A new day, a new dawn - Today is: Friday, 11 September 2026 06:02:28 NZST
Current: 6.2°C, Max: 8.1°C, Min: 6.2°C. It feels like 5.1°C
FORECAST: A mix of clouds and sun this morning followed by mostly cloudy skies and a few showers this afternoon. High 13C. Winds NW at 25 to 40 km/h. Chance of rain 30%. It feels like 5.1°C. 4 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Fine weather | Sunrise: 06:26 | Sunset: 18:03 | Dawn: 05:59 | Dusk: 18:30
Weather Forecast
Temperature : Current trend is Falling, changing by -0.6 °C/hr 6.2°C, 92%   Pressure : Current trend is Rising slowly, changing by 0.2 hPa/hr 1009.0hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  SW  Current wind speed is Calm (F0) from SW (221°) 0km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Steady 2km/h
Air Quality :  4 AQI  1.2ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.4mm
Sun Light : 0lx, 0.0hrs   Solar UV :  0.0UVI  0W/m2
Last weather station contact: Friday, 11 September 2026 at 06:03:41. 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 2017
                   Annual Climatological Summary for 2017

Name: City Centre   City: Palmerston North   State: Manawatu
Elevation: 25 m  Lat: S 40 20 57   Lon: E 175 36 55

                  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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 17  1  21.9  13.2  17.0  -0.9    61    22  27.8  28   6.2    5    1    0    0    0
 17  2  24.2  14.1  18.5   0.3    39    44  28.9  28   9.7   10    3    0    0    0
 17  3  22.5  13.8  17.4   0.8    56    28  28.5  10   9.1   16    1    0    0    0
 17  4  19.9  10.4  13.4  -0.7   169     8  23.9  11   5.0   21    0    0    0    0
 17  5  16.1   7.0  11.3  -0.1   216     0  21.8  10   1.1   21    0    0    0    0
 17  6  14.5   5.4   9.6   0.3   260     0  17.4  20   0.9   15    0    0    0    0
 17  7  13.5   4.9   9.1   0.5   284     0  17.4  19   0.0   29    0    0    1    0
 17  8  15.8   6.7  10.7   1.3   235     0  21.8  28   1.1   24    0    0    0    0
 17  9  16.7   8.4  12.0   0.9   189     1  22.2  15   2.7   12    0    0    0    0
 17 10  18.4  10.5  13.8   1.1   142     4  23.8  31   3.6   19    0    0    0    0
 17 11  21.9  11.1  15.6   1.2   101    21  28.4  28   7.5   16    2    0    0    0
 17 12  24.9  13.3  18.4   2.0    50    55  30.6   7   7.3   28    6    0    0    0
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        19.2   9.9  13.9   0.6  1803   183  30.6 Dec   0.0  Jul   13    0    1    0

                                Precipitation (mm)

              Dep.   Max        Days of Rain
              From   Obs.           >=
 YR MO Total  Norm   Day Date  0.2  2.0 20.0
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 17  1  69.5   4.5  29.3   3    15    7    1
 17  2  64.2   2.2  28.4  17    10    5    2
 17  3  76.0   2.0  13.4  30    12    9    0
 17  4 163.4  87.4  40.8   4    13    9    3
 17  5  92.2  43.2  29.8  24    14    8    1
 17  6  22.0 -65.0   8.0   6    12    4    0
 17  7  79.3 -14.7  23.3  13    19   10    1
 17  8  55.3 -26.7  10.0   1    15   11    0
 17  9  85.0   2.0  24.8   9    21   10    1
 17 10  44.7 -45.3   8.4  11    18    7    0
 17 11   8.8 -69.2   6.2   8     5    1    0
 17 12  32.0 -61.0  28.0  20     4    2    1
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       792.4-140.6  40.8  Apr  158   83   10

                                Wind Speed (km/h)
                          Dom
 YR MO   Avg.  Hi   Date  Dir
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 17  1   9.7 103.8   15   WNW
 17  2   6.6  77.1   13   WNW
 17  3   5.4 103.8    4   NNW
 17  4   3.2  99.5    6    NE
 17  5   3.0  98.8   19   WNW
 17  6   3.6  80.8   14   NNE
 17  7   4.1  88.0   15     N
 17  8   4.6  88.0   20   NNW
 17  9   7.4  95.9    8   WNW
 17 10   9.9  95.2   23   WNW
 17 11   6.2  86.5    4   WNW
 17 12   6.8  64.2   19     W
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         5.9 103.8  Jan    NW