A new day - Good Morning - Today is: Friday, 30 January 2026 00:28:38 NZDT
Current: 16.3°C, Max: 16.8°C, Min: 16.3°C. It feels like 16.7°C
FORECAST: Some clouds. Low 14C. Winds light and variable. It feels like 16.7°C. 2 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Fine weather | Sunrise: 06:23 | Sunset: 20:38 | Dawn: 05:52 | Dusk: 21:09
Weather Forecast
Temperature : Current trend is Falling, changing by -0.4 °C/hr 16.3°C, 87%   Pressure : Current trend is Rising slowly, changing by 0.4 hPa/hr 1017.0hPa
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 (300°) 5km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Steady 9km/h
Air Quality :  8 AQI  2.2ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.0mm
Sun Light : 0Lux, 0.0hrs   Solar UV :  0.0UVI  0W/m2
Last weather station contact: Friday, 30 January 2026 at 00:28:58. Updated in seconds

 The Palmy Sun: Palmy Weather Newsroom
  News  

29 Jan 2026 8:57PM: Watch: 'New Zealand stands with you' - vigil held for Mount Maunganui landslide victims (rnz.co.nz) 1/10 29 Jan 2026 11:07PM: Caulerpa makes dramatic retreat in areas but 'sure as hell, this beast will be back' (rnz.co.nz) 2/10 29 Jan 2026 9:02PM: Families rely on donations to pay for school uniforms, stationery (rnz.co.nz) 3/10 29 Jan 2026 7:05PM: Second Mount Maunganui landslide victim formally identified as Swedish tourist (rnz.co.nz) 4/10 29 Jan 2026 7:52PM: Huge demand for Wairoa pop-up dental clinic offering free care (rnz.co.nz) 5/10 29 Jan 2026 7:56PM: Christchurch's Bromley plant stench expected to continue for at least a week (rnz.co.nz) 6/10 29 Jan 2026 8:07PM: More than 100 people help clean up rubbish from Wellington's waterfront (rnz.co.nz) 7/10 29 Jan 2026 8:15PM: TairÄwhiti Civil Defence troops touch down in flood-damaged East Coast communities (rnz.co.nz) 8/10 29 Jan 2026 7:03PM: Man charged with murder after woman's death on New Year's Day in Pukehina (rnz.co.nz) 9/10 29 Jan 2026 5:52PM: Burst water pipe sends silt into Wellington's Oriental Bay (rnz.co.nz) 10/10


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
                   Annual Climatological Summary for 2013

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
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 13  1  25.7  13.3  19.1   1.2    47    70  31.9  30   7.5   18   11    0    0    0
 13  2  26.4  13.9  19.4   1.1    38    67  30.4  19   7.5    6   13    0    0    0
 13  3  25.4  13.0  18.3   1.7    56    57  29.9  11   8.2   21   10    0    0    0
 13  4  20.4  11.7  15.6   1.5    93    11  27.0   3   4.5   11    1    0    0    0
 13  5  17.5   8.0  12.1   0.7   194     2  24.2   4   0.0   30    0    0    1    0
 13  6  14.6   6.8  10.2   0.9   243     0  20.0  17   1.2   24    0    0    0    0
 13  7  14.5   7.0  10.2   1.6   252     0  17.7  29   1.4   16    0    0    0    0
 13  8  16.2   7.6  11.6   2.2   207     0  19.5   8   2.0    1    0    0    0    0
 13  9  17.1   8.5  12.2   1.1   184     0  20.7  20   0.7   18    0    0    0    0
 13 10  19.2  10.2  14.3   1.6   129     5  23.1  31   5.1   10    0    0    0    0
 13 11  22.4  12.8  16.8   2.4    72    28  28.9  24   8.2    2    3    0    0    0
 13 12  24.2  13.8  18.3   1.9    46    44  30.6  30   8.6   20    5    0    0    0
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        20.3  10.6  14.8   1.5  1566   290  31.9 Jan   0.0  May   43    0    1    0

                                Precipitation (mm)

              Dep.   Max        Days of Rain
              From   Obs.           >=
 YR MO Total  Norm   Day Date  0.2  2.0 20.0
---------------------------------------------
 13  1  35.1 -29.9  13.2   3     9    6    0
 13  2  31.8 -30.2  25.5   4     2    2    1
 13  3  49.8 -24.2  37.8  18     4    2    1
 13  4 117.9  41.9  32.4   9    18   10    2
 13  5  60.3 -33.7  20.7  18    12    4    1
 13  6  85.5  -1.5  22.8  20    17    8    1
 13  7  31.8 -62.2  10.2  11    15    4    0
 13  8  46.8 -35.2  14.7  17    11    6    0
 13  9 111.3  28.3  22.8  28    16   11    2
 13 10 125.7  35.7  53.1  15    14    9    2
 13 11  76.2  -1.8  27.9  28     7    7    2
 13 12  65.7 -17.3  12.6   4    16    9    0
---------------------------------------------
       837.9-130.1  53.1  Oct  141   78   12

                                Wind Speed (km/h)
                          Dom
 YR MO   Avg.  Hi   Date  Dir
------------------------------
 13  1  12.9  61.2    8   WNW
 13  2   9.5  41.8   16    NE
 13  3   8.0  46.4    4     E
 13  4  10.6  47.9   26   NNW
 13  5   6.4  49.0   26   NNE
 13  6   6.8  40.3   16   NNE
 13  7   8.9  51.5   25    NW
 13  8  10.3  46.4   14   ENE
 13  9  12.4  55.1   28   WNW
 13 10  13.3  64.8   14   WNW
 13 11  10.7  51.5   30   ENE
 13 12  10.7  55.1    1   WNW
------------------------------
        10.0  64.8  Oct   NNW