Palmerston North, New Zealand - Weather

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Sunday,
14 December 2025

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Current Weather Station Readings Forecast: Fairly fine, showery later

High:25°C

Low:14°C

CoR:2%

Partly cloudy. High near 25C. Winds W at 15 to 30 km/h. It feels like 21.8°C. 1 clothing layer recommended.

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23.0°C
52%
Trend:

Rising,0.9°C/hr

Day Max/Min:
24.0°C / 10.8°C

10km/h

WNW
Wind Gust:

19km/h, 290deg.

Day Max/Avg:
32km/h / 9km/h

0.0mm today, 0.0mm of rainfall in the past 24 hours

9 Dry
Days

Month Total:
29.3mm

Last Rain Record:
05:03, 04/12/2025

Pressure

1022hPa
Trend:

Falling,-0.3hPa/hr

Day Max/Min:
1024hPa / 1022hPa

Cloud Base:
1295m, 4249ft

1W/m²
UV Index Rating:
Extreme
15.1UVI

Sun Light:
127.7k Lux

Sun Hours:
4.9 hrs (33%)

Air Quality

6AQI
Air Quality:
Good
PM2.5: 1.5ug/m³
PM10: 3ug/m³
CO₂: 412ppm

Pollen Level:
Moderate

Extra Sensors

Temp. at +8m
22.8°C 53%

Temp. at +3m
26.7°C 48%

Moisture at +1m:
27.2°C 15.0 (100%)

Moisture at +0m:
21.1°C 12.0 (100%)

Soil -10cm:
0.0°C 36%VWC

Soil -20cm:
22.4°C

Fire Danger

12.1FWI
Fire Risk Index:
Moderate

Grass Fire Risk:
Low
0kW/m²

Scrub Fire Risk:
Extreme
19.5MW/m²

Forest Fire Risk:
Moderate
456kW/m²

Sun / Moon

Moonrise
02:01
Moonset
15:17
Visibility
30%

Sunrise
05:42
Sunset
20:43
Day Length
15.01 Hrs

Moon Phase: Waning Crescent
Sun Phase: Above Horizon

There will be 0min 31s more daylight tomorrow

Long Range Forecast

Today	Tonight	Tomorrow	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday

Partly Cloudy	Cloudy	Mostly Cloudy	PM Rain	Rain	AM Clouds, PM Sun
25°C	14°C	25°C \| 16°C	23°C \| 11°C	18°C \| 8°C	20°C \| 13°C
Rain Risk: 2%	Rain Risk: 21%	Rain Risk: 6%	Rain Risk: 91%	Rain Risk: 78%	Rain Risk: 18%

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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	24.0 °C	at 12:55
Lowest Temperature	10.8 °C	at 05:13
Highest Dew Point	14.4 °C	at 12:55
Lowest Dew Point	8.2 °C	at 05:13
Highest Apparent Temperature	24.1 °C	at 12:39
Lowest Apparent Temperature	9.8 °C	at 05:40
Highest "Feels Like" Temperature	24.4 °C	at 12:39
Lowest "Feels Like" Temperature	10.7 °C	at 05:40
Lowest Wind Chill	10.8 °C	at 05:13
Highest Humidex	27.5 °C	at 12:55
Highest Heat Index	24.0 °C	at 12:55
Highest Humidity	85 %	at 05:08
Lowest Humidity	49 %	at 12:31
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	32 km/h	at 13:24
Highest Speed (10 minute average)	9 km/h (F2)	at 08:51
Wind Run	56.1 km
Pressure
Highest Pressure (SL)	1023.7 hPa	at 07:48
Lowest Pressure (SL)	1022.2 hPa	at 13:24
Hours of Sun	4.9 hrs

Today's Data Summary

Yesterday's Data Summary

7 Day Rolling Average

30 Day Rolling Average

Temperature and Humidity
Highest Temperature	22.2 °C	at 15:10
Lowest Temperature	10.1 °C	at 05:41
Highest Dew Point	11.6 °C	at 19:07
Lowest Dew Point	6.9 °C	at 05:36
Highest Apparent Temperature	21.0 °C	at 15:12
Lowest Apparent Temperature	9.0 °C	at 06:07
Highest "Feels Like" Temperature	21.6 °C	at 15:11
Lowest "Feels Like" Temperature	10.1 °C	at 05:50
Lowest Wind Chill	10.1 °C	at 05:41
Highest Humidex	23.6 °C	at 15:10
Highest Heat Index	22.2 °C	at 15:10
Highest Humidity	82 %	at 05:44
Lowest Humidity	45 %	at 16:04
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	49 km/h	at 11:26
Highest Speed (10 minute average)	12 km/h (F3)	at 19:50
Wind Run	128.7 km
Pressure
Highest Pressure (SL)	1022.7 hPa	at 23:41
Lowest Pressure (SL)	1017.6 hPa	at 02:15
Hours of Sun	7.5 hrs

Today's Data Summary

Yesterday's Data Summary

7 Day Rolling Average

30 Day Rolling Average

Data	Unit	Today^*	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	7 Day Average^*	Trend on previous 7 days^*
High Temperature	°C	24.0	22.2	22.1	25.8	25.5	27.9	23.6	23.9	24.4	+3.51
Low Temperature	°C	10.8	10.1	12.8	12.7	13.5	14.2	11.0	14.4	12.7	+0.41
High Apparent Temp.	°C	24.1	21.0	20.6	26.7	25.7	28.3	24.1	23.2	24.2	+3.96
Low Apparent Temp.	°C	9.8	9.0	11.0	12.7	13.6	14.7	10.6	15.3	12.4	+0.86
Low Wind Chill	°C	10.8	10.1	12.8	12.7	13.5	14.2	11.0	14.6	12.7	+0.40
High Heat Index	°C	24.0	22.2	22.1	25.8	25.5	28.2	23.6	23.9	24.5	+3.56
High Dew Point	°C	14.4	11.6	13.3	17.4	17.1	17.7	16.9	16.4	15.8	+0.71
Low Dew Point	°C	8.2	6.9	6.4	11.3	11.8	12.0	9.7	12.2	10.0	+0.79
High Humidity	%	85	82.0	85.0	91.0	92.0	92.0	92.0	89.0	89.0	-3.43
Low Humidity	%	49	45.0	40.0	52.0	50.0	39.0	53.0	50.0	47.0	-10.00
Rainfall (T:0mm)	mm	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	-4.69
Max Wind Gust	km/h	32	49.0	47.0	43.0	40.0	32.0	40.0	45.0	42.3	-4.86
Max Average Speed	km/h	9	12.0	14.0	11.0	12.0	11.0	14.0	14.0	12.6	-3.14
Wind Run	km	56.1	128.1	155.8	108.7	119.7	92.1	124.3	164.6	127.6	-52.57
Wind bearing	°	39	93	109	231	271	259	260	282	215.0	256.0
Wind Direction	-	NE	E	ESE	SW	W	W	W	WNW	SW	WSW
High Pressure	hPa	1023.7	1022.7	1017.7	1014.1	1017.5	1020.4	1020.1	1017.8	1018.6	+9.64
Low Pressure	hPa	1022.2	1017.6	1007.6	1007.5	1013.1	1017.1	1014.2	1015.2	1013.2	+13.06
Sun Hours (T:65h)	hours	4.9	7.5	9.3	11.3	11.4	11.0	5.3	9.1	9.3	+4.34
Solar Radiation	W/m²	1101	1164.0	1231.0	1006.0	1030.0	998.0	1149.0	1015.0	1084.7	+81.57
UV Index	UVI	16.0	16.0.0	16.0.0	16.0.0	16.0.0	15.9.0	16.0.0	16.0.0	16.0	+1.61

^* 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 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	Tue 02/12/25	Mon 01/12/25	Sun 30/11/25	Sat 29/11/25	Fri 28/11/25	Thu 27/11/25	Wed 26/11/25	Tue 25/11/25	Mon 24/11/25	Sun 23/11/25	Sat 22/11/25	Fri 21/11/25	Thu 20/11/25	Wed 19/11/25	Tue 18/11/25	Mon 17/11/25	Sun 16/11/25	Sat 15/11/25	Fri 14/11/25	30 Day Average^*	Trend on previous 30 days^*
High Temperature	°C	24.0	22.2	22.1	25.8	25.5	27.9	23.6	23.9	22.1	20.0	19.7	18.6	22.2	19.0	24.8	21.3	22.1	24.3	26.3	22.7	20.9	21.8	23.4	21.8	21.4	23.5	25.8	23.5	21.1	17.5	18.9	22.5	+3.54
Low Temperature	°C	10.8	10.1	12.8	12.7	13.5	14.2	11.0	14.4	15.5	13.0	10.0	12.2	11.5	12.7	10.9	13.2	16.1	17.1	13.5	13.9	13.9	13.5	11.9	14.4	13.8	16.3	11.7	7.3	7.8	10.9	11.4	12.7	+3.35
High Apparent Temp.	°C	24.1	21.0	20.6	26.7	25.7	28.3	24.1	23.2	21.2	19.0	17.4	18.9	21.2	19.2	25.0	19.4	21.6	25.3	25.8	23.1	21.0	21.3	23.3	21.2	21.4	25.8	26.6	22.5	20.0	13.7	17.4	22.0	+4.82
Low Apparent Temp.	°C	9.8	9.0	11.0	12.7	13.6	14.7	10.6	15.3	15.5	12.8	8.2	9.8	11.4	13.0	10.2	12.9	16.5	18.0	13.8	12.3	12.6	13.8	12.0	14.7	13.9	17.2	11.4	6.1	6.4	9.2	11.3	12.3	+4.50
Low Wind Chill	°C	10.8	10.1	12.8	12.7	13.5	14.2	11.0	14.6	15.5	13.0	10.0	12.2	11.5	13.0	10.9	13.2	16.3	17.1	13.5	13.9	13.9	13.5	11.9	14.4	13.8	16.3	11.7	7.3	7.8	10.9	11.4	12.7	+3.50
High Heat Index	°C	24.0	22.2	22.1	25.8	25.5	28.2	23.6	23.9	22.1	20.0	19.7	18.6	22.2	19.0	24.8	21.3	22.1	24.3	26.3	22.7	20.9	21.8	23.4	21.8	21.4	23.5	25.8	23.5	21.1	17.5	18.9	22.5	+3.55
High Dew Point	°C	14.4	11.6	13.3	17.4	17.1	17.7	16.9	16.4	16.3	14.5	10.6	15.6	14.0	17.2	17.2	13.2	18.4	18.4	15.9	15.3	14.7	14.4	14.8	14.5	16.9	19.6	16.5	13.5	11.4	12.3	13.0	15.3	+2.64
Low Dew Point	°C	8.2	6.9	6.4	11.3	11.8	12.0	9.7	12.2	13.1	10.0	6.8	8.4	9.5	8.8	8.2	8.4	12.8	14.4	11.6	9.8	9.9	11.2	10.6	12.4	12.2	14.2	9.8	5.6	5.6	5.5	9.2	9.9	+2.98
High Humidity	%	85	82.0	85.0	91.0	92.0	92.0	92.0	89.0	88.0	92.0	94.0	95.0	90.0	94.0	94.0	89.0	94.0	91.0	89.0	82.0	91.0	90.0	93.0	92.0	95.0	94.0	88.0	90.0	88.0	91.0	93.0	90.7	-0.60
Low Humidity	%	49	45.0	40.0	52.0	50.0	39.0	53.0	50.0	67.0	63.0	47.0	69.0	52.0	54.0	47.0	46.0	60.0	60.0	49.0	59.0	61.0	53.0	50.0	59.0	65.0	67.0	52.0	43.0	41.0	48.0	60.0	53.4	-4.13
Rainfall (T:38mm)	mm	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.6	25.9	0.0	0.7	3.6	0.0	3.1	0.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.3	+0.25
Max Wind Gust	km/h	32	49.0	47.0	43.0	40.0	32.0	40.0	45.0	48.0	55.0	50.0	47.0	45.0	48.0	37.0	63.0	53.0	44.0	43.0	45.0	43.0	37.0	40.0	47.0	51.0	42.0	30.0	33.0	40.0	80.0	49.0	45.5	-8.83
Max Average Speed	km/h	9	12.0	14.0	11.0	12.0	11.0	14.0	14.0	18.0	15.0	16.0	19.0	14.0	19.0	9.0	17.0	17.0	15.0	17.0	14.0	12.0	12.0	9.0	13.0	14.0	11.0	9.0	11.0	12.0	22.0	17.0	14.0	-4.07
Wind Run	km	56.1	128.1	155.8	108.7	119.7	92.1	124.3	164.6	201.2	191.2	176.4	184.3	136.8	274.7	96.7	195.8	171.4	121.8	141.6	186.7	121.1	101.3	93.9	147.6	134.1	86.7	74.6	106.9	110.7	298.0	170.5	147.2	-60.96
Wind bearing	°	39	93	109	231	271	259	260	282	287	291	244	132	269	272	297	285	281	299	297	73	125	279	271	267	271	348	243	291	320	288	287	250.7	270.5
Wind Direction	-	NE	E	ESE	SW	W	W	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	WSW	SE	W	W	WNW	WNW	W	WNW	WNW	ENE	SE	W	W	W	W	NNW	WSW	WNW	NW	WNW	WNW	WSW	W
High Pressure	hPa	1023.7	1022.7	1017.7	1014.1	1017.5	1020.4	1020.1	1017.8	1017.6	1014.4	1007.8	1004.2	1005.6	1004.7	1008.5	1009.0	1007.7	1010.8	1015.0	1017.2	1016.8	1017.0	1020.2	1022.2	1022.1	1013.0	1015.6	1023.9	1023.6	1017.9	1005.0	1015.0	-0.78
Low Pressure	hPa	1022.2	1017.6	1007.6	1007.5	1013.1	1017.1	1014.2	1015.2	1013.1	1007.8	994.6	991.9	1003.3	995.4	994.8	1005.9	1001.0	1003.9	1009.4	1013.6	1011.1	1010.5	1015.8	1018.8	1012.9	1009.1	1010.7	1015.1	1018.1	1001.7	1003.1	1008.5	-0.36
Sun Hours (T:243h)	hours	4.9	7.5	9.3	11.3	11.4	11.0	5.3	9.1	1.8	2.6	7.4	0.8	8.6	0.7	12.6	15.7	9.0	1.7	9.4	6.9	8.5	10.3	10.9	10.8	6.2	4.2	9.9	11.6	13.1	10.1	4.9	8.1	+2.01
Solar Radiation	W/m²	1101	1164.0	1231.0	1006.0	1030.0	998.0	1149.0	1015.0	1049.0	1160.0	1223.0	911.0	1005.0	681.0	993.0	1246.0	1276.0	666.0	1209.0	1097.0	1266.0	1209.0	1276.0	1019.0	899.0	812.0	1136.0	1112.0	1054.0	1093.0	1137.0	1070.7	+120.40
UV Index	UVI	16.0	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	16.0.0	9.3.0	16.0.0	16.0.0	16.0.0	9.7.0	16.0.0	15.8.0	16.0.0	16.0.0	16.0.0	16.0.0	13.2.0	11.4.0	15.6.0	16.0.0	16.0.0	16.0.0	16.0.0	15.1	+2.30

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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.