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Weather Forecast for Palmerston North38m above sea level

Partly cloudy. Breezy North to Nor'West winds.

Now

18°
Palmerston North
Observed at 9:36pm from:
Palmerston North (IPALME276)
Rain (today)WindHumidexHumidityPressure
-mmS 2km/h18°48%1004.91hPa

Tonight

10°
Palmerston North
Partly cloudy. Breezy North to Nor'West winds.
Rain (chance)Rain (amount)WindMoonriseMoonsetMoon Phase
20%traceNNW 16km/h5:01pm9:01amWaxing Crescent

Tomorrow

21°
Palmerston North
Mostly cloudy. Fairly breezy West to Nor'West winds.
Rain (chance)Rain (amount)WindUV IndexSunriseSunset
10%traceWNW 24km/h6 (High)4:44pm7:48am

Next 24 Hours in Palmerston North

Next 9 Days in Palmerston North

Sun 21 Dec
Sun 21 Dec
21°
Day
16°
Night
Mostly cloudy. Fairly breezy West to Nor'West winds.
WNW
24km/h
10%
chance
of rain

8.5mm
Mostly cloudy. Fairly breezy West to Nor'West winds.
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Mon 22 Dec
Mon 22 Dec
20°
Day
15°
Night
Windy, with periods of rain in the morning. Breezy to brisk West to Nor'West winds.
WNW
36km/h
90%
chance
of rain

5.3mm
Windy, with periods of rain in the morning. Breezy to brisk West to Nor'West winds.
View hourly forecast
Tue 23 Dec
Tue 23 Dec
21°
Day
13°
Night
Windy, with morning showers. Breezy to brisk West to Nor'West winds.
WNW
36km/h
50%
chance
of rain

1.6mm
Windy, with morning showers. Breezy to brisk West to Nor'West winds.
View hourly forecast
Wed 24 Dec
Wed 24 Dec
21°
Day
14°
Night
A mix of sun and cloud. Breezy to brisk West to Nor'West winds.
WNW
30km/h
10%
chance
of rain

0.8mm
A mix of sun and cloud. Breezy to brisk West to Nor'West winds.
View hourly forecast
Thu 25 Dec
Thu 25 Dec
19°
Day
12°
Night
Rain. Fairly breezy Nor'West winds.
NW
25km/h
80%
chance
of rain

15.8mm
Rain. Fairly breezy Nor'West winds.
View hourly forecast
Fri 26 Dec
Fri 26 Dec
18°
Day
10°
Night
Showers. Fairly breezy West to Nor'West winds.
WNW
25km/h
60%
chance
of rain

5.8mm
Showers. Fairly breezy West to Nor'West winds.
View hourly forecast
Sat 27 Dec
Sat 27 Dec
18°
Day
11°
Night
Rain. Light West to Nor'West winds.
WNW
13km/h
60%
chance
of rain

10.1mm
Rain. Light West to Nor'West winds.
View hourly forecast
Sun 28 Dec
Sun 28 Dec
18°
Day
11°
Night
Showers. Fairly breezy South to Sou'East winds.
SSE
21km/h
60%
chance
of rain

7.2mm
Showers. Fairly breezy South to Sou'East winds.
View hourly forecast
Mon 29 Dec
Mon 29 Dec
18°
Day
11°
Night
Showers. Breezy Sou'East winds.
SE
17km/h
60%
chance
of rain

5.4mm
Showers. Breezy Sou'East winds.
View hourly forecast

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Kat on 20/12/2025 7:16pm

Hey Phil thanks for the excellent forecasts. I’ve been getting an error 500 since yesterday for Hamilton and Tauranga forecasts.

josh on 17/12/2025 10:16pm

hi phil and ww team can I order a fine day for christmas day for Auckland next week. i noticing a shower icon currently. please get rid of it lol.

secondly fantastic work this year guys. i will continue to support weatherwatch and keep watching this grow. say thanks to that green hand who filled in for Phillip while he was recovering too.
merry christmas and happy new year . Have a nice break when you go on break and see you again next year.
from josh.

from josh.

WW Forecast Team on 18/12/2025 1:56am

Thank you Josh, much appreciated,
Phil

Jet on 15/12/2025 6:30am

hi guys what would the setup need to be if nelson had strong Southerlies?

WW Forecast Team on 17/12/2025 4:45am

Hey Jet, you need strong high pressure building from Tasmania and moving into the South Island while a stormy low pressure zone lies east of Wellington, that would do it.
– WW

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