Palmerston North, New Zealand - Weather

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13:24:56 NZDT

Friday,
02 January 2026

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Current Weather Station Readings Forecast: Fairly fine, showers likely

High:21°C

Low:12°C

CoR:3%

Overcast. High 21C. Winds W at 15 to 25 km/h. It feels like 18.9°C. 1 clothing layer recommended.

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Temperature

21.1°C
60%
Trend:

Rising,0.9°C/hr

Day Max/Min:
21.7°C / 15.1°C

Wind

16km/h

SW
Wind Gust:

27km/h, 236deg.

Day Max/Avg:
31km/h / 18km/h

Rain

0.0mm

0.2mm

Month Total:
1.3mm

Last Rain Record:
13:29, 01/01/2026

Pressure

1005hPa
Trend:

Rising,0.1hPa/hr

Day Max/Min:
1006hPa / 1003hPa

Cloud Base:
1006m, 3301ft

UV / Solar

850W/m²
UV Index Rating:
High
7.0UVI

Sun Light:
107.6k Lux

Sun Hours:
2.5 hrs (17%)

Air Quality

9AQI
Air Quality:
Good
PM2.5: 2.4ug/m³
PM10: 3.8ug/m³
CO₂: 388ppm

Pollen Level:
Moderate

Extra Sensors

Temp. at +8m
21.1°C 60%

Temp. at +3m
26.1°C 52%

Temp. at +1m
22.0°C 58%

Soil Moist. -10cm:
54% VWC

Soil Temp. -30cm:
22.6°C

Last Lightning:
5:00:53pm 31/12/2025

Fire Danger

9.1FWI
Fire Risk Index:
Moderate

Grass Fire Risk:
Low
0kW/m²

Scrub Fire Risk:
Extreme
15.1MW/m²

Forest Fire Risk:
Moderate
182kW/m²

Sun / Moon

Moonrise
20:01
Moonset
03:42
Visibility
97%

Sunrise
05:52
Sunset
20:51
Day Length
14.58 Hrs

Moon Phase: Waxing Gibbous
Sun Phase: Above Horizon

There will be 0min 48s less daylight tomorrow

Long Range Forecast

Today	Tonight	Tomorrow	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday

Cloudy	Cloudy	Cloudy	Partly Cloudy	Partly Cloudy	Partly Cloudy
21°C	12°C	19°C \| 12°C	21°C \| 8°C	25°C \| 12°C	24°C \| 12°C
Rain Risk: 3%	Rain Risk: 22%	Rain Risk: 21%	Rain Risk: 5%	Rain Risk: 7%	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	21.7 °C	at 12:53
Lowest Temperature	15.1 °C	at 06:46
Highest Dew Point	15.0 °C	at 08:42
Lowest Dew Point	12.6 °C	at 12:25
Highest Apparent Temperature	20.1 °C	at 12:53
Lowest Apparent Temperature	15.0 °C	at 00:59
Highest "Feels Like" Temperature	20.4 °C	at 12:53
Lowest "Feels Like" Temperature	15.2 °C	at 01:01
Lowest Wind Chill	15.1 °C	at 06:46
Highest Humidex	24.9 °C	at 12:53
Highest Heat Index	21.7 °C	at 12:53
Highest Humidity	93 %	at 02:47
Lowest Humidity	59 %	at 12:43
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	31 km/h	at 12:53
Highest Speed (10 minute average)	18 km/h (F3)	at 13:02
Wind Run	99.8 km
Pressure
Highest Pressure (SL)	1005.5 hPa	at 12:12
Lowest Pressure (SL)	1003.2 hPa	at 04:37
Hours of Sun	2.5 hrs

Today's Data Summary

Yesterday's Data Summary

7 Day Rolling Average

30 Day Rolling Average

Temperature and Humidity
Highest Temperature	23.7 °C	at 11:07
Lowest Temperature	15.5 °C	at 23:38
Highest Dew Point	17.8 °C	at 13:01
Lowest Dew Point	13.8 °C	at 23:21
Highest Apparent Temperature	24.2 °C	at 11:42
Lowest Apparent Temperature	15.4 °C	at 23:21
Highest "Feels Like" Temperature	24.3 °C	at 11:35
Lowest "Feels Like" Temperature	15.5 °C	at 23:21
Lowest Wind Chill	15.5 °C	at 23:38
Highest Humidex	28.1 °C	at 11:42
Highest Heat Index	23.7 °C	at 11:07
Highest Humidity	96 %	at 03:59
Lowest Humidity	58 %	at 11:08
Rainfall
Rainfall Yesterday	1.3 mm
Rainfall Rate Max	5.4 mm/hr	at 12:24
Highest Hourly Rainfall	1.1 mm	at 13:13
Wind
Highest Gust	40 km/h	at 15:50
Highest Speed (10 minute average)	20 km/h (F4)	at 14:15
Wind Run	180.5 km
Pressure
Highest Pressure (SL)	1004.2 hPa	at 22:38
Lowest Pressure (SL)	1000.0 hPa	at 04:08
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^*	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	7 Day Average^*	Trend on previous 7 days^*
High Temperature	°C	21.7	23.7	24.6	21.3	20.9	24.4	20.3	22.2	22.5	+1.84
Low Temperature	°C	15.1	15.5	14.9	12.0	14.0	10.9	12.0	11.0	12.9	+0.94
High Apparent Temp.	°C	20.1	24.2	26.4	21.2	19.4	23.6	18.6	21.4	22.1	+3.49
Low Apparent Temp.	°C	15.0	15.4	13.9	9.7	12.1	10.4	11.5	10.4	11.9	+0.94
Low Wind Chill	°C	15.1	15.5	14.9	12.0	14.0	10.9	12.0	11.0	12.9	+0.94
High Heat Index	°C	21.7	23.7	24.6	21.3	20.9	24.4	20.3	22.2	22.5	+1.84
High Dew Point	°C	15.0	17.8	19.5	14.9	13.8	12.4	13.1	16.7	15.5	+1.61
Low Dew Point	°C	12.6	13.8	11.7	8.9	9.4	8.5	8.9	9.1	10.0	+0.77
High Humidity	%	93	96.0	92.0	91.0	86.0	92.0	96.0	96.0	92.7	+1.57
Low Humidity	%	59	58.0	67.0	63.0	54.0	38.0	52.0	55.0	55.3	-0.14
Rainfall (T:15mm)	mm	0.0	1.3	7.0	1.7	0.2	0.0	0.0	4.3	2.1	+0.23
Max Wind Gust	km/h	31	40.0	49.0	63.0	60.0	45.0	53.0	45.0	50.7	-4.57
Max Average Speed	km/h	18	20.0	16.0	17.0	15.0	13.0	16.0	13.0	15.7	-3.57
Wind Run	km	99.8	179.2	151.3	269.3	229.1	106.1	144.3	130.0	172.8	-54.14
Wind bearing	°	255	260	90	107	97	62	285	289	170.0	280.0
Wind Direction	-	WSW	W	E	ESE	NW	NE	WNW	WNW	S	W
High Pressure	hPa	1005.5	1004.2	1001.9	1005.1	1013.2	1012.9	1007.3	1002.6	1006.7	-2.23
Low Pressure	hPa	1003.2	1000.0	998.3	998.3	1005.1	1007.2	1001.9	999.3	1001.4	-0.43
Sun Hours (T:34h)	hours	2.5	4.7	3.5	8.2	2.3	10.5	2.4	2.0	4.8	-1.11
Solar Radiation	W/m²	1291	1365.0	1295.0	1126.0	861.0	1125.0	1286.0	615.0	1096.1	-8.57
UV Index	UVI	12.0	12.0.0	15.1.0	16.0.0	9.0.0	16.0.0	16.0.0	5.6.0	12.8	-2.94

^* 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^*	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	Thu 18/12/25	Wed 17/12/25	Tue 16/12/25	Mon 15/12/25	Sun 14/12/25	Sat 13/12/25	Fri 12/12/25	Thu 11/12/25	Wed 10/12/25	Tue 09/12/25	Mon 08/12/25	Sun 07/12/25	Sat 06/12/25	Fri 05/12/25	Thu 04/12/25	Wed 03/12/25	30 Day Average^*	Trend on previous 30 days^*
High Temperature	°C	21.7	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	19.7	17.7	23.3	25.0	24.7	22.2	22.1	25.8	25.5	27.9	23.6	23.9	22.1	20.0	19.7	18.6	22.1	+0.37
Low Temperature	°C	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	9.6	9.5	13.4	14.3	10.8	10.1	12.8	12.7	13.5	14.2	11.0	14.4	15.5	13.0	10.0	12.2	12.4	+0.53
High Apparent Temp.	°C	20.1	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	18.2	15.5	22.5	23.4	24.2	21.0	20.6	26.7	25.7	28.3	24.1	23.2	21.2	19.0	17.4	18.9	21.2	-0.09
Low Apparent Temp.	°C	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	8.9	6.8	12.5	14.6	9.8	9.0	11.0	12.7	13.6	14.7	10.6	15.3	15.5	12.8	8.2	9.8	11.5	+0.20
Low Wind Chill	°C	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	9.6	7.8	13.4	14.3	10.8	10.1	12.8	12.7	13.5	14.2	11.0	14.6	15.5	13.0	10.0	12.2	12.3	+0.45
High Heat Index	°C	21.7	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	19.7	17.7	23.3	25.0	24.7	22.2	22.1	25.8	25.5	28.2	23.6	23.9	22.1	20.0	19.7	18.6	22.1	+0.38
High Dew Point	°C	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	12.7	12.1	15.7	14.0	14.9	11.6	13.3	17.4	17.1	17.7	16.9	16.4	16.3	14.5	10.6	15.6	14.7	-0.06
Low Dew Point	°C	12.6	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	7.8	6.9	10.6	10.5	8.2	6.9	6.4	11.3	11.8	12.0	9.7	12.2	13.1	10.0	6.8	8.4	9.6	+0.20
High Humidity	%	93	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	90.0	92.0	92.0	85.0	85.0	82.0	85.0	91.0	92.0	92.0	92.0	89.0	88.0	92.0	94.0	95.0	90.8	-0.67
Low Humidity	%	59	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	55.0	51.0	52.0	44.0	45.0	45.0	40.0	52.0	50.0	39.0	53.0	50.0	67.0	63.0	47.0	69.0	53.2	-1.53
Rainfall (T:60mm)	mm	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	0.0	2.9	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.6	25.9	2.0	+1.33
Max Wind Gust	km/h	31	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	54.0	50.0	59.0	46.0	35.0	49.0	47.0	43.0	40.0	32.0	40.0	45.0	48.0	55.0	50.0	47.0	49.4	+4.37
Max Average Speed	km/h	18	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	17.0	19.0	19.0	16.0	12.0	12.0	14.0	11.0	12.0	11.0	14.0	14.0	18.0	15.0	16.0	19.0	16.1	+2.37
Wind Run	km	99.8	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	155.0	170.7	155.7	173.2	128.1	128.1	155.8	108.7	119.7	92.1	124.3	164.6	201.2	191.2	176.4	184.3	174.2	+28.53
Wind bearing	°	255	260	90	107	97	62	285	289	280	277	282	274	267	283	297	274	276	306	275	274	93	109	231	271	259	260	282	287	291	244	132	233.8	264.9
Wind Direction	-	WSW	W	E	ESE	NW	NE	WNW	WNW	W	W	WNW	W	W	WNW	WNW	W	W	NW	W	W	E	ESE	SW	W	W	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	WSW	SE	SW	W
High Pressure	hPa	1005.5	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	1013.3	1013.5	1013.9	1022.5	1023.7	1022.7	1017.7	1014.1	1017.5	1020.4	1020.1	1017.8	1017.6	1014.4	1007.8	1004.2	1012.4	-2.77
Low Pressure	hPa	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	1010.7	1006.9	1006.1	1013.8	1020.4	1017.6	1007.6	1007.5	1013.1	1017.1	1014.2	1015.2	1013.1	1007.8	994.6	991.9	1006.0	-2.77
Sun Hours (T:181h)	hours	2.5	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	2.4	4.1	1.6	10.1	10.5	7.5	9.3	11.3	11.4	11.0	5.3	9.1	1.8	2.6	7.4	0.8	6.0	-2.10
Solar Radiation	W/m²	1291	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	1203.0	1156.0	640.0	1062.0	1101.0	1164.0	1231.0	1006.0	1030.0	998.0	1149.0	1015.0	1049.0	1160.0	1223.0	911.0	1083.5	+26.37
UV Index	UVI	12.0	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	16.0.0	16.0.0	8.7.0	15.9.0	16.0.0	16.0.0	16.0.0	16.0.0	16.0.0	15.9.0	16.0.0	16.0.0	15.2.0	16.0.0	16.0.0	12.1.0	14.8	+0.01

^* 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 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.