Palmerston North, New Zealand - Weather

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17:11:30 NZDT

Saturday,
28 March 2026

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Current Weather Station Readings Forecast: Fairly fine, showery later

High:23°C

Low:14°C

CoR:9%

Overcast. Low 14C. Winds WNW at 15 to 25 km/h. It feels like 21.7°C. A windproof and 1 clothing layer recommended.

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Temperature

22.4°C
68%
Trend:

Falling,-0.2°C/hr

Day Max/Min:
23.4°C / 14.3°C

Wind

14km/h

WSW
Wind Gust:

31km/h, 242deg.

Day Max/Avg:
40km/h / 20km/h

Rain

0.9mm

Rain Last Hour:

0.0mm

Last Rain Record:
05:13, 28/03/2026

Pressure

1016hPa
Trend:

Falling,-0.2hPa/hr

Day Max/Min:
1017hPa / 1015hPa

Cloud Base:
773m, 2535ft

UV / Solar

278W/m²
UV Index Rating:
Low
2.0UVI

Sun Light:
35.2k Lux

Sun Hours:
6.4 hrs (56%)

Air Quality

14AQI
Air Quality:
Good
PM2.5: 4ug/m³
PM10: 6.7ug/m³
CO₂: 412ppm

Pollen Level:
Low

Extra Sensors

Temp. at +8m
22.4°C 68%

Temp. at +3m
27.1°C 56%

Temp. at +1m
22.8°C 64%

Soil Temp. -30cm:
18.4°C

Soil Moist. -10cm:
35% VWC

Last Lightning:
11:51pm, 26/03/26

Fire Danger

3.6FWI
Fire Risk Index:
Low

Grass Fire Risk:
Low
0kW/m²

Scrub Fire Risk:
Extreme
4.7MW/m²

Forest Fire Risk:
Moderate
13kW/m²

Sun / Moon

Moonrise
16:55
Moonset
01:38
Visibility
75%

Sunrise
07:28
Sunset
19:17
Day Length
11.48 Hrs

Moon Phase: Waxing Gibbous
Sun Phase: Above Horizon

There will be 2min 41s less daylight tomorrow

Long Range Forecast

Tonight	Tomorrow	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday

Cloudy	Cloudy	Showers	AM Showers	Partly Cloudy	Sunny
14°C	22°C	15°C \| 21°C	13°C \| 19°C	11°C \| 17°C	8°C \| 21°C
Rain Risk: 9%	Rain Risk: 11%	Rain Risk: 67%	Rain Risk: 37%	Rain Risk: 18%	Rain Risk: 8%

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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	23.4 °C	at 14:41
Lowest Temperature	14.3 °C	at 07:25
Highest Dew Point	17.0 °C	at 10:06
Lowest Dew Point	13.8 °C	at 07:22
Highest Apparent Temperature	22.6 °C	at 14:41
Lowest Apparent Temperature	15.1 °C	at 07:14
Highest "Feels Like" Temperature	22.6 °C	at 14:41
Lowest "Feels Like" Temperature	14.6 °C	at 07:29
Lowest Wind Chill	14.3 °C	at 07:25
Highest Humidex	28.4 °C	at 14:41
Highest Heat Index	23.4 °C	at 14:41
Highest Humidity	97 %	at 07:06
Lowest Humidity	62 %	at 15:31
Rainfall
Rainfall Today	0.9 mm
Rainfall Rate Max	3.0 mm/hr	at 01:50
Highest Hourly Rainfall	0.8 mm	at 01:51
Wind
Highest Gust	40 km/h	at 13:17
Highest Speed (10 minute average)	20 km/h (F3)	at 15:40
Wind Run	134.0 km
Pressure
Highest Pressure (SL)	1016.9 hPa	at 10:31
Lowest Pressure (SL)	1015.4 hPa	at 04:00
Hours of Sun	6.4 hrs

Today's Data Summary

Yesterday's Data Summary

7 Day Rolling Average

30 Day Rolling Average

Temperature and Humidity
Highest Temperature	27.9 °C	at 16:51
Lowest Temperature	17.1 °C	at 02:15
Highest Dew Point	17.7 °C	at 14:20
Lowest Dew Point	14.2 °C	at 07:16
Highest Apparent Temperature	29.2 °C	at 16:50
Lowest Apparent Temperature	15.5 °C	at 02:19
Highest "Feels Like" Temperature	29.3 °C	at 16:51
Lowest "Feels Like" Temperature	15.9 °C	at 02:19
Lowest Wind Chill	17.1 °C	at 02:15
Highest Humidex	33.0 °C	at 15:34
Highest Heat Index	28.3 °C	at 16:51
Highest Humidity	88 %	at 22:20
Lowest Humidity	48 %	at 17:02
Rainfall
Rainfall Yesterday	0.2 mm
Rainfall Rate Max	1.2 mm/hr	at 02:12
Highest Hourly Rainfall	0.2 mm	at 02:13
Wind
Highest Gust	44 km/h	at 00:56
Highest Speed (10 minute average)	19 km/h (F3)	at 03:51
Wind Run	222.7 km
Pressure
Highest Pressure (SL)	1016.6 hPa	at 23:24
Lowest Pressure (SL)	1012.1 hPa	at 16:47
Hours of Sun	4.4 hrs

Today's Data Summary

Yesterday's Data Summary

7 Day Rolling Average

30 Day Rolling Average

Data	Unit	Today^*	Fri 27/03/26	Thu 26/03/26	Wed 25/03/26	Tue 24/03/26	Mon 23/03/26	Sun 22/03/26	Fri 20/03/26	7 Day Average^*	Trend on previous 7 days^*
High Temperature	°C	23.4	27.9	18.5	22.8	21.6	23.5	21.3	21.8	22.5	-0.71
Low Temperature	°C	14.3	17.1	16.7	12.8	11.0	9.6	9.8	13.5	12.9	+0.34
High Apparent Temp.	°C	22.6	29.2	16.9	23.3	21.0	22.1	20.6	20.5	21.9	-1.06
Low Apparent Temp.	°C	15.1	15.5	13.7	12.8	10.4	8.4	8.3	12.8	11.7	-0.44
Low Wind Chill	°C	14.3	17.1	16.7	12.8	11.0	9.6	9.8	13.6	12.9	+0.33
High Heat Index	°C	23.4	28.3	18.5	22.8	21.6	23.5	21.3	21.8	22.5	-0.83
High Dew Point	°C	17.0	17.7	14.7	15.5	15.1	13.1	11.8	13.6	14.5	-1.24
Low Dew Point	°C	13.8	14.2	12.6	11.8	8.8	7.1	7.0	8.4	10.0	-0.40
High Humidity	%	97	88.0	87.0	94.0	92.0	87.0	84.0	84.0	88.0	-5.86
Low Humidity	%	62	48.0	70.0	56.0	64.0	45.0	46.0	45.0	53.4	+0.14
Rainfall (T:6mm)	mm	0.9	0.2	5.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.9	-0.11
Max Wind Gust	km/h	40	44.0	58.0	43.0	25.0	35.0	25.0	32.0	37.4	+7.14
Max Average Speed	km/h	20	19.0	26.0	18.0	13.0	15.0	12.0	15.0	16.9	+1.57
Wind Run	km	134.0	222.0	402.3	136.9	116.9	171.7	117.1	176.3	191.9	+41.34
Wind bearing	°	256	72	67	78	218	86	122	132	110.7	218.1
Wind Direction	-	WSW	ENE	ENE	ENE	SW	E	ESE	SE	ESE	SW
High Pressure	hPa	1016.9	1016.6	1026.1	1030.4	1031.4	1031.3	1024.1	1021.0	1025.8	+7.16
Low Pressure	hPa	1015.4	1012.1	1014.1	1025.6	1028.5	1027.9	1020.7	1015.0	1020.6	+7.90
Sun Hours (T:41h)	hours	6.4	4.4	1.0	2.8	3.0	12.4	11.7	5.4	5.8	-2.63
Solar Radiation	W/m²	849	871.0	162.0	535.0	568.0	726.0	855.0	1032.0	678.4	-281.14
UV Index	UVI	7.0	8.0.0	1.0.0	4.0.0	5.0.0	6.0.0	7.0.0	9.0.0	5.7	-2.57

^* 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 27/03/26	Thu 26/03/26	Wed 25/03/26	Tue 24/03/26	Mon 23/03/26	Sun 22/03/26	Fri 20/03/26	Thu 19/03/26	Wed 18/03/26	Tue 17/03/26	Mon 16/03/26	Sun 15/03/26	Sat 14/03/26	Fri 13/03/26	Thu 12/03/26	Wed 11/03/26	Tue 10/03/26	Mon 09/03/26	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	30 Day Average^*	Trend on previous 30 days^*
High Temperature	°C	23.4	27.9	18.5	22.8	21.6	23.5	21.3	21.8	19.9	22.5	26.0	21.6	22.8	20.7	28.9	25.5	21.1	19.5	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	21.8	-1.01
Low Temperature	°C	14.3	17.1	16.7	12.8	11.0	9.6	9.8	13.5	15.1	11.4	11.2	10.3	11.1	12.8	16.2	11.1	12.0	12.6	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	12.1	-1.81
High Apparent Temp.	°C	22.6	29.2	16.9	23.3	21.0	22.1	20.6	20.5	19.4	20.9	26.4	20.2	22.0	21.7	30.4	24.4	19.7	17.4	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	20.9	-1.31
Low Apparent Temp.	°C	15.1	15.5	13.7	12.8	10.4	8.4	8.3	12.8	13.7	11.1	10.8	9.7	10.3	13.0	16.4	9.7	9.6	10.1	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	10.8	-2.41
Low Wind Chill	°C	14.3	17.1	16.7	12.8	11.0	9.6	9.8	13.6	15.1	11.4	11.2	10.3	11.1	13.0	16.2	11.1	12.0	12.6	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	12.0	-1.91
High Heat Index	°C	23.4	28.3	18.5	22.8	21.6	23.5	21.3	21.8	19.9	22.5	26.0	21.6	22.8	20.7	30.1	25.5	21.1	19.5	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	21.8	-1.03
High Dew Point	°C	17.0	17.7	14.7	15.5	15.1	13.1	11.8	13.6	13.9	14.8	14.9	14.3	13.3	19.2	19.8	13.7	11.5	9.6	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	14.1	-1.92
Low Dew Point	°C	13.8	14.2	12.6	11.8	8.8	7.1	7.0	8.4	11.4	10.7	10.1	8.9	9.7	10.5	11.4	7.1	6.2	5.8	8.4	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	-2.06
High Humidity	%	97	88.0	87.0	94.0	92.0	87.0	84.0	84.0	89.0	97.0	94.0	92.0	92.0	98.0	95.0	85.0	74.0	80.0	82.0	91.0	95.0	92.0	95.0	92.0	91.0	93.0	92.0	80.0	96.0	90.0	79.0	89.3	-2.20
Low Humidity	%	62	48.0	70.0	56.0	64.0	45.0	46.0	45.0	64.0	54.0	44.0	58.0	46.0	55.0	52.0	33.0	51.0	48.0	66.0	68.0	64.0	55.0	57.0	46.0	51.0	49.0	48.0	54.0	73.0	57.0	41.0	53.6	-2.23
Rainfall (T:26mm)	mm	0.9	0.2	5.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.6	3.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	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	0.9	-1.02
Max Wind Gust	km/h	40	44.0	58.0	43.0	25.0	35.0	25.0	32.0	40.0	34.0	18.0	40.0	20.0	28.0	32.0	27.0	36.0	38.0	37.0	39.0	22.0	41.0	32.0	24.0	33.0	51.0	41.0	44.0	29.0	37.0	34.0	34.6	-0.77
Max Average Speed	km/h	20	19.0	26.0	18.0	13.0	15.0	12.0	15.0	19.0	19.0	11.0	19.0	11.0	12.0	16.0	13.0	18.0	16.0	13.0	21.0	13.0	22.0	18.0	13.0	17.0	22.0	20.0	20.0	12.0	20.0	13.0	16.5	-1.87
Wind Run	km	134.0	222.0	402.3	136.9	116.9	171.7	117.1	176.3	218.6	165.2	95.8	169.7	112.5	146.9	145.1	129.2	214.0	219.3	215.9	228.6	114.1	201.3	152.4	100.8	119.3	200.8	208.8	208.0	163.2	209.5	176.6	175.3	-27.71
Wind bearing	°	256	72	67	78	218	86	122	132	137	258	242	248	204	202	236	59	84	95	251	269	276	265	247	259	194	170	259	87	124	252	94	176.2	221.9
Wind Direction	-	WSW	ENE	ENE	ENE	SW	E	ESE	SE	SE	WSW	WSW	WSW	SSW	SSW	SW	ENE	E	E	WSW	W	W	W	WSW	W	SSW	S	W	E	SE	WSW	E	S	SW
High Pressure	hPa	1016.9	1016.6	1026.1	1030.4	1031.4	1031.3	1024.1	1021.0	1022.3	1023.9	1023.8	1020.4	1016.3	1012.7	1011.4	1017.0	1022.2	1022.6	1018.2	1018.6	1021.9	1023.3	1024.9	1024.4	1021.3	1013.9	1018.5	1023.7	1023.3	1021.2	1026.6	1021.8	+6.47
Low Pressure	hPa	1015.4	1012.1	1014.1	1025.6	1028.5	1027.9	1020.7	1015.0	1015.7	1019.7	1020.3	1016.0	1012.2	1002.8	1001.9	1009.1	1015.1	1018.2	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	1015.7	+6.46
Sun Hours (T:200h)	hours	6.4	4.4	1.0	2.8	3.0	12.4	11.7	5.4	8.6	9.3	10.6	10.2	11.9	2.2	6.3	12.5	8.4	6.5	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	6.7	-0.31
Solar Radiation	W/m²	849	871.0	162.0	535.0	568.0	726.0	855.0	1032.0	1010.0	956.0	817.0	1062.0	832.0	971.0	1069.0	772.0	831.0	1129.0	716.0	987.0	531.0	1166.0	1100.0	1155.0	1109.0	1151.0	1249.0	837.0	431.0	944.0	840.0	880.5	-224.73
UV Index	UVI	7.0	8.0.0	1.0.0	4.0.0	5.0.0	6.0.0	7.0.0	9.0.0	9.0.0	8.0.0	7.0.0	9.0.0	7.0.0	9.0.0	9.0.0	7.0.0	7.0.0	10.0.0	6.0.0	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	7.6	-2.30

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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.