Palmerston North, New Zealand - Weather

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Sunday,
17 August 2025

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Current Weather Station Readings Forecast: Occasional rain, worsening

High:13°C

Low:7°C

CoR:16%

Generally cloudy. High 13C. Winds SE at 10 to 15 km/h. It feels like 10.7°C. 3 clothing layers recommended.

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Temperature

11.7°C
84%
Trend:

Rising,0.7°C/hr

Day Max/Min:
11.8°C / 5.8°C

Wind

4km/h

ENE
Wind Gust:

12km/h, 61deg.

Day Max/Avg:
14km/h / 4km/h

Rain

1 Dry
Day

Month Total:
3.8mm

Last Rain Record:
01:36, 15/08/2025

Pressure

1008hPa
Trend:

Falling,-0.9hPa/hr

Day Max/Min:
1015hPa / 1008hPa

Cloud Base:
326m, 1069ft

UV / Solar

159W/m²
UV Index Rating:
Low
2.1UVI

Sun Light:
20.1k Lux

Sun Hours:
0.6 hrs (6%)

Air Quality

54AQI
Air Quality:
Moderate
PM2.5: 13.9ug/m³
PM10: 1.9ug/m³
CO₂: 412ppm

Pollen Level:
Low

Extra Sensors

Temp. at +8m
11.7°C 83%

Temp. at +3m
20.6°C 56%

Moisture at +1m:
12.8°C 14.0 (98%)

Moisture at +0m:
12.2°C 12.0 (96%)

Soil -10cm:
10.0°C 77%VWC

Soil -20cm:
10.1°C

Fire Danger

1.6FWI
Fire Risk Index:
Low

Grass Fire Risk:
Low
0kW/m²

Scrub Fire Risk:
Extreme
6.8MW/m²

Forest Fire Risk:
Low
1kW/m²

Sun / Moon

Moonrise
01:50
Moonset
11:01
Visibility
41%

Sunrise
07:04
Sunset
17:40
Day Length
10.35 Hrs

Moon Phase: Waning Crescent
Sun Phase: Above Horizon

There will be 2min 19s more daylight tomorrow

Long Range Forecast

Today	Tonight	Tomorrow	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday

Cloudy	Showers Late	Showers	Showers	PM Showers	Mostly Cloudy
13°C	7°C	14°C \| 7°C	10°C \| 4°C	10°C \| 5°C	12°C \| 4°C
Rain Risk: 16%	Rain Risk: 36%	Rain Risk: 59%	Rain Risk: 66%	Rain Risk: 30%	Rain Risk: 17%

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Tables & Reports

Today's Data Summary

Yesterday's Data Summary

7 Day Rolling Average

30 Day Rolling Average

Temperature and Humidity
Highest Temperature	11.8 °C	at 12:12
Lowest Temperature	5.8 °C	at 00:22
Highest Dew Point	9.0 °C	at 11:19
Lowest Dew Point	4.1 °C	at 00:14
Highest Apparent Temperature	10.9 °C	at 11:51
Lowest Apparent Temperature	4.1 °C	at 00:51
Highest "Feels Like" Temperature	11.7 °C	at 12:12
Lowest "Feels Like" Temperature	5.8 °C	at 00:22
Lowest Wind Chill	5.8 °C	at 00:22
Highest Humidex	12.6 °C	at 12:23
Highest Heat Index	11.8 °C	at 12:12
Highest Humidity	92 %	at 07:33
Lowest Humidity	81 %	at 11:36
Rainfall
Rainfall Today	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	14 km/h	at 12:19
Highest Speed (10 minute average)	4 km/h (F1)	at 10:24
Wind Run	22.7 km
Pressure
Highest Pressure (SL)	1015.3 hPa	at 00:00
Lowest Pressure (SL)	1007.8 hPa	at 12:28
Hours of Sun	0.6 hrs

Today's Data Summary

Yesterday's Data Summary

7 Day Rolling Average

30 Day Rolling Average

Temperature and Humidity
Highest Temperature	14.8 °C	at 14:34
Lowest Temperature	0.9 °C	at 07:04
Highest Dew Point	7.1 °C	at 14:48
Lowest Dew Point	-0.3 °C	at 07:04
Highest Apparent Temperature	13.3 °C	at 14:34
Lowest Apparent Temperature	-1.1 °C	at 07:14
Highest "Feels Like" Temperature	14.4 °C	at 14:34
Lowest "Feels Like" Temperature	0.9 °C	at 07:04
Lowest Wind Chill	0.9 °C	at 07:04
Highest Humidex	14.8 °C	at 14:48
Highest Heat Index	14.8 °C	at 14:34
Highest Humidity	93 %	at 05:46
Lowest Humidity	55 %	at 15:45
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	35 km/h	at 13:54
Highest Speed (10 minute average)	7 km/h (F2)	at 13:36
Wind Run	41.8 km
Pressure
Highest Pressure (SL)	1024.4 hPa	at 00:00
Lowest Pressure (SL)	1015.3 hPa	at 23:55
Hours of Sun	5.7 hrs

Today's Data Summary

Yesterday's Data Summary

7 Day Rolling Average

30 Day Rolling Average

Data	Unit	Today^*	Sat 16/08/25	Fri 15/08/25	Thu 14/08/25	Wed 13/08/25	Tue 12/08/25	Mon 11/08/25	Sun 10/08/25	7 Day Average^*	Trend on previous 7 days^*
High Temperature	°C	11.8	14.8	15.6	13.5	14.2	11.7	11.2	11.4	13.2	+0.01
Low Temperature	°C	5.8	0.9	4.4	-0.2	2.0	3.7	0.7	3.1	2.1	-2.60
High Apparent Temp.	°C	10.9	13.3	13.9	11.3	11.8	9.8	9.5	9.3	11.3	+0.33
Low Apparent Temp.	°C	4.1	-1.1	3.0	-2.4	0.0	2.0	-1.6	0.9	0.1	-2.27
Low Wind Chill	°C	5.8	0.9	4.8	-0.2	2.0	3.7	0.7	3.1	2.1	-1.99
High Heat Index	°C	11.8	14.8	15.6	13.5	14.2	11.7	11.2	11.4	13.2	+0.01
High Dew Point	°C	9.0	7.1	9.2	7.5	6.5	7.9	6.3	4.6	7.0	-0.03
Low Dew Point	°C	4.1	-0.3	3.3	-1.5	0.8	2.4	-0.6	1.8	0.8	-1.39
High Humidity	%	92	93.0	93.0	93.0	93.0	93.0	93.0	92.0	92.9	+3.14
Low Humidity	%	81	55.0	54.0	61.0	56.0	72.0	65.0	59.0	60.3	+1.57
Rainfall (T:0mm)	mm	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	-0.44
Max Wind Gust	km/h	14	35.0	33.0	40.0	32.0	32.0	37.0	35.0	34.9	-2.14
Max Average Speed	km/h	4	7.0	8.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	9.0	13.0	10.0	-2.71
Wind Run	km	22.7	41.7	84.1	67.1	69.7	79.0	68.3	105.7	73.7	-45.56
Wind bearing	°	69	263	304	302	90	123	209	137	204.0	175.4
Wind Direction	-	ENE	W	NW	WNW	E	ESE	SSW	SE	SSW	S
High Pressure	hPa	1015.3	1024.4	1024.5	1023.8	1028.3	1028.4	1027.7	1024.9	1026.0	-3.47
Low Pressure	hPa	1007.8	1015.4	1021.1	1020.1	1023.7	1026.2	1024.9	1019.8	1021.6	-0.34
Sun Hours (T:39h)	hours	0.6	5.7	7.5	6.7	6.5	4.4	3.8	4.3	5.6	+0.97
Solar Radiation	W/m²	200	582.0	668.0	668.0	678.0	587.0	575.0	620.0	625.4	+171.57
UV Index	UVI	2.6	5.3.0	5.7.0	5.8.0	6.0.0	5.4.0	5.1.0	5.6.0	5.6	+1.33

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

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Today's Data Summary

Yesterday's Data Summary

7 Day Rolling Average

30 Day Rolling Average

Data	Unit	Today^*	Sat 16/08/25	Fri 15/08/25	Thu 14/08/25	Wed 13/08/25	Tue 12/08/25	Mon 11/08/25	Sun 10/08/25	Sat 09/08/25	Fri 08/08/25	Thu 07/08/25	Wed 06/08/25	Tue 05/08/25	Mon 04/08/25	Sun 03/08/25	Sat 02/08/25	Fri 01/08/25	Thu 31/07/25	Wed 30/07/25	Tue 29/07/25	Mon 28/07/25	Sun 27/07/25	Sat 26/07/25	Fri 25/07/25	Thu 24/07/25	Wed 23/07/25	Tue 22/07/25	Mon 21/07/25	Sun 20/07/25	Sat 19/07/25	Fri 18/07/25	30 Day Average^*	Trend on previous 30 days^*
High Temperature	°C	11.8	14.8	15.6	13.5	14.2	11.7	11.2	11.4	11.1	13.8	16.8	14.6	13.3	11.2	11.5	10.5	11.0	11.6	15.3	13.4	15.5	16.4	15.3	15.7	14.8	12.9	12.7	12.6	13.1	14.6	14.4	13.5	-0.74
Low Temperature	°C	5.8	0.9	4.4	-0.2	2.0	3.7	0.7	3.1	3.0	4.6	3.0	3.7	7.8	6.0	4.7	-0.4	2.9	7.3	8.8	4.9	0.6	0.5	-1.1	-0.8	0.7	-0.3	1.4	0.3	2.7	2.6	3.0	2.7	-3.07
High Apparent Temp.	°C	10.9	13.3	13.9	11.3	11.8	9.8	9.5	9.3	8.9	11.8	15.3	12.6	10.4	8.8	8.8	9.7	8.8	10.4	13.3	12.6	14.0	15.4	14.0	14.0	13.3	11.1	11.0	11.0	11.3	13.6	12.1	11.7	-1.46
Low Apparent Temp.	°C	4.1	-1.1	3.0	-2.4	0.0	2.0	-1.6	0.9	0.6	2.9	1.0	1.3	4.9	4.0	2.0	-2.6	0.9	4.5	7.9	3.0	-1.6	-1.7	-3.6	-3.2	-1.8	-2.6	-0.9	-1.9	0.7	0.6	1.0	0.5	-3.65
Low Wind Chill	°C	5.8	0.9	4.8	-0.2	2.0	3.7	0.7	3.1	3.0	4.6	3.0	2.9	6.7	5.4	3.3	-0.4	3.1	6.2	8.8	4.9	0.6	0.5	-1.1	-0.8	0.7	-0.3	1.4	0.3	2.7	2.6	3.0	2.5	-3.16
High Heat Index	°C	11.8	14.8	15.6	13.5	14.2	11.7	11.2	11.4	11.1	13.8	16.8	14.6	13.3	11.2	11.5	10.5	11.0	11.6	15.3	13.4	15.5	16.4	15.3	15.7	14.8	12.9	12.7	12.6	13.1	14.6	14.4	13.5	-0.74
High Dew Point	°C	9.0	7.1	9.2	7.5	6.5	7.9	6.3	4.6	5.8	11.2	8.3	6.4	6.4	6.5	4.7	7.8	6.3	9.5	11.6	10.2	6.6	9.2	7.6	6.1	6.6	6.9	6.6	6.3	7.4	9.7	6.8	7.5	-2.71
Low Dew Point	°C	4.1	-0.3	3.3	-1.5	0.8	2.4	-0.6	1.8	1.4	2.7	1.5	0.8	3.5	3.6	2.1	-1.6	1.2	2.7	7.2	2.5	-0.5	-0.8	-3.0	-2.2	-0.4	-1.7	0.1	-0.6	1.4	1.3	1.7	1.0	-3.35
High Humidity	%	92	93.0	93.0	93.0	93.0	93.0	93.0	92.0	94.0	94.0	91.0	88.0	84.0	89.0	88.0	93.0	87.0	96.0	95.0	93.0	93.0	92.0	90.0	91.0	93.0	93.0	92.0	95.0	92.0	92.0	91.0	91.9	-1.40
Low Humidity	%	81	55.0	54.0	61.0	56.0	72.0	65.0	59.0	56.0	77.0	49.0	48.0	60.0	64.0	57.0	75.0	67.0	72.0	76.0	74.0	49.0	61.0	45.0	43.0	55.0	64.0	60.0	59.0	62.0	69.0	51.0	60.5	-8.87
Rainfall (T:18mm)	mm	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.7	2.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.0	7.9	2.2	2.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.4	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.6	-2.64
Max Wind Gust	km/h	14	35.0	33.0	40.0	32.0	32.0	37.0	35.0	28.0	43.0	22.0	34.0	47.0	43.0	42.0	19.0	40.0	36.0	46.0	37.0	17.0	26.0	14.0	19.0	22.0	26.0	34.0	26.0	24.0	34.0	48.0	32.4	+0.17
Max Average Speed	km/h	4	7.0	8.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	9.0	13.0	10.0	15.0	11.0	12.0	15.0	12.0	14.0	5.0	12.0	10.0	14.0	9.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	5.0	6.0	9.0	9.0	7.0	8.0	8.0	11.0	9.7	-0.20
Wind Run	km	22.7	41.7	84.1	67.1	69.7	79.0	68.3	105.7	91.3	94.4	64.8	113.2	214.3	124.6	131.9	37.4	90.5	95.4	112.6	99.1	46.5	42.0	45.5	40.1	55.0	68.7	76.9	59.8	68.2	66.8	112.0	82.2	-6.24
Wind bearing	°	69	263	304	302	90	123	209	137	254	305	349	58	73	83	106	130	156	102	326	66	62	243	18	17	32	76	112	70	279	17	155	150.6	194.3
Wind Direction	-	ENE	W	NW	WNW	E	ESE	SSW	SE	WSW	NW	N	ENE	ENE	E	ESE	SE	SSE	ESE	NW	ENE	ENE	WSW	NNE	NNE	NNE	ENE	SE	ENE	W	NNE	SSE	SSE	SSW
High Pressure	hPa	1015.3	1024.4	1024.5	1023.8	1028.3	1028.4	1027.7	1024.9	1020.0	1017.9	1028.4	1031.7	1033.7	1038.1	1036.5	1028.8	1018.6	1006.1	1004.3	1020.2	1029.0	1030.3	1031.0	1030.0	1030.6	1031.5	1029.3	1025.0	1020.4	1017.6	1014.7	1025.2	+5.37
Low Pressure	hPa	1007.8	1015.4	1021.1	1020.1	1023.7	1026.2	1024.9	1019.8	1008.9	1006.1	1018.0	1027.4	1030.5	1033.7	1029.0	1018.7	1006.1	1002.3	999.2	1004.5	1020.1	1027.5	1028.4	1027.8	1027.9	1029.0	1025.1	1019.6	1017.5	1013.9	1007.0	1019.3	+6.46
Sun Hours (T:165h)	hours	0.6	5.7	7.5	6.7	6.5	4.4	3.8	4.3	5.1	3.3	8.4	4.9	3.1	2.9	4.4	2.7	3.8	1.2	3.5	0.9	7.7	9.3	8.9	9.0	7.8	6.2	6.4	7.2	8.0	4.2	7.0	5.5	+1.39
Solar Radiation	W/m²	200	582.0	668.0	668.0	678.0	587.0	575.0	620.0	542.0	444.0	574.0	427.0	383.0	338.0	469.0	319.0	490.0	252.0	452.0	74.0	427.0	410.0	410.0	416.0	410.0	514.0	475.0	432.0	465.0	454.0	435.0	466.3	+107.33
UV Index	UVI	2.6	5.3.0	5.7.0	5.8.0	6.0.0	5.4.0	5.1.0	5.6.0	5.1.0	4.0.0	4.9.0	3.9.0	3.8.0	3.8.0	4.1.0	2.8.0	4.6.0	3.0.0	4.3.0	1.0.0	3.7.0	3.6.0	3.5.0	3.5.0	3.5.0	4.2.0	3.9.0	3.6.0	3.9.0	3.9.0	3.6.0	4.2	+0.98

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About Palmerston North and Palmy Weather

Welcome to Palmerston North - "The heart of the Manawatū".
This Palmerston North weather station is located just west of the city centre with data updated every 1 minute. The station is a home built weather unit based upon the WeatherDuino Arduino project. Starting in January 2009, Palmy Weather has been gathering weather data for over 16 years, providing a valuable and accessible resource to the community of Palmerston North and the wider Manawatū.

About This City: Palmerston North, affectionately known as Palmy, is an inland city located on the west coast of New Zealand's North Island. It is the largest city in the Manawatū-Wanganui district and the the business hub for this region with a population of 84,639 according to the 2018 census. Palmerston North's climate is temperate with maximum day temperatures averaging 22°C (72°F) in summer and 12°C (54°F) in winter. Annual rainfall is approximately 960mm (37.8in). The typical urban area elevation is between 20 - 40 metres (65 - 130ft) of which the weather station is located at an elevation of 36 metres. More info here.