Palmerston North, New Zealand - Weather

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07:44:42 NZDT

Thursday,
12 March 2026

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Current Weather Station Readings Forecast: Fine weather

High:24°C

Low:14°C

CoR:3%

Partly cloudy skies. High 24C. Winds light and variable. It feels like 10.7°C. 3 clothing layers recommended.

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Temperature

11.9°C
82%
Trend:

Falling,-0.3°C/hr

Day Max/Min:
14.3°C / 11.1°C

Wind

5km/h

E
Wind Gust:

15km/h, 88deg.

Day Max/Avg:
19km/h / 9km/h

Rain

8 Dry
Days

Month Total:
12.1mm

Last Rain Record:
16:05, 03/03/2026

Pressure

1016hPa
Trend:

Rising,0.1hPa/hr

Day Max/Min:
1017hPa / 1015hPa

Cloud Base:
371m, 1217ft

UV / Solar

36W/m²
UV Index Rating:
Low
0.0UVI

Sun Light:
4.6k Lux

Sun Hours:
0.7 hrs (6%)

Air Quality

4.5AQI
Air Quality:
Good
PM2.5: 1.4ug/m³
PM10: 1.5ug/m³
CO₂: 436ppm

Pollen Level:
Moderate

Extra Sensors

Temp. at +8m
11.9°C 82%

Temp. at +3m
10.8°C 84%

Temp. at +1m
11.1°C 81%

Soil Temp. -30cm:
18.1°C

Soil Moist. -10cm:
32% VWC

Last Lightning:
05:20pm, 02/03/26

Fire Danger

0.7FWI
Fire Risk Index:
Low

Grass Fire Risk:
Low
9kW/m²

Scrub Fire Risk:
High
1.3MW/m²

Forest Fire Risk:
Low
1kW/m²

Sun / Moon

Moonrise
-----
Moonset
15:45
Visibility
47%

Sunrise
07:12
Sunset
19:43
Day Length
12.31 Hrs

Moon Phase: Last Quarter
Sun Phase: Above Horizon

There will be 2min 41s less daylight tomorrow

Long Range Forecast

Today	Tonight	Tomorrow	Saturday	Sunday	Monday

Partly Cloudy	Mostly Clear	Showers	Rain	Sunny	Partly Cloudy
24°C	14°C	26°C \| 16°C	18°C \| 9°C	22°C \| 10°C	21°C \| 13°C
Rain Risk: 3%	Rain Risk: 14%	Rain Risk: 67%	Rain Risk: 70%	Rain Risk: 8%	Rain Risk: 11%

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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	14.3 °C	at 00:12
Lowest Temperature	11.1 °C	at 06:46
Highest Dew Point	9.6 °C	at 00:00
Lowest Dew Point	8.5 °C	at 06:46
Highest Apparent Temperature	13.3 °C	at 00:03
Lowest Apparent Temperature	9.7 °C	at 07:05
Highest "Feels Like" Temperature	14.0 °C	at 00:24
Lowest "Feels Like" Temperature	10.7 °C	at 07:05
Lowest Wind Chill	11.1 °C	at 06:46
Highest Humidex	15.3 °C	at 00:12
Highest Heat Index	14.3 °C	at 00:12
Highest Humidity	85 %	at 06:49
Lowest Humidity	73 %	at 00:11
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	19 km/h	at 00:44
Highest Speed (10 minute average)	9 km/h (F2)	at 07:20
Wind Run	38.0 km
Pressure
Highest Pressure (SL)	1017.0 hPa	at 00:40
Lowest Pressure (SL)	1014.5 hPa	at 03:38
Hours of Sun	0.7 hrs

Today's Data Summary

Yesterday's Data Summary

7 Day Rolling Average

30 Day Rolling Average

Temperature and Humidity
Highest Temperature	21.1 °C	at 16:14
Lowest Temperature	12.0 °C	at 02:00
Highest Dew Point	11.5 °C	at 13:44
Lowest Dew Point	6.2 °C	at 00:02
Highest Apparent Temperature	19.7 °C	at 15:01
Lowest Apparent Temperature	9.6 °C	at 03:19
Highest "Feels Like" Temperature	20.2 °C	at 15:01
Lowest "Feels Like" Temperature	11.0 °C	at 03:19
Lowest Wind Chill	12.0 °C	at 02:00
Highest Humidex	22.9 °C	at 15:00
Highest Heat Index	21.1 °C	at 16:14
Highest Humidity	74 %	at 23:06
Lowest Humidity	51 %	at 16:14
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 20:51
Highest Speed (10 minute average)	18 km/h (F3)	at 17:12
Wind Run	215.1 km
Pressure
Highest Pressure (SL)	1022.2 hPa	at 00:00
Lowest Pressure (SL)	1015.1 hPa	at 16:47
Hours of Sun	8.4 hrs

Today's Data Summary

Yesterday's Data Summary

7 Day Rolling Average

30 Day Rolling Average

Data	Unit	Today^*	Wed 11/03/26	Tue 10/03/26	Mon 09/03/26	Sun 08/03/26	Sat 07/03/26	Fri 06/03/26	Thu 05/03/26	7 Day Average^*	Trend on previous 7 days^*
High Temperature	°C	14.3	21.1	19.5	20.9	20.0	21.3	22.2	20.4	20.8	+1.41
Low Temperature	°C	11.1	12.0	12.6	13.4	16.6	12.2	11.8	6.2	12.1	+1.43
High Apparent Temp.	°C	13.3	19.7	17.4	20.0	19.0	22.1	20.1	18.5	19.5	+1.70
Low Apparent Temp.	°C	9.7	9.6	10.1	11.0	14.8	12.4	10.9	4.7	10.5	+1.67
Low Wind Chill	°C	11.1	12.0	12.6	13.4	16.6	12.2	11.8	6.2	12.1	+1.80
High Heat Index	°C	14.3	21.1	19.5	20.9	20.0	21.3	22.2	20.4	20.8	+1.41
High Dew Point	°C	9.6	11.5	9.6	15.0	15.8	15.9	14.1	13.0	13.6	+1.03
Low Dew Point	°C	8.5	6.2	5.8	8.4	13.1	11.1	9.5	5.3	8.5	+1.01
High Humidity	%	85	74.0	80.0	82.0	91.0	95.0	92.0	95.0	87.0	-3.57
Low Humidity	%	73	51.0	48.0	66.0	68.0	64.0	55.0	57.0	58.4	+4.43
Rainfall (T:0mm)	mm	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	-1.89
Max Wind Gust	km/h	19	36.0	38.0	37.0	39.0	22.0	41.0	32.0	35.0	-2.00
Max Average Speed	km/h	9	18.0	16.0	13.0	21.0	13.0	22.0	18.0	17.3	-0.43
Wind Run	km	38.0	214.0	219.3	215.9	228.6	114.1	201.3	152.4	192.2	+19.31
Wind bearing	°	81	84	95	251	269	276	265	247	212.4	192.1
Wind Direction	-	E	E	E	WSW	W	W	W	WSW	SSW	SSW
High Pressure	hPa	1017.0	1022.2	1022.6	1018.2	1018.6	1021.9	1023.3	1024.9	1021.7	+0.77
Low Pressure	hPa	1014.5	1015.1	1018.2	1010.4	1010.8	1017.5	1020.0	1021.7	1016.2	+2.74
Sun Hours (T:33h)	hours	0.7	8.4	6.5	3.3	2.1	1.5	5.9	5.3	4.7	-1.21
Solar Radiation	W/m²	17	831.0	1129.0	716.0	987.0	531.0	1166.0	1100.0	922.9	-59.43
UV Index	UVI	0.0	7.0.0	10.0.0	6.0.0	9.0.0	4.0.0	10.0.0	10.0.0	8.0	-0.57

^* 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 11/03/26	Tue 10/03/26	Mon 09/03/26	Sun 08/03/26	Sat 07/03/26	Fri 06/03/26	Thu 05/03/26	Wed 04/03/26	Tue 03/03/26	Mon 02/03/26	Sun 01/03/26	Sat 28/02/26	Fri 27/02/26	Thu 26/02/26	Wed 25/02/26	Tue 24/02/26	Mon 23/02/26	Sun 22/02/26	Sat 21/02/26	Fri 20/02/26	Thu 19/02/26	Wed 18/02/26	Tue 17/02/26	Mon 16/02/26	Sun 15/02/26	Sat 14/02/26	Fri 13/02/26	Thu 12/02/26	Wed 11/02/26	Tue 10/02/26	30 Day Average^*	Trend on previous 30 days^*
High Temperature	°C	14.3	21.1	19.5	20.9	20.0	21.3	22.2	20.4	20.0	16.7	14.8	21.5	20.6	18.5	23.4	26.9	21.9	23.1	20.7	20.4	21.1	21.5	22.3	22.3	20.3	16.5	21.2	29.7	28.0	26.3	26.0	21.6	-0.49
Low Temperature	°C	11.1	12.0	12.6	13.4	16.6	12.2	11.8	6.2	8.9	6.9	8.1	11.1	12.3	13.1	14.4	13.2	10.6	12.3	14.2	11.6	14.6	13.3	14.8	13.9	12.6	11.9	16.1	17.3	16.5	13.2	13.6	12.6	-1.62
High Apparent Temp.	°C	13.3	19.7	17.4	20.0	19.0	22.1	20.1	18.5	18.5	15.0	11.9	18.7	19.2	18.9	22.7	27.0	22.3	22.3	18.3	18.3	18.2	19.1	20.7	21.2	18.8	16.1	23.4	32.0	29.5	26.9	25.1	20.7	-0.81
Low Apparent Temp.	°C	9.7	9.6	10.1	11.0	14.8	12.4	10.9	4.7	7.7	5.1	4.4	8.4	10.3	11.6	14.3	11.5	9.5	11.2	12.8	10.6	13.5	12.5	15.5	14.1	7.3	6.8	16.2	18.1	15.9	13.6	13.8	11.3	-2.13
Low Wind Chill	°C	11.1	12.0	12.6	13.4	16.6	12.2	11.8	6.2	8.9	6.3	6.1	11.1	12.3	13.1	14.4	13.2	10.6	12.3	14.2	11.6	14.6	13.3	14.9	13.9	12.6	11.9	16.3	17.3	16.5	13.2	13.6	12.6	-1.72
High Heat Index	°C	14.3	21.1	19.5	20.9	20.0	21.3	22.2	20.4	20.0	16.7	14.8	21.5	20.6	18.5	23.4	26.9	21.9	23.1	20.7	20.4	21.1	21.5	22.3	22.3	20.3	16.5	21.2	31.6	28.5	26.3	26.0	21.7	-0.41
High Dew Point	°C	9.6	11.5	9.6	15.0	15.8	15.9	14.1	13.0	10.1	9.2	8.3	15.0	11.8	16.5	16.8	13.6	16.5	12.4	15.3	12.4	15.2	16.6	15.4	15.1	15.1	13.0	19.9	20.8	17.6	17.9	16.4	14.5	-1.13
Low Dew Point	°C	8.5	6.2	5.8	8.4	13.1	11.1	9.5	5.3	7.4	4.7	2.7	7.0	8.2	9.8	12.5	9.3	9.0	7.0	10.1	7.5	10.4	11.5	11.3	12.2	10.5	5.6	13.0	15.1	13.8	12.3	12.7	9.4	-1.76
High Humidity	%	85	74.0	80.0	82.0	91.0	95.0	92.0	95.0	92.0	91.0	93.0	92.0	80.0	96.0	90.0	79.0	91.0	82.0	83.0	86.0	86.0	96.0	92.0	91.0	92.0	92.0	97.0	96.0	86.0	95.0	95.0	89.4	-1.40
Low Humidity	%	73	51.0	48.0	66.0	68.0	64.0	55.0	57.0	46.0	51.0	49.0	48.0	54.0	73.0	57.0	41.0	63.0	40.0	56.0	44.0	59.0	60.0	51.0	57.0	69.0	51.0	74.0	55.0	48.0	51.0	47.0	55.1	-3.30
Rainfall (T:49mm)	mm	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.9	8.7	0.5	0.0	1.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	6.4	0.0	0.0	2.1	22.8	0.9	3.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.6	-2.12
Max Wind Gust	km/h	19	36.0	38.0	37.0	39.0	22.0	41.0	32.0	24.0	33.0	51.0	41.0	44.0	29.0	37.0	34.0	25.0	24.0	57.0	32.0	62.0	42.0	33.0	30.0	64.0	56.0	21.0	28.0	27.0	23.0	30.0	36.4	-3.07
Max Average Speed	km/h	9	18.0	16.0	13.0	21.0	13.0	22.0	18.0	13.0	17.0	22.0	20.0	20.0	12.0	20.0	13.0	12.0	14.0	27.0	17.0	30.0	22.0	17.0	17.0	36.0	30.0	11.0	16.0	12.0	13.0	17.0	18.3	-0.90
Wind Run	km	38.0	214.0	219.3	215.9	228.6	114.1	201.3	152.4	100.8	119.3	200.8	208.8	208.0	163.2	209.5	176.6	165.1	150.6	290.1	187.2	419.2	234.8	185.1	149.5	447.7	317.6	121.7	107.5	160.0	140.0	152.7	198.7	-28.90
Wind bearing	°	81	84	95	251	269	276	265	247	259	194	170	259	87	124	252	94	261	189	274	262	276	279	252	266	222	186	168	207	90	215	243	210.5	207.9
Wind Direction	-	E	E	E	WSW	W	W	W	WSW	W	SSW	S	W	E	SE	WSW	E	W	S	W	W	W	W	WSW	W	SW	S	SSE	SSW	E	SW	WSW	SSW	SSW
High Pressure	hPa	1017.0	1022.2	1022.6	1018.2	1018.6	1021.9	1023.3	1024.9	1024.4	1021.3	1013.9	1018.5	1023.7	1023.3	1021.2	1026.6	1026.3	1019.0	1013.8	1014.9	1011.1	1006.8	1007.0	1006.8	1005.2	1007.0	1009.9	1013.6	1018.8	1020.4	1023.3	1017.6	+3.64
Low Pressure	hPa	1014.5	1015.1	1018.2	1010.4	1010.8	1017.5	1020.0	1021.7	1020.4	1013.3	1006.6	1006.6	1017.9	1014.6	1015.1	1019.8	1017.8	1013.5	1008.2	1011.1	1005.5	1004.0	1002.5	1004.7	991.9	993.1	1006.5	1006.3	1011.1	1015.7	1018.6	1011.3	+4.33
Sun Hours (T:185h)	hours	0.7	8.4	6.5	3.3	2.1	1.5	5.9	5.3	6.2	3.8	4.5	7.4	13.0	2.8	3.8	12.8	3.8	12.8	3.6	12.9	9.3	2.5	8.3	4.7	5.4	1.0	1.1	2.6	10.8	9.0	9.4	6.2	-0.14
Solar Radiation	W/m²	17	831.0	1129.0	716.0	987.0	531.0	1166.0	1100.0	1155.0	1109.0	1151.0	1249.0	837.0	431.0	944.0	840.0	1188.0	894.0	1220.0	915.0	1221.0	1249.0	1321.0	1205.0	1253.0	224.0	434.0	1252.0	991.0	1211.0	979.0	991.1	-163.33
UV Index	UVI	0.0	7.0.0	10.0.0	6.0.0	9.0.0	4.0.0	10.0.0	10.0.0	10.0.0	10.0.0	10.0.0	11.0.0	7.0.0	4.0.0	8.0.0	7.0.0	11.0.0	8.0.0	11.0.0	8.0.0	11.0.0	11.0.0	12.0.0	11.0.0	11.0.0	2.0.0	4.0.0	11.0.0	9.0.0	11.0.0	9.0.0	8.8	-1.53

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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 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.