Good Afternoon - Today was: Wednesday, 12 November 2025 17:11:06 NZDT
Current: 16.9°C, Max: 19.5°C, Min: 11.7°C. It feels like 15.6°C
FORECAST: Cloudy and windy with periods of rain. Low 14C. Winds ESE at 40 to 55 km/h. Chance of rain 100%. Rainfall near 12mm. Winds could occasionally gust over 65 km/h. It feels like 15.6°C. 2 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Rain at times, very unsettled | Sunrise: 05:54 | Sunset: 20:10 | Dawn: 05:24 | Dusk: 20:40
Weather Forecast
Temperature : Current trend is Falling, changing by -0.6 °C/hr 16.9°C, 73%   Pressure : Current trend is Falling, changing by -0.8 hPa/hr 1007.0hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Moderate Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  E  Current wind speed is Light breeze (F2) from E (83°) 10km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Steady 25km/h
Air Quality :  1 AQI  0.4ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.0mm
Sun Light : 18.1kLux, 2.9hrs   Solar UV :  1.9UVI  143W/m2
Last weather station contact: Wednesday, 12 November 2025 at 17:13:41. 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 2010
                   Annual Climatological Summary for 2010

Name: City Centre   City: Palmerston North   State: Manawatu
Elevation: 23 m  Lat: S 40° 21' 15"   Lon: E 175° 37' 34"

                  Temperature (°C), Heat Base: 18.3  Cool Base: 18.3
                          Dep.  Heat  Cool                       Max  Max  Min  Min
        Mean  Mean        From  Deg   Deg                        >=   <=   <=   <=
 YR MO  Max   Min   Mean  Norm  Days  Days  Hi  Date  Low  Date 27.0  0.0  0.0 -18.0
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 10  1  23.7  13.3  14.9  -3.0   109     2  30.8  18   7.5   12    9    0    0    0
 10  2  26.4  13.2  18.4   0.2    15    19  31.8  24   7.7   20    8    0    0    0
 10  3  22.7  10.7  15.8  -0.8    80     2  32.6  11   2.0   18    3    0    0    0
 10  4  20.4   8.5  13.8  -0.3   136     0  24.7  10   2.2   10    0    0    0    0
 10  5  19.0   5.7  11.6   0.2   207     0  24.9  13 -11.1   16    0    0    1    0
 10  6  16.4   5.7  10.3   1.0   240     0  24.0  19   0.2   14    0    0    0    0
 10  7  16.5   6.5  10.5   1.9    54     0  20.8   4   2.1    1    0    0    0    0
 10  8
 10  9
 10 10
 10 11  26.7  13.7  19.0   4.6    16    30  35.5  20   7.3    9    9    0    0    0
 10 12  25.5  12.9  18.2   1.8    25    21  31.1  25   5.9   19    9    0    0    0
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        21.9  10.0  14.7   0.6   886    77  35.5 Nov -11.1  May   38    0    1    0

                                Precipitation (mm)

              Dep.   Max        Days of Rain
              From   Obs.          Over
 YR MO Total  Norm   Day Date  0.2  2.0 20.0
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 10  1  66.3   1.3  21.3  23    15    8    1
 10  2  48.0 -14.0  98.7   2    10    5    0
 10  3  40.5 -33.5  47.4   5    11    6    1
 10  4  31.5 -44.5  46.8  25    13    4    0
 10  5  33.6 -60.4  23.1  26     6    4    1
 10  6 115.2  28.2  26.1  10    20   14    1
 10  7   1.8 -92.2  24.3  11     2    0    0
 10  8
 10  9
 10 10
 10 11 621.9 543.9 550.2   9     8    4    3
 10 12  60.6 -22.4  15.9  18    12    7    0
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      1019.4 306.4 550.2  Nov   97   52    7

                                Wind Speed (km/h)
                          Dom
 YR MO   Avg.  Hi   Date  Dir
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 10  1  10.1  45.4    4     W
 10  2   8.0  64.8   13    NW
 10  3  10.4 189.0   11    NW
 10  4   9.0  47.9   14    NW
 10  5   6.3  42.8   28     E
 10  6   7.2  49.0    1   NNE
 10  7   6.6  42.8    6   ESE
 10  8
 10  9
 10 10
 10 11  11.3  45.4   19   ENE
 10 12  10.2  55.1    4   WNW
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         8.8 189.0  Mar   NNW