Good Afternoon - Today is: Wednesday, 17 June 2026 15:13:01 NZST
Current: 14.7°C, Max: 15.2°C, Min: 4.5°C. It feels like 14.3°C
FORECAST: Showers early, then cloudy overnight. Low 8C. Winds E at 15 to 25 km/h. Chance of rain 30%. It feels like 14.3°C. 2 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Showery, becoming less settled | Sunrise: 07:40 | Sunset: 16:57 | Dawn: 07:09 | Dusk: 17:29
Weather Forecast
Temperature : Current trend is Rising, changing by 0.2 °C/hr 14.7°C, 88%   Pressure : Current trend is Falling slowly, changing by -0.3 hPa/hr 1012.3hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  W  Current wind speed is Light breeze (F2) from W (281°) 6km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Steady 11km/h
Air Quality :  16 AQI  4.3ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 2.2mm
Sun Light : 14.3kLux, 2.1hrs   Solar UV :  1.0UVI  113W/m2
Last weather station contact: Wednesday, 17 June 2026 at 15:13:48. Updated in seconds

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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 2014 Jan
                   Monthly Climatological Summary for Jan 2014

Name: City Centre   City: Palmerston North   State: Manawatu
Elevation: 23 m  Lat: S 40° 21' 15"   Lon: E 175° 37' 34"

                  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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 1  16.8  26.9   13:09  10.7   06:07   3.0   1.5   9.0   8.2  33.1   15:50    NW
 2  17.3  24.6   12:07  12.8   06:42   2.0   1.1   0.3  16.1  41.8   14:09     W
 3  18.1  24.7   12:29  11.3   06:14   1.8   1.7   2.4  14.7  49.0   11:41   WNW
 4  19.1  24.3   13:06  15.5   03:20   0.8   1.6   4.2  12.9  37.8   00:45     W
 5  19.1  23.3   12:18  16.1   22:55   0.4   1.2  11.4  20.0  62.3   13:10   WNW
 6  18.3  23.1   13:28  14.3   23:54   1.3   1.3   0.0  19.2  46.4   13:19   WNW
 7  16.5  25.4   12:48  11.1   06:03   2.6   0.8   0.3   5.7  22.0   22:40     W
 8  17.7  22.3   13:09  14.0   06:29   1.4   0.8   0.3  14.6  36.7   13:06   WNW
 9  14.6  18.2   16:33  12.0   08:02   3.7   0.0  11.1   5.7  22.0   19:35   ESE
10  15.4  21.7   14:24   9.0   04:59   3.5   0.6   0.0   8.3  28.1   15:55     W
11  18.7  25.4   16:58  13.6   06:26   1.6   2.0   0.0   7.5  22.0   14:36   WNW
12  17.3  21.3   15:31  15.2   08:08   1.4   0.4   0.3  19.4  51.5   19:34   WNW
13  17.6  21.9   14:25  14.6   05:27   1.4   0.7   2.7  26.2  62.3   16:12   WNW
14  17.1  21.5   14:42  13.0   04:04   2.0   0.8   0.0  14.5  37.8   11:00   WNW
15  17.6  26.3   12:27   9.8   06:10   2.8   2.1   0.0   9.4  30.6   14:19     W
16  17.1  19.1   10:31  14.1   02:25   1.3   0.1   0.3  22.5  55.1   22:31   WNW
17  17.4  22.6   15:46  11.7   21:24   1.7   0.8   0.9  22.8  66.2   01:16   WNW
18  15.1  23.2   15:20   7.5   06:09   3.9   0.7   0.0   5.8  28.1   17:01   WSW
19  17.0  23.5   14:32  10.8   03:02   2.6   1.3   0.0  13.6  39.2   18:04     W
20  17.8  23.8   15:16  14.3   06:14   1.7   1.2   3.0   8.5  34.2   23:51     N
21  17.3  20.7   11:28  13.7   00:53   1.4   0.3   5.4  15.5  42.8   03:27   ESE
22  18.2  23.0   15:29  14.3   06:19   1.5   1.4   0.6  16.7  45.4   12:12   WNW
23  17.0  20.7   13:18  13.7   05:55   1.8   0.6   3.3  28.0  69.8   14:51   WNW
24  18.5  24.6   12:23  14.0   01:40   1.5   1.7   0.0  14.1  31.7   01:01   WNW
25  18.9  29.6   15:04  10.5   05:16   2.5   3.1   0.0   5.9  23.4   16:47   WSW
26  17.8  25.3   10:27  11.7   06:39   2.2   1.6  11.7   6.6  40.3   17:27   WNW
27  15.3  20.5   14:35  10.5   23:59   3.2   0.3   0.3   9.6  31.7   09:07   ESE
28  14.8  23.0   15:11   7.3   06:49   4.3   0.8   0.0   5.6  22.0   18:59     E
29  17.0  25.6   15:11   9.0   06:27   3.1   1.7   0.0   6.2  22.0   14:03   WSW
30  19.3  27.1   15:30  12.6   04:54   1.6   2.6   0.0   6.7  28.1   20:35   SSW
31  18.8  22.6   15:39  16.0   23:59   0.6   1.1   0.0  15.1  35.6   18:14     E
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    17.4  29.6    25     7.3    28    64.6  35.9  67.5  13.1  69.8    23     WNW

Max >=  27.0:  2
Max <=   0.0:  0
Min <=   0.0:  0
Min <= -18.0:  0
Max Rain: 11.7 on day 26
Days of Rain: 18 (>= 0.2 mm)  10 (>= 2.0 mm)  0 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3  Cool Base: 18.3  Method: Integration