Good Morning - Today is: Tuesday, 17 February 2026 07:55:38 NZDT
Current: 15.2°C, Max: 15.2°C, Min: 13.9°C. It feels like 15.7°C
FORECAST: Mostly cloudy skies. High 21C. Winds WNW at 15 to 25 km/h. It feels like 15.7°C. 2 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Becoming fine | Sunrise: 06:45 | Sunset: 20:17 | Dawn: 06:16 | Dusk: 20:46
Weather Forecast
Temperature : Current trend is Rising, changing by 0.2 °C/hr 15.2°C, 85%   Pressure : Current trend is Rising slowly, changing by 0.4 hPa/hr 1006.3hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  N  Current wind speed is Light air (F1) from N (349°) 2km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Rising 5km/h
Air Quality :  4 AQI  1.1ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.0mm
Sun Light : 8.4kLux, 1.1hrs   Solar UV :  0.0UVI  66W/m2
Last weather station contact: Tuesday, 17 February 2026 at 07:56:03. 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
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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