Palmerston North, New Zealand - Weather

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10:13:37 NZDT

Friday,
06 February 2026

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Current Weather Station Readings Forecast: Settled fine

High:21°C

Low:15°C

CoR:12%

Cloudy skies this morning will become partly cloudy this afternoon. High 21C. Winds WNW at 15 to 30 km/h. It feels like 17.3°C. 2 clothing layers recommended.

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Temperature

18.1°C
76%
Trend:

Rising,0.9°C/hr

Day Max/Min:
18.2°C / 13.3°C

Wind

10km/h

W
Wind Gust:

20km/h, 272deg.

Day Max/Avg:
26km/h / 13km/h

Rain

1 Dry
Day

Month Total:
13.1mm

Last Rain Record:
02:33, 04/02/2026

Pressure

1018hPa
Trend:

Rising,0.3hPa/hr

Day Max/Min:
1018hPa / 1016hPa

Cloud Base:
536m, 1758ft

UV / Solar

127W/m²
UV Index Rating:
Low
1.0UVI

Sun Light:
16.1k Lux

Sun Hours:
0.6 hrs (4%)

Air Quality

13AQI
Air Quality:
Good
PM2.5: 3.7ug/m³
PM10: 5.4ug/m³
CO₂: 416ppm

Pollen Level:
High

Extra Sensors

Temp. at +8m
18.1°C 76%

Temp. at +3m
19.6°C 70%

Temp. at +1m
17.8°C 74%

Soil Temp. -30cm:
21.7°C

Soil Moist. -10cm:
48% VWC

Last Lightning:
02:39pm, 16/01/26

Fire Danger

1.1FWI
Fire Risk Index:
Low

Grass Fire Risk:
Low
0kW/m²

Scrub Fire Risk:
Very High
3.2MW/m²

Forest Fire Risk:
Low
1kW/m²

Sun / Moon

Moonrise
22:27
Moonset
10:50
Visibility
83%

Sunrise
06:31
Sunset
20:31
Day Length
13.59 Hrs

Moon Phase: Waning Gibbous
Sun Phase: Above Horizon

There will be 2min 22s less daylight tomorrow

Long Range Forecast

Today	Tonight	Tomorrow	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday

AM Clouds, PM Sun	Showers Late	Showers	Mostly Cloudy	Partly Cloudy	AM Clouds, PM Sun
21°C	15°C	23°C \| 17°C	23°C \| 13°C	24°C \| 13°C	24°C \| 13°C
Rain Risk: 12%	Rain Risk: 48%	Rain Risk: 53%	Rain Risk: 23%	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	18.2 °C	at 09:36
Lowest Temperature	13.3 °C	at 03:24
Highest Dew Point	14.5 °C	at 09:13
Lowest Dew Point	11.9 °C	at 03:24
Highest Apparent Temperature	17.6 °C	at 09:18
Lowest Apparent Temperature	12.9 °C	at 03:54
Highest "Feels Like" Temperature	17.7 °C	at 09:58
Lowest "Feels Like" Temperature	13.2 °C	at 03:54
Lowest Wind Chill	13.3 °C	at 03:24
Highest Humidex	21.6 °C	at 09:13
Highest Heat Index	18.1 °C	at 09:36
Highest Humidity	91 %	at 01:12
Lowest Humidity	75 %	at 09:35
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	26 km/h	at 09:19
Highest Speed (10 minute average)	13 km/h (F3)	at 09:37
Wind Run	38.9 km
Pressure
Highest Pressure (SL)	1018.4 hPa	at 09:55
Lowest Pressure (SL)	1016.4 hPa	at 05:08
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	26.1 °C	at 17:05
Lowest Temperature	11.2 °C	at 06:34
Highest Dew Point	14.3 °C	at 18:45
Lowest Dew Point	7.1 °C	at 17:35
Highest Apparent Temperature	25.4 °C	at 17:03
Lowest Apparent Temperature	10.5 °C	at 06:35
Highest "Feels Like" Temperature	26.2 °C	at 17:03
Lowest "Feels Like" Temperature	11.1 °C	at 06:35
Lowest Wind Chill	11.2 °C	at 06:34
Highest Humidex	28.0 °C	at 18:16
Highest Heat Index	26.1 °C	at 17:05
Highest Humidity	90 %	at 23:51
Lowest Humidity	30 %	at 18:01
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	34 km/h	at 10:23
Highest Speed (10 minute average)	14 km/h (F3)	at 10:47
Wind Run	148.1 km
Pressure
Highest Pressure (SL)	1021.3 hPa	at 00:20
Lowest Pressure (SL)	1016.0 hPa	at 18:13
Hours of Sun	14.0 hrs

Today's Data Summary

Yesterday's Data Summary

7 Day Rolling Average

30 Day Rolling Average

Data	Unit	Today^*	Thu 05/02/26	Wed 04/02/26	Tue 03/02/26	Mon 02/02/26	Sun 01/02/26	Sat 31/01/26	Fri 30/01/26	7 Day Average^*	Trend on previous 7 days^*
High Temperature	°C	18.2	26.1	21.3	21.9	18.9	21.4	22.4	23.9	22.3	+0.34
Low Temperature	°C	13.3	11.2	13.6	15.8	12.5	13.6	14.7	15.0	13.8	-0.16
High Apparent Temp.	°C	17.6	25.4	20.3	22.8	19.8	20.3	21.4	23.7	22.0	+1.23
Low Apparent Temp.	°C	12.9	10.5	12.7	16.2	12.1	13.1	14.7	15.5	13.5	+0.64
Low Wind Chill	°C	13.3	11.2	13.8	15.8	12.5	13.6	14.7	15.1	13.8	-0.11
High Heat Index	°C	18.1	26.1	21.3	21.9	18.9	21.4	22.4	23.9	22.3	+0.34
High Dew Point	°C	14.5	14.3	15.4	18.6	17.2	14.1	16.3	14.6	15.8	+0.09
Low Dew Point	°C	11.9	7.1	10.0	14.6	11.0	10.4	12.4	11.3	11.0	-0.76
High Humidity	%	91	89.0	96.0	98.0	96.0	89.0	92.0	89.0	92.7	-1.14
Low Humidity	%	75	30.0	51.0	69.0	78.0	55.0	61.0	51.0	56.4	-3.00
Rainfall (T:13mm)	mm	0.0	0.0	1.8	10.5	0.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.9	-2.63
Max Wind Gust	km/h	26	34.0	35.0	26.0	24.0	28.0	36.0	42.0	32.1	-10.57
Max Average Speed	km/h	13	14.0	18.0	14.0	13.0	14.0	21.0	17.0	15.9	-6.14
Wind Run	km	38.9	147.7	178.5	124.6	131.4	191.8	209.6	159.2	163.3	-105.36
Wind bearing	°	289	120	132	217	233	255	248	92	185.3	255.3
Wind Direction	-	WNW	ESE	SE	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	E	S	WSW
High Pressure	hPa	1018.4	1021.3	1021.3	1010.3	1012.4	1013.4	1015.8	1019.2	1016.2	+11.41
Low Pressure	hPa	1016.4	1016.0	1010.0	1005.5	1004.5	1010.3	1010.5	1013.5	1010.0	+12.64
Sun Hours (T:54h)	hours	0.6	14.0	8.1	1.9	2.0	8.2	9.3	10.2	7.7	+1.51
Solar Radiation	W/m²	567	942.0	1259.0	1247.0	622.0	1306.0	1291.0	1257.0	1132.0	-140.00
UV Index	UVI	5.0	8.0.0	11.0.0	11.0.0	5.0.0	12.0.0	12.0.0	11.0.0	10.0	-1.57

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Today's Data Summary

Yesterday's Data Summary

7 Day Rolling Average

30 Day Rolling Average

Data	Unit	Today^*	Thu 05/02/26	Wed 04/02/26	Tue 03/02/26	Mon 02/02/26	Sun 01/02/26	Sat 31/01/26	Fri 30/01/26	Thu 29/01/26	Wed 28/01/26	Tue 27/01/26	Mon 26/01/26	Sun 25/01/26	Sat 24/01/26	Fri 23/01/26	Thu 22/01/26	Wed 21/01/26	Tue 20/01/26	Mon 19/01/26	Sun 18/01/26	Sat 17/01/26	Fri 16/01/26	Thu 15/01/26	Wed 14/01/26	Tue 13/01/26	Mon 12/01/26	Sun 11/01/26	Sat 10/01/26	Fri 09/01/26	Thu 08/01/26	Wed 07/01/26	30 Day Average^*	Trend on previous 30 days^*
High Temperature	°C	18.2	26.1	21.3	21.9	18.9	21.4	22.4	23.9	21.6	26.4	22.4	21.7	19.9	18.8	22.7	21.7	19.3	19.7	20.7	18.6	20.9	24.5	19.5	22.2	26.0	22.3	25.0	23.0	23.0	26.5	22.9	22.2	-0.13
Low Temperature	°C	13.3	11.2	13.6	15.8	12.5	13.6	14.7	15.0	13.0	14.7	14.7	14.1	13.0	12.1	15.9	16.7	15.3	15.4	13.5	12.7	13.6	15.4	16.0	13.7	10.6	15.4	18.1	18.3	16.4	15.7	13.7	14.5	+2.18
High Apparent Temp.	°C	17.6	25.4	20.3	22.8	19.8	20.3	21.4	23.7	19.7	26.7	22.7	20.6	17.5	16.9	21.0	23.4	18.6	18.0	19.7	16.3	19.5	26.2	21.4	23.3	25.1	20.3	23.2	21.2	22.0	27.1	21.5	21.5	+0.26
Low Apparent Temp.	°C	12.9	10.5	12.7	16.2	12.1	13.1	14.7	15.5	12.3	13.7	14.0	13.0	11.7	10.5	15.1	14.8	13.9	13.5	11.2	10.4	12.0	15.4	15.9	13.3	9.5	13.9	16.8	16.5	15.5	15.6	13.5	13.6	+2.17
Low Wind Chill	°C	13.3	11.2	13.8	15.8	12.5	13.6	14.7	15.1	13.0	14.7	14.7	14.1	13.0	12.1	15.9	16.7	15.3	15.4	13.5	12.7	13.6	15.7	16.0	13.7	10.6	15.5	18.1	18.3	16.4	15.7	13.7	14.5	+2.25
High Heat Index	°C	18.1	26.1	21.3	21.9	18.9	21.4	22.4	23.9	21.6	26.4	22.4	21.7	19.9	18.8	22.7	21.7	19.3	19.7	20.7	18.6	20.9	24.5	19.5	22.2	26.0	22.3	25.0	23.0	23.0	26.5	22.9	22.2	-0.14
High Dew Point	°C	14.5	14.3	15.4	18.6	17.2	14.1	16.3	14.6	15.6	16.6	15.2	16.0	15.3	14.8	16.4	18.4	15.1	12.6	13.8	10.5	12.8	19.1	18.3	15.0	15.1	16.0	17.0	17.4	18.1	16.8	15.2	15.7	+1.19
Low Dew Point	°C	11.9	7.1	10.0	14.6	11.0	10.4	12.4	11.3	11.9	11.0	11.2	12.8	11.8	9.1	14.3	14.6	11.9	9.2	9.7	8.1	8.7	12.3	12.6	11.3	9.0	8.7	13.8	14.4	13.1	12.3	11.4	11.3	+1.94
High Humidity	%	91	89.0	96.0	98.0	96.0	89.0	92.0	89.0	94.0	89.0	95.0	95.0	95.0	95.0	94.0	93.0	89.0	83.0	81.0	79.0	86.0	97.0	95.0	86.0	91.0	92.0	82.0	92.0	96.0	93.0	91.0	91.1	+1.00
Low Humidity	%	75	30.0	51.0	69.0	78.0	55.0	61.0	51.0	61.0	49.0	54.0	63.0	67.0	59.0	63.0	77.0	72.0	52.0	59.0	53.0	53.0	66.0	76.0	59.0	46.0	44.0	56.0	62.0	67.0	45.0	56.0	58.5	+6.40
Rainfall (T:116mm)	mm	0.0	0.0	1.8	10.5	0.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.7	5.9	11.1	11.4	1.4	3.8	6.7	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	6.4	45.2	0.0	0.0	5.8	0.0	0.0	3.1	0.0	0.0	3.9	+2.79
Max Wind Gust	km/h	26	34.0	35.0	26.0	24.0	28.0	36.0	42.0	46.0	33.0	28.0	35.0	53.0	45.0	59.0	51.0	53.0	46.0	42.0	43.0	41.0	38.0	31.0	26.0	35.0	57.0	56.0	50.0	40.0	30.0	38.0	40.0	-6.83
Max Average Speed	km/h	13	14.0	18.0	14.0	13.0	14.0	21.0	17.0	24.0	18.0	17.0	18.0	27.0	25.0	25.0	23.0	21.0	19.0	16.0	18.0	16.0	17.0	18.0	15.0	20.0	26.0	29.0	24.0	22.0	17.0	21.0	19.6	+3.20
Wind Run	km	38.9	147.7	178.5	124.6	131.4	191.8	209.6	159.2	253.0	190.4	149.3	247.8	367.1	294.0	378.7	340.5	329.5	254.3	247.0	233.1	205.8	150.2	128.4	137.8	175.0	301.7	423.9	353.6	314.5	160.5	193.2	232.4	+56.19
Wind bearing	°	289	120	132	217	233	255	248	92	262	199	228	276	281	267	274	323	76	93	111	124	123	197	93	224	250	276	257	260	263	274	255	209.4	223.8
Wind Direction	-	WNW	ESE	SE	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	E	W	SSW	SW	W	W	W	W	NW	ENE	E	ESE	SE	ESE	SSW	E	SW	WSW	W	WSW	W	W	W	WSW	SSW	SW
High Pressure	hPa	1018.4	1021.3	1021.3	1010.3	1012.4	1013.4	1015.8	1019.2	1020.4	1020.4	1014.9	1003.9	995.0	987.6	991.6	998.3	1014.5	1018.4	1023.1	1023.1	1020.5	1009.2	1012.0	1015.2	1019.4	1019.4	1016.6	1016.9	1015.6	1015.5	1019.0	1013.5	+0.40
Low Pressure	hPa	1016.4	1016.0	1010.0	1005.5	1004.5	1010.3	1010.5	1013.5	1015.1	1014.7	1003.5	994.8	986.2	981.7	985.8	987.3	998.3	1013.5	1017.9	1019.2	1009.2	1002.3	1004.0	1009.9	1013.7	1005.6	1008.6	1013.8	1011.5	1012.7	1014.2	1006.5	-0.82
Sun Hours (T:184h)	hours	0.6	14.0	8.1	1.9	2.0	8.2	9.3	10.2	5.6	13.1	4.3	6.4	3.0	3.2	7.5	1.4	2.0	2.6	10.0	5.1	5.2	4.2	0.6	2.2	10.4	8.3	11.3	2.6	2.2	12.0	6.6	6.1	-0.66
Solar Radiation	W/m²	567	942.0	1259.0	1247.0	622.0	1306.0	1291.0	1257.0	1237.0	1011.0	1413.0	1312.0	1294.0	1404.0	1233.0	1078.0	513.0	634.0	1304.0	1368.0	1208.0	1737.0	300.0	1254.0	1195.0	1301.0	1211.0	1130.0	1348.0	1086.0	1358.0	1161.8	+59.73
UV Index	UVI	5.0	8.0.0	11.0.0	11.0.0	5.0.0	12.0.0	12.0.0	11.0.0	11.0.0	9.0.0	13.0.0	12.0.0	12.0.0	13.0.0	11.0.0	10.0.0	4.0.0	5.0.0	12.0.0	12.0.0	11.0.0	15.0.0	2.0.0	11.0.0	11.0.0	12.0.0	11.0.0	10.0.0	12.0.0	10.0.0	12.0.0	10.4	-3.68

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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.