Good Evening - Today was: Thursday, 26 March 2026 19:21:09 NZDT
Current: 17.1°C, Max: 18.5°C, Min: 17.0°C. It feels like 15.0°C
FORECAST: Rain early...then remaining cloudy with showers overnight. Low near 15C. Winds E at 25 to 40 km/h. Chance of rain 100%. Rainfall around 12mm. It feels like 15.0°C. A waterproof and A windproof and 2 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Occasional rain, worsening | Sunrise: 07:26 | Sunset: 19:20 | Dawn: 06:59 | Dusk: 19:48
Weather Forecast
Temperature : Current trend is Falling, changing by -0.2 °C/hr 17.1°C, 82%   Pressure : Current trend is Falling, changing by -0.7 hPa/hr 1015.3hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Moderate Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  ENE  Current wind speed is Gentle breeze (F3) from ENE (64°) 17km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Rising 36km/h
Air Quality :  7 AQI  1.9ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Rising 1.1mm
Sun Light : 0Lux, 1.0hrs   Solar UV :  0.0UVI  0W/m2
Last weather station contact: Thursday, 26 March 2026 at 19:24:33. 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 Jun
                   Monthly Climatological Summary for Jun 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  13.2  14.8   21:35  10.8   00:51   5.1   0.0   2.8   6.0  33.9   07:08     E
02  13.1  17.4   14:04  11.0   21:08   5.2   0.0   0.0   4.0  33.9   21:12    NW
03  11.9  17.3   14:15   9.2   07:19   6.4   0.0   0.2   3.6  31.0   04:55   NNW
04  12.0  15.7   11:51  10.1   19:29   6.3   0.0   8.4   3.3  32.4   05:01   NNE
05  10.4  14.8   12:41   7.6   21:10   7.9   0.0   1.8   3.6  41.8   02:35     E
06  10.2  15.2   12:24   4.7   05:40   8.1   0.0   0.8   6.0  38.9   12:24   WNW
07   9.1  14.3   13:23   5.5   06:27   9.2   0.0   0.0   4.3  77.1   08:01    NW
08   9.4  14.5   14:04   4.8   04:52   8.9   0.0   0.0   5.9  39.7   23:45   WNW
09  10.5  16.2   14:36   3.5   23:58   7.8   0.0   0.0   5.1  41.8   05:45   WNW
10   8.0  15.3   13:29   1.1   07:33  10.2   0.0   0.0   2.9  24.5   08:38     N
11  11.3  15.8   11:34   8.9   00:39   7.0   0.0   0.8   7.9  41.1   14:24    NW
12  10.6  13.9   14:33   8.0   21:17   7.7   0.0   4.2   8.0  41.8   14:16    NW
13   8.2  12.2   13:56   5.6   23:18  10.1   0.0   0.0   5.0  36.8   16:09     E
14   7.6  13.6   14:14   4.1   23:49  10.7   0.0   0.0   4.3  62.7   01:04   ENE
15  10.0  16.7   14:26   4.5   00:00   8.3   0.0   0.0   2.6  23.8   00:18    NW
16  10.3  14.3   13:17   6.9   23:21   8.0   0.0   0.0   1.6  28.8   08:24    SW
17  11.1  16.4   15:01   7.7   00:00   7.2   0.0   0.0   2.1  20.9   14:41    NW
18  10.7  12.0   12:43   8.1   00:00   7.6   0.0  12.6   4.0  28.1   22:16     E
19  13.9  16.6   14:49  11.0   23:34   4.4   0.0   0.0   8.3  38.2   03:10   ENE
20  12.3  15.6   13:33   9.8   08:28   6.0   0.0   0.0   5.3  32.4   20:32   ESE
21  11.1  13.4   12:11   9.4   20:18   7.2   0.0   0.0   8.4  59.8   19:41    SE
22  11.8  16.3   14:40  10.1   02:56   6.4   0.0   0.0   8.7  51.9   23:08     E
23  11.3  17.6   14:30   6.9   21:48   7.0   0.0   0.0   5.5  38.9   22:57   ENE
24  10.0  14.6   13:59   5.1   05:31   8.2   0.0   0.0   9.2  44.6   23:18   ENE
25  11.0  13.0   14:17   9.5   05:37   7.3   0.0   0.0  12.5  55.0   23:04     E
26  12.7  14.5   13:33  11.4   01:24   5.5   0.0   0.8  14.4  55.8   10:24   ENE
27  13.7  15.1   13:44  12.1   02:32   4.6   0.0   0.0  10.3  51.2   16:37   ENE
28  12.5  16.6   15:01   7.5   23:06   5.8   0.0   4.4   6.0  44.7   01:55    NW
29   9.4  16.0   13:15   6.2   06:56   8.9   0.0   0.0   4.0  38.9   21:23     E
30   7.9  11.9   13:14   1.3   22:39  10.4   0.0   0.0   6.1  53.4   04:59   SSE
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    10.8  17.6    23     1.1    10   223.4   0.0  36.8   5.9  77.1     7     ENE

Max >=  27.0  0
Max <=   0.0  0
Min <=   0.0  0
Min <= -18.0  0
Max Rain: 12.6 on day 18
Days of Rain: 10 (>= 0.2 mm)  5 (>= 2.0 mm)  0 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3  Cool Base: 18.3  Method: Integration