Moon EventMoon Event Today is a Full Moon also known as a "Full Strawberry Moon"
Midday - Today is: Friday, 5 December 2025 11:58:01 NZDT
Current: 18.8°C, Max: 19.4°C, Min: 13.0°C. It feels like 17.8°C
FORECAST: Sun and clouds mixed. High near 20C. Winds WNW at 25 to 40 km/h. It feels like 17.8°C. 2 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Fine weather | Sunrise: 05:42 | Sunset: 20:35 | Dawn: 05:09 | Dusk: 21:08
Weather Forecast
Temperature : Current trend is Rising, changing by 0.6 °C/hr 18.8°C, 70%   Pressure : Current trend is Rising slowly, changing by 0.4 hPa/hr 1012.2hPa
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°) 10km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Rising 22km/h
Air Quality :  5 AQI  1.2ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.0mm
Sun Light : 43.7kLux, 1.6hrs   Solar UV :  5.2UVI  345W/m2
Last weather station contact: Friday, 05 December 2025 at 12:02:17. 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 2009 Apr
                   Monthly Climatological Summary for Apr 2009

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  10.2  17.5   10:49   9.8   08:17   8.1   0.0   0.0   9.7  18.4   00:48    SE
 2  10.3  22.5   16:19   9.4   22:19   8.0   0.0   0.0   5.3  11.2   23:49   ESE
 3   9.4  24.3   15:49   6.2   05:19   8.9   0.0   0.0   4.6  11.2   08:25   ENE
 4   8.0  21.1   14:49   5.3   06:49  10.3   0.0   0.0   6.3  19.4   11:19   WNW
 5   8.6  22.9   14:49   6.3   03:49   9.7   0.0   0.0   7.9  28.1   13:49   WSW
 6  11.9  23.6   15:49   7.7   06:49   6.4   0.0   0.3   6.3  18.4   11:49     W
 7  12.1  22.1   13:19  10.8   02:49   6.2   0.0   0.9   9.3  33.1   15:19   WNW
 8  14.4  16.1   10:49   8.5   23:49   3.9   0.0   9.6  14.7  28.1   08:19     W
 9   8.5  15.6   14:49   5.0   23:49   9.8   0.0  10.5   4.6  15.8   09:49   ESE
10   5.0  19.0   13:49   4.5   06:19  13.3   0.0   0.0   3.7  12.2   15:49    NW
11   5.5  17.6   14:49   3.8   02:49  12.8   0.0   0.0   6.3  20.9   16:19     W
12  13.8  24.4   14:19   9.7   23:49   4.5   0.0   0.0   6.1  13.3   02:49   NNE
13   9.7  19.5   14:19   9.7   00:49   8.6   0.0   0.0  10.1  36.7   14:49    NW
14  14.1  26.2   16:19  12.6   01:49   4.2   0.0   3.6   5.1  15.8   20:19     S
15  12.9  25.9   15:19  11.5   06:49   5.4   0.0   0.0   5.5  17.3   00:19   ESE
16  12.7  24.0   14:19   9.5   06:19   5.6   0.0   0.0   5.7  18.4   10:49   NNW
17  10.9  23.7   12:49   8.0   05:49   7.4   0.0   0.0   3.7   8.6   12:49     S
18  11.8  26.4   16:49   8.7   06:49   6.5   0.0   0.0   4.5  12.2   10:19   ENE
19  10.6  22.6   13:19   8.1   06:49   7.7   0.0   0.0   3.6   8.6   09:49    NE
20  12.6  16.5   10:49   9.8   21:49   5.7   0.0   0.0  13.5  43.9   12:49    SE
21   9.8  16.3   14:19   8.1   23:49   8.5   0.0   0.0  13.1  25.6   11:19    SE
22  10.0  19.9   14:19   4.1   04:19   8.3   0.0   0.0   5.7  13.3   23:19   ENE
23   9.2  18.9   13:19   7.5   06:19   9.1   0.0   0.0  10.6  17.3   12:49   ESE
24   9.3  19.9   14:49   9.3   00:19   9.0   0.0   0.0  10.6  20.9   05:49   ESE
25  12.7  20.8   12:19  11.6   03:19   5.6   0.0   0.0   7.9  20.9   12:49     E
26  15.7  26.3   12:19  13.4   06:19   2.6   0.0   0.9   4.0  15.8   13:49   WSW
27  16.0  25.5   15:19  14.4   04:19   2.3   0.0   0.3   6.8  29.5   14:19   WNW
28  15.8  23.2   11:49  15.6   05:19   2.5   0.0   0.3   6.0  24.5   10:49     W
29  16.2  20.9   13:19  13.7   08:49   2.1   0.0  25.8   8.3  20.9   06:19   WNW
30  13.0  17.6   16:49  10.4   22:49   5.3   0.0  15.6   4.8  18.4   23:19   SSW
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    11.4  26.4    18     3.8    11   208.3   0.0  67.8   7.1  43.9    20       S

Max >=  27.0:  0
Max <=   0.0:  0
Min <=   0.0:  0
Min <= -18.0:  0
Max Rain: 25.8 on day 29
Days of Rain: 10 (> 0.2 mm)  5 (> 2.0 mm)  1 (> 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3  Cool Base: 18.3  Method: Integration