Good Morning - Today is: Friday, 28 November 2025 10:31:47 NZDT
Current: 20.2°C, Max: 20.4°C, Min: 17.9°C. It feels like 19.8°C
FORECAST: Rain showers this morning with some sunshine during the afternoon hours. High 21C. Winds W at 15 to 30 km/h. Chance of rain 50%. It feels like 19.8°C. A windproof and 1 clothing layer recommended.
Station Forecast: Rain, very unsettled | Sunrise: 05:44 | Sunset: 20:28 | Dawn: 05:11 | Dusk: 21:00
Weather Forecast
Temperature : Current trend is Rising, changing by 0.8 °C/hr 20.2°C, 76%   Pressure : Current trend is Steady, changing by -0.0 hPa/hr 1002.0hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Moderate Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  W  Current wind speed is Gentle breeze (F3) from W (275°) 12km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Rising 36km/h
Air Quality :  17 AQI  4.2ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 3.1mm
Sun Light : 83.2kLux, 7.4hrs   Solar UV :  8.9UVI  657W/m2
Last weather station contact: Friday, 28 November 2025 at 10:35:31. 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 2010 Jul
                   Monthly Climatological Summary for Jul 2010

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   7.4  15.8   14:50   2.1   07:04  10.9   0.0   0.0   2.1   8.6   10:50   ENE
 2  10.4  17.6   12:44   5.1   05:24   7.9   0.0   0.0   4.4  22.0   13:46   NNW
 3   9.9  16.0   14:53   4.2   03:21   8.4   0.0   0.0   9.9  33.1   13:56    NW
 4  11.8  20.8   13:28   6.6   07:53   6.5   0.0   0.0   7.3  29.5   17:51     E
 5  11.0  14.2   11:13   8.4   00:00   7.3   0.0   0.0  11.1  29.5   11:28   ESE
 6  11.5  16.5   11:07  10.1   18:54   6.8   0.0   1.5   9.9  42.8   14:18    SE
 7  11.2  14.3   12:36   9.0   23:26   7.1   0.0   0.3   3.9  14.8   08:11     S
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    10.5  20.8     4     2.1     1    54.9   0.0   1.8   6.6  42.8     6     ESE

Max >=  27.0:  0
Max <=   0.0:  0
Min <=   0.0:  0
Min <= -18.0:  0
Max Rain: 1.5 on day 6
Days of Rain: 2 (> 0.2 mm)  0 (> 2.0 mm)  0 (> 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3  Cool Base: 18.3  Method: Integration