A new day - Good Morning - Today is: Monday, 15 December 2025 00:39:50 NZDT
Current: 17.3°C, Max: 17.3°C, Min: 17.2°C. It feels like 18.0°C
FORECAST: Cloudy. Low 13C. Winds light and variable. It feels like 18.0°C. 1 clothing layer recommended.
Station Forecast: Settled fine | Sunrise: 05:42 | Sunset: 20:44 | Dawn: 05:09 | Dusk: 21:17
Weather Forecast
Temperature : Current trend is Falling, changing by -0.1 °C/hr 17.3°C, 79%   Pressure : Current trend is Rising slowly, changing by 0.1 hPa/hr 1022.3hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Moderate Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  NW  Current wind speed is Light air (F1) from NW (311°) 2km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Steady 6km/h
Air Quality :  1 AQI  0.4ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.0mm
Sun Light : 0Lux, 0.0hrs   Solar UV :  0.0UVI  0W/m2
Last weather station contact: Monday, 15 December 2025 at 00:44:54. 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 Jul
                   Monthly Climatological Summary for Jul 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  12.3  15.6   12:38   9.9   23:58   6.0   0.0   0.0   8.0  33.1   00:16   WNW
02  10.3  14.2   13:51   7.6   07:50   8.0   0.0   0.6   5.7  30.6   13:58   WNW
03  10.9  14.4   18:47   7.3   06:45   7.4   0.0   3.0   4.9  40.3   18:58    NW
04  10.7  12.4   13:25   8.8   06:14   7.5   0.0   0.3   9.0  36.7   07:03     E
05  10.7  14.4   12:39   6.4   02:03   7.6   0.0   0.0   6.6  37.8   12:50   WNW
06  11.0  13.4   11:16   9.7   23:46   7.3   0.0  10.8   9.0  37.8   14:10   WNW
07   8.4  10.2   11:10   5.5   23:52   9.9   0.0   8.4   3.7  23.4   23:11   WNW
08   6.0   9.4   12:28   3.3   22:52  12.3   0.0   0.0   3.5  27.0   07:12    SE
09   4.2   9.3   14:28   1.3   07:44  14.1   0.0   0.0   2.5  24.5   16:06     S
10   4.9   8.7   15:13   1.5   02:15  13.4   0.0   0.0   0.8  17.3   19:51    SE
11   5.8  10.3   14:52   0.0   07:30  12.5   0.0   0.0   1.2  14.8   13:03   WSW
12   7.4  11.4   11:44   3.7   07:42  10.9   0.0   0.0   2.2  18.4   22:39     E
13   5.4  12.7   14:03  -0.4   07:25  12.9   0.0   0.0   1.3  13.3   00:00   ENE
14   5.0  12.9   14:33  -0.7   05:08  13.3   0.0   0.0   2.6  14.8   15:22     E
15   8.6  12.5   13:50   3.7   00:03   9.7   0.0   2.4   2.6  11.2   09:44     E
16  11.3  14.7   13:26   9.5   03:53   7.0   0.0   2.7   4.1  30.6   13:40   WNW
17  10.4  14.5   12:09   8.2   23:45   7.9   0.0   0.9   4.6  34.2   12:16   WNW
18   8.3  11.6   16:24   5.7   07:34  10.0   0.0   7.8   2.1  15.8   13:09     E
19   6.5  10.6   15:07   0.9   23:56  11.8   0.0   1.2   5.7  36.7   11:46   SSW
20   5.4  12.8   13:29  -0.3   06:20  12.9   0.0   0.6   3.2  31.7   14:20    SW
21   6.7  12.7   14:33   1.2   07:11  11.5   0.0   0.0   3.7  27.0   12:32   SSW
22   8.6  14.0   12:36   4.2   02:39   9.7   0.0   0.0   2.1  28.1   14:39     E
23   7.9  11.6   12:01   2.7   03:03  10.4   0.0   0.0   0.1   6.1   06:25     E
24  10.8  16.8   13:10   7.6   02:00   7.5   0.0   0.0   0.0   8.6   00:47    NW
25  10.1  15.9   13:51   6.0   06:43   8.1   0.0   0.0   1.2  14.8   11:06   ENE
26  10.4  15.7   14:02   4.3   01:55   7.9   0.0   0.0   3.4  22.0   12:58    NW
27  13.3  21.6   12:24   7.7   07:56   5.3   0.2   0.0   0.6   9.7   02:15   ENE
28  11.5  16.0   13:17   8.3   22:39   6.8   0.0  43.8   0.0  28.1   14:10   WNW
29   9.2  16.2   14:39   3.2   23:57   9.1   0.0   0.3   0.0   6.1   01:59   SSE
30   6.8  13.5   15:41   0.3   07:20  11.5   0.0   0.0   0.0   8.6   16:51     N
31   8.8  13.4   15:00   6.5   03:40   9.5   0.0   1.5   0.0  19.4   13:56   WNW
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     8.6  21.6    27    -0.7    14   299.7   0.2  84.3   3.0  40.3     3     WNW

Max >=  27.0  0
Max <=   0.0  0
Min <=   0.0  4
Min <= -18.0  0
Max Rain: 43.8 on day 28
Days of Rain: 14 (>= 0.2 mm)  7 (>= 2.0 mm)  1 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3  Cool Base: 18.3  Method: Integration