HOME     MENUMENU
Day ThemeAuto ThemeNight Theme
Good Morning - Today is: Thursday, 18 September 2025 10:55:59 NZST
Current: 14.5°C, Max: 14.6°C, Min: 12.8°C. It feels like 12.8°C
FORECAST: Cloudy this morning. A few showers developing during the afternoon. High 16C. Winds WNW at 25 to 40 km/h. Chance of rain 30%. It feels like 12.8°C. 3 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Fairly fine, improving | Sunrise: 06:14 | Sunset: 18:10 | Dawn: 05:47 | Dusk: 18:37
Weather Forecast
 Temperature : Current trend is Rising, changing by 0.6 °C/hr 14.5°C, 83%   Pressure : Current trend is Rising slowly, changing by 0.3 hPa/hr 1008.7hPa
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 (271°) 12km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Steady 30km/h
Air Quality :  1 AQI  0.3ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 1.2mm
Sun Light : 25.9kLux, 0.9hrs   Solar UV :  2.7UVI  205W/m2
Last weather station contact: Thursday, 18 September 2025 at 10:56:02. Updated in seconds

 The Palmy Sun: Palmy Weather Newsroom
  News  

⛅ 18 Sep 2025 10:30AM: El Niño's hidden role in hay fever season and how it can help predict pollen seasons (rnz.co.nz) 1/10 ⛅ 18 Sep 2025 5:01AM: Europe wouldn't allow police surveillance like NZ's, Privacy Commissioner lawyer says (rnz.co.nz) 2/10 ⛅ 18 Sep 2025 8:20AM: Lack of foam furniture rules likely led to teenager Lizzy Marvin's death in blaze, coroner rules (rnz.co.nz) 3/10 ⛅ 18 Sep 2025 9:58AM: Police hold grave fears for woman missing from Scarborough, Christchurch (rnz.co.nz) 4/10 ⛅ 18 Sep 2025 6:32AM: Live: Lane restrictions likely on Harbour Bridge as strong winds arrive (rnz.co.nz) 5/10 ⛅ 18 Sep 2025 7:00AM: Doctors warn of looming prostate cancer crisis as annual diagnoses set to double by 2045 (rnz.co.nz) 6/10 ⛅ 18 Sep 2025 6:35AM: Words on the Street: Inside the role of a mobile librarian (rnz.co.nz) 7/10 ⛅ 18 Sep 2025 9:16AM: Trust and Tech: Where should RNZ draw the line on AI? (rnz.co.nz) 8/10 ⛅ 18 Sep 2025 5:01AM: Auckland mayor promises to ask for extra funding to tackle rising homelessness (rnz.co.nz) 9/10 ⛅ 18 Sep 2025 8:13AM: Crash blocks Tram Road on-ramp on Christchurch Northern Motorway (rnz.co.nz) 10/10


 Weather Warnings
No WarningsNo current weather
station warnings
 Weather Forecast
Today
PM Showers
16°C
PM Showers		 Tonight
Showers
6°C
Showers
Cloudy this morning. A few showers developing during the afternoon. High 16C. Winds WNW at 25 to 40 km/h. Chance of rain 30%.
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: Waning Crescent       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
04:29
Moonset
14:14
Visibility
15% 		Sunrise
06:14
Sunset
18:10
Day Length
11.56 Hrs
Moon Phase: Waning Crescent
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 2min 36s more daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 10:56:02 18/09/2025
System Up: 7 days 3 hours
Prgm Up: 6 days 15 hours
Hardware:WeatherDuino Pro2+
TX Power: Solar/Battery 13.47V
System Rollover: Midnight
Station Environment: Urban
Elevation: 23m (75ft)
Lat:S40°21'32.2"(-40.35894°)
Lon:E175°34'21.9"(175.57275°)
City: Palmerston North
State: Manawatū/Wanganui
Country: New Zealand
Time Zone: UTC +12:00(NZST)


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.
Select a Year or Month report
2025 > Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2024 > Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2023 > Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2022 > Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2021 > Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2020 > Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2019 > Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2018 > Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2017 > Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2016 > Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2015 > Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2014 > Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2013 > Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2012 > Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2011 > Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2010 > Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2009 > Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Report for 2015 
                   Annual Climatological Summary for 2015

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

                  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
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 15  1  26.4  14.7  19.9   2.0    31    82  30.6  25  10.2   21   11    0    0    0
 15  2  23.8  14.0  18.6   0.4    40    49  28.9  20   8.0    7    2    0    0    0
 15  3  23.7  13.6  18.0   1.4    53    44  27.9   5   5.8   20    4    0    0    0
 15  4  19.6  10.7  14.8   0.7   117    12  25.7   6   3.8   15    0    0    0    0
 15  5  17.0   7.0  11.7   0.3   204     1  23.6  24  -0.5   13    0    0    2    0
 15  6  14.0   6.8  10.4   1.1   238     0  19.1  13   0.5   17    0    0    0    0
 15  7  13.3   4.6   8.6   0.0   300     0  21.6  27  -0.7   14    0    0    4    0
 15  8  15.1   5.0   9.4   0.0   275     0  20.4  17  -1.6   12    0    0    3    0
 15  9  15.3   7.2  10.9  -0.2   222     0  18.8  13  -0.3    5    0    0    1    0
 15 10  18.0   9.5  13.4   0.7   154     2  21.6  23   3.5    9    0    0    0    0
 15 11  19.7  10.0  14.5   0.1   128    13  26.7  30   2.5    6    0    0    0    0
 15 12  22.7  12.8  16.2  -0.2    61    31  29.7  28   9.3   18    3    0    0    0
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        19.0   9.7  13.9   0.5  1821   233  30.6 Jan  -1.6  Aug   17    0    9    0

                                Precipitation (mm)

              Dep.   Max        Days of Rain
              From   Obs.           >=
 YR MO Total  Norm   Day Date  0.2  2.0 20.0
---------------------------------------------
 15  1  17.7 -47.3  11.4  15     5    2    0
 15  2  75.3  13.3  24.9   1     7    7    1
 15  3  64.5  -9.5  16.8  29     8    8    0
 15  4 173.1  97.1  43.2   9    13    9    3
 15  5 104.4  55.4  43.8  15    13    7    1
 15  6 181.7  94.7  91.8  20    17   10    1
 15  7  45.6 -48.4  10.8   6    14    7    0
 15  8  86.0   4.0  22.5   4    15    6    1
 15  9  75.2  -7.8  17.4  23    15   11    0
 15 10  80.1  -9.9  21.2  22    13    8    1
 15 11  50.7 -27.3  14.7  28    12    6    0
 15 12  71.1 -21.9  20.4   1    14    7    2
---------------------------------------------
      1025.4  92.4  91.8  Jun  146   88   10

                                Wind Speed (km/h)
                          Dom
 YR MO   Avg.  Hi   Date  Dir
------------------------------
 15  1  11.3  46.4   25   NNE
 15  2  11.2  57.6    5     W
 15  3   7.1  58.7    7     E
 15  4   8.2  55.1   29    NW
 15  5   6.7  50.0   13   WNW
 15  6   9.4  64.8   29   WNW
 15  7   3.0  40.3    3   WNW
 15  8   0.5  35.6   19    NW
 15  9   4.1  99.0    3   SSE
 15 10   8.4  54.0   16   WNW
 15 11   7.0  56.2   22     W
 15 12   6.4  58.4   13   WSW
------------------------------
         6.9  99.0  Sep   WNW