Weather in Palmerston

14-day forecast · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 11:32 pm (GMT+9:30)

Now · mainly clear 81 °F

Feels like: 92 °F
Low / high: 78 / 93 °F
Rain: 86% · 0.16 in
Wind: 2 mph S

→ 29.94 inHg · steady UV 10 · very high

Today in Palmerston: drizzle, 78 °F to 93 °F, with a 86% chance of rain (0.16 in) and a light air from the south (2 mph). Tomorrow, light drizzle, 76 °F to 92 °F and a 78% chance of rain. The warmest day of the week is Wednesday 4, at 95 °F.

Measured now at the airport

Darwin (YPDN), 7.4 mi away · 33 min ago

Visibility6.2 mi or more

WeatherNothing to note

Temperature86 °F

Wind3 mph from the south-southwest

It's what the airport's weather station measured, not a forecast: on the coast, wind and fog can be different. Airports report every 30 or 60 minutes.

Airport METAR report, via NOAA's Aviation Weather Center (aviationweather.gov). Sources and licenses

Temperatures for the next 14 days

93° 78°
Today
92° 76°
Fri 30
93° 78°
Sat 31
92° 75°
Sun 1
92° 76°
Mon 2
94° 76°
Tue 3
95° 74°
Wed 4
86° 77°
Thu 5
86° 76°
Fri 6
89° 76°
Sat 7
92° 76°
Sun 8
92° 75°
Mon 9
90° 78°
Tue 10
91° 78°
Wed 11

Day by day

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind	Max wave	High tides	Model
Today · 29	Drizzle	78 / 93 °F	86% · 0.16 in	6 mph NNW	0.3 ft	7:13 am · 8:23 pm	ECMWF
Fri 30	Light drizzle	76 / 92 °F	78% · 0.09 in	6 mph NNE	0.2 ft	7:49 am · 9:05 pm	ECMWF
Sat 31	Drizzle	78 / 93 °F	71% · 0.13 in	6 mph NNW	0.3 ft	8:29 am · 9:51 pm	ECMWF
Sun 1	Drizzle	75 / 92 °F	95% · 0.24 in	6 mph N	0.1 ft	9:17 am · 10:47 pm	ECMWF
Mon 2	Heavy drizzle	76 / 92 °F	88% · 0.21 in	6 mph NW	0.2 ft	10:27 am · 11:59 pm	ECMWF
Tue 3	Drizzle	76 / 94 °F	88% · 0.15 in	5 mph WSW	0.3 ft	12:07 pm	ECMWF
Wed 4	Drizzle	74 / 95 °F	81% · 0.17 in	6 mph NNE	0.3 ft	1:28 am · 2:09 pm	ECMWF
Thu 5	Drizzle	77 / 86 °F	85% · 0.18 in	4 mph NE	0.1 ft	2:51 am · 3:44 pm	ECMWF
Fri 6	Drizzle	76 / 86 °F	68% · 0.23 in	4 mph ENE	0.1 ft	3:45 am · 4:36 pm	ECMWF
Sat 7	Light drizzle	76 / 89 °F	55% · 0.14 in	3 mph NNE	0.1 ft	4:25 am · 5:19 pm	ECMWF
Sun 8	Light drizzle	76 / 92 °F	45% · 0.12 in	9 mph WSW	0.9 ft	5:00 am · 5:57 pm	ECMWF
Mon 9	Light drizzle	75 / 92 °F	73% · 0.06 in	7 mph NNE	0.7 ft	5:32 am · 6:34 pm	ECMWF
Tue 10	Light drizzle	78 / 90 °F	59% · 0.13 in	6 mph WNW	0.7 ft	6:02 am · 7:08 pm	ECMWF
Wed 11	Light showers	78 / 91 °F	55% · 0.27 in	5 mph ESE	0.6 ft	6:31 am · 7:40 pm	ECMWF

Each day comes from the best model covering this spot: regional ones first (HRRR and NBM in the U.S., AROME, ICON-EU), then ECMWF; day 16, NOAA GFS. Waves: Météo-France up to day 10, then ECMWF WAM, coarser and further offshore. High tides: our own tide calculation.

Today, every 3 hours

Time	12:00 am	3:00 am	6:00 am	9:00 am	12:00 pm	3:00 pm	6:00 pm	9:00 pm
Sky	Light drizzle	Light drizzle	Overcast	Overcast	Light drizzle	Drizzle	Light drizzle	Mainly clear
Temperature	79°	79°	79°	88°	93°	91°	86°	83°
Chance of rain	57%	80%	14%	10%	67%	86%	59%	12%
Rain	0.01 in	0.02 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.01 in	0.02 in	0.00 in	0.00 in
Wind (mph)	2 WNW	1 NNW	2 NE	3 NNW	3 NNE	6 NW	3 NNW	3 SSW
Humidity	91%	92%	93%	63%	51%	53%	66%	75%
UV	0	0	0	5	10	4	0	0
Model	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF

Do the models agree?

Medium confidence

They broadly agree, but not quite on rain tomorrow: take it with some caution.

What 4 forecast models say for the next few days. The closer they are, the more reliable the forecast.

HighRainWind

Do the models agree? · High
High (°F)	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF	93°	92°	93°	92°	92°	94°	95°
AIFS	91°	92°	91°	94°	93°	92°	94°
GFS	95°	97°	96°	96°	95°	96°	94°
ICON	94°	96°	98°	98°	98°	98°	100°
Confidence	high	high	medium	medium	medium	medium	medium

Do the models agree? · Rain
Rain	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF	0.16 in	0.09 in	0.13 in	0.24 in	0.21 in	0.15 in	0.17 in
AIFS	0.17 in	0.32 in	0.18 in	0.15 in	0.17 in	0.13 in	0.16 in
GFS	0.09 in	0.26 in	0	0.20 in	0.22 in	0.11 in	0.25 in
ICON	0.15 in	0.13 in	0	0	0.01 in	0.14 in	0.07 in
Confidence	high	medium	medium	medium	medium	high	high

Do the models agree? · Wind
Wind (mph)	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF	615	616	616	619	616	515	619
AIFS	3	5	3	6	4	5	3
GFS	913	1012	1313	1213	1213	1014	914
ICON	510	819	715	919	920	921	621
Confidence	high	high	medium	high	medium	high	high

Chance of rain from the ensemble models

Model	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF (51 scenarios)	86%	78%	71%	95%	88%	88%	81%
GFS (GEFS, 31 scenarios)	90%	88%	52%	48%	65%	52%	39%

Each model's day runs midnight to midnight local time; models that reach fewer days are left blank. Rain: daily total. Wind: the day's highest average wind and, in small type, the strongest gust. Highlighted: values that stand out from the rest. The chance of rain comes from many runs of the same model with slightly different starting data.

Outlook

How the coming weeks and months compare with what is normal for the time of year. It is a trend, not a day-by-day forecast.

The next few weeks look normal for the time of year.

Next 6 weeks

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain	Typical high / low
Nov 2 – Nov 8Nov 2–Nov 8	A bit below −0.9 °F	Above +57%	—
Nov 9 – Nov 15Nov 9–Nov 15	Normal −0.4 °F	Normal	—
Nov 16 – Nov 22Nov 16–Nov 22	Normal +0.4 °F	Normal	93° / 78°
Nov 23 – Nov 29Nov 23–Nov 29	Normal +0.5 °F	Normal	93° / 78°
Nov 30 – Dec 6Nov 30–Dec 6	A bit above +1.1 °F	Normal	93° / 78°

Coming months

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain
November	A bit above +1.1 °F	Normal
December	A bit above +1.8 °F	Normal
January	A bit above +2.3 °F	Normal
February	A bit above +2.5 °F	Normal
March	Above +2.7 °F	Normal

Weeks: ECMWF 46-day (average of its scenarios), against the normal of the last 20 years for those dates. Months: ECMWF SEAS5. Rain: total against normal. The further ahead, the closer it gets to normal and the less detail it can give. The long-range sea temperature isn't usable at this spot (the model's grid cell falls on land).

Palmerston climate by monthClimate by month

Normal weather for each month (1991–2020 averages)

The best time to visit Palmerston is from June to August: highs of 87 °F to 89 °F, barely 1 rainy day a month and 10 hours of sunshine a day.

Cyclone season: from December to April, peaking in March. In the last 30 years (1996–2025), 12 tropical cyclones passed within 93 mi of Palmerston, about 4 every 10 years; 2 of them with hurricane-force winds (74 mph or more). The most recent: Fina, in November 2025.

89° 76°

JanJ
89° 77°

FebF
90° 76°

MarM
91° 74°

AprA
89° 69°

MayM
87° 64°

JunJ
88° 62°

JulJ
89° 64°

AugA
92° 70°

SepS
93° 75°

OctO
94° 76°

NovN
91° 77°

DecD

Highs and lows
Monthly rainfall
Best time

Month	High	Low	Rain	Rainy daysDays	Sun (h/day)	Water	Waves	Cyclones
JanuaryJan	89°	76°	18.45 in	27	5.5	87°	2.1 ft	2
FebruaryFeb	89°	77°	12.76 in	24	5.6	86°	1.8 ft	1
MarchMar	90°	76°	13.00 in	23	6.9	86°	1.3 ft	4
AprilApr	91°	74°	4.04 in	10	8.5	86°	0.8 ft	2
MayMay	89°	69°	1.02 in	3	8.9	84°	0.9 ft	–
JuneJun	87°	64°	0.03 in	0	9.5	80°	1.0 ft	–
JulyJul	88°	62°	0.02 in	0	10.0	78°	0.9 ft	–
AugustAug	89°	64°	0.18 in	0	9.9	79°	0.8 ft	–
SeptemberSep	92°	70°	0.56 in	2	9.4	82°	0.9 ft	–
OctoberOct	93°	75°	3.01 in	9	8.9	85°	0.9 ft	–
NovemberNov	94°	76°	5.19 in	18	8.5	87°	0.9 ft	1
DecemberDec	91°	77°	12.25 in	25	6.6	87°	1.2 ft	2

Month	Water	Waves	Cyclones
Jan	87°	2.1 ft	2
Feb	86°	1.8 ft	1
Mar	86°	1.3 ft	4
Apr	86°	0.8 ft	2
May	84°	0.9 ft	–
Jun	80°	1.0 ft	–
Jul	78°	0.9 ft	–
Aug	79°	0.8 ft	–
Sep	82°	0.9 ft	–
Oct	85°	0.9 ft	–
Nov	87°	0.9 ft	1
Dec	87°	1.2 ft	2

Days: rainy days in the month. Sun: hours a day.

A normal year brings 70.50 in of rain on about 140 days and about 3,000 hours of sunshine.

Cyclones: how many tropical cyclones (tropical storms, hurricanes and typhoons) passed within 93 mi in each month from 1996 to 2025, according to IBTrACS (NOAA).

1991–2020 averages. Highs, lows and rainfall: TerraClimate; rainy days (0.04 in or more): NASA POWER (MERRA-2); sunshine hours: estimated from solar radiation; water: NOAA OISST; waves (average height): ERA5, 2011–2020. Normals are not a forecast: any given year can turn out very different. Sources and licenses

Temperature

Now81 °Ffeels like 92 °F

Tomorrow76 / 92 °F

It's 81 °F now (feels like 92 °F). Today, 78 °F to 93 °F; tomorrow, 76 °F to 92 °F.

Chance of rain

Today 86% 0.16 in
Fri 30 78% 0.09 in
Sat 31 71% 0.13 in
Sun 1 95% 0.24 in
Mon 2 88% 0.21 in
Tue 3 88% 0.15 in
Wed 4 81% 0.17 in

Today the chance of rain reaches 86%, with 0.16 in in total. The next day with likely rain is Friday 30: 78% and 0.09 in.

Recent rain: last 24 hours, 0.16 in; last 3 days, 1.22 in; last 7 days, 2.17 in.

Humidity and dew point

Humidity84%

Dew point76 °F

Humidity is 84% now and the dew point is 76 °F. With a dew point this high, it feels muggy.

The dew point is the temperature at which the air becomes saturated: the higher it is, the heavier the air feels.

Visibility and fog

Now13 migood

Clouds42%

Visibility is good now (13 mi). No fog expected today.

UV index

Now0

Today's peak10very high

Fri 30: 12 · Sat 31: 12 · Sun 1: 12

Index	Level	What to do
0–2	low	No special protection needed.
3–5	moderate	Hat, sunglasses and sunscreen around midday.
6–7	high	Sunscreen, hat and shade between 12 and 4 pm.
8–10	very high	Avoid the midday sun; reflection off the water adds to it.
11+	extreme	Avoid the sun between 11 am and 5 pm; protect yourself even if it is cloudy.

Reflection off water and sand adds radiation: protect yourself more on a boat or at the beach.

Barometric pressure

↗ Rising Anglers say fish bite less for a while
→ Steady · now Anglers expect normal activity
↘ Falling Anglers say fish feed more before the change

29.8029.9030.00 30.02

Steady now (+0.02 inHg in 3 hours). Over the next 48 hours: +0.04 inHg. Steady pressure: anglers expect normal activity. Fast changes, either way, tend to affect fishing.

Air and pollen

Air qualityFair · 35

Saharan dustNo

Previous days

The weather over the last 30 days, as the models analyzed it. Tap a day to see it hour by hour.

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind
Wed 28	Showers	75 / 86 °F	0.76 in	5 mph SW
Tue 27	Light showers	76 / 92 °F	0.30 in	4 mph WNW
Mon 26	Light showers	79 / 92 °F	0.26 in	5 mph WNW
Sun 25	Drizzle	75 / 92 °F	0.20 in	8 mph NW
Sat 24	Light showers	74 / 91 °F	0.43 in	6 mph NNW
Fri 23	Light drizzle	78 / 92 °F	0.07 in	5 mph NNW
Thu 22	Drizzle	76 / 93 °F	0.17 in	9 mph NW

Show all 30 days

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind
Wed 21	Drizzle	75 / 94 °F	0.13 in	6 mph NNE
Tue 20	Light drizzle	75 / 93 °F	0.07 in	10 mph N
Mon 19	Light showers	75 / 93 °F	0.43 in	6 mph NW
Sun 18	Drizzle	76 / 92 °F	0.11 in	5 mph NNW
Sat 17	Light drizzle	77 / 94 °F	0.06 in	7 mph NNE
Fri 16	Light drizzle	76 / 94 °F	0.02 in	8 mph ENE
Thu 15	Drizzle	78 / 93 °F	0.15 in	6 mph NE
Wed 14	Light showers	79 / 90 °F	0.24 in	7 mph NW
Tue 13	Light drizzle	78 / 94 °F	0.06 in	7 mph NW
Mon 12	Light drizzle	74 / 97 °F	0.01 in	9 mph NNE
Sun 11	Partly cloudy	72 / 96 °F	0	11 mph NE
Sat 10	Mainly clear	74 / 94 °F	0	7 mph N
Fri 9	Light drizzle	74 / 91 °F	0.07 in	6 mph NNW
Thu 8	Drizzle	74 / 89 °F	0.09 in	6 mph NW
Wed 7	Light drizzle	74 / 91 °F	0.06 in	8 mph N
Tue 6	Light drizzle	73 / 92 °F	0.06 in	5 mph NNE
Mon 5	Light drizzle	73 / 90 °F	0.04 in	6 mph N
Sun 4	Drizzle	70 / 91 °F	0.09 in	7 mph N
Sat 3	Drizzle	73 / 90 °F	0.11 in	6 mph NE
Fri 2	Light rain	72 / 91 °F	0.10 in	9 mph NE
Thu 1	Light rain	71 / 92 °F	0.23 in	8 mph NE
Wed 30	Light drizzle	72 / 91 °F	0.04 in	7 mph NE
Tue 29	Light rain	72 / 92 °F	0.16 in	7 mph NE

These are the models at the start of each day (ECMWF and GFS; waves from Météo-France), not readings from a weather station: there can be differences at specific spots.

Questions about the weather in PalmerstonQuestions

What's the weather like today in Palmerston?

Drizzle, from 78 °F to 93 °F, with a light air from the south (2 mph) and a 86% chance of rain.

Will it rain tomorrow in Palmerston?

On Friday 30 the chance of rain is 78% (0.09 in): light drizzle.

How warm will it be this week?

Between a low of 74 °F and a high of 95 °F; the warmest day, Wednesday 4.

What's the UV index today?

It reaches 10 (very high). Avoid the midday sun; reflection off the water adds to it.

Is the pressure rising or falling?

It's 29.94 inHg and steady: +0.01 inHg over the last 24 hours.

When is the best time to visit Palmerston?

The best time to visit Palmerston is from June to August: highs of 87 °F to 89 °F, barely 1 rainy day a month and 10 hours of sunshine a day.

What is the weather like in Palmerston in October?

In October, Palmerston normally sees highs of 93 °F and lows of 75 °F, with about 9 rainy days (3.01 in for the month) and 9 hours of sunshine a day. The sea is around 85 °F. These are 1991–2020 averages.

What are the warmest and wettest months in Palmerston?

The warmest is November, with average highs of 94 °F, and the coldest July, with lows of 62 °F. The wettest is January (18.45 in) and the driest, July.

When is cyclone season in Palmerston?

Cyclone season: from December to April, peaking in March. In the last 30 years (1996–2025), 12 tropical cyclones passed within 93 mi of Palmerston, about 4 every 10 years; 2 of them with hurricane-force winds (74 mph or more). The most recent: Fina, in November 2025.

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Only places with a different forecast: spots a few miles apart share the same model cell and wouldn't add anything.

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Weather: Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0, with the best model for each spot and lead time (NOAA HRRR and NBM in the U.S., Météo-France AROME, DWD ICON-EU, ECMWF IFS and NOAA GFS); ECMWF grid point 1.5 mi away. The comparison also uses ICON (DWD), AIFS (ECMWF) and ARPEGE (Météo-France). Outlook: ECMWF 46-day and SEAS5. Chance of rain from ensemble models (ECMWF, GEFS and NBM). UV, air quality and pollen: CAMS (Copernicus).

Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 11:32 pm (local time).

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