Good Evening - Today was: Monday, 8 December 2025 20:08:35 NZDT
Current: 19.5°C, Max: 23.6°C, Min: 11.0°C. It feels like 20.5°C
FORECAST: Overcast. Low 14C. Winds NNW at 10 to 15 km/h. It feels like 20.5°C. 1 clothing layer recommended.
Station Forecast: Settled fine | Sunrise: 05:41 | Sunset: 20:38 | Dawn: 05:08 | Dusk: 21:11
Weather Forecast
Temperature : Current trend is Falling, changing by -1.2 °C/hr 19.5°C, 76%   Pressure : Current trend is Rising slowly, changing by 0.2 hPa/hr 1018.5hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  WNW  Current wind speed is Light air (F1) from WNW (283°) 4km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Steady 7km/h
Air Quality :  7 AQI  1.7ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.0mm
Sun Light : 1.5kLux, 5.0hrs   Solar UV :  0.0UVI  12W/m2
Last weather station contact: Monday, 08 December 2025 at 20:13:14. 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 Nov
                   Monthly Climatological Summary for Nov 2015

Name: City Centre   City: Palmerston North   State: Manawatu
Elevation: 25 m  Lat: S 14 21 15   Lon: E 175 37 32

                  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  14.5  21.5   15:55   8.1   03:03   4.5   0.5   0.0   3.6  23.0   15:52   SSW
02  15.1  19.1   13:51  12.8   06:45   3.2   0.0   0.0   9.4  36.0   14:28   WNW
03  14.9  20.3   14:27  11.5   06:07   3.8   0.2   0.5  10.2  35.0   14:57    NW
04  10.4  14.3   00:00   7.0   23:40   7.9   0.0  10.9   3.5  36.0   14:00   SSE
05   9.3  13.6   14:42   6.1   05:07   9.3   0.0   0.0   4.5  30.0   11:19    SE
06  12.7  19.8   15:41   2.5   06:09   5.8   0.2   0.0   6.4  26.0   15:18    SE
07  15.4  23.5   12:25   5.6   06:05   4.4   1.4   0.0   5.4  28.0   13:13     W
08  16.0  21.8   13:45  11.0   06:13   3.1   0.7   0.0   6.1  27.0   14:26   WNW
09  17.8  25.8   13:32  11.3   02:36   2.5   2.0   0.0   2.8  23.0   17:54   WSW
10  17.4  23.2   14:31  13.8   23:51   1.8   0.9   0.0   7.3  35.0   15:27   WNW
11  16.2  21.5   13:39  11.1   23:42   2.9   0.7   2.6   7.0  35.0   12:31     W
12  10.9  14.9   13:04   6.8   23:50   7.4   0.0   1.0   3.6  38.0   16:09    SE
13  10.7  15.9   14:15   5.9   05:46   7.6   0.0   0.0   3.8  39.2   13:32     E
14  11.8  18.6   13:51   3.1   05:55   6.5   0.0   0.0   6.8  34.2   13:13   WSW
15  14.5  16.9   12:28  10.5   23:59   3.8   0.0   0.9   9.4  41.8   23:16     W
16  12.8  15.9   12:28   9.4   06:46   5.5   0.0   0.6   8.5  36.7   00:21     E
17  12.5  17.3   18:25  10.7   06:03   5.8   0.0   0.0   5.3  41.8   18:45    NW
18  10.9  14.1   00:00   9.8   23:34   7.4   0.0  10.8   4.6  43.9   18:16     E
19  14.6  22.2   16:24   7.6   05:26   4.2   0.6   0.0   5.4  33.1   12:10     E
20  15.0  18.2   13:50  12.8   03:29   3.3   0.0   3.3   9.5  51.5   18:30   WNW
21  14.6  16.6   11:36  12.3   23:50   3.7   0.0   0.3  11.4  42.8   09:13   WNW
22  15.1  19.2   15:24  11.8   02:21   3.3   0.0   3.9  14.8  56.2   14:24   WNW
23  14.9  20.2   14:06  10.6   05:51   3.6   0.2   0.0   9.9  40.3   16:37     W
24  15.6  21.2   15:25  10.0   05:53   3.2   0.5   0.0  10.9  45.4   14:33     W
25  16.8  22.3   15:56  12.9   02:02   2.4   0.8   0.0   7.0  37.8   13:49   WSW
26  16.8  20.5   12:26  14.2   04:51   1.8   0.3   1.2   6.9  30.6   11:29    SW
27  16.5  23.2   18:40  13.1   04:43   2.4   0.6   0.0   6.9  22.0   21:02   WSW
28  15.8  19.6   00:00  12.6   09:42   3.0   0.1  14.7   7.4  39.2   17:12   WSW
29  17.0  23.2   16:30  11.8   04:50   2.4   1.1   0.0   6.7  28.1   11:15   WNW
30  19.5  26.7   14:39  14.4   05:38   1.2   2.3   0.0   5.9  29.5   17:13     E
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    14.5  26.7    30     2.5     6   127.7  13.1  50.7   7.0  56.2    22       W

Max >=  27.0  0
Max <=   0.0  0
Min <=   0.0  0
Min <= -18.0  0
Max Rain: 14.7 on day 28
Days of Rain: 12 (>= 0.2 mm)  6 (>= 2.0 mm)  0 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3  Cool Base: 18.3  Method: Integration