Midday - Today is: Thursday, 18 December 2025 12:17:04 NZDT
Current: 17.3°C, Max: 19.4°C, Min: 9.6°C. It feels like 15.8°C
FORECAST: Cloudy with a few showers. High 19C. Winds WNW at 15 to 30 km/h. Chance of rain 30%. It feels like 15.8°C. 2 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Occasional rain, worsening | Sunrise: 05:43 | Sunset: 20:46 | Dawn: 05:10 | Dusk: 21:19
Weather Forecast
Temperature : Current trend is Rising, changing by 0.7 °C/hr 17.3°C, 71%   Pressure : Current trend is Falling slowly, changing by -0.2 hPa/hr 1011.9hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  W  Current wind speed is Light breeze (F2) from W (278°) 11km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Rising 25km/h
Air Quality :  3 AQI  0.9ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.0mm
Sun Light : 23.9kLux, 0.7hrs   Solar UV :  2.4UVI  189W/m2
Last weather station contact: Thursday, 18 December 2025 at 12:22:29. 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 2012 Nov
                   Monthly Climatological Summary for Nov 2012

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  15.8  24.0   13:24   9.5   07:07   3.6   1.1   0.0   8.1  25.6   17:36     W
 2  14.7  17.3   12:30  12.7   03:18   3.6   0.0   0.0  12.9  33.1   15:34     W
 3  14.3  18.3   09:33  10.3   23:39   4.0   0.0   2.4  12.6  43.9   17:19    NW
 4  11.4  16.2   13:22   8.6   06:43   6.9   0.0   2.1   6.5  28.1   16:25   WNW
 5  12.6  20.2   15:11   6.9   06:24   5.9   0.2   0.0  11.2  34.2   21:24   NNW
 6  10.2  15.5   13:36   6.7   23:49   8.1   0.0   0.0   9.9  36.7   12:51   ESE
 7  10.1  18.2   13:43   2.3   06:02   8.2   0.0   0.0   6.7  33.1   18:45   ESE
 8  11.5  18.3   14:19   4.5   06:07   6.8   0.0   0.0   8.1  28.1   12:32     E
 9  14.0  22.4   14:54   4.9   06:07   5.2   0.9   0.0   5.9  20.9   15:07     W
10  14.8  22.6   12:41   7.8   03:19   4.0   0.5   0.0  11.8  45.4   16:03   WNW
11  13.4  17.6   16:01  11.3   06:27   4.8   0.0   2.4  11.7  34.2   15:52   WNW
12  12.3  17.7   12:01   8.6   04:50   6.0   0.0   0.3   8.8  34.2   14:24   ESE
13  11.0  15.2   12:47   7.9   05:18   7.3   0.0   0.0  10.8  35.6   09:23     E
14  12.4  17.8   15:13   8.4   04:53   5.9   0.0   0.0  10.8  35.6   16:51     W
15  15.6  22.0   15:55  10.8   00:42   3.4   0.7   0.0  11.2  28.1   09:27     W
16  15.0  20.2   13:31  11.4   06:22   3.5   0.2   0.6   9.2  36.7   15:04     W
17  14.0  17.7   16:49  11.5   04:31   4.3   0.0   1.8  10.9  37.8   20:36    NW
18  13.4  17.5   13:59   9.3   06:25   4.9   0.0  11.7  17.5  47.9   13:21   WNW
19  14.2  20.6   13:30   8.6   06:01   4.3   0.2   0.0  10.8  36.7   14:51   WNW
20  14.7  19.6   17:13   9.8   05:42   3.7   0.1   0.0   5.9  17.3   08:56     W
21  16.5  25.9   13:37   7.5   05:58   3.6   1.8   0.0   6.0  22.0   15:56   WSW
22  18.5  27.2   13:20  10.7   04:46   2.4   2.6   0.0   7.4  22.0   19:17   WNW
23  15.1  18.9   15:09  12.6   06:35   3.2   0.0   0.0  11.8  36.7   15:03     W
24  15.9  23.8   14:21  10.5   04:42   3.2   0.8   0.0   7.3  22.0   11:27   WNW
25  15.9  22.7   12:22  10.5   03:07   3.1   0.7   0.0  13.0  42.8   21:03     W
26  16.5  22.6   15:12  13.8   05:57   2.3   0.4   2.7  18.9  40.3   13:59   WNW
27  17.0  24.2   12:50  13.5   05:12   2.2   0.9   0.0  14.7  37.8   16:55   WNW
28  16.8  22.1   13:49  13.4   06:01   2.2   0.8   0.0  18.9  39.2   23:57   WNW
29  16.0  21.1   14:31  13.4   00:55   2.6   0.3   0.0  22.7  43.9   01:50   WNW
30  12.0  17.5   15:27   6.8   05:11   6.3   0.0   4.2   8.4  30.6   04:31     E
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    14.2  27.2    22     2.3     7   135.5  12.2  28.2  11.0  47.9    18     WNW

Max >=  27.0:  1
Max <=   0.0:  0
Min <=   0.0:  0
Min <= -18.0:  0
Max Rain: 11.7 on day 18
Days of Rain: 9 (>= 0.2 mm)  6 (>= 2.0 mm)  0 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3  Cool Base: 18.3  Method: Integration