Good Morning - Today is: Monday, 23 February 2026 11:45:17 NZDT
Current: 19.1°C, Max: 19.9°C, Min: 12.3°C. It feels like 17.6°C
FORECAST: A mix of clouds and sun. High 22C. Winds WSW at 10 to 15 km/h. It feels like 17.6°C. 2 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Fine weather | Sunrise: 06:52 | Sunset: 20:09 | Dawn: 06:24 | Dusk: 20:37
Weather Forecast
Temperature : Current trend is Rising, changing by 1.2 °C/hr 19.1°C, 54%   Pressure : Current trend is Rising slowly, changing by 0.2 hPa/hr 1017.9hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Moderate Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  SSW  Current wind speed is Light breeze (F2) from SSW (203°) 7km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Steady 18km/h
Air Quality :  9 AQI  2.6ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.0mm
Sun Light : 98.9kLux, 4.8hrs   Solar UV :  7.0UVI  781W/m2
Last weather station contact: Monday, 23 February 2026 at 11:46:05. 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