Palmerston North, New Zealand - Weather

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Good Afternoon

15:53:10 NZDT

Saturday,
15 November 2025

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WEATHER STATION WARNING
High wind gust levels have been detected

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Current Weather Station Readings Forecast: Fine weather

High:18°C

Low:8°C

CoR:6%

Mostly clear skies. Gusty winds during the evening. Low 8C. NW winds at 30 to 50 km/h, decreasing to 10 to 15 km/h. It feels like 10.9°C. A windproof and 3 clothing layers recommended.

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15.9°C
52%
Trend:

Falling,-0.2°C/hr

Day Max/Min:
17.5°C / 10.9°C

21km/h

W
Wind Gust:

53km/h, 278deg.

Day Max/Avg:
80km/h / 22km/h

0.0mm today, 0.0mm of rainfall in the past 24 hours

1 Dry
Day

Month Total:
10.7mm

Last Rain Record:
02:09, 13/11/2025

Pressure

1011hPa
Trend:

Rising,0.4hPa/hr

Day Max/Min:
1011hPa / 1002hPa

Cloud Base:
1228m, 4029ft

214W/m²
UV Index Rating:
Medium
3.8UVI

Sun Light:
27.1k Lux

Sun Hours:
6.1 hrs (43%)

Air Quality

0AQI
Air Quality:
Good
PM2.5: 0ug/m³
PM10: 3ug/m³
CO₂: 412ppm

Pollen Level:
Moderate

Extra Sensors

Temp. at +8m
15.8°C 50%

Temp. at +3m
17.8°C 49%

Moisture at +1m:
17.8°C 14.0 (99%)

Moisture at +0m:
17.2°C 12.0 (100%)

Soil -10cm:
0.0°C 44%VWC

Soil -20cm:
18.9°C

Fire Danger

0.2FWI
Fire Risk Index:
Low

Grass Fire Risk:
Low
0kW/m²

Scrub Fire Risk:
High
812kW/m²

Forest Fire Risk:
Low
0kW/m²

Sun / Moon

Moonrise
03:17
Moonset
15:22
Visibility
23%

Sunrise
05:52
Sunset
20:13
Day Length
14.21 Hrs

Moon Phase: Waning Crescent
Sun Phase: Above Horizon

There will be 2min 0s more daylight tomorrow

Long Range Forecast

Tonight	Tomorrow	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday

Partly Cloudy, Wind	Sunny	Sunny	PM Light Rain	Showers	Mostly Cloudy
8°C	21°C	7°C \| 24°C	11°C \| 24°C	16°C \| 22°C	14°C \| 23°C
Rain Risk: 6%	Rain Risk: 6%	Rain Risk: 7%	Rain Risk: 72%	Rain Risk: 44%	Rain Risk: 23%

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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	17.5 °C	at 13:55
Lowest Temperature	10.9 °C	at 01:52
Highest Dew Point	12.3 °C	at 06:28
Lowest Dew Point	5.5 °C	at 12:22
Highest Apparent Temperature	13.7 °C	at 13:55
Lowest Apparent Temperature	9.8 °C	at 01:33
Highest "Feels Like" Temperature	15.2 °C	at 13:55
Lowest "Feels Like" Temperature	10.8 °C	at 01:52
Lowest Wind Chill	10.9 °C	at 01:52
Highest Humidex	17.9 °C	at 13:55
Highest Heat Index	17.5 °C	at 13:55
Highest Humidity	91 %	at 06:28
Lowest Humidity	48 %	at 12:35
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	80 km/h	at 11:00
Highest Speed (10 minute average)	22 km/h (F4)	at 10:05
Wind Run	192.3 km
Pressure
Highest Pressure (SL)	1010.5 hPa	at 14:35
Lowest Pressure (SL)	1001.7 hPa	at 05:22
Hours of Sun	6.1 hrs

Today's Data Summary

Yesterday's Data Summary

7 Day Rolling Average

30 Day Rolling Average

Temperature and Humidity
Highest Temperature	18.9 °C	at 12:04
Lowest Temperature	11.4 °C	at 05:37
Highest Dew Point	13.0 °C	at 09:04
Lowest Dew Point	9.2 °C	at 17:23
Highest Apparent Temperature	17.4 °C	at 12:31
Lowest Apparent Temperature	11.3 °C	at 23:28
Highest "Feels Like" Temperature	17.9 °C	at 12:04
Lowest "Feels Like" Temperature	11.4 °C	at 05:37
Lowest Wind Chill	11.4 °C	at 05:37
Highest Humidex	21.2 °C	at 12:30
Highest Heat Index	18.9 °C	at 12:04
Highest Humidity	93 %	at 05:31
Lowest Humidity	60 %	at 14:37
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	49 km/h	at 17:42
Highest Speed (10 minute average)	17 km/h (F3)	at 17:49
Wind Run	172.3 km
Pressure
Highest Pressure (SL)	1005.0 hPa	at 23:42
Lowest Pressure (SL)	1003.1 hPa	at 16:25
Hours of Sun	4.9 hrs

Today's Data Summary

Yesterday's Data Summary

7 Day Rolling Average

30 Day Rolling Average

Data	Unit	Today^*	Fri 14/11/25	Thu 13/11/25	Wed 12/11/25	Tue 11/11/25	Mon 10/11/25	Sun 09/11/25	Sat 08/11/25	7 Day Average^*	Trend on previous 7 days^*
High Temperature	°C	17.5	18.9	22.5	19.5	20.0	22.8	21.2	21.7	20.9	+0.83
Low Temperature	°C	10.9	11.4	12.9	11.7	12.9	9.2	9.7	9.3	11.0	+1.74
High Apparent Temp.	°C	13.7	17.4	22.3	18.5	20.2	23.1	20.4	19.1	20.1	+0.89
Low Apparent Temp.	°C	9.8	11.3	11.7	10.0	12.3	8.4	8.9	8.8	10.2	+1.96
Low Wind Chill	°C	10.9	11.4	12.9	11.7	13.4	9.2	9.7	9.3	11.1	+1.84
High Heat Index	°C	17.5	18.9	22.5	19.5	20.0	22.8	21.2	21.7	20.9	+0.83
High Dew Point	°C	12.3	13.0	15.8	13.1	13.9	15.4	13.1	11.9	13.7	+0.69
Low Dew Point	°C	5.5	9.2	11.6	9.1	10.7	7.7	8.0	6.2	8.9	+1.51
High Humidity	%	91	93.0	94.0	94.0	93.0	93.0	93.0	92.0	93.1	+2.29
Low Humidity	%	48	60.0	58.0	62.0	60.0	58.0	47.0	39.0	54.9	-2.57
Rainfall (T:11mm)	mm	0.0	0.0	2.4	6.7	0.2	1.4	0.0	0.0	1.5	+1.53
Max Wind Gust	km/h	80	49.0	50.0	48.0	47.0	30.0	43.0	44.0	44.4	-0.71
Max Average Speed	km/h	22	17.0	20.0	14.0	13.0	9.0	12.0	14.0	14.1	+1.14
Wind Run	km	192.3	170.5	230.5	205.6	157.7	80.1	107.5	128.3	154.3	+18.24
Wind bearing	°	289	287	323	84	280	273	271	264	254.6	248.1
Wind Direction	-	WNW	WNW	NW	E	W	W	W	W	WSW	WSW
High Pressure	hPa	1010.5	1005.0	1004.2	1014.5	1014.0	1011.0	1014.5	1017.6	1011.5	-11.21
Low Pressure	hPa	1001.7	1003.1	992.5	1002.4	1003.5	1002.7	1010.1	1013.3	1003.9	-15.16
Sun Hours (T:48h)	hours	6.1	4.9	7.9	3.1	5.1	3.2	11.5	12.0	6.8	-0.86
Solar Radiation	W/m²	1093	1137.0	1146.0	1118.0	1047.0	844.0	994.0	958.0	1034.9	-53.00
UV Index	UVI	16.0	16.0.0	16.0.0	16.0.0	14.5.0	10.9.0	15.4.0	14.4.0	14.7	-0.07

^* 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^*	Fri 14/11/25	Thu 13/11/25	Wed 12/11/25	Tue 11/11/25	Mon 10/11/25	Sun 09/11/25	Sat 08/11/25	Fri 07/11/25	Thu 06/11/25	Wed 05/11/25	Tue 04/11/25	Mon 03/11/25	Sun 02/11/25	Sat 01/11/25	Fri 31/10/25	Thu 30/10/25	Wed 29/10/25	Tue 28/10/25	Mon 27/10/25	Sun 26/10/25	Sat 25/10/25	Fri 24/10/25	Thu 23/10/25	Wed 22/10/25	Tue 21/10/25	Mon 20/10/25	Sun 19/10/25	Sat 18/10/25	Fri 17/10/25	Thu 16/10/25	30 Day Average^*	Trend on previous 30 days^*
High Temperature	°C	17.5	18.9	22.5	19.5	20.0	22.8	21.2	21.7	21.2	21.3	21.4	19.2	19.5	18.8	19.4	17.5	17.0	16.3	17.2	17.7	16.6	17.4	16.4	20.7	16.9	18.4	19.1	17.2	18.6	19.1	16.9	19.0	+2.16
Low Temperature	°C	10.9	11.4	12.9	11.7	12.9	9.2	9.7	9.3	12.9	9.7	8.2	8.5	8.4	7.7	9.5	10.6	8.1	4.2	5.4	10.3	10.5	9.9	10.1	10.1	11.3	12.9	8.3	10.7	7.7	4.5	9.0	9.5	+0.41
High Apparent Temp.	°C	13.7	17.4	22.3	18.5	20.2	23.1	20.4	19.1	21.3	21.8	21.2	17.1	18.0	17.1	18.3	15.2	14.0	13.1	16.1	16.9	13.4	15.0	13.1	18.6	13.8	17.9	16.8	15.0	15.8	16.5	13.9	17.4	+2.32
Low Apparent Temp.	°C	9.8	11.3	11.7	10.0	12.3	8.4	8.9	8.8	12.8	9.0	6.8	6.9	7.7	6.7	7.8	8.4	6.4	2.4	4.1	7.4	7.5	7.2	8.1	9.5	9.1	11.5	6.3	8.9	6.4	2.7	5.9	8.0	+0.62
Low Wind Chill	°C	10.9	11.4	12.9	11.7	13.4	9.2	9.7	9.3	12.9	9.7	8.1	8.5	8.4	7.7	9.4	10.6	7.7	4.2	5.5	10.3	10.5	8.5	10.1	10.1	11.4	12.9	7.6	10.7	7.7	4.5	7.2	9.4	+0.52
High Heat Index	°C	17.5	18.9	22.5	19.5	20.0	22.8	21.2	21.7	21.2	21.3	21.4	19.2	19.5	18.8	19.4	17.5	17.0	16.3	17.2	17.7	16.6	17.4	16.4	20.7	16.9	18.4	19.1	17.2	18.6	19.1	16.9	19.0	+2.16
High Dew Point	°C	12.3	13.0	15.8	13.1	13.9	15.4	13.1	11.9	16.2	16.1	14.0	11.7	11.3	11.8	10.3	11.3	9.6	9.9	14.8	14.5	10.3	10.5	11.5	16.8	11.4	15.0	13.8	13.5	10.7	10.3	11.6	12.8	+0.71
Low Dew Point	°C	5.5	9.2	11.6	9.1	10.7	7.7	8.0	6.2	10.1	8.4	6.6	6.5	7.2	6.2	6.9	7.8	5.4	2.7	2.2	8.0	6.1	5.6	6.7	8.3	8.5	10.9	5.7	7.1	6.3	3.0	4.5	7.1	+0.17
High Humidity	%	91	93.0	94.0	94.0	93.0	93.0	93.0	92.0	91.0	93.0	90.0	90.0	92.0	93.0	87.0	87.0	87.0	90.0	93.0	94.0	91.0	85.0	86.0	95.0	88.0	94.0	93.0	93.0	92.0	90.0	92.0	91.3	-1.33
Low Humidity	%	48	60.0	58.0	62.0	60.0	58.0	47.0	39.0	59.0	68.0	59.0	54.0	53.0	59.0	50.0	62.0	52.0	48.0	54.0	65.0	55.0	58.0	57.0	74.0	63.0	75.0	68.0	53.0	54.0	43.0	62.0	57.6	-6.83
Rainfall (T:30mm)	mm	0.0	0.0	2.4	6.7	0.2	1.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.9	1.9	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.0	0.0	8.2	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.7	1.0	-1.33
Max Wind Gust	km/h	80	49.0	50.0	48.0	47.0	30.0	43.0	44.0	44.0	45.0	35.0	48.0	47.0	53.0	44.0	56.0	63.0	61.0	61.0	61.0	56.0	59.0	60.0	73.0	71.0	73.0	78.0	58.0	49.0	48.0	58.0	53.7	+1.90
Max Average Speed	km/h	22	17.0	20.0	14.0	13.0	9.0	12.0	14.0	13.0	14.0	11.0	17.0	12.0	14.0	10.0	17.0	19.0	24.0	26.0	20.0	23.0	17.0	22.0	28.0	23.0	26.0	26.0	21.0	20.0	15.0	23.0	18.0	+0.73
Wind Run	km	192.3	170.5	230.5	205.6	157.7	80.1	107.5	128.3	161.9	145.1	103.8	173.3	106.0	124.5	137.9	215.3	231.0	241.6	290.9	217.1	353.7	255.6	257.2	325.4	303.5	297.9	285.1	243.0	221.7	125.0	306.0	206.8	+11.17
Wind bearing	°	289	287	323	84	280	273	271	264	283	272	292	274	267	267	82	285	289	280	275	304	285	291	282	294	281	295	292	291	279	278	296	270.5	277.9
Wind Direction	-	WNW	WNW	NW	E	W	W	W	W	WNW	W	WNW	W	W	W	E	WNW	WNW	W	W	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	W	WNW	W	W
High Pressure	hPa	1010.5	1005.0	1004.2	1014.5	1014.0	1011.0	1014.5	1017.6	1017.6	1016.6	1018.8	1022.8	1027.0	1027.9	1028.6	1023.2	1019.1	1018.5	1005.5	1002.8	1003.1	1007.8	1009.5	1011.2	1012.5	1010.7	1017.6	1017.2	1020.7	1023.9	1020.7	1015.5	+0.33
Low Pressure	hPa	1001.7	1003.1	992.5	1002.4	1003.5	1002.7	1010.1	1013.3	1015.8	1014.2	1014.8	1017.6	1022.9	1025.0	1023.4	1014.8	1015.5	1005.7	989.1	989.2	1000.8	999.7	1002.3	997.2	1009.3	1004.3	1010.2	1011.6	1014.8	1020.1	1012.1	1008.6	+0.22
Sun Hours (T:181h)	hours	6.1	4.9	7.9	3.1	5.1	3.2	11.5	12.0	4.6	3.5	8.8	9.1	10.2	8.0	9.5	6.1	8.2	7.8	3.8	1.6	7.2	3.8	5.7	1.2	3.1	0.9	2.2	7.0	6.3	11.2	3.4	6.0	+2.08
Solar Radiation	W/m²	1093	1137.0	1146.0	1118.0	1047.0	844.0	994.0	958.0	883.0	1106.0	1214.0	1193.0	1024.0	1079.0	1116.0	1098.0	1040.0	990.0	613.0	669.0	1155.0	943.0	1043.0	616.0	942.0	193.0	585.0	917.0	1059.0	860.0	976.0	951.9	+172.50
UV Index	UVI	16.0	16.0.0	16.0.0	16.0.0	14.5.0	10.9.0	15.4.0	14.4.0	12.0.0	15.0.0	16.0.0	15.5.0	14.9.0	14.7.0	15.6.0	14.8.0	14.6.0	13.5.0	8.0.0	8.0.0	15.1.0	12.2.0	14.1.0	7.4.0	12.3.0	2.6.0	7.9.0	12.2.0	13.6.0	11.8.0	12.4.0	12.9	+3.67

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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.