Palmerston North, New Zealand - Weather

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A late Good Evening

22:47:36 NZDT

Monday,
09 March 2026

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Current Weather Station Readings Forecast: Settled fine

High:21°C

Low:12°C

CoR:9%

Cloudy. Gusty winds this evening. Low 12C. Winds SE at 30 to 50 km/h. It feels like 11.4°C. 3 clothing layers recommended.

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Temperature

13.5°C
74%
Trend:

Falling,-0.5°C/hr

Day Max/Min:
20.9°C / 13.4°C

Wind

10km/h

ESE
Wind Gust:

26km/h, 104deg.

Day Max/Avg:
37km/h / 13km/h

Rain

5 Dry
Days

Month Total:
12.1mm

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

Pressure

1018hPa
Trend:

Rising,1.0hPa/hr

Day Max/Min:
1018hPa / 1010hPa

Cloud Base:
567m, 1859ft

UV / Solar

0W/m²
UV Index Rating:
Low
0.0UVI

Sun Light:
0 Lux

Sun Hours:
3.3 hrs (27%)

Air Quality

12AQI
Air Quality:
Good
PM2.5: 3.4ug/m³
PM10: 5.3ug/m³
CO₂: 414ppm

Pollen Level:
Low

Extra Sensors

Temp. at +8m
13.5°C 74%

Temp. at +3m
13.6°C 73%

Temp. at +1m
12.9°C 74%

Soil Temp. -30cm:
18.4°C

Soil Moist. -10cm:
35% 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
22:11
Moonset
12:49
Visibility
69%

Sunrise
07:08
Sunset
19:48
Day Length
12.39 Hrs

Moon Phase: Waning Gibbous
Sun Phase: Below Horizon

There will be 2min 41s less daylight tomorrow

Long Range Forecast

Tonight	Tomorrow	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday

Cloudy	AM Clouds, PM Sun	AM Clouds, PM Sun	Partly Cloudy	Rain	AM Showers
12°C	19°C	8°C \| 22°C	8°C \| 24°C	13°C \| 25°C	13°C \| 19°C
Rain Risk: 9%	Rain Risk: 2%	Rain Risk: 5%	Rain Risk: 7%	Rain Risk: 90%	Rain Risk: 56%

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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	20.9 °C	at 14:50
Lowest Temperature	13.4 °C	at 22:15
Highest Dew Point	15.0 °C	at 14:16
Lowest Dew Point	9.0 °C	at 22:01
Highest Apparent Temperature	20.0 °C	at 14:50
Lowest Apparent Temperature	11.0 °C	at 22:15
Highest "Feels Like" Temperature	20.2 °C	at 14:50
Lowest "Feels Like" Temperature	12.2 °C	at 22:15
Lowest Wind Chill	13.4 °C	at 22:15
Highest Humidex	24.4 °C	at 14:50
Highest Heat Index	20.9 °C	at 14:50
Highest Humidity	82 %	at 07:22
Lowest Humidity	66 %	at 14:41
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	37 km/h	at 17:27
Highest Speed (10 minute average)	13 km/h (F3)	at 11:39
Wind Run	205.3 km
Pressure
Highest Pressure (SL)	1017.7 hPa	at 22:25
Lowest Pressure (SL)	1010.4 hPa	at 02:55
Hours of Sun	3.3 hrs

Today's Data Summary

Yesterday's Data Summary

7 Day Rolling Average

30 Day Rolling Average

Temperature and Humidity
Highest Temperature	20.0 °C	at 13:14
Lowest Temperature	16.6 °C	at 05:04
Highest Dew Point	15.8 °C	at 00:00
Lowest Dew Point	13.1 °C	at 17:39
Highest Apparent Temperature	19.0 °C	at 18:05
Lowest Apparent Temperature	14.8 °C	at 13:51
Highest "Feels Like" Temperature	19.1 °C	at 18:05
Lowest "Feels Like" Temperature	15.5 °C	at 13:51
Lowest Wind Chill	16.6 °C	at 05:04
Highest Humidex	23.5 °C	at 12:54
Highest Heat Index	20.0 °C	at 13:14
Highest Humidity	91 %	at 00:00
Lowest Humidity	68 %	at 13:15
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 13:43
Highest Speed (10 minute average)	21 km/h (F4)	at 13:51
Wind Run	230.1 km
Pressure
Highest Pressure (SL)	1018.6 hPa	at 00:02
Lowest Pressure (SL)	1010.8 hPa	at 19:20
Hours of Sun	2.1 hrs

Today's Data Summary

Yesterday's Data Summary

7 Day Rolling Average

30 Day Rolling Average

Data	Unit	Today^*	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	7 Day Average^*	Trend on previous 7 days^*
High Temperature	°C	20.9	20.0	21.3	22.2	20.4	20.0	16.7	14.8	19.3	-2.93
Low Temperature	°C	13.4	16.6	12.2	11.8	6.2	8.9	6.9	8.1	10.1	-2.33
High Apparent Temp.	°C	20.0	19.0	22.1	20.1	18.5	18.5	15.0	11.9	17.9	-3.71
Low Apparent Temp.	°C	11.0	14.8	12.4	10.9	4.7	7.7	5.1	4.4	8.6	-2.40
Low Wind Chill	°C	13.4	16.6	12.2	11.8	6.2	8.9	6.3	6.1	9.7	-2.70
High Heat Index	°C	20.9	20.0	21.3	22.2	20.4	20.0	16.7	14.8	19.3	-2.93
High Dew Point	°C	15.0	15.8	15.9	14.1	13.0	10.1	9.2	8.3	12.3	-2.31
Low Dew Point	°C	9.0	13.1	11.1	9.5	5.3	7.4	4.7	2.7	7.7	-1.29
High Humidity	%	82	91.0	95.0	92.0	95.0	92.0	91.0	93.0	92.7	+5.57
Low Humidity	%	66	68.0	64.0	55.0	57.0	46.0	51.0	49.0	55.7	+2.00
Rainfall (T:12mm)	mm	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.9	8.7	1.7	+1.43
Max Wind Gust	km/h	37	39.0	22.0	41.0	32.0	24.0	33.0	51.0	34.6	+1.14
Max Average Speed	km/h	13	21.0	13.0	22.0	18.0	13.0	17.0	22.0	18.0	+2.14
Wind Run	km	205.3	228.6	114.1	201.3	152.4	100.8	119.3	200.8	159.6	-23.50
Wind bearing	°	256	269	276	265	247	259	194	170	240.0	180.9
Wind Direction	-	WSW	W	W	W	WSW	W	SSW	S	WSW	S
High Pressure	hPa	1017.7	1018.6	1021.9	1023.3	1024.9	1024.4	1021.3	1013.9	1021.2	-1.47
Low Pressure	hPa	1010.4	1010.8	1017.5	1020.0	1021.7	1020.4	1013.3	1006.6	1015.8	+0.71
Sun Hours (T:29h)	hours	3.3	2.1	1.5	5.9	5.3	6.2	3.8	4.5	4.2	-3.87
Solar Radiation	W/m²	716	987.0	531.0	1166.0	1100.0	1155.0	1109.0	1151.0	1028.4	+116.57
UV Index	UVI	6.0	9.0.0	4.0.0	10.0.0	10.0.0	10.0.0	10.0.0	10.0.0	9.0	+1.00

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Today's Data Summary

Yesterday's Data Summary

7 Day Rolling Average

30 Day Rolling Average

Data	Unit	Today^*	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	Mon 09/02/26	Sun 08/02/26	Sat 07/02/26	30 Day Average^*	Trend on previous 30 days^*
High Temperature	°C	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	24.9	24.9	22.8	22.0	-0.12
Low Temperature	°C	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	12.1	15.7	16.4	12.9	-1.62
High Apparent Temp.	°C	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	24.3	25.5	21.8	21.2	-0.28
Low Apparent Temp.	°C	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	12.0	14.6	16.9	11.7	-1.84
Low Wind Chill	°C	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	12.1	15.8	16.4	12.8	-1.71
High Heat Index	°C	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	24.9	24.9	22.8	22.1	-0.04
High Dew Point	°C	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	15.9	17.3	17.7	15.0	-0.68
Low Dew Point	°C	9.0	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	10.7	10.8	13.5	9.9	-1.43
High Humidity	%	82	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	92.0	91.0	90.0	90.6	-0.43
Low Humidity	%	66	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	48.0	52.0	69.0	55.2	-3.33
Rainfall (T:49mm)	mm	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	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.6	-2.22
Max Wind Gust	km/h	37	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	24.0	35.0	44.0	36.1	-3.90
Max Average Speed	km/h	13	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	13.0	17.0	23.0	18.5	-1.03
Wind Run	km	205.3	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	144.8	245.7	291.9	199.8	-32.67
Wind bearing	°	256	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	236	237	274	221.1	209.6
Wind Direction	-	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	SW	WSW	W	SW	SSW
High Pressure	hPa	1017.7	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	1023.4	1021.4	1018.4	1017.6	+4.16
Low Pressure	hPa	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	1019.8	1015.0	1015.8	1011.5	+4.98
Sun Hours (T:190h)	hours	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	11.8	9.4	2.6	6.3	+0.28
Solar Radiation	W/m²	716	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	1074.0	1099.0	1221.0	1015.0	-145.07
UV Index	UVI	6.0	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	9.0.0	10.0.0	11.0.0	9.0	-1.37

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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.