Palmerston North, New Zealand - Weather

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06:34:10 NZST

Monday,
23 June 2025

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Current Weather Station Readings Forecast: Becoming fine

High:12°C

Low:4°C

CoR:8%

Cloudy skies this morning will become partly cloudy this afternoon. High 12C. Winds light and variable. It feels like 7.2°C. 4 clothing layers recommended.

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Temperature

8.4°C
93%
Trend:

Falling,-1.0°C/hr

Day Max/Min:
12.4°C / 8.2°C

Wind

3km/h

NE
Wind Gust:

5km/h, 55deg.

Day Max/Avg:
26km/h / 8km/h

Rain

2 Dry
Days

Month Total:
27.0mm

Last Rain Record:
12:05, 20/06/2025

Pressure

1014hPa
Trend:

Rising,0.6hPa/hr

Day Max/Min:
1014hPa / 1013hPa

Cloud Base:
133m, 436ft

UV / Solar

0W/m²
UV Index Rating:
Low
0.0UVI

Sun Light:
0 Lux

Sun Hours:
0.0 hrs (0%)

Air Quality

6AQI
Air Quality:
Good
PM2.5: 1.5ug/m³
PM10: 3.1ug/m³
CO₂: 410ppm

Pollen Level:
Low

Extra Sensors

Temp. at +8m
10.0°C 86%

Temp. at +3m
16.1°C 63%

Moisture at +1m:
10.6°C 14.0 (98%)

Moisture at +0m:
11.7°C 12.0 (97%)

Soil -10cm:
7.8°C 75%VWC

Soil -20cm:
10.9°C

Fire Danger

0.4FWI
Fire Risk Index:
Low

Grass Fire Risk:
Low
0kW/m²

Scrub Fire Risk:
Very High
2.7MW/m²

Forest Fire Risk:
Low
0kW/m²

Sun / Moon

Moonrise
04:58
Moonset
14:25
Visibility
10%

Sunrise
07:41
Sunset
16:59
Day Length
09.17 Hrs

Moon Phase: Waning Crescent
Sun Phase: Below Horizon

There will be 0min 9s more daylight tomorrow

Long Range Forecast

Today	Tonight	Tomorrow	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday

AM Clouds, PM Sun	Partly Cloudy	Cloudy	Cloudy	PM Light Rain	Rain
12°C	4°C	14°C \| 8°C	16°C \| 8°C	17°C \| 13°C	15°C \| 9°C
Rain Risk: 8%	Rain Risk: 8%	Rain Risk: 12%	Rain Risk: 10%	Rain Risk: 64%	Rain Risk: 90%

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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	12.4 °C	at 02:51
Lowest Temperature	8.2 °C	at 05:51
Highest Dew Point	10.5 °C	at 02:43
Lowest Dew Point	7.0 °C	at 05:51
Highest Apparent Temperature	11.1 °C	at 03:06
Lowest Apparent Temperature	7.1 °C	at 06:26
Highest "Feels Like" Temperature	11.8 °C	at 03:09
Lowest "Feels Like" Temperature	8.2 °C	at 05:51
Lowest Wind Chill	8.2 °C	at 05:51
Highest Humidex	13.9 °C	at 02:51
Highest Heat Index	12.4 °C	at 02:51
Highest Humidity	93 %	at 06:25
Lowest Humidity	86 %	at 03:31
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 02:57
Highest Speed (10 minute average)	8 km/h (F2)	at 02:42
Wind Run	29.2 km
Pressure
Highest Pressure (SL)	1014.4 hPa	at 06:28
Lowest Pressure (SL)	1012.5 hPa	at 00:42
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	12.7 °C	at 15:10
Lowest Temperature	0.3 °C	at 07:05
Highest Dew Point	10.3 °C	at 23:24
Lowest Dew Point	-0.4 °C	at 07:05
Highest Apparent Temperature	11.1 °C	at 23:04
Lowest Apparent Temperature	-2.3 °C	at 07:05
Highest "Feels Like" Temperature	12.4 °C	at 15:11
Lowest "Feels Like" Temperature	0.3 °C	at 07:05
Lowest Wind Chill	0.3 °C	at 07:05
Highest Humidex	13.3 °C	at 23:24
Highest Heat Index	12.7 °C	at 15:10
Highest Humidity	96 %	at 08:32
Lowest Humidity	70 %	at 15:10
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	26 km/h	at 13:51
Highest Speed (10 minute average)	9 km/h (F2)	at 13:53
Wind Run	72.8 km
Pressure
Highest Pressure (SL)	1022.2 hPa	at 00:00
Lowest Pressure (SL)	1012.6 hPa	at 23:55
Hours of Sun	4.7 hrs

Today's Data Summary

Yesterday's Data Summary

7 Day Rolling Average

30 Day Rolling Average

Data	Unit	Today^*	Sun 22/06/25	Sat 21/06/25	Fri 20/06/25	Thu 19/06/25	Wed 18/06/25	Tue 17/06/25	Mon 16/06/25	7 Day Average^*	Trend on previous 7 days^*
High Temperature	°C	12.4	12.7	14.2	14.3	14.1	13.1	13.8	11.9	13.4	-0.14
Low Temperature	°C	8.2	0.3	2.7	9.4	3.5	0.7	4.3	5.7	3.8	-0.86
High Apparent Temp.	°C	11.1	11.1	13.1	12.4	12.3	12.2	12.5	9.7	11.9	-0.57
Low Apparent Temp.	°C	7.1	-2.3	1.1	7.7	1.9	-1.3	2.3	3.8	1.9	-1.09
Low Wind Chill	°C	8.2	0.3	2.8	9.4	3.5	0.7	4.3	5.7	3.8	-0.76
High Heat Index	°C	12.4	12.7	14.2	14.3	14.1	13.1	13.8	11.9	13.4	-0.14
High Dew Point	°C	10.5	10.3	8.8	11.6	9.5	8.0	8.3	7.0	9.1	-0.47
Low Dew Point	°C	7.0	-0.4	1.8	7.3	2.5	-0.3	2.9	2.6	2.3	-0.76
High Humidity	%	93	96.0	93.0	93.0	93.0	94.0	92.0	87.0	92.6	-1.29
Low Humidity	%	86	70.0	61.0	74.0	63.0	67.0	67.0	63.0	66.4	-4.57
Rainfall (T:2mm)	mm	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.6	0.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.3	-1.20
Max Wind Gust	km/h	26	26.0	16.0	47.0	33.0	13.0	30.0	40.0	29.3	-1.00
Max Average Speed	km/h	8	9.0	6.0	16.0	12.0	5.0	9.0	11.0	9.7	+0.86
Wind Run	km	29.2	71.5	51.1	220.3	76.8	30.6	93.1	118.9	94.6	+20.74
Wind bearing	°	278	314	46	296	336	43	80	105	174.3	141.3
Wind Direction	-	W	NW	NE	WNW	NNW	NE	ENE	ESE	S	SE
High Pressure	hPa	1014.4	1022.2	1022.4	1017.9	1026.0	1028.8	1029.1	1027.5	1024.8	+10.79
Low Pressure	hPa	1012.5	1012.8	1017.4	1015.5	1017.2	1025.8	1027.0	1020.7	1019.5	+13.17
Sun Hours (T:34h)	hours	0.0	4.7	3.9	4.3	2.3	3.9	6.8	7.8	4.8	-0.60
Solar Radiation	W/m²	0	452.0	436.0	449.0	388.0	383.0	377.0	373.0	408.3	+80.71
UV Index	UVI	0.0	3.4.0	3.4.0	3.7.0	3.2.0	5.0.0	3.1.0	3.2.0	3.6	+0.56

^* 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^*	Sun 22/06/25	Sat 21/06/25	Fri 20/06/25	Thu 19/06/25	Wed 18/06/25	Tue 17/06/25	Mon 16/06/25	Sun 15/06/25	Sat 14/06/25	Fri 13/06/25	Thu 12/06/25	Wed 11/06/25	Tue 10/06/25	Mon 09/06/25	Sun 08/06/25	Sat 07/06/25	Fri 06/06/25	Thu 05/06/25	Wed 04/06/25	Tue 03/06/25	Mon 02/06/25	Sun 01/06/25	Sat 31/05/25	Fri 30/05/25	Thu 29/05/25	Wed 28/05/25	Tue 27/05/25	Mon 26/05/25	Sun 25/05/25	Sat 24/05/25	30 Day Average^*	Trend on previous 30 days^*
High Temperature	°C	12.4	12.7	14.2	14.3	14.1	13.1	13.8	11.9	14.6	12.1	12.7	16.0	16.5	10.5	12.7	11.8	10.7	13.4	17.6	15.0	14.7	15.8	16.3	15.9	15.8	17.3	14.3	17.9	16.4	18.1	17.3	14.6	-3.07
Low Temperature	°C	8.2	0.3	2.7	9.4	3.5	0.7	4.3	5.7	3.3	7.1	8.2	8.5	5.0	1.0	-0.5	-0.3	1.1	7.3	8.9	9.0	9.9	9.1	9.0	11.9	10.0	8.0	6.2	7.7	5.9	3.4	3.4	5.7	-2.03
High Apparent Temp.	°C	11.1	11.1	13.1	12.4	12.3	12.2	12.5	9.7	12.9	10.0	13.0	15.7	15.8	8.3	11.6	9.3	8.5	11.9	17.1	16.3	13.3	13.9	14.4	13.0	13.6	17.7	14.7	17.5	16.0	16.3	16.6	13.4	-3.40
Low Apparent Temp.	°C	7.1	-2.3	1.1	7.7	1.9	-1.3	2.3	3.8	1.1	4.9	7.7	7.5	3.5	-1.2	-2.7	-2.6	-1.3	4.4	7.2	8.2	8.0	7.2	7.7	8.5	8.4	6.9	4.8	6.6	4.5	1.5	1.6	3.9	-2.56
Low Wind Chill	°C	8.2	0.3	2.8	9.4	3.5	0.7	4.3	5.7	3.3	6.5	8.2	8.5	5.0	1.0	-0.5	-0.3	1.2	5.8	8.4	9.0	8.9	8.3	9.0	11.9	10.0	8.0	6.2	7.7	5.9	3.4	3.4	5.5	-2.02
High Heat Index	°C	12.4	12.7	14.2	14.3	14.1	13.1	13.8	11.9	14.6	12.1	12.7	16.0	16.5	10.5	12.7	11.8	10.7	13.4	17.6	15.0	14.7	15.8	16.3	15.9	15.8	17.3	14.3	17.9	16.4	18.1	17.3	14.6	-2.79
High Dew Point	°C	10.5	10.3	8.8	11.6	9.5	8.0	8.3	7.0	6.7	8.7	11.9	13.2	12.8	7.1	6.4	6.4	6.2	7.3	14.4	14.5	11.7	11.6	9.8	10.7	12.1	13.0	12.2	12.8	12.4	9.4	9.9	10.2	-1.50
Low Dew Point	°C	7.0	-0.4	1.8	7.3	2.5	-0.3	2.9	2.6	1.4	3.5	7.6	7.3	3.9	-0.3	-1.7	-1.4	-0.1	3.5	6.9	7.4	8.0	7.4	6.1	7.0	6.4	7.2	5.2	6.5	4.4	2.2	2.1	3.9	-2.03
High Humidity	%	93	96.0	93.0	93.0	93.0	94.0	92.0	87.0	89.0	95.0	97.0	96.0	94.0	93.0	93.0	94.0	92.0	91.0	97.0	97.0	92.0	90.0	90.0	79.0	91.0	95.0	96.0	93.0	95.0	92.0	92.0	92.7	+0.67
Low Humidity	%	86	70.0	61.0	74.0	63.0	67.0	67.0	63.0	56.0	62.0	94.0	79.0	71.0	73.0	62.0	60.0	57.0	57.0	70.0	86.0	77.0	71.0	55.0	68.0	61.0	69.0	74.0	65.0	67.0	51.0	58.0	66.9	+3.83
Rainfall (T:39mm)	mm	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.6	0.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.2	3.8	4.8	1.6	0.0	0.0	0.4	0.0	0.0	0.2	13.8	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.4	9.0	0.0	1.8	0.2	0.0	1.3	-0.17
Max Wind Gust	km/h	26	26.0	16.0	47.0	33.0	13.0	30.0	40.0	29.0	47.0	12.0	43.0	30.0	35.0	16.0	28.0	31.0	45.0	61.0	13.0	45.0	51.0	49.0	69.0	67.0	27.0	35.0	43.0	45.0	44.0	13.0	36.1	+2.61
Max Average Speed	km/h	8	9.0	6.0	16.0	12.0	5.0	9.0	11.0	9.0	9.0	6.0	11.0	11.0	10.0	6.0	9.0	11.0	13.0	22.0	4.0	14.0	17.0	20.0	30.0	25.0	9.0	12.0	10.0	16.0	14.0	5.0	12.0	+1.53
Wind Run	km	29.2	71.5	51.1	220.3	76.8	30.6	93.1	118.9	84.2	120.7	26.7	80.2	65.8	100.4	39.1	55.4	53.8	75.2	219.0	29.2	166.7	198.5	200.9	405.8	266.1	57.3	70.3	79.6	80.0	65.5	42.0	108.2	+19.45
Wind bearing	°	278	314	46	296	336	43	80	105	86	102	35	310	323	82	51	286	201	167	291	112	305	299	281	284	288	73	52	306	330	316	22	194.1	184.7
Wind Direction	-	W	NW	NE	WNW	NNW	NE	ENE	ESE	E	ESE	NE	NW	NW	E	NE	WNW	SSW	SSE	WNW	ESE	NW	WNW	W	W	W	ENE	NE	NW	NNW	NW	NNE	SSW	S
High Pressure	hPa	1014.4	1022.2	1022.4	1017.9	1026.0	1028.8	1029.1	1027.5	1021.3	1021.2	1012.9	1004.9	1004.6	1017.7	1015.8	1008.7	1007.4	998.5	998.4	1012.7	1017.9	1018.0	1017.7	1010.9	1005.9	995.0	1012.8	1016.3	1023.5	1034.5	1035.7	1016.2	-8.09
Low Pressure	hPa	1012.5	1012.8	1017.4	1015.5	1017.2	1025.8	1027.0	1020.7	1018.5	1013.0	1004.4	998.5	997.8	1004.7	1007.3	1006.3	998.5	994.2	988.2	991.4	1013.0	1016.2	1010.6	1005.9	988.6	987.9	994.4	1012.9	1012.4	1023.6	1032.4	1008.6	-9.53
Sun Hours (T:140h)	hours	0.0	4.7	3.9	4.3	2.3	3.9	6.8	7.8	8.2	9.3	3.9	4.3	2.8	3.0	6.4	6.3	2.9	3.0	3.3	1.3	5.1	4.5	6.1	5.3	3.3	2.1	0.5	6.2	2.4	7.9	7.9	4.7	-0.57
Solar Radiation	W/m²	0	452.0	436.0	449.0	388.0	383.0	377.0	373.0	343.0	339.0	223.0	338.0	314.0	258.0	478.0	488.0	417.0	364.0	292.0	188.0	488.0	480.0	460.0	452.0	412.0	447.0	174.0	435.0	304.0	412.0	388.0	378.4	-47.37
UV Index	UVI	0.0	3.4.0	3.4.0	3.7.0	3.2.0	5.0.0	3.1.0	3.2.0	2.9.0	3.0.0	2.1.0	3.4.0	3.3.0	2.5.0	3.9.0	3.9.0	3.6.0	3.1.0	2.5.0	2.4.0	4.2.0	4.2.0	3.9.0	3.9.0	3.7.0	4.0.0	2.2.0	3.7.0	3.0.0	3.4.0	3.4.0	3.4	-0.61

^* Today's data set is incomplete. Averages and trends do not include today's data.

^* Today's data set is incomplete. Averages and trends do not include today's data.

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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.