Palmerston North, New Zealand - Weather

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12:05:03 NZDT

Sunday,
18 January 2026

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Current Weather Station Readings Forecast: Showery, becoming less settled

High:17°C

Low:13°C

CoR:5%

Cloudy with gusty winds. High 17C. Winds SE at 30 to 50 km/h. It feels like 13.9°C. A windproof and 3 clothing layers recommended.

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Temperature

17.0°C
60%
Trend:

Rising,0.7°C/hr

Day Max/Min:
17.8°C / 12.7°C

Wind

15km/h

SE
Wind Gust:

40km/h, 130deg.

Day Max/Avg:
37km/h / 14km/h

Rain

1 Dry
Day

Month Total:
62.5mm

Last Rain Record:
23:58, 16/01/2026

Pressure

1021hPa
Trend:

Falling,-0.2hPa/hr

Day Max/Min:
1021hPa / 1019hPa

Cloud Base:
976m, 3201ft

UV / Solar

374W/m²
UV Index Rating:
Medium
3.0UVI

Sun Light:
47.3k Lux

Sun Hours:
1.8 hrs (13%)

Air Quality

6AQI
Air Quality:
Good
PM2.5: 1.6ug/m³
PM10: 2.8ug/m³
CO₂: 386ppm

Pollen Level:
Moderate

Extra Sensors

Temp. at +8m
17.0°C 60%

Temp. at +3m
24.3°C 46%

Temp. at +1m
17.3°C 57%

Soil Temp. -30cm:
22.1°C

Soil Moist. -10cm:
50% VWC

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

Fire Danger

0.8FWI
Fire Risk Index:
Low

Grass Fire Risk:
Low
0kW/m²

Scrub Fire Risk:
Very High
2.5MW/m²

Forest Fire Risk:
Low
0kW/m²

Sun / Moon

Moonrise
04:51
Moonset
20:41
Visibility
1%

Sunrise
06:08
Sunset
20:47
Day Length
14.38 Hrs

Moon Phase: Waning Crescent
Sun Phase: Above Horizon

There will be 1min 43s less daylight tomorrow

Long Range Forecast

Today	Tonight	Tomorrow	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday

Mostly Cloudy, Wind	Cloudy	Cloudy	Partly Cloudy	Partly Cloudy	Rain
17°C	13°C	20°C \| 13°C	20°C \| 14°C	22°C \| 16°C	21°C \| 17°C
Rain Risk: 5%	Rain Risk: 14%	Rain Risk: 13%	Rain Risk: 4%	Rain Risk: 18%	Rain Risk: 92%

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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	17.8 °C	at 11:51
Lowest Temperature	12.7 °C	at 05:25
Highest Dew Point	9.9 °C	at 11:51
Lowest Dew Point	8.1 °C	at 08:10
Highest Apparent Temperature	15.7 °C	at 11:43
Lowest Apparent Temperature	10.4 °C	at 06:28
Highest "Feels Like" Temperature	16.6 °C	at 11:43
Lowest "Feels Like" Temperature	11.6 °C	at 05:16
Lowest Wind Chill	12.7 °C	at 05:25
Highest Humidex	19.0 °C	at 11:51
Highest Heat Index	17.8 °C	at 11:51
Highest Humidity	79 %	at 05:19
Lowest Humidity	59 %	at 11:29
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 09:17
Highest Speed (10 minute average)	14 km/h (F3)	at 09:11
Wind Run	103.0 km
Pressure
Highest Pressure (SL)	1021.4 hPa	at 09:29
Lowest Pressure (SL)	1019.2 hPa	at 03:36
Hours of Sun	1.8 hrs

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 15:31
Lowest Temperature	13.6 °C	at 22:35
Highest Dew Point	12.8 °C	at 00:04
Lowest Dew Point	8.7 °C	at 19:21
Highest Apparent Temperature	19.5 °C	at 15:31
Lowest Apparent Temperature	12.0 °C	at 22:53
Highest "Feels Like" Temperature	20.0 °C	at 15:31
Lowest "Feels Like" Temperature	12.9 °C	at 22:53
Lowest Wind Chill	13.6 °C	at 22:35
Highest Humidex	22.9 °C	at 15:31
Highest Heat Index	20.9 °C	at 15:31
Highest Humidity	86 %	at 00:39
Lowest Humidity	53 %	at 12:57
Rainfall
Rainfall Yesterday	0.0 mm
Rainfall Rate Max	0.6 mm/hr	at 00:00
Highest Hourly Rainfall	0.1 mm	at 00:00
Wind
Highest Gust	41 km/h	at 19:00
Highest Speed (10 minute average)	16 km/h (F3)	at 15:45
Wind Run	207.1 km
Pressure
Highest Pressure (SL)	1020.5 hPa	at 23:36
Lowest Pressure (SL)	1009.2 hPa	at 00:00
Hours of Sun	5.2 hrs

Today's Data Summary

Yesterday's Data Summary

7 Day Rolling Average

30 Day Rolling Average

Data	Unit	Today^*	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	7 Day Average^*	Trend on previous 7 days^*
High Temperature	°C	17.8	20.9	24.5	19.5	22.2	26.0	22.3	25.0	22.9	-0.43
Low Temperature	°C	12.7	13.6	15.4	16.0	13.7	10.6	15.4	18.1	14.7	+0.73
High Apparent Temp.	°C	15.7	19.5	26.2	21.4	23.3	25.1	20.3	23.2	22.7	+0.47
Low Apparent Temp.	°C	10.4	12.0	15.4	15.9	13.3	9.5	13.9	16.8	13.8	+0.84
Low Wind Chill	°C	12.7	13.6	15.7	16.0	13.7	10.6	15.5	18.1	14.7	+0.79
High Heat Index	°C	17.8	20.9	24.5	19.5	22.2	26.0	22.3	25.0	22.9	-0.43
High Dew Point	°C	9.9	12.8	19.1	18.3	15.0	15.1	16.0	17.0	16.2	+1.00
Low Dew Point	°C	8.1	8.7	12.3	12.6	11.3	9.0	8.7	13.8	10.9	+0.11
High Humidity	%	79	86.0	97.0	95.0	86.0	91.0	92.0	82.0	89.9	-0.43
Low Humidity	%	59	53.0	66.0	76.0	59.0	46.0	44.0	56.0	57.1	+3.86
Rainfall (T:57mm)	mm	0.0	0.0	6.4	45.2	0.0	0.0	5.8	0.0	8.2	+7.76
Max Wind Gust	km/h	37	41.0	38.0	31.0	26.0	35.0	57.0	56.0	40.6	+3.43
Max Average Speed	km/h	14	16.0	17.0	18.0	15.0	20.0	26.0	29.0	20.1	+0.43
Wind Run	km	103.0	205.8	150.2	128.4	137.8	175.0	301.7	423.9	217.5	-4.44
Wind bearing	°	126	123	197	93	224	250	276	257	202.9	235.7
Wind Direction	-	SE	ESE	SSW	E	SW	WSW	W	WSW	SSW	SW
High Pressure	hPa	1021.4	1020.5	1009.2	1012.0	1015.2	1019.4	1019.4	1016.6	1016.0	-1.93
Low Pressure	hPa	1019.2	1009.2	1002.3	1004.0	1009.9	1013.7	1005.6	1008.6	1007.6	-6.97
Sun Hours (T:42h)	hours	1.8	5.2	4.2	0.6	2.2	10.4	8.3	11.3	6.0	-2.16
Solar Radiation	W/m²	1180	1208.0	1737.0	300.0	1254.0	1195.0	1301.0	1211.0	1172.3	-18.57
UV Index	UVI	10.0	11.0.0	15.0.0	2.0.0	11.0.0	11.0.0	12.0.0	11.0.0	10.4	-0.14

^* 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^*	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	Tue 06/01/26	Mon 05/01/26	Sun 04/01/26	Sat 03/01/26	Fri 02/01/26	Thu 01/01/26	Wed 31/12/25	Tue 30/12/25	Mon 29/12/25	Sun 28/12/25	Sat 27/12/25	Fri 26/12/25	Thu 25/12/25	Wed 24/12/25	Tue 23/12/25	Mon 22/12/25	Sun 21/12/25	Sat 20/12/25	Fri 19/12/25	30 Day Average^*	Trend on previous 30 days^*
High Temperature	°C	17.8	20.9	24.5	19.5	22.2	26.0	22.3	25.0	23.0	23.0	26.5	22.9	22.6	24.5	20.9	19.0	22.6	23.7	24.6	21.3	20.9	24.4	20.3	22.2	22.1	21.9	21.4	21.1	20.0	18.5	19.5	22.2	-0.33
Low Temperature	°C	12.7	13.6	15.4	16.0	13.7	10.6	15.4	18.1	18.3	16.4	15.7	13.7	11.6	9.0	13.0	14.5	15.1	15.5	14.9	12.0	14.0	10.9	12.0	11.0	12.4	13.7	14.5	10.3	8.7	11.1	13.0	13.5	+0.48
High Apparent Temp.	°C	15.7	19.5	26.2	21.4	23.3	25.1	20.3	23.2	21.2	22.0	27.1	21.5	20.8	23.7	19.4	17.8	20.8	24.2	26.4	21.2	19.4	23.6	18.6	21.4	20.5	20.0	20.0	19.8	17.5	15.3	17.3	21.3	-0.87
Low Apparent Temp.	°C	10.4	12.0	15.4	15.9	13.3	9.5	13.9	16.8	16.5	15.5	15.6	13.5	11.0	8.0	10.8	12.5	15.0	15.4	13.9	9.7	12.1	10.4	11.5	10.4	10.8	12.0	14.9	9.7	7.9	9.5	12.0	12.5	-0.09
Low Wind Chill	°C	12.7	13.6	15.7	16.0	13.7	10.6	15.5	18.1	18.3	16.4	15.7	13.7	11.6	9.0	13.0	14.6	15.1	15.5	14.9	12.0	14.0	10.9	12.0	11.0	12.4	13.7	14.5	10.3	8.7	11.1	13.0	13.5	+0.53
High Heat Index	°C	17.8	20.9	24.5	19.5	22.2	26.0	22.3	25.0	23.0	23.0	26.5	22.9	22.6	24.5	20.9	19.0	22.6	23.7	24.6	21.3	20.9	24.4	20.3	22.2	22.1	21.9	21.4	21.1	20.0	18.5	19.5	22.2	-0.34
High Dew Point	°C	9.9	12.8	19.1	18.3	15.0	15.1	16.0	17.0	17.4	18.1	16.8	15.2	14.4	14.0	10.4	13.5	15.0	17.8	19.5	14.9	13.8	12.4	13.1	16.7	13.9	15.7	18.3	13.4	9.3	11.9	14.4	15.1	-0.27
Low Dew Point	°C	8.1	8.7	12.3	12.6	11.3	9.0	8.7	13.8	14.4	13.1	12.3	11.4	9.8	7.6	7.0	9.2	11.0	13.8	11.7	8.9	9.4	8.5	8.9	9.1	9.2	10.3	13.2	7.9	5.4	7.1	11.8	10.2	+0.03
High Humidity	%	79	86.0	97.0	95.0	86.0	91.0	92.0	82.0	92.0	96.0	93.0	91.0	91.0	92.0	77.0	84.0	93.0	96.0	92.0	91.0	86.0	92.0	96.0	96.0	84.0	95.0	96.0	88.0	90.0	90.0	95.0	90.8	+0.37
Low Humidity	%	59	53.0	66.0	76.0	59.0	46.0	44.0	56.0	62.0	67.0	45.0	56.0	53.0	44.0	46.0	68.0	50.0	58.0	67.0	63.0	54.0	38.0	52.0	55.0	53.0	62.0	63.0	52.0	42.0	50.0	66.0	55.5	+2.07
Rainfall (T:89mm)	mm	0.0	0.0	6.4	45.2	0.0	0.0	5.8	0.0	0.0	3.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.7	0.0	1.3	7.0	1.7	0.2	0.0	0.0	4.3	0.0	3.1	5.0	0.0	0.0	1.9	2.9	3.0	+1.56
Max Wind Gust	km/h	37	41.0	38.0	31.0	26.0	35.0	57.0	56.0	50.0	40.0	30.0	38.0	34.0	32.0	36.0	36.0	31.0	40.0	49.0	63.0	60.0	45.0	53.0	45.0	53.0	73.0	57.0	44.0	46.0	61.0	53.0	45.1	-0.83
Max Average Speed	km/h	14	16.0	17.0	18.0	15.0	20.0	26.0	29.0	24.0	22.0	17.0	21.0	19.0	16.0	19.0	17.0	18.0	20.0	16.0	17.0	15.0	13.0	16.0	13.0	19.0	22.0	23.0	16.0	13.0	20.0	22.0	18.6	+4.23
Wind Run	km	103.0	205.8	150.2	128.4	137.8	175.0	301.7	423.9	353.6	314.5	160.5	193.2	188.7	144.7	198.7	240.7	204.7	179.2	151.3	269.3	229.1	106.1	144.3	130.0	251.0	283.2	238.1	131.8	134.8	277.5	271.9	210.7	+62.68
Wind bearing	°	126	123	197	93	224	250	276	257	260	263	274	255	252	255	91	91	248	260	90	107	97	62	285	289	280	277	282	274	267	283	297	218.6	249.9
Wind Direction	-	SE	ESE	SSW	E	SW	WSW	W	WSW	W	W	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	E	E	WSW	W	E	ESE	NW	NE	WNW	WNW	W	W	WNW	W	W	WNW	WNW	SW	WSW
High Pressure	hPa	1021.4	1020.5	1009.2	1012.0	1015.2	1019.4	1019.4	1016.6	1016.9	1015.6	1015.5	1019.0	1020.6	1020.0	1018.2	1016.0	1007.9	1004.2	1001.9	1005.1	1013.2	1012.9	1007.3	1002.6	1005.5	1005.5	1007.7	1014.0	1013.2	1005.8	1011.1	1012.4	-2.63
Low Pressure	hPa	1019.2	1009.2	1002.3	1004.0	1009.9	1013.7	1005.6	1008.6	1013.8	1011.5	1012.7	1014.2	1017.5	1017.2	1015.2	1007.0	1003.2	1000.0	998.3	998.3	1005.1	1007.2	1001.9	999.3	1001.5	999.7	999.5	1008.0	1005.7	1000.1	998.6	1006.3	-2.48
Sun Hours (T:184h)	hours	1.8	5.2	4.2	0.6	2.2	10.4	8.3	11.3	2.6	2.2	12.0	6.6	11.1	10.6	12.2	1.6	8.2	4.7	3.5	8.2	2.3	10.5	2.4	2.0	9.6	8.4	2.3	4.3	9.2	6.7	0.9	6.1	-1.25
Solar Radiation	W/m²	1180	1208.0	1737.0	300.0	1254.0	1195.0	1301.0	1211.0	1130.0	1348.0	1086.0	1358.0	1103.0	1067.0	1244.0	1210.0	1291.0	1365.0	1295.0	1126.0	861.0	1125.0	1286.0	615.0	1164.0	1144.0	1091.0	1155.0	1054.0	1149.0	976.0	1148.3	+89.90
UV Index	UVI	10.0	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	10.0.0	9.0.0	11.0.0	11.0.0	12.0.0	12.0.0	15.1.0	16.0.0	9.0.0	16.0.0	16.0.0	5.6.0	16.0.0	16.0.0	16.0.0	16.0.0	16.0.0	16.0.0	14.3.0	12.3	-2.57

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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.