Palmerston North, New Zealand - Weather

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15:37:34 NZDT

Thursday,
03 April 2025

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Current Weather Station Readings Forecast: Showery, becoming less settled

High:22°C

Low:17°C

CoR:76%

Showers this evening, becoming a steady rain overnight. Low 17C. Winds NNE at 10 to 15 km/h. Chance of rain 80%. It feels like 22.3°C. 1 clothing layer recommended.

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Temperature

21.9°C
59%
Trend:

Rising,0.3°C/hr

Day Max/Min:
22.0°C / 15.4°C

Wind

4km/h

E
Wind Gust:

9km/h, 96deg.

Day Max/Avg:
17km/h / 7km/h

Rain

5 Dry
Days

Month Total:
0.0mm

Last Rain Record:
07:50, 28/03/2025

Pressure

1016hPa
Trend:

Falling,-1.0hPa/hr

Day Max/Min:
1023hPa / 1016hPa

Cloud Base:
1044m, 3426ft

UV / Solar

224W/m²
UV Index Rating:
Medium
3.0UVI

Sun Light:
28.4k Lux

Sun Hours:
0.3 hrs (3%)

Air Quality

11AQI
Air Quality:
Good
PM2.5: 2.8ug/m³
PM10: 4.2ug/m³
CO₂: 409ppm

Pollen Level:
Low

Extra Sensors

Temp. at 5m
31.1°C 40%

Temp. at 1m:
20.0°C 24%

Moisture at 1m:
22.8°C 15.0 (100%)

Moisture at 0m:
N/A°C 12.0 (100%)

Soil at 10cm:
20.6°C 0VWC

Soil at 20cm:
N/A°C 0VWC

Fire Danger

RESTRICTED
FIRE
SEASON

9.7FWI
Fire Risk Index:
Moderate

Grass Fire Risk:
Low
0kW/m²

Scrub Fire Risk:
Extreme
16.2MW/m²

Forest Fire Risk:
Moderate
248kW/m²

Sun / Moon

Moonrise
13:19
Moonset
22:03
Visability
28%

Sunrise
07:35
Sunset
19:07
Day Length
11.32 Hrs

Moon Phase: Waxing Crescent
Sun Phase: Above Horizon

There will be 2min 38s less daylight tomorrow

Long Range Forecast

Tonight	Tomorrow	Saturday	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday

Rain	Rain	Showers	PM Rain	AM Showers	Rain
17°C	21°C	16°C \| 20°C	13°C \| 20°C	11°C \| 19°C	14°C \| 16°C
Rain Risk: 76%	Rain Risk: 97%	Rain Risk: 69%	Rain Risk: 74%	Rain Risk: 35%	Rain Risk: 87%

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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	22.0 °C	at 14:59
Lowest Temperature	15.4 °C	at 07:12
Highest Dew Point	14.3 °C	at 10:49
Lowest Dew Point	10.8 °C	at 13:16
Highest Apparent Temperature	22.2 °C	at 15:28
Lowest Apparent Temperature	15.9 °C	at 07:12
Highest "Feels Like" Temperature	22.4 °C	at 15:28
Lowest "Feels Like" Temperature	15.7 °C	at 07:12
Lowest Wind Chill	15.4 °C	at 07:12
Highest Humidex	25.1 °C	at 15:10
Highest Heat Index	22.0 °C	at 14:59
Highest Humidity	86 %	at 05:20
Lowest Humidity	51 %	at 13:16
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	17 km/h	at 13:03
Highest Speed (10 minute average)	7 km/h (F2)	at 12:15
Wind Run	45.2 km
Pressure
Highest Pressure (SL)	1023.0 hPa	at 00:00
Lowest Pressure (SL)	1015.7 hPa	at 15:14
Hours of Sun	0.3 hrs

Today's Data Summary

Yesterday's Data Summary

7 Day Rolling Average

30 Day Rolling Average

Temperature and Humidity
Highest Temperature	19.5 °C	at 12:58
Lowest Temperature	15.5 °C	at 04:30
Highest Dew Point	14.3 °C	at 14:21
Lowest Dew Point	12.3 °C	at 06:15
Highest Apparent Temperature	19.7 °C	at 12:59
Lowest Apparent Temperature	15.4 °C	at 04:30
Highest "Feels Like" Temperature	19.7 °C	at 12:59
Lowest "Feels Like" Temperature	15.5 °C	at 04:30
Lowest Wind Chill	15.5 °C	at 04:30
Highest Humidex	22.9 °C	at 12:58
Highest Heat Index	19.5 °C	at 12:58
Highest Humidity	82 %	at 04:08
Lowest Humidity	69 %	at 13:01
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	39 km/h	at 14:40
Highest Speed (10 minute average)	10 km/h (F2)	at 13:30
Wind Run	130.1 km
Pressure
Highest Pressure (SL)	1024.6 hPa	at 09:44
Lowest Pressure (SL)	1022.4 hPa	at 00:00
Hours of Sun	1.4 hrs

Today's Data Summary

Yesterday's Data Summary

7 Day Rolling Average

30 Day Rolling Average

Data	Unit	Today^*	Wed 02/04/25	Tue 01/04/25	Mon 31/03/25	Sun 30/03/25	Sat 29/03/25	Fri 28/03/25	Thu 27/03/25	7 Day Average^*	Trend on previous 7 days^*
High Temperature	°C	22.0	19.5	22.8	23.0	22.1	21.5	21.3	21.5	21.7	-0.09
Low Temperature	°C	15.4	15.5	12.7	9.7	8.2	11.4	14.3	12.3	12.0	-0.59
High Apparent Temp.	°C	22.2	19.7	23.0	22.9	21.4	20.4	21.6	20.9	21.4	-0.09
Low Apparent Temp.	°C	15.9	15.4	13.1	9.3	7.5	10.8	14.0	12.1	11.7	-0.77
Low Wind Chill	°C	15.4	15.5	12.7	9.7	8.2	11.4	14.3	12.3	12.0	-0.60
High Heat Index	°C	22.0	19.5	22.8	23.0	22.1	21.5	21.3	21.5	21.7	-0.09
High Dew Point	°C	14.3	14.3	15.2	13.8	15.2	12.3	16.4	15.5	14.7	+0.21
Low Dew Point	°C	10.8	12.3	10.7	8.2	6.7	8.5	11.4	10.7	9.8	-0.57
High Humidity	%	86	82.0	91.0	92.0	91.0	87.0	96.0	91.0	90.0	-0.57
Low Humidity	%	51	69.0	53.0	50.0	60.0	46.0	62.0	64.0	57.7	+0.29
Rainfall (T:26mm)	mm	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	26.2	0.0	3.7	+3.71
Max Wind Gust	km/h	17	39.0	37.0	29.0	45.0	48.0	34.0	49.0	40.1	+1.71
Max Average Speed	km/h	7	10.0	8.0	9.0	13.0	12.0	13.0	16.0	11.6	+0.14
Wind Run	km	45.2	129.0	61.2	75.1	86.0	121.5	99.9	159.6	104.6	-4.01
Wind bearing	°	67	74	204	75	259	77	77	295	151.6	193.3
Wind Direction	-	ENE	ENE	SSW	ENE	W	ENE	ENE	WNW	SSE	SSW
High Pressure	hPa	1023.0	1024.6	1022.3	1023.9	1023.8	1024.5	1021.0	1019.7	1022.8	+0.80
Low Pressure	hPa	1015.7	1022.4	1019.5	1019.5	1020.7	1021.1	1014.0	1014.4	1018.8	+0.44
Sun Hours (T:35h)	hours	0.3	1.4	3.8	5.8	5.1	10.6	4.0	4.6	5.0	+0.13
Solar Radiation	W/m²	435	295.0	754.0	669.0	890.0	783.0	939.0	891.0	745.9	-111.43
UV Index	UVI	5.2	3.7.0	7.9.0	7.3.0	9.3.0	8.6.0	10.0.0	9.4.0	8.0	-1.61

^* 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 02/04/25	Tue 01/04/25	Mon 31/03/25	Sun 30/03/25	Sat 29/03/25	Fri 28/03/25	Thu 27/03/25	Wed 26/03/25	Tue 25/03/25	Mon 24/03/25	Sun 23/03/25	Sat 22/03/25	Fri 21/03/25	Thu 20/03/25	Wed 19/03/25	Tue 18/03/25	Mon 17/03/25	Sun 16/03/25	Sat 15/03/25	Fri 14/03/25	Thu 13/03/25	Wed 12/03/25	Tue 11/03/25	Mon 10/03/25	Sun 09/03/25	Sat 08/03/25	Fri 07/03/25	Thu 06/03/25	Wed 05/03/25	Tue 04/03/25	30 Day Average^*	Trend on previous 30 days^*
High Temperature	°C	22.0	19.5	22.8	23.0	22.1	21.5	21.3	21.5	23.3	23.1	20.3	22.0	21.8	21.8	20.0	15.6	23.8	24.5	23.1	22.3	23.0	20.7	23.5	22.2	21.2	21.2	20.7	21.1	19.2	17.7	20.2	21.5	-3.89
Low Temperature	°C	15.4	15.5	12.7	9.7	8.2	11.4	14.3	12.3	9.2	13.4	14.5	14.8	12.0	11.8	12.5	10.8	13.1	13.6	15.0	12.5	7.9	9.2	12.9	10.1	9.7	9.7	9.8	5.7	8.0	9.9	14.5	11.5	-2.65
High Apparent Temp.	°C	22.2	19.7	23.0	22.9	21.4	20.4	21.6	20.9	23.5	23.3	21.2	20.8	21.0	21.6	19.1	15.9	23.8	24.8	22.9	20.3	22.5	20.5	22.9	21.0	20.6	20.6	21.2	19.7	17.5	15.0	21.1	21.0	-4.26
Low Apparent Temp.	°C	15.9	15.4	13.1	9.3	7.5	10.8	14.0	12.1	8.7	14.0	14.4	15.1	11.8	11.6	12.0	9.4	12.6	14.1	15.6	11.9	6.9	8.5	12.4	9.7	9.0	9.0	8.8	4.2	6.6	8.3	14.3	11.0	-3.01
Low Wind Chill	°C	15.4	15.5	12.7	9.7	8.2	11.4	14.3	12.3	9.2	13.5	14.5	14.8	12.0	11.8	12.5	10.8	13.7	13.6	15.0	12.5	7.9	9.2	13.2	10.1	9.7	9.7	9.8	5.7	8.0	10.1	14.6	11.5	-2.63
High Heat Index	°C	22.0	19.5	22.8	23.0	22.1	21.5	21.3	21.5	23.3	23.1	20.3	22.0	21.8	21.8	20.0	15.6	23.8	24.5	23.1	22.3	23.0	20.7	23.5	22.2	21.2	21.2	20.7	21.1	19.2	17.7	20.2	21.5	-3.95
High Dew Point	°C	14.3	14.3	15.2	13.8	15.2	12.3	16.4	15.5	13.9	15.4	16.2	14.2	14.2	14.7	12.6	12.9	16.7	18.1	15.5	14.7	12.4	11.9	15.5	15.4	12.1	12.1	16.3	10.5	8.0	11.9	18.2	14.2	-1.58
Low Dew Point	°C	10.8	12.3	10.7	8.2	6.7	8.5	11.4	10.7	7.8	11.6	11.8	11.4	10.6	9.9	9.4	8.5	10.4	12.3	13.1	10.6	6.5	7.8	9.1	8.4	8.0	8.0	7.5	3.9	4.6	4.5	11.5	9.2	-1.80
High Humidity	%	86	82.0	91.0	92.0	91.0	87.0	96.0	91.0	93.0	89.0	93.0	91.0	94.0	88.0	86.0	94.0	94.0	94.0	93.0	91.0	91.0	91.0	95.0	90.0	90.0	90.0	90.0	89.0	85.0	87.0	95.0	90.8	+2.80
Low Humidity	%	51	69.0	53.0	50.0	60.0	46.0	62.0	64.0	49.0	55.0	69.0	56.0	56.0	61.0	56.0	78.0	59.0	58.0	60.0	55.0	47.0	50.0	46.0	58.0	51.0	51.0	62.0	40.0	43.0	50.0	79.0	56.4	+8.43
Rainfall (T:37mm)	mm	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	26.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.4	1.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.6	1.2	+1.03
Max Wind Gust	km/h	17	39.0	37.0	29.0	45.0	48.0	34.0	49.0	30.0	35.0	37.0	42.0	45.0	35.0	45.0	36.0	45.0	56.0	40.0	56.0	29.0	25.0	41.0	51.0	37.0	37.0	41.0	37.0	45.0	58.0	40.0	40.8	-2.93
Max Average Speed	km/h	7	10.0	8.0	9.0	13.0	12.0	13.0	16.0	9.0	10.0	8.0	16.0	12.0	10.0	15.0	9.0	17.0	17.0	12.0	17.0	12.0	6.0	14.0	16.0	14.0	14.0	12.0	9.0	13.0	22.0	14.0	12.6	-0.10
Wind Run	km	45.2	129.0	61.2	75.1	86.0	121.5	99.9	159.6	58.4	88.5	98.3	160.6	117.6	101.5	135.5	98.1	137.0	152.9	109.0	168.9	83.2	56.7	150.6	156.2	89.0	89.0	110.9	76.5	96.9	196.8	113.1	112.6	-21.65
Wind bearing	°	67	74	204	75	259	77	77	295	233	260	46	288	290	92	144	86	304	283	279	288	286	37	321	288	133	133	26	285	168	178	286	193.2	195.1
Wind Direction	-	ENE	ENE	SSW	ENE	W	ENE	ENE	WNW	SW	W	NE	WNW	WNW	E	SE	E	NW	WNW	W	WNW	WNW	NE	NW	WNW	SE	S	NNE	WNW	SSE	S	WNW	SSW	SSW
High Pressure	hPa	1023.0	1024.6	1022.3	1023.9	1023.8	1024.5	1021.0	1019.7	1022.1	1021.4	1021.2	1018.5	1019.3	1025.7	1026.0	1022.1	1010.3	1017.1	1020.0	1019.7	1019.7	1019.1	1015.1	1024.6	1027.2	1027.3	1017.4	1019.1	1022.7	1023.0	1016.8	1021.2	+2.15
Low Pressure	hPa	1015.7	1022.4	1019.5	1019.5	1020.7	1021.1	1014.0	1014.4	1018.7	1019.3	1016.6	1016.2	1016.7	1018.7	1022.3	1010.3	1004.7	1010.4	1016.4	1016.5	1017.4	1015.2	1009.0	1012.3	1017.6	1017.6	1012.3	1015.0	1018.1	1014.0	1011.6	1016.0	+1.07
Sun Hours (T:144h)	hours	0.3	1.4	3.8	5.8	5.1	10.6	4.0	4.6	7.6	7.8	0.6	3.7	2.8	8.1	3.8	1.5	3.3	1.8	3.2	5.3	10.4	5.0	2.9	3.1	5.0	5.0	2.8	11.5	5.4	7.3	0.8	4.8	-3.82
Solar Radiation	W/m²	435	295.0	754.0	669.0	890.0	783.0	939.0	891.0	961.0	867.0	460.0	830.0	1064.0	881.0	938.0	323.0	672.0	739.0	764.0	1112.0	851.0	1043.0	963.0	1011.0	986.0	986.0	846.0	852.0	994.0	924.0	526.0	827.1	-183.90
UV Index	UVI	5.2	3.7.0	7.9.0	7.3.0	9.3.0	8.6.0	10.0.0	9.4.0	10.3.0	9.4.0	5.9.0	9.3.0	11.7.0	10.3.0	10.6.0	4.5.0	7.0.0	8.0.0	9.4.0	13.0.0	10.4.0	11.9.0	11.3.0	12.0.0	14.8.0	14.8.0	9.8.0	11.0.0	12.4.0	11.8.0	7.3.0	9.8	-4.50

^* 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 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.