Good Afternoon - Today is: Wednesday, 13 May 2026 15:14:24 NZST
Current: 14.5°C, Max: 15.6°C, Min: 4.1°C. It feels like 13.1°C
FORECAST: A few clouds. Low 7C. Winds light and variable. It feels like 13.1°C. 3 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Fine weather | Sunrise: 07:15 | Sunset: 17:13 | Dawn: 06:45 | Dusk: 17:43
Weather Forecast
Temperature : Current trend is Rising, changing by 0.2 °C/hr 14.5°C, 65%   Pressure : Current trend is Falling slowly, changing by -0.0 hPa/hr 1029.1hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  SSE  Current wind speed is Light air (F1) from SSE (153°) 5km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Steady 9km/h
Air Quality :  10 AQI  2.8ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.1mm
Sun Light : 8.5kLux, 3.4hrs   Solar UV :  0.0UVI  67W/m2
Last weather station contact: Wednesday, 13 May 2026 at 15:16:57. 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 Sep
                   Monthly Climatological Summary for Sep 2015

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  10.3  13.3   16:05   7.6   00:00   8.0   0.0   4.7   0.1  30.0   02:53   ESE
 2  12.7  17.8   12:57   9.3   06:41   5.9   0.0   0.0   0.0  31.0   14:39   NNW
 3  10.6  12.1   15:50   9.4   19:30   8.3   0.0  15.0   0.2  17.0   10:52    NW
 4  10.7  13.5   11:08   8.8   02:10   8.5   0.0   0.5   0.0  41.0   11:37    NW
 5  10.5  13.9   10:38   7.6   04:42   7.8   0.0   0.5   0.0  37.0   15:00    NW
 6   9.8  13.6   13:13   6.4   23:58   8.5   0.0   2.1   0.0  39.0   13:22   WNW
 7   8.4  13.2   12:28   2.3   06:51  10.3   0.0   0.0  ----  35.0   13:37   WSW
 8  11.1  15.9   14:00   6.9   05:35   7.2   0.0   0.0  ----  28.0   16:16   WNW
 9  11.8  17.2   13:41   9.4   05:49   6.7   0.0   0.0 619.0  33.0   16:12    NW
10  12.3  17.5   11:19   8.9   06:40   6.0   0.0   8.3  ----  35.0   19:49   NNW
11  10.3  13.9   09:50   6.8   06:27   8.3   0.0   1.6  ----  36.0   11:47   WSW
12   8.8  13.5   14:10   3.8   06:24   9.5   0.0   0.0  ----  26.0   12:39   WSW
13  12.7  18.8   12:31   8.4   00:17   5.8   0.0   0.0  ----  30.0   20:29   ENE
14  10.9  15.3   14:39   6.4   06:30   7.4   0.0   0.0   0.3  21.0   00:38   SSE
15  11.9  16.7   15:14   8.8   03:12   6.6   0.0   0.0   5.4  23.0   08:37   NNW
16  12.8  16.3   12:54  10.5   23:55   5.7   0.0   0.0   3.0  41.0   12:38   WNW
17  13.9  18.9   12:25   9.9   02:24   4.4   0.0   1.0   9.3  34.0   09:50   NNW
18  14.1  18.6   11:56  10.9   23:11   4.3   0.0   1.6   9.8  40.0   19:46   WNW
19   9.5  11.9   13:03   6.9   23:54   8.8   0.0   7.8   6.4  30.0   14:07    SE
20   9.0  12.1   12:12   6.9   00:03   9.7   0.0   0.5   9.2  39.0   15:39    SE
21   8.4   9.4   10:28   7.3   03:26   9.9   0.0   1.0   7.7  42.0   10:23   SSE
22  11.3  16.3   14:52   7.6   06:47   7.2   0.0   4.2   4.4  27.0   16:33    SE
23  11.4  13.4   12:28  10.1   05:14   6.9   0.0   9.8   4.0  24.0   23:50    SE
24  11.4  13.9   13:51   9.6   05:20   7.2   0.0   1.5  10.1  36.0   10:10    SE
25  10.3  14.2   14:30   7.3   05:29   8.0   0.0   0.5   5.8  26.0   02:29    SE
26   8.8  13.0   13:33   5.8   23:19   9.9   0.0   0.0   2.5  35.0   10:40    SE
27   8.8  13.9   14:52   3.6   06:01   9.5   0.0   0.0   6.6  32.0   16:31    SE
28  10.5  16.8   14:28   4.4   06:46   7.8   0.0   0.5   3.3  30.0   12:12   WNW
29  11.2  16.5   14:50   6.1   07:10   7.4   0.0   0.0   4.0  28.0   18:13    SE
30  12.2  19.5   14:06   4.9   06:52   6.2   0.1   0.0   3.5  27.0   17:07     W
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    10.9  19.5    30     2.3     7   227.7   0.1  61.1   4.1  42.0    21      NW

Max >=  27.0:  0
Max <=   0.0:  0
Min <=   0.0:  0
Min <= -18.0:  0
Max Rain: 15.0 on day 3
Days of Rain: 17 (>= 0.2 mm)  7 (>= 2.0 mm)  0 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3  Cool Base: 18.3  Method: Integration