Palmerston North, New Zealand - Weather

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12:29:19 NZDT

Thursday,
07 November 2024

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Current Weather Station Readings Forecast: Fairly fine, showery later

High:20°C

Low:10°C

CoR:24%

Overcast. High around 20C. Winds W at 15 to 25 km/h. It feels like 16.7°C. 2 clothing layers recommended.

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Temperature

17.0°C
84%
Trend:

Rising,0.3°C/hr

Day Max/Min:
18.4°C / 12.6°C

Wind

9km/h

W
Wind Gust:

19km/h, 262deg.

Day Max/Avg:
26km/h / 8km/h

Rain

1.6mm
1.8

Total rain fall for the past 24 hour period (12:29:19 yesterday to now)

Rain Last Hour:

0.0mm

Last Rain Record:
05:11, 07/11/2024

Pressure

1023hPa
Trend:

Falling,-0.2hPa/hr

Day Max/Min:
1023hPa / 1022hPa

Cloud Base:
340m, 1114ft

UV / Solar

253W/m²
UV Index Rating:
Medium
3.5UVI

Sun Light:
32k Lux

Sun Hours:
0.6 hrs (4%)

Air Quality

5AQI
Air Quality:
Good
PM2.5: 1.3ug/m³
PM10: 1.7ug/m³
CO₂: 406ppm

Pollen Level:
Moderate

Extra Sensors

Temp. at 5m
19.4°C 76%

Temp. at 1m:
17.8°C 1%

Moisture at 1m:
17.8°C 14.0 (99%)

Moisture at 0m:
18.9°C 12.0 (85%)

Soil at 10cm:
17.2°C 0VWC

Soil at 20cm:
N/A°C 0VWC

Fire Danger

0.4FWI
Fire Risk Index:
Low

Grass Fire Risk:
Low
0kW/m²

Scrub Fire Risk:
High
850kW/m²

Forest Fire Risk:
Low
0kW/m²

Sun / Moon

Moonrise
09:36
Moonset
00:50
Visability
27%

Sunrise
05:59
Sunset
20:04
Day Length
14.04 Hrs

Moon Phase: Waxing Crescent
Sun Phase: Above Horizon

There will be 2min 14s more daylight tomorrow

Long Range Forecast

Today	Tonight	Tomorrow	Saturday	Sunday	Monday

Cloudy	Partly Cloudy	Mostly Sunny	Cloudy	Showers	Partly Cloudy
20°C	10°C	22°C \| 13°C	22°C \| 15°C	19°C \| 12°C	18°C \| 9°C
Rain Risk: 24%	Rain Risk: 14%	Rain Risk: 9%	Rain Risk: 24%	Rain Risk: 66%	Rain Risk: 20%

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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	18.4 °C	at 11:12
Lowest Temperature	12.6 °C	at 00:07
Highest Dew Point	15.7 °C	at 11:10
Lowest Dew Point	11.7 °C	at 00:07
Highest Apparent Temperature	19.0 °C	at 11:12
Lowest Apparent Temperature	12.6 °C	at 01:04
Highest "Feels Like" Temperature	18.7 °C	at 11:12
Lowest "Feels Like" Temperature	12.6 °C	at 01:04
Lowest Wind Chill	12.6 °C	at 00:07
Highest Humidex	22.7 °C	at 11:12
Highest Heat Index	18.4 °C	at 11:12
Highest Humidity	97 %	at 06:50
Lowest Humidity	82 %	at 11:15
Rainfall
Rainfall Today	1.6 mm
Rainfall Rate Max	5.8 mm/hr	at 04:39
Highest Hourly Rainfall	1.6 mm	at 05:12
Wind
Highest Gust	26 km/h	at 11:37
Highest Speed (10 minute average)	8 km/h (F2)	at 11:53
Wind Run	24.6 km
Pressure
Highest Pressure (SL)	1023.4 hPa	at 00:42
Lowest Pressure (SL)	1022.3 hPa	at 05:22
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	18.2 °C	at 17:51
Lowest Temperature	12.2 °C	at 03:04
Highest Dew Point	15.3 °C	at 17:28
Lowest Dew Point	11.3 °C	at 01:19
Highest Apparent Temperature	19.0 °C	at 17:51
Lowest Apparent Temperature	12.1 °C	at 03:04
Highest "Feels Like" Temperature	18.7 °C	at 17:51
Lowest "Feels Like" Temperature	12.2 °C	at 03:04
Lowest Wind Chill	12.2 °C	at 03:04
Highest Humidex	22.1 °C	at 17:51
Highest Heat Index	18.2 °C	at 17:51
Highest Humidity	96 %	at 03:47
Lowest Humidity	79 %	at 17:42
Rainfall
Rainfall Yesterday	0.8 mm
Rainfall Rate Max	0.6 mm/hr	at 02:16
Highest Hourly Rainfall	0.6 mm	at 02:41
Wind
Highest Gust	22 km/h	at 16:13
Highest Speed (10 minute average)	7 km/h (F2)	at 15:59
Wind Run	61.4 km
Pressure
Highest Pressure (SL)	1023.2 hPa	at 22:25
Lowest Pressure (SL)	1020.5 hPa	at 01:24
Hours of Sun	1.6 hrs

Today's Data Summary

Yesterday's Data Summary

7 Day Rolling Average

30 Day Rolling Average

Data	Unit	Today^*	Wed 06/11/24	Tue 05/11/24	Mon 04/11/24	Sun 03/11/24	Sat 02/11/24	Fri 01/11/24	Thu 31/10/24	7 Day Average^*	Trend on previous 7 days^*
High Temperature	°C	18.4	18.2	16.7	16.0	14.6	15.0	19.7	17.6	16.8	-2.19
Low Temperature	°C	12.6	12.2	10.0	2.5	6.6	11.0	11.2	9.9	9.1	-1.54
High Apparent Temp.	°C	19.0	19.0	15.3	13.0	12.7	14.8	17.2	15.5	15.4	-2.16
Low Apparent Temp.	°C	12.6	12.1	7.9	0.5	4.5	8.4	9.7	8.9	7.4	-1.53
Low Wind Chill	°C	12.6	12.2	10.0	2.5	6.4	11.0	11.2	9.9	9.0	-1.30
High Heat Index	°C	18.4	18.2	16.7	16.0	14.6	15.0	19.7	17.6	16.8	-2.19
High Dew Point	°C	15.7	15.3	12.7	8.1	7.9	13.9	13.7	11.8	11.9	-1.01
Low Dew Point	°C	11.7	11.3	7.0	0.7	0.9	8.0	8.8	8.0	6.4	-1.59
High Humidity	%	97	96.0	94.0	89.0	89.0	95.0	93.0	90.0	92.3	+1.14
Low Humidity	%	82	79.0	72.0	46.0	46.0	75.0	56.0	64.0	62.6	+7.29
Rainfall (T:10mm)	mm	1.6	0.8	0.2	0.0	0.6	7.8	0.2	0.0	1.4	-1.97
Max Wind Gust	km/h	26	22.0	37.0	50.0	34.0	48.0	54.0	58.0	43.3	-7.43
Max Average Speed	km/h	8	7.0	14.0	17.0	11.0	16.0	19.0	19.0	14.7	-2.00
Wind Run	km	24.6	61.3	161.6	158.0	122.6	219.5	242.1	218.8	169.1	-15.70
Wind bearing	°	263	283	295	279	142	291	290	293	267.6	254.1
Wind Direction	-	W	WNW	WNW	W	SE	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	WSW
High Pressure	hPa	1023.4	1023.2	1020.4	1021.9	1022.0	1013.0	1013.2	1009.2	1017.6	+6.91
Low Pressure	hPa	1022.3	1020.5	1016.3	1017.1	1011.9	1009.0	1009.2	1003.0	1012.4	+6.74
Sun Hours (T:30h)	hours	0.6	1.6	0.8	10.6	6.7	1.3	2.9	6.0	4.3	+0.41
Solar Radiation	W/m²	709	483.0	397.0	919.0	1262.0	406.0	1125.0	1145.0	819.6	-124.86
UV Index	UVI	9.0	7.4.0	5.6.0	13.6.0	16.0.0	5.6.0	16.0.0	15.8.0	11.4	-1.47

^* 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^*	Wed 06/11/24	Tue 05/11/24	Mon 04/11/24	Sun 03/11/24	Sat 02/11/24	Fri 01/11/24	Thu 31/10/24	Wed 30/10/24	Tue 29/10/24	Mon 28/10/24	Sun 27/10/24	Sat 26/10/24	Fri 25/10/24	Thu 24/10/24	Wed 23/10/24	Tue 22/10/24	Mon 21/10/24	Sun 20/10/24	Sat 19/10/24	Fri 18/10/24	Thu 17/10/24	Wed 16/10/24	Tue 15/10/24	Mon 14/10/24	Sun 13/10/24	Sat 12/10/24	Fri 11/10/24	Thu 10/10/24	Wed 09/10/24	Tue 08/10/24	30 Day Average^*	Trend on previous 30 days^*
High Temperature	°C	18.4	18.2	16.7	16.0	14.6	15.0	19.7	17.6	15.0	19.4	15.0	19.1	23.3	22.0	19.3	18.7	21.4	19.0	21.0	20.1	17.3	18.8	16.2	15.9	16.9	17.9	17.8	19.2	16.0	15.5	17.9	18.0	+1.74
Low Temperature	°C	12.6	12.2	10.0	2.5	6.6	11.0	11.2	9.9	8.7	10.3	7.4	10.5	11.2	14.5	11.6	11.8	9.0	9.8	9.7	10.1	6.1	5.1	4.9	6.6	7.2	9.2	6.5	3.9	8.1	10.5	11.8	8.9	+1.44
High Apparent Temp.	°C	19.0	19.0	15.3	13.0	12.7	14.8	17.2	15.5	13.1	17.2	13.4	18.2	23.2	20.6	16.9	17.2	21.3	17.7	20.3	19.6	16.3	17.2	14.7	13.8	16.5	16.5	15.6	17.3	13.8	13.1	15.3	16.5	+2.17
Low Apparent Temp.	°C	12.6	12.1	7.9	0.5	4.5	8.4	9.7	8.9	6.3	7.8	5.2	10.1	10.8	12.3	10.2	11.0	8.4	9.0	8.8	9.7	4.5	2.9	2.8	5.4	6.6	7.1	4.8	2.1	5.6	7.1	10.3	7.4	+1.55
Low Wind Chill	°C	12.6	12.2	10.0	2.5	6.4	11.0	11.2	9.9	7.2	10.5	6.3	11.0	11.2	14.5	11.6	11.8	9.0	9.8	9.7	10.1	6.1	5.0	4.9	6.6	7.4	8.0	6.5	3.9	6.6	10.5	11.8	8.8	+1.55
High Heat Index	°C	18.4	18.2	16.7	16.0	14.6	15.0	19.7	17.6	15.0	19.4	15.0	19.1	23.3	22.0	19.3	18.7	21.4	19.0	21.0	20.1	17.3	18.8	16.2	15.9	16.9	17.9	17.8	19.2	16.0	15.5	17.9	18.0	+1.74
High Dew Point	°C	15.7	15.3	12.7	8.1	7.9	13.9	13.7	11.8	10.6	10.6	11.9	15.2	16.0	14.4	11.8	13.8	14.1	12.1	13.1	12.7	11.5	8.4	6.6	10.5	11.1	10.8	11.3	9.4	7.9	12.6	11.8	11.7	+0.96
Low Dew Point	°C	11.7	11.3	7.0	0.7	0.9	8.0	8.8	8.0	6.1	7.6	5.9	9.0	9.5	9.3	8.4	8.7	7.4	8.1	8.0	7.5	4.3	2.1	0.9	3.0	6.5	7.1	4.8	2.2	4.5	5.0	9.1	6.3	+0.85
High Humidity	%	97	96.0	94.0	89.0	89.0	95.0	93.0	90.0	93.0	92.0	92.0	96.0	95.0	85.0	85.0	89.0	92.0	93.0	90.0	90.0	89.0	84.0	82.0	95.0	94.0	94.0	89.0	91.0	91.0	94.0	92.0	91.1	-1.20
Low Humidity	%	82	79.0	72.0	46.0	46.0	75.0	56.0	64.0	58.0	48.0	61.0	55.0	50.0	59.0	56.0	64.0	58.0	53.0	54.0	58.0	60.0	41.0	49.0	50.0	59.0	55.0	49.0	49.0	54.0	54.0	61.0	56.4	-2.87
Rainfall (T:46mm)	mm	1.6	0.8	0.2	0.0	0.6	7.8	0.2	0.0	5.2	0.4	4.4	6.8	6.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	6.0	5.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.2	0.4	1.5	-0.09
Max Wind Gust	km/h	26	22.0	37.0	50.0	34.0	48.0	54.0	58.0	46.0	52.0	56.0	41.0	46.0	53.0	61.0	53.0	30.0	45.0	37.0	40.0	32.0	35.0	26.0	43.0	33.0	41.0	41.0	46.0	45.0	59.0	52.0	43.9	-4.27
Max Average Speed	km/h	8	7.0	14.0	17.0	11.0	16.0	19.0	19.0	13.0	17.0	19.0	16.0	12.0	19.0	21.0	19.0	9.0	12.0	9.0	10.0	8.0	11.0	11.0	13.0	8.0	12.0	14.0	11.0	12.0	22.0	22.0	14.1	-1.57
Wind Run	km	24.6	61.3	161.6	158.0	122.6	219.5	242.1	218.8	135.6	227.4	237.5	142.3	73.8	229.8	247.4	165.3	79.0	110.3	88.7	79.9	67.1	105.3	94.2	113.6	100.7	158.7	164.1	92.8	157.7	300.8	261.1	153.9	-3.19
Wind bearing	°	263	283	295	279	142	291	290	293	295	297	301	280	6	315	285	279	278	275	292	227	240	64	105	141	85	323	298	275	74	281	285	239.1	278.3
Wind Direction	-	W	WNW	WNW	W	SE	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	N	NW	WNW	W	W	W	WNW	SW	WSW	ENE	ESE	SE	E	NW	WNW	W	ENE	W	WNW	WSW	W
High Pressure	hPa	1023.4	1023.2	1020.4	1021.9	1022.0	1013.0	1013.2	1009.2	1002.9	1007.8	1008.0	1008.7	1014.3	1015.0	1017.8	1019.0	1018.7	1022.2	1025.4	1026.8	1026.4	1028.7	1028.6	1025.7	1011.4	1010.5	1017.3	1021.7	1021.7	1010.5	1014.4	1017.5	+2.46
Low Pressure	hPa	1022.3	1020.5	1016.3	1017.1	1011.9	1009.0	1009.2	1003.0	999.1	1001.0	1002.9	1005.4	1005.9	1012.4	1013.1	1016.2	1015.4	1017.5	1021.0	1023.7	1023.5	1025.1	1025.7	1011.3	1007.2	1006.5	1006.5	1017.0	1010.6	1006.2	1007.5	1012.3	+4.11
Sun Hours (T:152h)	hours	0.6	1.6	0.8	10.6	6.7	1.3	2.9	6.0	5.8	4.4	3.5	4.4	2.0	1.3	5.6	5.0	9.5	7.3	10.5	4.7	1.7	11.7	4.1	3.3	2.1	1.7	6.7	10.9	4.9	5.0	6.0	5.1	-0.17
Solar Radiation	W/m²	709	483.0	397.0	919.0	1262.0	406.0	1125.0	1145.0	1006.0	1068.0	783.0	1013.0	822.0	917.0	1002.0	1068.0	1115.0	1082.0	1041.0	942.0	682.0	915.0	1120.0	1120.0	1089.0	1036.0	1086.0	999.0	976.0	1025.0	952.0	953.2	+156.27
UV Index	UVI	9.0	7.4.0	5.6.0	13.6.0	16.0.0	5.6.0	16.0.0	15.8.0	13.0.0	14.6.0	10.5.0	15.1.0	10.8.0	12.4.0	13.9.0	14.2.0	15.2.0	14.7.0	13.8.0	12.6.0	9.0.0	13.0.0	12.9.0	14.2.0	14.0.0	14.2.0	13.5.0	12.7.0	12.5.0	13.2.0	12.0.0	12.7	+3.69

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

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

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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 2009, Palmy Weather celebrated 10 years of gathering weather data in the Palmerston North area in 2019.

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.