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Good Evening - Today was: Friday, 4 September 2026 20:39:54 NZST

FORECAST: Partly cloudy. Windy. Low 11C. Winds WNW at 30 to 50 km/h. Winds could occasionally gust over 65 km/h. It feels like 8.4°C. A windproof and 4 clothing layers recommended.

Last weather station contact: Friday, 04 September 2026 at 20:40:41. Updated in seconds
Weather Forecast	Temperature	:	12.8°C, 75%	Pressure	:	1009.1hPa	Fire Danger
	Wind Speed	:	W 21km/h	Wind Gust	:	48km/h
	Air Quality	:	28 AQI 7.9ug/m³	Rainfall	:	1.0mm
	Sun Light	:	0lx, 5.7hrs	Solar UV	:	0.0UVI 0W/m²

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Weather Forecast

Tonight

11°C

Partly Cloudy, Wind

Tomorrow

15°C

Showers, Wind

Partly cloudy. Windy. Low 11C. Winds WNW at 30 to 50 km/h. Winds could occasionally gust over 65 km/h.
Chance of Rain: 3%

7 day weather Forecast

Moon & Sun Forecast

Moonrise
00:51
Moonset
09:57
Visibility
50%

Sunrise
06:37
Sunset
17:57
Day Length
11.19 Hrs

Moon Phase: Last Quarter
Sun Phase: Below Horizon
There will be 2min 33s more daylight tomorrow

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System Information

Station Is Online

A new record has been made
Updated: 20:40:41 4/09/2026
Time Zone: UTC +12:00(NZST)
System Up: 24 days 1 hours
Prgm Up: 24 days 1 hours
System Rollover: Midnight
City: Palmerston North
State: Manawatū/Wanganui
Country: New Zealand
Lat:S40°21'32.2"(-40.35894°)
Lon:E175°34'21.9"(175.57275°)
Elevation: 27m (89ft)
Station Environment: Urban
Hardware: Ecowitt Wittboy WS90, GW3000, WH31, WH45, WH51, WH40H, WN34S, WH57

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Today's Weather Results (Friday)

This table shows a summary of the data since Midnight local time.

Today's data
Temperature and Humidity
Highest Temperature	16.8 °C	at 11:47
Lowest Temperature	12.5 °C	at 20:15
Highest Dew Point	13.4 °C	at 12:30
Lowest Dew Point	7.9 °C	at 19:57
Highest Apparent Temperature	13.6 °C	at 00:21
Lowest Apparent Temperature	7.5 °C	at 20:00
Highest "Feels Like" Temperature	14.3 °C	at 13:29
Lowest "Feels Like" Temperature	9.8 °C	at 20:00
Lowest Wind Chill	12.5 °C	at 20:15
Highest Heat Index	16.8 °C	at 11:47
Highest Humidity	92 %	at 04:53
Lowest Humidity	65 %	at 15:16
Rainfall
Rainfall Today	1.0 mm
Rainfall Rate Max	1.2 mm/hr	at 03:37
Highest Hourly Rainfall	0.5 mm	at 04:19
Wind
Highest Gust	129 km/h	at 12:00
Highest Speed (10 minute average)	34 km/h (F5)	at 12:10
Wind Run	362.9 km
Pressure
Highest Pressure (SL)	1012.2 hPa	at 00:02
Lowest Pressure (SL)	1004.0 hPa	at 14:08
Hours of Sun	5.7 hrs

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Yesterday's Weather Results

This table shows a summary of the data for the 24 hrs up to Midnight local time.

Yesterday's data
Temperature and Humidity
Highest Temperature	16.5 °C	at 13:43
Lowest Temperature	11.6 °C	at 07:05
Highest Dew Point	12.1 °C	at 23:45
Lowest Dew Point	8.6 °C	at 07:46
Highest Apparent Temperature	13.8 °C	at 16:50
Lowest Apparent Temperature	8.6 °C	at 00:55
Highest "Feels Like" Temperature	14.7 °C	at 16:13
Lowest "Feels Like" Temperature	10.0 °C	at 00:55
Lowest Wind Chill	11.6 °C	at 07:05
Highest Heat Index	16.5 °C	at 13:43
Highest Humidity	88 %	at 23:39
Lowest Humidity	65 %	at 12:30
Rainfall
Rainfall Yesterday	0.0 mm
Rainfall Rate Max	0.0 mm/hr	at 00:00
Highest Hourly Rainfall	0.0 mm	at 00:00
Wind
Highest Gust	41 km/h	at 13:09
Highest Speed (10 minute average)	22 km/h (F4)	at 12:17
Wind Run	317.4 km
Pressure
Highest Pressure (SL)	1017.1 hPa	at 08:55
Lowest Pressure (SL)	1011.9 hPa	at 23:53
Hours of Sun	6.7 hrs

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7 Day Rolling Average Table

This table shows the past 7 days as a rolling data set. Averages calculated based upon the last 7 days with the trend being calculated on the 7 days before that.

Data	Unit	Today^*	Thu 03/09/26	Wed 02/09/26	Tue 01/09/26	Mon 31/08/26	Sun 30/08/26	Sat 29/08/26	Fri 28/08/26	7 Day Average^*	Trend on previous 7 days^*
High Temperature	°C	16.8	16.5	15.5	14.0	15.1	16.0	14.1	17.3	15.5	+0.24
Low Temperature	°C	12.5	11.6	10.7	2.9	6.9	9.5	10.1	7.0	8.4	-1.06
High Apparent Temp.	°C	13.6	13.8	12.1	11.2	10.0	13.3	12.0	15.1	12.5	+0.19
Low Apparent Temp.	°C	7.5	8.6	7.1	0.5	6.0	7.5	7.6	5.5	6.1	-0.84
Low Wind Chill	°C	12.5	11.6	10.7	2.9	7.5	8.5	10.1	7.0	8.3	-0.91
High Heat Index	°C	16.8	16.5	15.5	14.0	15.1	16.0	14.1	17.3	15.5	+0.24
High Dew Point	°C	13.4	12.0	10.4	7.5	10.6	11.6	12.1	11.9	10.9	-0.39
Low Dew Point	°C	7.9	8.6	7.0	1.2	4.4	7.6	6.5	6.0	5.9	-0.96
High Humidity	%	92	88.0	88.0	90.0	88.0	89.0	96.0	95.0	90.6	-1.71
Low Humidity	%	65	65.0	66.0	48.0	63.0	73.0	63.0	51.0	61.3	-6.00
Rainfall (T:2mm)	mm	1.0	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.4	0.6	0.2	-2.63
Max Wind Gust	km/h	129	41.0	54.0	36.0	73.0	57.0	40.0	42.0	49.0	+1.43
Max Average Speed	km/h	34	22.0	23.0	19.0	35.0	28.0	21.0	21.0	24.1	+1.57
Wind Run	km	362.9	315.5	361.0	176.4	492.2	375.5	251.4	196.7	309.8	+21.39
Wind bearing	°	277	277	274	272	275	283	281	300	280.3	256.7
Wind Direction	-	W	W	W	W	W	WNW	W	WNW	W	WSW
High Pressure	hPa	1012.2	1017.1	1016.9	1014.8	1005.4	1006.5	1014.8	1025.9	1014.5	-11.90
Low Pressure	hPa	1004.0	1012.0	1014.0	1005.6	999.4	998.5	1006.4	1013.9	1007.1	-13.13
Sun Hours (T:40h)	hours	5.7	6.7	6.0	7.3	6.4	5.1	3.0	5.4	5.7	+0.40
Solar Radiation	W/m²	913	930.0	975.0	876.0	897.0	906.0	841.0	704.0	875.6	+91.57
UV Index	UVI	8.0	8.0	9.0	8.0	8.0	8.0	7.0	6.0	7.7	+0.86

^* Today's data set is incomplete. Averages and trends do not include today's data.

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30 Day Rolling Average table

This table shows the past 30 days as a rolling data set. Averages calculated based upon the last 30 days with the trend being calculated on the 30 days before that.

Data	Unit	Today^*	Thu 03/09/26	Wed 02/09/26	Tue 01/09/26	Mon 31/08/26	Sun 30/08/26	Sat 29/08/26	Fri 28/08/26	Thu 27/08/26	Wed 26/08/26	Tue 25/08/26	Mon 24/08/26	Sun 23/08/26	Sat 22/08/26	Fri 21/08/26	Thu 20/08/26	Wed 19/08/26	Tue 18/08/26	Mon 17/08/26	Sun 16/08/26	Sat 15/08/26	Fri 14/08/26	Thu 13/08/26	Wed 12/08/26	Tue 11/08/26	Mon 10/08/26	Sun 09/08/26	Sat 08/08/26	Fri 07/08/26	Thu 06/08/26	Wed 05/08/26	30 Day Average^*	Trend on previous 30 days^*
High Temperature	°C	16.8	16.5	15.5	14.0	15.1	16.0	14.1	17.3	15.2	15.5	15.2	15.2	15.4	15.9	14.4	13.6	11.9	12.8	11.3	11.2	17.1	16.6	15.5	13.7	14.1	15.3	16.2	14.9	11.2	11.6	9.3	14.4	+0.78
Low Temperature	°C	12.5	11.6	10.7	2.9	6.9	9.5	10.1	7.0	10.1	10.7	10.7	6.4	11.4	9.5	7.3	4.0	6.2	2.3	2.5	6.6	11.0	10.9	9.5	7.7	4.4	9.1	8.5	7.6	-0.7	-1.2	0.3	7.1	+2.50
High Apparent Temp.	°C	13.6	13.8	12.1	11.2	10.0	13.3	12.0	15.1	13.2	12.9	12.2	12.3	11.5	12.6	11.5	11.5	9.4	10.1	8.7	10.1	16.4	13.9	15.2	11.3	12.7	12.5	13.6	13.1	8.9	8.9	7.4	11.9	+0.35
Low Apparent Temp.	°C	7.5	8.6	7.1	0.5	6.0	7.5	7.6	5.5	8.5	8.2	7.8	4.3	7.1	6.8	6.0	2.0	2.4	-0.3	0.4	1.5	10.3	10.4	8.1	5.9	2.6	6.5	6.5	5.9	-3.4	-3.8	-2.1	4.8	+2.61
Low Wind Chill	°C	12.5	11.6	10.7	2.9	7.5	8.5	10.1	7.0	10.2	10.7	10.7	6.4	11.4	8.0	7.3	4.0	4.0	0.9	2.5	3.9	11.3	10.9	8.9	7.3	4.4	7.5	7.7	7.3	-0.7	-1.2	0.3	6.7	+2.51
High Heat Index	°C	16.8	16.5	15.5	14.0	15.1	16.0	14.1	17.3	15.2	15.5	15.2	15.2	15.4	15.9	14.4	13.6	11.9	12.8	11.3	11.2	17.1	16.6	15.5	13.7	14.1	15.3	16.2	14.9	11.2	11.6	9.3	14.4	+0.78
High Dew Point	°C	13.4	12.0	10.4	7.5	10.6	11.6	12.1	11.9	12.8	12.7	11.4	9.8	12.1	10.0	10.0	8.0	6.4	6.5	5.3	9.7	13.0	11.9	12.2	9.0	9.0	10.8	11.4	9.5	6.6	4.2	4.7	9.8	+0.94
Low Dew Point	°C	7.9	8.6	7.0	1.2	4.4	7.6	6.5	6.0	8.1	8.5	8.8	3.7	5.6	7.1	6.2	3.1	1.4	1.1	0.2	1.2	8.6	9.6	7.9	5.2	3.6	7.5	6.4	5.3	-1.7	-1.8	-0.6	4.9	+1.93
High Humidity	%	92	88.0	88.0	90.0	88.0	89.0	96.0	95.0	95.0	89.0	91.0	88.0	95.0	93.0	95.0	94.0	82.0	94.0	92.0	96.0	91.0	94.0	97.0	88.0	96.0	93.0	92.0	92.0	94.0	97.0	96.0	92.3	-1.67
Low Humidity	%	65	65.0	66.0	48.0	63.0	73.0	63.0	51.0	73.0	74.0	72.0	60.0	62.0	61.0	69.0	62.0	55.0	56.0	56.0	61.0	72.0	72.0	77.0	68.0	68.0	70.0	62.0	65.0	68.0	57.0	68.0	64.6	-1.57
Rainfall (T:46mm)	mm	1.0	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.4	0.6	2.6	0.0	0.8	0.0	15.8	0.6	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.9	0.8	1.1	13.9	0.0	0.0	4.4	0.2	0.4	0.0	0.1	0.3	1.5	-0.04
Max Wind Gust	km/h	129	41.0	54.0	36.0	73.0	57.0	40.0	42.0	38.0	54.0	57.0	39.0	58.0	47.0	40.0	21.0	37.0	35.0	31.0	49.0	24.0	45.0	19.0	39.0	26.0	38.0	40.0	19.0	21.0	23.0	17.0	38.7	+7.10
Max Average Speed	km/h	34	22.0	23.0	19.0	35.0	28.0	21.0	21.0	17.0	25.0	25.0	20.0	30.0	22.0	19.0	12.0	19.0	20.0	15.0	23.0	12.0	21.0	8.0	16.0	11.0	19.0	20.0	10.0	10.0	13.0	8.0	18.8	+3.30
Wind Run	km	362.9	315.5	361.0	176.4	492.2	375.5	251.4	196.7	202.6	349.4	350.2	247.7	396.6	289.0	183.5	97.0	146.2	127.7	150.2	307.9	176.2	191.2	119.2	174.7	125.6	213.1	183.7	83.8	99.5	87.2	82.0	218.4	+58.91
Wind bearing	°	277	277	274	272	275	283	281	300	72	291	291	287	282	289	285	219	150	179	143	154	97	79	82	75	105	274	293	199	226	211	127	212.4	215.7
Wind Direction	-	W	W	W	W	W	WNW	W	WNW	ENE	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	SW	SSE	S	SE	SSE	E	E	E	ENE	ESE	W	WNW	SSW	SW	SSW	SE	SSW	SW
High Pressure	hPa	1012.2	1017.1	1016.9	1014.8	1005.4	1006.5	1014.8	1025.9	1029.6	1025.8	1027.9	1027.6	1019.2	1026.1	1028.5	1030.4	1029.8	1023.5	1023.1	1021.4	1011.0	1011.7	1014.6	1020.9	1022.4	1019.5	1023.2	1030.5	1035.3	1035.9	1033.7	1022.4	+1.14
Low Pressure	hPa	1004.0	1012.0	1014.0	1005.6	999.4	998.5	1006.4	1013.9	1023.0	1020.4	1024.5	1019.1	1010.7	1018.7	1025.3	1027.6	1023.1	1020.2	1019.7	1009.5	1008.1	1009.9	1009.5	1014.2	1019.1	1015.3	1015.6	1023.2	1029.9	1033.5	1026.0	1016.5	+1.94
Sun Hours (T:145h)	hours	5.7	6.7	6.0	7.3	6.4	5.1	3.0	5.4	5.6	2.2	6.7	7.2	5.1	7.1	3.2	5.5	4.1	5.7	6.1	1.2	2.2	5.3	2.6	2.9	4.2	4.5	6.3	3.2	1.4	8.3	4.1	4.8	-0.51
Solar Radiation	W/m²	913	930.0	975.0	876.0	897.0	906.0	841.0	704.0	677.0	797.0	915.0	741.0	793.0	790.0	775.0	840.0	800.0	794.0	808.0	85.0	756.0	711.0	645.0	526.0	744.0	636.0	689.0	522.0	204.0	450.0	555.0	712.7	+205.30
UV Index	UVI	8.0	8.0	9.0	8.0	8.0	8.0	7.0	6.0	6.0	7.0	8.0	6.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	7.0	0.0	7.0	6.0	6.0	4.0	6.0	5.0	6.0	4.0	1.0	4.0	5.0	6.1	+1.90

^* Today's data set is incomplete. Averages and trends do not include today's data.

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This Month's Weather Results (September)

This table shows a summary of the data since Midnight local time.

This Month's data
Temperature and Humidity
Highest Temperature	16.5 °C	at 1:43 pm 03 September
Lowest Temperature	2.9 °C	at 6:37 am 01 September
Highest Dew Point	12.1 °C	11:45 pm 03 September
Lowest Dew Point	1.2 °C	6:34 am 01 September
Highest Apparent Temperature	13.8 °C	at 4:50 pm 03 September
Lowest Apparent Temperature	0.5 °C	at 6:46 am 01 September
Highest "Feels Like" Temperature	14.7 °C	4:13 pm 03 September
Lowest "Feels Like" Temperature	2.9 °C	6:37 am 01 September
Lowest Wind Chill Temperature	2.9 °C	at 6:37 am 01 September
Highest Heat Index Temperature	16.5 °C	at 1:43 pm 03 September
Highest Minimum	11.6 °C	03 September
Lowest Maximum	14.0 °C	01 September
Highest Daily Range	11.1 °C	01 September
Lowest Daily Range	4.8 °C	02 September
Highest Humidity	90 %	at 6:48 am 01 September
Lowest Humidity	48 %	at 1:53 pm 01 September
Rainfall
Rainfall this month	1.3 mm
Rainfall Rate Max	1.8 mm/hr	at 7:56 pm 02 September
Highest Hourly Rainfall	0.3 mm	at 7:57 pm 02 September
Wind
Highest Gust	54 km/h	at 12:39 pm 02 September
Highest Speed (10 minute average)	23 km/h	at 11:40 am 02 September
Wind Run	365.0 km
Pressure
Highest Pressure (SL)	1017.1 hPa	at 8:55 am 03 September
Lowest Pressure (SL)	1005.6 hPa	at 12:04 am 01 September
Hours of Sun	20.0 hrs

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This Year's Weather Results (2026)

This table shows a summary of the data since Midnight local time.

This Year's data so far
Temperature and Humidity
Highest Temperature	29.7 °C	at 2:36 pm 13 February
Lowest Temperature	-1.3 °C	at 7:08 am 27 July
Highest Dew Point	20.8 °C	4:35 pm 13 February
Lowest Dew Point	-2.0 °C	7:08 am 27 July
Highest Apparent Temperature	32.0 °C	at 1:56 pm 13 February
Lowest Apparent Temperature	-4.1 °C	at 7:41 am 27 July
Highest "Feels Like" Temperature	31.5 °C	1:56 pm 13 February
Lowest "Feels Like" Temperature	-1.4 °C	2:18 am 02 August
Lowest Wind Chill Temperature	-1.4 °C	at 2:18 am 02 August
Highest Humidex Temperature	37.3 °C	at 2:13 pm 13 February
Highest Heat Index Temperature	31.6 °C	at 2:13 pm 13 February
Highest Minimum	18.3 °C	10 January
Lowest Maximum	9.3 °C	05 August
Highest Daily Range	18.4 °C	02 April
Lowest Daily Range	1.8 °C	26 March
Highest Humidity	99 %	at 10:00 am 11 July
Lowest Humidity	24 %	at 5:10 pm 02 April
Rainfall
Rainfall this year	560.2 mm
Rainfall Rate Max	49.2 mm/hr	at 10:00 am 23 August
Highest Hourly Rainfall	15.1 mm	at 12:54 pm 15 January
Highest Daily Rainfall	45.2 mm	15 January
Highest 24 Hour Rainfall	50.4 mm	6:22 am 16 January
Highest Monthly Rainfall	158.6 mm	April
Longest Dry Period	20 days	01 June
Longest Wet Period	10 days	20 April
Wind
Highest Gust	73 km/h	at 11:07 am 31 August
Highest Speed (10 minute average)	36 km/h	at 6:33 am 16 February
Wind Run	492.6 km
Pressure
Highest Pressure (SL)	1040.0 hPa	at 10:42 am 16 May
Lowest Pressure (SL)	981.7 hPa	at 9:52 am 24 January
Hours of Sun	1451.1 hrs

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Historical Weather Extremes

Records began on 1 January 2009. Here are the extremes recorded since then.

Additional historical extreme reports can be found on our Extreme Records page.

Records Since 1 January 2009
Temperature and Humidity
Highest Temperature	34.5 °C	at 15:35 on 12 February 2011
Lowest Temperature	-3.2 °C	at 07:26 on 17 June 2012
Highest Dew Point	28.1 °C	at 14:03 on 19 February 2017
Lowest Dew Point	-3.5 °C	at 16:12 on 06 October 2022
Highest Apparent Temperature	38.9 °C	at 23:49 on 20 November 2010
Lowest Apparent Temperature	-4.6 °C	at 07:18 on 14 July 2021
Highest "Feels Like" Temperature	33.0 °C	at 16:06 on 21 January 2024
Lowest "Feels Like" Temperature	-1.4 °C	at 02:18 on 02 August 2026
Lowest Wind Chill Temperature	-19.1 °C	at 13:27 on 12 May 2010
Highest Humidex	39.5 °C	at 14:41 on 21 January 2024
Highest Heat Index	40.3 °C	at 23:49 on 20 November 2010
Highest Minimum	21.5 °C	at 07:07 on 10 February 2022
Lowest Maximum	7.5 °C	at 00:00 on 22 June 2013
Highest Daily Range	35.6 °C	on 17 June 2015
Lowest Daily Range	0.0 °C	on 21 July 2018
Highest Humidity	100 %	at 20:17 on 09 November 2010
Lowest Humidity	24 %	at 17:10 on 02 April 2026
Rainfall
Highest Rain Rate	174.0 mm/hr	at 18:20 on 04 December 2015
Highest Hourly Rainfall	64.8 mm	at 07:30 on 08 March 2018
Highest Daily Rainfall	91.8 mm	on 20 June 2015
Highest 24 Hour Rainfall	50.4 mm	at 06:22 on 16 January 2026
Highest Monthly Rainfall	427.8 mm	August 2015
Longest Dry Period	27 days	to 04 March 2013
Longest Wet Period	16 days	to 31 May 2016
Wind
Highest Wind Gust	129 km/h	at 12:00 on 04 September 2026
Highest Wind Speed Average	59 km/h	at 13:27 on 24 January 2011
Highest Daily Wind Run	3196.3 km	on 15 December 2016
Pressure
Lowest Pressure (sl)	976.6 hPa	at 03:26 on 21 July 2017
Highest Pressure (sl)	1040.8 hPa	at 09:59 on 10 July 2024

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