Palmerston North, New Zealand - Weather

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05:49:22 NZDT

Tuesday,
10 November 2026

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Current Weather Station Readings Forecast: Showery, becoming less settled

High:18°C

Low:14°C

CoR:94%

Cloudy with periods of rain. High 18C. Winds E at 15 to 25 km/h. Chance of rain 90%. Rainfall around 12mm. It feels like 15.2°C. 2 clothing layers recommended.

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Temperature

15.9°C
84%
Trend:

Rising,0.2°C/hr

Day Max/Min:
15.9°C / 15.2°C

Wind

9km/h

E
Wind Gust:

25km/h, 84deg.

Day Max/Avg:
35km/h / 14km/h

Rain

1 Dry
Day

Month Total:
14.0mm

Last Rain Record:
08:19, 08/11/2026

Pressure

1022hPa
Trend:

Falling,-0.2hPa/hr

Day Max/Min:
1024hPa / 1022hPa

Cloud Base:
337m, 1105ft

UV / Solar

0W/m²
UV Index Rating:
0.0UVI

Low

Sun Light:
0lx

Sun Hours:
0.0 hrs (0%)

Air Quality

5.5AQI
Air Quality:
PM2.5: 1.6ug/m³
PM10: 2.3ug/m³
CO₂: 400ppm

Good

Pollen Level:

Low

Extra Sensors

Temp. at +8m
15.9°C 84%

Temp. at +3m
15.9°C 81%

Temp. at +1m
15.1°C 84%

Soil Temp. -30cm:
18.3°C

Soil Moist. -10cm:
50% VWC

Last Lightning:
07:57pm, 07/11/26

Fire Danger

0.9FWI
Fire Risk Index:

Low

Grass Fire Risk:
6kW/m²

Low

Scrub Fire Risk:
3210kW/m²

Very High

Forest Fire Risk:
1kW/m²

Low

Sun / Moon

Moonrise
05:49
Moonset
21:19
Visibility
0%

Sunrise
05:57
Sunset
20:07
Day Length
14.10 hrs

Moon Phase: New Moon
Sun Phase: Is Rising

There will be 2min 10s more daylight tomorrow

Long Range Forecast

Today	Tonight	Tomorrow	Thursday	Friday	Saturday

Rain	Rain	PM Thunderstorms	AM Showers	Partly Cloudy	Partly Cloudy
18°C	14°C	23°C \| 14°C	19°C \| 12°C	19°C \| 11°C	22°C \| 11°C
Rain Risk: 94%	Rain Risk: 80%	Rain Risk: 74%	Rain Risk: 58%	Rain Risk: 10%	Rain Risk: 10%

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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	15.9 °C	at 05:28
Lowest Temperature	15.2 °C	at 02:44
Highest Dew Point	13.2 °C	at 05:22
Lowest Dew Point	12.3 °C	at 00:00
Highest Apparent Temperature	15.0 °C	at 05:38
Lowest Apparent Temperature	13.5 °C	at 03:06
Highest "Feels Like" Temperature	15.3 °C	at 05:38
Lowest "Feels Like" Temperature	14.1 °C	at 02:33
Lowest Wind Chill	15.2 °C	at 02:44
Highest Humidex	18.6 °C	at 05:28
Highest Heat Index	15.8 °C	at 05:28
Highest Humidity	85 %	at 02:34
Lowest Humidity	82 %	at 00:00
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	35 km/h	at 01:45
Highest Speed (10 minute average)	14 km/h (F3)	at 03:06
Wind Run	62.4 km
Pressure
Highest Pressure (SL)	1023.8 hPa	at 00:32
Lowest Pressure (SL)	1021.5 hPa	at 05:29
Hours of Sun	0.0 hrs

Today's Data Summary

Yesterday's Data Summary

7 Day Rolling Average

30 Day Rolling Average

Temperature and Humidity
Highest Temperature	22.7 °C	at 12:55
Lowest Temperature	12.6 °C	at 06:06
Highest Dew Point	14.6 °C	at 14:41
Lowest Dew Point	11.8 °C	at 06:06
Highest Apparent Temperature	22.3 °C	at 12:57
Lowest Apparent Temperature	12.7 °C	at 05:52
Highest "Feels Like" Temperature	22.5 °C	at 12:57
Lowest "Feels Like" Temperature	12.7 °C	at 06:35
Lowest Wind Chill	12.6 °C	at 06:06
Highest Humidex	26.2 °C	at 12:55
Highest Heat Index	22.7 °C	at 12:55
Highest Humidity	96 %	at 05:46
Lowest Humidity	58 %	at 12:41
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	36 km/h	at 19:29
Highest Speed (10 minute average)	15 km/h (F3)	at 19:51
Wind Run	187.0 km
Pressure
Highest Pressure (SL)	1024.2 hPa	at 22:46
Lowest Pressure (SL)	1020.2 hPa	at 00:03
Hours of Sun	7.8 hrs

Today's Data Summary

Yesterday's Data Summary

7 Day Rolling Average

30 Day Rolling Average

Data	Unit	Today^*	Mon 09/11/26	Sun 08/11/26	Sat 07/11/26	Fri 06/11/26	Thu 05/11/26	Wed 04/11/26	Tue 03/11/26	7 Day Average^*	Trend on previous 7 days^*
High Temperature	°C	15.9	22.7	20.4	22.2	24.8	25.4	22.4	22.0	22.8	+5.67
Low Temperature	°C	15.2	12.6	14.4	14.6	15.6	11.6	12.0	11.7	13.2	+4.57
High Apparent Temp.	°C	15.0	22.3	18.9	23.2	25.5	25.2	21.8	21.1	22.6	+8.59
Low Apparent Temp.	°C	13.5	12.7	14.5	15.5	16.1	11.4	11.8	10.4	13.2	+6.76
Low Wind Chill	°C	15.2	12.6	14.4	14.6	15.6	11.6	12.0	11.7	13.2	+5.00
High Heat Index	°C	15.8	22.7	20.4	22.2	24.8	25.4	22.4	22.0	22.8	+5.67
High Dew Point	°C	13.2	14.6	14.9	17.3	18.4	16.1	13.9	14.3	15.6	+4.53
Low Dew Point	°C	12.3	11.8	12.9	14.0	13.8	10.4	11.0	8.8	11.8	+6.91
High Humidity	%	85	96.0	95.0	96.0	93.0	94.0	94.0	91.0	94.1	+4.14
Low Humidity	%	82	58.0	65.0	65.0	63.0	48.0	54.0	55.0	58.3	+3.43
Rainfall (T:14mm)	mm	0.0	0.0	1.6	12.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.2	2.0	-0.10
Max Wind Gust	km/h	35	36.0	38.0	35.0	35.0	27.0	23.0	32.0	32.3	-16.43
Max Average Speed	km/h	14	15.0	20.0	18.0	17.0	14.0	13.0	17.0	16.3	-7.43
Wind Run	km	62.4	184.8	210.1	123.3	149.7	118.9	100.2	177.0	152.0	-137.24
Wind bearing	°	82	89	259	328	250	253	222	254	236.4	262.9
Wind Direction	-	E	E	W	NNW	WSW	WSW	SW	WSW	WSW	W
High Pressure	hPa	1023.8	1024.2	1020.3	1013.0	1015.7	1020.7	1025.9	1026.8	1020.9	+3.84
Low Pressure	hPa	1021.5	1020.2	1010.9	1009.2	1011.2	1013.8	1019.6	1023.3	1015.5	+7.09
Sun Hours (T:44h)	hours	0.0	7.8	4.8	2.6	4.8	9.7	7.5	6.3	6.2	-1.30
Solar Radiation	W/m²	0	1194.0	1299.0	1229.0	1435.0	1259.0	1226.0	1340.0	1283.1	+11.14
UV Index	UVI	0.0	11.0	12.0	11.0	13.0	11.0	11.0	12.0	11.6	+0.14

^* 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^*	Mon 09/11/26	Sun 08/11/26	Sat 07/11/26	Fri 06/11/26	Thu 05/11/26	Wed 04/11/26	Tue 03/11/26	Mon 02/11/26	Sun 01/11/26	Sat 31/10/26	Fri 30/10/26	Thu 29/10/26	Wed 28/10/26	Tue 27/10/26	Mon 26/10/26	Sun 25/10/26	Sat 24/10/26	Fri 23/10/26	Thu 22/10/26	Wed 21/10/26	Tue 20/10/26	Mon 19/10/26	Sun 18/10/26	Sat 17/10/26	Fri 16/10/26	Thu 15/10/26	Wed 14/10/26	Tue 13/10/26	Mon 12/10/26	Sun 11/10/26	30 Day Average^*	Trend on previous 30 days^*
High Temperature	°C	15.9	22.7	20.4	22.2	24.8	25.4	22.4	22.0	19.9	16.9	16.2	16.2	17.0	16.9	17.1	18.9	18.3	16.8	23.2	18.1	19.3	20.9	17.7	17.2	15.4	11.8	18.0	22.2	21.0	21.5	19.5	19.3	+3.81
Low Temperature	°C	15.2	12.6	14.4	14.6	15.6	11.6	12.0	11.7	8.5	4.3	6.6	9.3	11.2	9.6	11.0	10.0	10.4	11.0	8.5	10.0	10.8	9.8	7.9	4.1	5.7	7.7	9.9	14.4	13.3	13.0	13.9	10.4	+3.94
High Apparent Temp.	°C	15.0	22.3	18.9	23.2	25.5	25.2	21.8	21.1	17.1	13.7	13.0	12.5	13.1	13.0	15.5	16.0	15.5	15.0	22.5	16.4	18.6	20.5	16.5	15.4	14.0	9.4	17.5	21.6	19.7	21.3	17.8	17.8	+4.62
Low Apparent Temp.	°C	13.5	12.7	14.5	15.5	16.1	11.4	11.8	10.4	7.1	2.2	4.8	6.0	7.4	7.4	10.2	8.6	9.1	10.5	7.4	9.7	10.8	8.6	6.5	1.8	2.9	3.1	7.3	13.4	12.6	13.0	12.9	9.2	+4.59
Low Wind Chill	°C	15.2	12.6	14.4	14.6	15.6	11.6	12.0	11.7	8.5	4.0	6.6	7.7	11.2	8.5	11.0	10.0	10.6	11.0	8.5	10.0	11.1	9.8	7.8	3.1	4.1	5.5	10.0	14.4	13.3	13.0	13.9	10.2	+3.98
High Heat Index	°C	15.8	22.7	20.4	22.2	24.8	25.4	22.4	22.0	19.9	16.9	16.2	16.2	17.0	16.9	17.1	18.9	18.3	16.8	23.2	18.1	19.3	20.9	17.7	17.2	15.4	11.8	18.0	22.2	21.0	21.5	19.5	19.3	+3.81
High Dew Point	°C	13.2	14.6	14.9	17.3	18.4	16.1	13.9	14.3	12.8	9.6	5.3	11.2	12.9	10.5	15.5	12.6	11.4	12.6	15.0	12.3	12.5	12.2	12.0	9.5	7.7	8.8	13.5	15.9	16.0	14.9	14.2	12.9	+2.74
Low Dew Point	°C	12.3	11.8	12.9	14.0	13.8	10.4	11.0	8.8	6.3	2.6	1.2	3.7	4.7	7.1	8.7	7.2	8.0	8.6	7.6	8.8	8.6	7.2	6.4	2.9	2.8	1.2	7.2	12.3	12.0	11.2	12.2	8.0	+3.46
High Humidity	%	85	96.0	95.0	96.0	93.0	94.0	94.0	91.0	90.0	90.0	84.0	90.0	92.0	87.0	97.0	89.0	89.0	96.0	94.0	93.0	90.0	91.0	92.0	93.0	87.0	94.0	97.0	93.0	95.0	95.0	96.0	92.4	-0.57
Low Humidity	%	82	58.0	65.0	65.0	63.0	48.0	54.0	55.0	53.0	55.0	37.0	57.0	60.0	56.0	66.0	57.0	56.0	69.0	46.0	65.0	59.0	47.0	61.0	56.0	54.0	53.0	60.0	64.0	70.0	61.0	67.0	57.9	-2.83
Rainfall (T:59mm)	mm	0.0	0.0	1.6	12.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.2	2.4	0.0	10.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.4	23.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	6.2	2.0	+0.36
Max Wind Gust	km/h	35	36.0	38.0	35.0	35.0	27.0	23.0	32.0	43.0	46.0	24.0	63.0	66.0	53.0	46.0	62.0	40.0	38.0	22.0	30.0	22.0	32.0	23.0	20.0	22.0	51.0	37.0	35.0	38.0	22.0	35.0	36.5	+0.73
Max Average Speed	km/h	14	15.0	20.0	18.0	17.0	14.0	13.0	17.0	22.0	23.0	12.0	32.0	29.0	26.0	22.0	29.0	22.0	21.0	14.0	17.0	11.0	15.0	12.0	11.0	10.0	25.0	17.0	20.0	20.0	13.0	17.0	18.5	+1.00
Wind Run	km	62.4	184.8	210.1	123.3	149.7	118.9	100.2	177.0	256.9	216.3	131.2	388.5	423.3	361.8	246.7	340.6	260.0	231.2	123.4	165.2	132.9	150.6	131.4	118.3	90.9	277.4	198.6	213.8	230.7	120.4	181.5	201.9	+13.41
Wind bearing	°	82	89	259	328	250	253	222	254	255	245	245	260	274	276	285	273	269	266	235	249	263	84	263	303	283	156	274	290	258	244	266	249.0	235.1
Wind Direction	-	E	E	W	NNW	WSW	WSW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	W	W	WNW	W	W	W	SW	WSW	W	E	W	WNW	WNW	SSE	W	WNW	WSW	WSW	W	WSW	SW
High Pressure	hPa	1023.8	1024.2	1020.3	1013.0	1015.7	1020.7	1025.9	1026.8	1028.8	1030.0	1028.6	1009.4	1004.4	1009.3	1009.2	1022.2	1025.3	1028.0	1027.6	1028.6	1030.4	1031.7	1030.2	1031.1	1030.2	1025.5	1008.4	1017.3	1021.7	1023.6	1023.3	1022.4	+0.53
Low Pressure	hPa	1021.5	1020.2	1010.9	1009.2	1011.2	1013.8	1019.6	1023.3	1024.0	1026.8	1009.5	997.2	997.0	1003.6	1000.5	1008.8	1021.8	1024.1	1023.8	1024.3	1026.7	1027.9	1026.3	1028.7	1025.4	1005.3	1002.4	1008.1	1014.5	1020.3	1019.0	1015.8	+1.16
Sun Hours (T:206h)	hours	0.0	7.8	4.8	2.6	4.8	9.7	7.5	6.3	5.7	12.0	9.8	8.6	4.4	8.7	3.4	10.3	7.1	3.6	12.6	5.1	8.1	13.2	11.4	9.7	5.5	4.1	2.1	1.9	3.0	8.6	3.8	6.9	+1.38
Solar Radiation	W/m²	0	1194.0	1299.0	1229.0	1435.0	1259.0	1226.0	1340.0	1292.0	1013.0	1310.0	1319.0	1466.0	1267.0	1237.0	1222.0	1340.0	847.0	923.0	1278.0	1336.0	959.0	947.0	1139.0	1124.0	1656.0	510.0	1047.0	1265.0	1127.0	1322.0	1197.6	+281.80
UV Index	UVI	0.0	11.0	12.0	11.0	13.0	11.0	11.0	12.0	12.0	9.0	12.0	12.0	13.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	12.0	7.0	8.0	11.0	12.0	8.0	8.0	10.0	10.0	15.0	4.0	9.0	11.0	10.0	12.0	10.6	+2.60

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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 10 seconds. The hardware used is part of the Ecowitt weather station framework in conjunction with CumulusMX software. Starting in January 2009, Palmy Weather has been gathering weather data for over 17 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.