Palmerston North, New Zealand - Weather

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17:43:09 NZDT

Thursday,
04 December 2025

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Current Weather Station Readings Forecast: Becoming fine

High:20°C

Low:10°C

CoR:8%

Clear to partly cloudy. Low near 10C. NW winds at 15 to 30 km/h, decreasing to 5 to 10 km/h. It feels like 14.9°C. 2 clothing layers recommended.

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17.6°C
55%
Trend:

Falling,-0.4°C/hr

Day Max/Min:
19.7°C / 10.0°C

12km/h

W
Wind Gust:

25km/h, 262deg.

Day Max/Avg:
50km/h / 16km/h

2.6mm today, 2.9mm of rainfall in the past 24 hours

2.6mm
2.9

Total rain fall for the past 24 hour period (17:43 yesterday to now)

Rain Last Hour:

0.0mm

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

Pressure

1006hPa
Trend:

Rising,0.4hPa/hr

Day Max/Min:
1006hPa / 995hPa

Cloud Base:
1141m, 3744ft

390W/m²
UV Index Rating:
Medium
3.9UVI

Sun Light:
49.4k Lux

Sun Hours:
4.9 hrs (34%)

Air Quality

0AQI
Air Quality:
Good
PM2.5: 0ug/m³
PM10: 0ug/m³
CO₂: 414ppm

Pollen Level:
High

Extra Sensors

Temp. at +8m
17.5°C 53%

Temp. at +3m
21.7°C 47%

Moisture at +1m:
20.6°C 14.0 (99%)

Moisture at +0m:
19.4°C 12.0 (100%)

Soil -10cm:
0.0°C 48%VWC

Soil -20cm:
21.0°C

Fire Danger

0.2FWI
Fire Risk Index:
Low

Grass Fire Risk:
Low
0kW/m²

Scrub Fire Risk:
Moderate
383kW/m²

Forest Fire Risk:
Low
0kW/m²

Sun / Moon

Moonrise
19:58
Moonset
04:18
Visibility
99%

Sunrise
05:42
Sunset
20:34
Day Length
14.52 Hrs

Moon Phase: Waxing Gibbous
Sun Phase: Above Horizon

There will be 1min 8s more daylight tomorrow

Long Range Forecast

Tonight	Tomorrow	Saturday	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday

Mostly Clear	Partly Cloudy	AM Clouds, PM Sun	Partly Cloudy	Partly Cloudy	Partly Cloudy
10°C	20°C	14°C \| 21°C	14°C \| 24°C	13°C \| 25°C	14°C \| 25°C
Rain Risk: 8%	Rain Risk: 24%	Rain Risk: 24%	Rain Risk: 16%	Rain Risk: 6%	Rain Risk: 12%

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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	19.7 °C	at 15:43
Lowest Temperature	10.0 °C	at 06:26
Highest Dew Point	10.3 °C	at 14:03
Lowest Dew Point	6.8 °C	at 16:10
Highest Apparent Temperature	17.4 °C	at 15:43
Lowest Apparent Temperature	8.2 °C	at 06:27
Highest "Feels Like" Temperature	18.2 °C	at 15:43
Lowest "Feels Like" Temperature	9.0 °C	at 06:27
Lowest Wind Chill	10.0 °C	at 06:26
Highest Humidex	20.8 °C	at 15:43
Highest Heat Index	19.7 °C	at 15:43
Highest Humidity	94 %	at 04:55
Lowest Humidity	47 %	at 15:23
Rainfall
Rainfall Today	2.6 mm
Rainfall Rate Max	1.7 mm/hr	at 01:35
Highest Hourly Rainfall	1.2 mm	at 02:12
Wind
Highest Gust	50 km/h	at 15:25
Highest Speed (10 minute average)	16 km/h (F3)	at 00:47
Wind Run	147.5 km
Pressure
Highest Pressure (SL)	1005.6 hPa	at 17:29
Lowest Pressure (SL)	994.6 hPa	at 00:16
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	18.6 °C	at 11:11
Lowest Temperature	12.2 °C	at 07:58
Highest Dew Point	15.6 °C	at 14:04
Lowest Dew Point	8.2 °C	at 23:58
Highest Apparent Temperature	18.9 °C	at 11:14
Lowest Apparent Temperature	9.8 °C	at 08:00
Highest "Feels Like" Temperature	18.8 °C	at 11:14
Lowest "Feels Like" Temperature	10.6 °C	at 08:00
Lowest Wind Chill	12.2 °C	at 07:58
Highest Humidex	22.6 °C	at 11:09
Highest Heat Index	18.6 °C	at 11:11
Highest Humidity	95 %	at 08:03
Lowest Humidity	69 %	at 17:03
Rainfall
Rainfall Yesterday	25.9 mm
Rainfall Rate Max	27.8 mm/hr	at 07:01
Highest Hourly Rainfall	7.4 mm	at 07:55
Wind
Highest Gust	47 km/h	at 18:13
Highest Speed (10 minute average)	19 km/h (F3)	at 18:12
Wind Run	187.7 km
Pressure
Highest Pressure (SL)	1004.2 hPa	at 00:00
Lowest Pressure (SL)	991.9 hPa	at 18:32
Hours of Sun	0.8 hrs

Today's Data Summary

Yesterday's Data Summary

7 Day Rolling Average

30 Day Rolling Average

Data	Unit	Today^*	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	7 Day Average^*	Trend on previous 7 days^*
High Temperature	°C	19.7	18.6	22.2	19.0	24.8	21.3	22.1	24.3	21.8	-0.86
Low Temperature	°C	10.0	12.2	11.5	12.7	10.9	13.2	16.1	17.1	13.4	-0.17
High Apparent Temp.	°C	17.4	18.9	21.2	19.2	25.0	19.4	21.6	25.3	21.5	-0.93
Low Apparent Temp.	°C	8.2	9.8	11.4	13.0	10.2	12.9	16.5	18.0	13.1	-0.19
Low Wind Chill	°C	10.0	12.2	11.5	13.0	10.9	13.2	16.3	17.1	13.5	-0.10
High Heat Index	°C	19.7	18.6	22.2	19.0	24.8	21.3	22.1	24.3	21.8	-0.86
High Dew Point	°C	10.3	15.6	14.0	17.2	17.2	13.2	18.4	18.4	16.3	+1.07
Low Dew Point	°C	6.8	8.4	9.5	8.8	8.2	8.4	12.8	14.4	10.1	-1.03
High Humidity	%	94	95.0	90.0	94.0	94.0	89.0	94.0	91.0	92.4	+2.14
Low Humidity	%	47	69.0	52.0	54.0	47.0	46.0	60.0	60.0	55.4	-1.14
Rainfall (T:34mm)	mm	2.6	25.9	0.0	0.7	3.6	0.0	3.1	0.7	4.9	+4.86
Max Wind Gust	km/h	50	47.0	45.0	48.0	37.0	63.0	53.0	44.0	48.1	+4.43
Max Average Speed	km/h	16	19.0	14.0	19.0	9.0	17.0	17.0	15.0	15.7	+2.71
Wind Run	km	147.5	184.3	136.8	274.7	96.7	195.8	171.4	121.8	168.8	+36.46
Wind bearing	°	240	132	269	272	297	285	281	299	262.1	226.1
Wind Direction	-	WSW	SE	W	W	WNW	WNW	W	WNW	W	SW
High Pressure	hPa	1005.6	1004.2	1005.6	1004.7	1008.5	1009.0	1007.7	1010.8	1007.2	-11.43
Low Pressure	hPa	994.6	991.9	1003.3	995.4	994.8	1005.9	1001.0	1003.9	999.5	-13.70
Sun Hours (T:49h)	hours	4.9	0.8	8.6	0.7	12.6	15.7	9.0	1.7	7.0	-1.99
Solar Radiation	W/m²	1223	911.0	1005.0	681.0	993.0	1246.0	1276.0	666.0	968.3	-171.00
UV Index	UVI	16.0	12.1.0	16.0.0	9.3.0	16.0.0	16.0.0	16.0.0	9.7.0	13.6	-1.99

^* 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^*	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	Thu 13/11/25	Wed 12/11/25	Tue 11/11/25	Mon 10/11/25	Sun 09/11/25	Sat 08/11/25	Fri 07/11/25	Thu 06/11/25	Wed 05/11/25	Tue 04/11/25	30 Day Average^*	Trend on previous 30 days^*
High Temperature	°C	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	19.5	20.0	22.8	21.2	21.7	21.2	21.3	21.4	19.2	21.7	+3.87
Low Temperature	°C	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	12.9	11.7	12.9	9.2	9.7	9.3	12.9	9.7	8.2	8.5	12.0	+2.49
High Apparent Temp.	°C	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	22.3	18.5	20.2	23.1	20.4	19.1	21.3	21.8	21.2	17.1	21.3	+5.47
Low Apparent Temp.	°C	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	11.7	10.0	12.3	8.4	8.9	8.8	12.8	9.0	6.8	6.9	11.4	+3.62
Low Wind Chill	°C	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	12.9	11.7	13.4	9.2	9.7	9.3	12.9	9.7	8.1	8.5	12.0	+2.74
High Heat Index	°C	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	19.5	20.0	22.8	21.2	21.7	21.2	21.3	21.4	19.2	21.7	+3.87
High Dew Point	°C	10.3	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	15.8	13.1	13.9	15.4	13.1	11.9	16.2	16.1	14.0	11.7	14.9	+2.47
Low Dew Point	°C	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	11.6	9.1	10.7	7.7	8.0	6.2	10.1	8.4	6.6	6.5	9.4	+2.40
High Humidity	%	94	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	94.0	94.0	93.0	93.0	93.0	92.0	91.0	93.0	90.0	90.0	91.5	-0.07
Low Humidity	%	47	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	58.0	62.0	60.0	58.0	47.0	39.0	59.0	68.0	59.0	54.0	55.3	-5.57
Rainfall (T:46mm)	mm	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	2.4	6.7	0.2	1.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.5	+0.17
Max Wind Gust	km/h	50	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	50.0	48.0	47.0	30.0	43.0	44.0	44.0	45.0	35.0	48.0	45.0	-14.17
Max Average Speed	km/h	16	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	20.0	14.0	13.0	9.0	12.0	14.0	13.0	14.0	11.0	17.0	14.0	-6.00
Wind Run	km	147.5	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	230.5	205.6	157.7	80.1	107.5	128.3	161.9	145.1	103.8	173.3	148.3	-86.12
Wind bearing	°	240	132	269	272	297	285	281	299	297	73	125	279	271	267	271	348	243	291	320	288	287	323	84	280	273	271	264	283	272	292	274	260.4	276.6
Wind Direction	-	WSW	SE	W	W	WNW	WNW	W	WNW	WNW	ENE	SE	W	W	W	W	NNW	WSW	WNW	NW	WNW	WNW	NW	E	W	W	W	W	WNW	W	WNW	W	W	W
High Pressure	hPa	1005.6	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	1004.2	1014.5	1014.0	1011.0	1014.5	1017.6	1017.6	1016.6	1018.8	1022.8	1014.4	-1.12
Low Pressure	hPa	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	992.5	1002.4	1003.5	1002.7	1010.1	1013.3	1015.8	1014.2	1014.8	1017.6	1007.8	-0.63
Sun Hours (T:235h)	hours	4.9	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	7.9	3.1	5.1	3.2	11.5	12.0	4.6	3.5	8.8	9.1	7.8	+2.99
Solar Radiation	W/m²	1223	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	1146.0	1118.0	1047.0	844.0	994.0	958.0	883.0	1106.0	1214.0	1193.0	1053.3	+169.07
UV Index	UVI	16.0	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	16.0.0	16.0.0	14.5.0	10.9.0	15.4.0	14.4.0	12.0.0	15.0.0	16.0.0	15.5.0	14.7	+3.17

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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.