Midday - Today is: Tuesday, 3 February 2026 12:06:35 NZDT
Current: 17.9°C, Max: 20.9°C, Min: 17.5°C. It feels like 19.1°C
FORECAST: Cloudy with periods of rain. High 23C. NNE winds shifting to WNW at 25 to 40 km/h. Chance of rain 80%. It feels like 19.1°C. A waterproof and 1 clothing layer recommended.
Station Forecast: Showery, bright intervals | Sunrise: 06:28 | Sunset: 20:34 | Dawn: 05:58 | Dusk: 21:05
Weather Forecast
Temperature : Current trend is Falling, changing by -0.7 °C/hr 17.9°C, 93%   Pressure : Current trend is Falling slowly, changing by -0.2 hPa/hr 1005.9hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  E  Current wind speed is Light air (F1) from E (94°) 6km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Steady 18km/h
Air Quality :  8 AQI  2.4ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Falling 3.5mm
Sun Light : 30kLux, 0.9hrs   Solar UV :  2.0UVI  237W/m2
Last weather station contact: Tuesday, 03 February 2026 at 12:07:22. 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 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
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    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