A very early Good Morning - Today is: Wednesday, 19 November 2025 01:41:36 NZDT
Current: 18.0°C, Max: 18.5°C, Min: 18.0°C. It feels like 19.1°C
FORECAST: Cloudy with periods of rain. Low 17C. Winds ESE at 10 to 15 km/h. Chance of rain 80%. It feels like 19.1°C. 1 clothing layer recommended.
Station Forecast: Rain at times, very unsettled | Sunrise: 05:49 | Sunset: 20:18 | Dawn: 05:18 | Dusk: 20:49
Weather Forecast
Temperature : Current trend is Falling, changing by -0.5 °C/hr 18.0°C, 79%   Pressure : Current trend is Falling, changing by -0.6 hPa/hr 1010.6hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  NE  Current wind speed is Light air (F1) from NE (53°) 1km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Steady 5km/h
Air Quality :  8 AQI  2.1ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.0mm
Sun Light : 759.5Lux, 1.3hrs   Solar UV :  0.0UVI  6W/m2
Last weather station contact: Wednesday, 19 November 2025 at 01:44:34. 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 2020 Jan
                   Monthly Climatological Summary for Jan 2020

Name: City Centre   City: Palmerston North   State: Manawatu
Elevation: 36 m  Lat: S 40 21 32   Lon: E 175 34 22

                  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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01  17.8  23.0   14:57  12.7   06:03   1.5   1.1   0.0   5.4  29.6   16:15     W
02  19.0  24.8   14:12  15.6   06:19   0.8   1.5   0.0   6.6  40.4   16:35     W
03  18.5  23.3   15:56  14.0   23:40   1.0   1.2   2.6  11.6  49.0   10:54   WNW
04  16.9  22.8   08:02  12.2   22:38   2.2   0.9   0.0   8.0  51.2   12:44     W
05  15.3  19.5   13:47  11.7   04:51   3.0   0.0   0.0  10.4  58.4   18:45   WNW
06  15.9  19.6   12:34  13.2   23:59   1.9   0.1   0.0  15.1  85.6   15:34     W
07  16.5  23.6   15:07  10.3   04:42   2.6   0.8   0.0   6.5  41.8   13:53     W
08  16.7  24.2   15:34  10.8   02:55   2.6   0.9   0.0   3.1  30.3   16:39     S
09  16.9  23.7   15:15  10.1   06:07   2.6   1.2   0.0   4.6  41.8   16:28   WNW
10  17.1  24.2   14:23  11.0   04:35   2.6   1.4   0.0   6.1  32.4   13:39    NW
11  16.8  23.6   15:44   9.6   05:51   2.7   1.2   0.0   6.0  32.4   13:59     W
12  18.8  25.5   15:58  10.6   06:03   1.9   2.4   0.0   7.1  46.1   13:41     W
13  16.4  19.0   09:03  13.7   23:57   1.9   0.0   5.6   4.3  37.5   20:08     S
14  15.8  20.8   14:26  11.4   23:54   2.7   0.3   0.0   6.9  49.0   14:39   ESE
15  14.8  21.7   15:09   8.5   06:17   3.9   0.5   0.0   5.4  34.6   17:13   ESE
16  15.6  21.4   14:35  11.7   03:55   3.0   0.4   0.0   6.5  37.5   21:31   ESE
17  16.7  22.2   15:48  12.3   06:07   2.2   0.6   0.0   5.6  33.2   18:32   ESE
18  17.5  23.7   16:43  12.1   05:11   1.9   1.1   0.0   5.0  46.9   12:30    SE
19  19.8  27.0   14:06  13.2   03:33   1.3   2.7   0.0   5.0  35.3   15:29    SE
20  20.8  26.4   14:26  16.1   06:04   0.3   2.9   0.0   5.6  49.0   10:31   ESE
21  20.7  29.2   15:39  14.2   04:51   0.9   3.3   0.0   4.5  38.2   12:11   SSE
22  18.5  25.0   17:01  16.5   06:05   0.8   1.0   0.0   5.5  46.9   16:03     W
23  19.4  25.9   12:49  13.7   03:45   1.1   2.2   0.0   6.6  36.8   13:47     W
24  20.8  27.3   13:56  16.4   23:47   0.3   2.8   0.8   5.2  37.5   18:17     W
25  19.7  25.9   13:17  15.7   06:56   0.6   2.0   0.0   5.3  44.0   15:47     W
26  20.4  26.8   13:09  15.5   05:42   0.5   2.6   0.0   4.7  36.8   18:19     W
27  20.8  27.4   14:18  17.9   05:49   0.0   2.6   0.0   7.6  50.5   12:38     W
28  19.4  22.3   07:23  16.4   04:23   0.2   1.3   3.0   5.4  32.4   14:42     W
29  20.4  26.7   14:14  17.8   06:38   0.0   2.2   0.0   9.3  53.4   14:48   WNW
30  20.3  26.5   14:13  15.8   23:29   0.3   2.3   0.2  10.4  51.2   16:40   WNW
31  19.6  25.7   15:32  15.8   04:32   0.7   1.9   0.0  12.5  56.2   15:25   WNW
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    18.2  29.2    21     8.5    15    48.0  45.4  12.2   6.7  85.6     6       W

Max >=  27.0  4
Max <=   0.0  0
Min <=   0.0  0
Min <= -18.0  0
Max Rain: 5.6 on day 13
Days of Rain: 5 (>= 0.2 mm)  3 (>= 2.0 mm)  0 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3  Cool Base: 18.3  Method: Integration