Good Morning - Today is: Wednesday, 8 July 2026 07:50:52 NZST
Current: 9.1°C, Max: 11.2°C, Min: 9.1°C. It feels like 8.2°C
FORECAST: Rain likely. High 12C. Winds S at 15 to 25 km/h. Chance of rain 100%. It feels like 8.2°C. 4 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Showery, bright intervals | Sunrise: 07:40 | Sunset: 17:06 | Dawn: 07:10 | Dusk: 17:36
Weather Forecast
Temperature : Current trend is Falling, changing by -0.2 °C/hr 9.1°C, 97%   Pressure : Current trend is Steady, changing by 0.0 hPa/hr 1000.5hPa
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 (42°) 3km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Rising 6km/h
Air Quality :  10 AQI  3ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 2.4mm
Sun Light : 886.1Lux, 0.3hrs   Solar UV :  0.0UVI  7W/m2
Last weather station contact: Wednesday, 08 July 2026 at 07:53:11. Updated in seconds

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08 Jul 2026 7:12AM: Weather live: Evacuations, rivers flooded, roads closed as rain continues in South Island (rnz.co.nz) 1/10 08 Jul 2026 6:59AM: Tradie charging up to 30 percent more for clients on streets with no parking (rnz.co.nz) 2/10 08 Jul 2026 5:27AM: Beating back the illicit tobacco trade (rnz.co.nz) 3/10 08 Jul 2026 5:08AM: Senior cop under investigation over handling of more than 50 cases says police haven't given him any details (rnz.co.nz) 4/10 07 Jul 2026 9:50PM: Weather live: Motorists warned against driving to Kaikōura, with no safe routes (rnz.co.nz) 5/10 07 Jul 2026 9:25PM: Arthur Easton murder: Ethnicity of suspect debated in High Court (rnz.co.nz) 6/10 07 Jul 2026 8:12PM: Vape shop numbers 'seem to be getting out of control' - mayor (rnz.co.nz) 7/10 07 Jul 2026 7:59PM: Driver rescued from raging floodwaters in three-hour operation (rnz.co.nz) 8/10 07 Jul 2026 7:38PM: Upgrade likely to Wairarapa rain watch: MetService (rnz.co.nz) 9/10 07 Jul 2026 6:15PM: Wellington blaze still being treated as suspicious (rnz.co.nz) 10/10


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 2015 Jun
                   Monthly Climatological Summary for Jun 2015

Name: City Centre   City: Palmerston North   State: Mawatu
Elevation: 25 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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01  11.4  16.5   12:49   6.9   05:21   7.1   0.0   0.0   6.1  20.9   14:38     E
02  14.5  18.7   11:10  10.4   23:53   3.8   0.0   4.8   9.1  27.0   09:43     E
03  11.7  15.0   11:08   8.3   07:34   6.6   0.0   5.7   5.7  33.1   23:53   NNE
04   9.9  12.3   01:36   7.3   23:57   8.3   0.0  13.2   7.4  47.9   01:47   WNW
05   8.6  12.0   11:10   6.2   00:45   9.7   0.0   0.3   5.1  23.4   20:25     E
06   9.5  14.2   13:29   5.4   02:49   9.1   0.0   0.0   5.2  19.4   15:58     N
07  10.5  15.5   14:49   5.6   23:58   7.6   0.0   0.0   6.8  24.5   07:07    NW
08   9.9  15.7   13:58   3.7   04:13   8.4   0.0   0.0   7.0  23.4   15:12    NW
09  13.3  16.4   13:28  11.8   00:00   5.0   0.0   0.6  18.2  39.2   20:26   WNW
10  13.8  18.5   12:30  11.6   04:17   4.5   0.0  11.4  16.4  50.0   12:32    NW
11   9.5  13.2   11:20   6.2   21:52   8.8   0.0  15.3  14.6  43.9   08:00   WNW
12  10.8  13.1   15:44   6.7   00:12   7.5   0.0   6.9  24.8  58.7   16:20   WNW
13  11.6  19.1   21:35   6.5   01:56   6.7   0.0   0.0  22.0  49.0   16:16   WNW
14  13.0  14.3   11:51  12.3   03:24   5.3   0.0   0.0  25.0  56.2   02:20   WNW
15   9.1  12.8   01:55   4.2   23:56   9.1   0.0   2.7  12.1  39.2   03:52     W
16   6.2  12.5   14:11   2.0   23:59  12.0   0.0   0.3   1.3  13.3   14:52   WSW
17   6.2  12.5   14:11   2.0   23:59  12.0   0.0   0.3   2.8  13.3   14:52   WSW
18   6.2  12.5   14:11   2.0   23:59  12.0   0.0   0.3  10.4  13.3   14:52   WSW
19  14.6  17.1   14:24  13.3   01:44   3.7   0.0  15.3   6.0  36.7   15:33    NW
20  12.2  15.7   00:53   9.4   23:32   6.1   0.0  91.8   5.6  49.0   21:48    SE
21  10.5  13.0   12:44   8.7   07:16   7.9   0.0   9.3   8.9  43.9   13:33   WNW
22   7.4  10.6   00:00   3.9   23:16  10.8   0.0   1.2   3.5  29.5   00:52    SE
23   5.6   8.3   13:19   1.8   03:48  12.7   0.0   0.0   3.2  27.0   11:42    SE
24   6.4  10.3   12:10   2.1   07:54  11.9   0.0   0.0   3.0  23.4   00:08    SE
25   7.2  10.5   13:02   4.1   01:29  10.9   0.0   0.0   1.7  19.4   14:03    NW
26  10.5  13.7   11:36   4.8   03:13   7.8   0.0   0.6   9.4  42.8   16:15   WNW
27  10.3  13.0   13:21   5.5   08:10   8.0   0.0   0.0   6.2  37.8   01:08   WNW
28  10.7  14.2   14:29   6.7   05:17   7.6   0.0   1.8   8.6  34.2   14:28    NW
29  12.0  13.8   11:08   9.8   04:23   6.3   0.0   0.3  15.2  64.8   13:58   WNW
30  11.9  15.1   11:11   8.1   06:03   6.2   0.0   0.0   9.2  40.3   11:52   WNW
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    10.2  19.1    13     1.8    23   243.4   0.0 182.1   9.4  64.8    29     WNW

Max >=  27.0  0
Max <=   0.0  0
Min <=   0.0  0
Min <= -18.0  0
Max Rain: 91.8 on day 20
Days of Rain: 19 (>= 0.2 mm)  10 (>= 2.0 mm)  1 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3  Cool Base: 18.3  Method: Integration