season 🙂

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