A late Good Evening - Today was: Sunday, 26 April 2026 21:07:30 NZST
Current: 12.5°C, Max: 18.6°C, Min: 7.1°C. It feels like 12.7°C
FORECAST: Partly cloudy skies early will give way to cloudy skies late. Low 9C. Winds light and variable. It feels like 12.7°C. 3 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Fine weather | Sunrise: 06:58 | Sunset: 17:33 | Dawn: 06:29 | Dusk: 18:01
Weather Forecast
Temperature : Current trend is Falling, changing by -0.8 °C/hr 12.5°C, 93%   Pressure : Current trend is Rising slowly, changing by 0.2 hPa/hr 1018.3hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  ESE  Current wind speed is Light air (F1) from ESE (122°) 1km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Steady 4km/h
Air Quality :  53 AQI  25.7ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.0mm
Sun Light : 0Lux, 4.8hrs   Solar UV :  0.0UVI  0W/m2
Last weather station contact: Sunday, 26 April 2026 at 21:08:41. 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 2013 Oct
                   Monthly Climatological Summary for Oct 2013

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  14.0  20.3   13:28   8.4   07:12   4.4   0.2   0.0   6.0  25.6   14:56     W
 2  14.3  18.7   14:08  10.6   07:24   4.0   0.0   0.0  10.4  35.6   11:53     W
 3  14.9  18.9   12:12  11.9   05:21   3.5   0.0   0.0   6.5  19.4   16:36   WSW
 4  15.4  20.7   14:12  11.5   04:24   3.1   0.2   0.0   8.1  31.7   14:16   WNW
 5  15.9  20.4   14:59  14.0   00:18   2.5   0.1   0.3   5.6  17.3   14:29     W
 6  15.7  21.3   12:44  13.0   05:43   3.0   0.4   0.0  11.8  30.6   15:23     W
 7  15.1  19.1   12:49  13.2   22:52   3.2   0.0   0.0  13.2  33.1   16:19   WNW
 8  14.6  18.9   14:52   5.8   09:33   3.8   0.0   6.0   6.3  28.1   11:20     E
 9  10.9  12.7   03:05   7.9   23:56   7.4   0.0   6.9   4.3  18.4   05:18   NNE
10  10.0  16.3   13:28   5.1   06:58   8.3   0.0   2.4   9.2  36.7   14:02    NW
11  13.5  15.6   17:36  10.8   00:00   4.8   0.0  28.8  12.9  45.4   23:37   WNW
12  11.9  17.7   13:56   6.2   21:04   6.4   0.0   0.0  17.2  46.4   17:35   WNW
13  13.9  17.9   13:57   9.4   07:20   4.4   0.0   0.0  17.7  41.8   12:57   WNW
14  16.6  22.3   14:54  12.0   01:05   2.4   0.6   3.9  21.9  64.8   16:13    NW
15  11.2  15.6   01:14   8.0   14:00   7.1   0.0  53.1  10.8  33.1   23:10   WNW
16  12.3  15.9   14:40   9.2   04:52   6.0   0.0   0.6  19.6  43.9   12:38     W
17  14.2  18.6   14:08  11.4   01:01   4.1   0.0   0.0  18.2  49.0   17:05   WNW
18  16.3  21.2   14:12  12.4   06:16   2.5   0.5   0.0  25.4  52.6   12:04   WNW
19  15.8  21.1   11:55  11.6   07:01   2.9   0.4   0.0  11.7  40.3   00:31   WNW
20  14.6  21.5   13:30   9.3   06:23   4.1   0.4   0.0   9.3  29.5   16:14     W
21  14.2  17.8   11:56  12.1   20:29   4.1   0.0   0.0  16.3  39.2   13:45     W
22  14.6  17.9   10:33  10.8   20:01   3.7   0.0  12.3  25.0  62.3   14:04   WNW
23  15.7  22.1   14:48  10.9   06:46   3.1   0.4   4.8   7.1  25.6   00:08     W
24  17.1  22.7   12:56  13.3   05:49   2.0   0.9   0.0  17.3  47.9   10:55    NW
25  15.9  19.9   13:36  12.3   23:25   2.5   0.1   1.5  20.4  52.6   16:19   WNW
26  14.2  19.5   14:29   9.5   06:21   4.1   0.1   0.0  18.9  45.4   16:16   WNW
27  14.1  18.9   14:33  10.9   03:15   4.2   0.0   1.8  21.2  49.0   14:09   WNW
28  12.9  18.3   15:26   8.7   23:57   5.4   0.0   0.3  12.4  36.7   11:01   WNW
29  12.9  20.8   13:23   6.8   03:54   5.4   0.1   0.0   7.3  24.5   16:37     W
30  13.3  18.3   15:04   7.8   05:25   5.0   0.0   0.0   9.9  34.2   13:15   WNW
31  17.6  23.1   14:57  12.5   04:41   1.9   1.3   3.0  14.5  49.0   12:22    NW
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    14.3  23.1    31     5.1    10   129.3   5.7 125.7  13.3  64.8    14     WNW

Max >=  27.0:  0
Max <=   0.0:  0
Min <=   0.0:  0
Min <= -18.0:  0
Max Rain: 53.1 on day 15
Days of Rain: 14 (>= 0.2 mm)  9 (>= 2.0 mm)  2 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3  Cool Base: 18.3  Method: Integration