Good Morning - Today is: Friday, 24 October 2025 07:30:11 NZDT
Current: 12.3°C, Max: 13.8°C, Min: 11.4°C. It feels like 9.3°C
FORECAST: A mix of clouds and sun during the morning will give way to cloudy skies this afternoon. High around 15C. Winds WNW at 25 to 40 km/h. It feels like 9.3°C. 3 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Becoming fine | Sunrise: 06:17 | Sunset: 19:48 | Dawn: 05:49 | Dusk: 20:16
Weather Forecast
Temperature : Current trend is Rising, changing by 0.2 °C/hr 12.3°C, 76%   Pressure : Current trend is Rising, changing by 0.6 hPa/hr 1006.9hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  W  Current wind speed is Gentle breeze (F3) from W (277°) 13km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Rising 30km/h
Air Quality :  2 AQI  0.5ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.0mm
Sun Light : 10kLux, 1.1hrs   Solar UV :  1.1UVI  79W/m2
Last weather station contact: Friday, 24 October 2025 at 07:31:12. 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 Mar
                   Monthly Climatological Summary for Mar 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  18.5  27.8   16:05  12.5   07:12   1.9   2.2   0.0   6.2  44.7   17:54     E
02  20.0  26.5   13:43  16.0   04:37   0.6   2.3   0.0   4.8  36.0   16:13    SE
03  21.6  28.8   13:36  16.5   07:00   0.2   3.5   0.0   5.4  36.8   14:18   WSW
04  17.5  20.8   13:06  13.3   23:53   1.2   0.4   2.0   6.9  47.6   14:13   ESE
05  15.1  21.5   14:26  11.4   06:15   3.5   0.3   0.0   7.5  46.1   16:07     E
06  15.7  22.5   16:01  11.6   06:40   3.1   0.5   0.0   7.8  49.7   16:25   ENE
07  16.6  27.2   15:31   9.7   07:06   3.3   1.6   0.0   4.1  33.2   12:56   SSE
08  17.2  25.7   14:34   9.6   07:01   3.2   2.1   0.0   3.7  29.6   14:21    SW
09  17.3  26.0   14:38  12.3   06:38   2.0   1.0   1.8   3.1  33.9   16:53     W
10  17.5  22.7   12:45  13.8   22:37   1.7   0.9   0.4   5.8  44.7   18:44     W
11  15.4  21.8   13:13  12.0   23:44   3.1   0.1   0.0   4.1  37.5   21:56   ESE
12  13.7  20.7   15:04   5.0   07:19   5.0   0.3   0.0   3.9  34.6   17:40   ESE
13  16.0  24.1   15:33  10.8   05:08   3.4   1.1   0.0   5.3  31.0   10:50     E
14  16.4  26.8   15:28   8.5   07:15   3.5   1.6   0.0   3.5  25.2   16:38    SW
15  16.1  27.8   16:11   8.5   07:22   3.9   1.7   0.0   4.1  38.2   11:08   ENE
16  17.2  23.5   16:05  12.3   07:14   2.1   0.9   0.0   5.3  39.7   14:05   WSW
17  13.7  17.4   12:52  11.7   23:32   4.6   0.0   0.0  10.0  55.5   11:08   SSE
18  14.3  22.7   16:03  10.7   21:45   4.4   0.4   0.0   3.5  32.4   18:42   SSW
19  15.6  19.9   12:35  12.1   05:14   2.7   0.1   0.0   8.7  47.6   17:37   WNW
20  16.5  21.9   17:55  14.0   23:30   2.2   0.4   1.0   7.1  44.7   07:39   WNW
21  16.6  24.0   14:01  12.7   06:38   2.5   0.9   0.0   4.4  49.7   15:01     W
22  17.7  22.7   13:49  13.8   00:04   1.4   0.8   3.8   7.3  41.1   14:54     W
23  16.4  21.4   13:25  13.4   05:41   2.2   0.3   0.0   5.4  33.2   10:58   WNW
24  12.8  18.1   16:04   8.2   07:39   5.5   0.0   1.6   5.9  48.3   12:47     W
25  13.8  22.3   13:50   6.9   04:29   5.1   0.6   0.0   3.9  36.8   15:14   WNW
26  15.6  21.8   16:22  11.5   05:18   3.0   0.3   0.0   6.7  44.0   14:22   WNW
27  12.3  18.3   16:20   8.3   23:32   6.0   0.0   5.0   2.3  21.6   16:51     N
28  11.2  18.0   15:35   7.7   01:48   7.0   0.0  10.4   3.0  42.5   16:46    SW
29  14.1  21.3   13:57   9.4   02:28   4.4   0.2   0.0   3.5  29.6   20:06    NE
30  15.7  20.6   16:30  12.2   05:29   2.8   0.2   0.0   6.1  37.5   10:25   ENE
31  15.9  22.9   17:15  13.4   07:10   2.7   0.3   3.4   3.7  21.6   10:42    SE
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    15.9  28.8     3     5.0    12    98.2  25.0  29.4   5.3  55.5    17      SW

Max >=  27.0  4
Max <=   0.0  0
Min <=   0.0  0
Min <= -18.0  0
Max Rain: 10.4 on day 28
Days of Rain: 9 (>= 0.2 mm)  5 (>= 2.0 mm)  0 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3  Cool Base: 18.3  Method: Integration