Good Morning - Today is: Tuesday, 28 July 2026 09:22:54 NZST
Current: 4.7°C, Max: 4.7°C, Min: -0.7°C. It feels like 1.9°C
FORECAST: Plenty of sunshine. High 12C. Winds ESE at 10 to 15 km/h. It feels like 1.9°C. 5 or more clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Fine weather | Sunrise: 07:28 | Sunset: 17:21 | Dawn: 06:58 | Dusk: 17:51
Weather Forecast
Temperature : Current trend is Rising, changing by 1.6 °C/hr 4.7°C, 81%   Pressure : Current trend is Rising slowly, changing by 0.5 hPa/hr 1025.8hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  ENE  Current wind speed is Light air (F1) from ENE (63°) 6km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Rising 10km/h
Air Quality :  12 AQI  3.4ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.0mm
Sun Light : 11.5klx, 1.6hrs   Solar UV :  0.0UVI  91W/m2
Last weather station contact: Tuesday, 28 July 2026 at 09:26:52. 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 2012 Feb
                   Monthly Climatological Summary for Feb 2012

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  18.7  22.6   15:12  15.7   23:44   0.6   1.0  15.6  16.9  42.8   10:28     W
 2  15.9  19.8   15:50  12.8   06:29   2.6   0.1   0.0  18.3  42.8   04:36     E
 3  16.1  19.4   14:45  13.8   03:50   2.3   0.1   0.0  19.4  39.2   02:27     E
 4  17.5  23.3   15:32  14.0   05:41   1.8   1.0   0.9  12.8  27.0   16:55     E
 5  18.2  23.2   14:36  15.3   00:00   1.2   1.2   0.0  16.3  36.7   16:41     E
 6  17.3  22.2   12:08  13.7   23:59   1.8   0.7   0.0  13.6  30.6   10:48     E
 7  17.9  24.2   12:53  12.6   06:35   1.8   1.4   0.9   8.8  29.5   18:15     E
 8  18.8  25.5   13:58  14.8   06:34   1.3   1.8   0.0  13.7  29.5   12:21     E
 9  20.4  28.5   10:34  12.6   06:15   1.4   3.5   0.0   9.6  31.7   15:46     W
10  17.9  21.3   17:41  16.0   01:07   0.9   0.5   8.7   8.7  25.6   04:13   WNW
11  16.2  22.6   13:40  13.0   23:46   2.7   0.6  14.4  14.7  41.8   14:13     E
12  17.0  24.3   15:43  10.6   06:19   2.7   1.4   0.0  13.0  27.0   11:40     E
13  16.9  21.8   13:36  14.1   00:13   1.9   0.5   0.0  11.1  30.6   16:44     E
14  18.4  26.1   13:51  14.2   05:28   1.5   1.6  47.7   8.5  30.6   15:41   NNE
15  20.0  26.9   12:07  15.4   05:14   0.8   2.5   0.0   6.8  41.8   22:47     W
16  17.8  23.4   14:21  13.8   05:32   1.8   1.3   0.0  14.3  35.6   16:22     E
17  20.1  29.4   13:42  11.0   06:27   1.9   3.7   0.0   6.7  24.5   14:57   WSW
18  20.6  28.6   10:26  14.5   06:35   1.1   3.4   0.0  12.9  35.6   15:27     W
19  18.6  26.5   12:53  13.7   03:10   1.6   2.0   0.0   9.1  39.2   17:03     E
20  18.3  24.0   14:04  15.4   02:11   1.1   1.1   5.1   9.6  31.7   00:03     E
21  19.4  27.1   14:51  12.8   06:36   1.3   2.5   2.7   6.4  27.0   14:39   WSW
22  19.1  23.7   12:10  16.4   06:56   0.4   1.2  15.3   3.2  14.8   05:15    NE
23  21.0  26.5   12:30  17.9   23:55   0.0   2.7   5.7  24.0  51.5   13:44   WNW
24  18.0  23.0   12:47  15.0   23:19   1.1   0.8   9.3  20.5  50.0   16:38   WNW
25  17.3  24.7   14:12  12.3   06:46   2.4   1.3   0.3   8.2  34.2   00:52     W
26  16.6  24.9   15:58   9.4   06:45   3.1   1.4   0.0   5.6  19.4   17:46     E
27  16.0  22.5   10:00  10.6   23:58   3.0   0.7   0.0   8.6  27.0   12:51     E
28  14.1  23.3   13:33   8.5   04:19   4.7   0.5   0.0   5.4  24.5   14:00   ENE
29  16.8  26.4   14:34   6.9   06:47   3.4   1.9   0.3   7.7  28.1   15:08   WNW
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    18.0  29.4    17     6.9    29    52.2  42.4 126.9  11.4  51.5    23     ENE

Max >=  27.0:  4
Max <=   0.0:  0
Min <=   0.0:  0
Min <= -18.0:  0
Max Rain: 47.7 on day 14
Days of Rain: 13 (> 0.2 mm)  9 (> 2.0 mm)  1 (> 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3  Cool Base: 18.3  Method: Integration