Palmerston North, New Zealand - Weather

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14:16:29 NZDT

Thursday,
11 December 2025

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Current Weather Station Readings Forecast: Occasional rain, worsening

High:25°C

Low:11°C

CoR:1%

A mix of clouds and sun. High near 25C. Winds WSW at 15 to 25 km/h. It feels like 24.6°C. 1 clothing layer recommended.

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23.6°C
59%
Trend:

Rising,1.0°C/hr

Day Max/Min:
24.0°C / 12.7°C

4km/h

E
Wind Gust:

11km/h, 101deg.

Day Max/Avg:
35km/h / 9km/h

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

6 Dry
Days

Month Total:
29.3mm

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

Pressure

1010hPa
Trend:

Falling,-0.7hPa/hr

Day Max/Min:
1014hPa / 1010hPa

Cloud Base:
1058m, 3470ft

945W/m²
UV Index Rating:
Extreme
14.7UVI

Sun Light:
119.6k Lux

Sun Hours:
6.3 hrs (43%)

Air Quality

8AQI
Air Quality:
Good
PM2.5: 2ug/m³
PM10: 3ug/m³
CO₂: 414ppm

Pollen Level:
Moderate

Extra Sensors

Temp. at +8m
23.7°C 57%

Temp. at +3m
37.8°C 36%

Moisture at +1m:
26.7°C 15.0 (100%)

Moisture at +0m:
22.2°C 12.0 (100%)

Soil -10cm:
0.0°C 36%VWC

Soil -20cm:
23.1°C

Fire Danger

8.4FWI
Fire Risk Index:
Moderate

Grass Fire Risk:
Low
0kW/m²

Scrub Fire Risk:
Extreme
14.3MW/m²

Forest Fire Risk:
Moderate
139kW/m²

Sun / Moon

Moonrise
00:58
Moonset
12:09
Visibility
59%

Sunrise
05:41
Sunset
20:41
Day Length
14.59 Hrs

Moon Phase: Waning Gibbous
Sun Phase: Above Horizon

There will be 0min 41s more daylight tomorrow

Long Range Forecast

Today	Tonight	Tomorrow	Saturday	Sunday	Monday

Partly Cloudy	Partly Cloudy	Partly Cloudy	Partly Cloudy	Mostly Sunny	Partly Cloudy
25°C	11°C	22°C \| 7°C	22°C \| 8°C	25°C \| 13°C	25°C \| 14°C
Rain Risk: 1%	Rain Risk: 11%	Rain Risk: 5%	Rain Risk: 6%	Rain Risk: 6%	Rain Risk: 6%

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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 13:55
Lowest Temperature	12.7 °C	at 06:02
Highest Dew Point	15.8 °C	at 13:40
Lowest Dew Point	11.3 °C	at 05:49
Highest Apparent Temperature	25.1 °C	at 13:55
Lowest Apparent Temperature	12.7 °C	at 06:02
Highest "Feels Like" Temperature	25.2 °C	at 13:55
Lowest "Feels Like" Temperature	12.7 °C	at 06:02
Lowest Wind Chill	12.7 °C	at 06:02
Highest Humidex	28.2 °C	at 14:03
Highest Heat Index	24.0 °C	at 13:55
Highest Humidity	91 %	at 00:56
Lowest Humidity	56 %	at 13:19
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	35 km/h	at 08:53
Highest Speed (10 minute average)	9 km/h (F2)	at 12:07
Wind Run	50.2 km
Pressure
Highest Pressure (SL)	1014.1 hPa	at 00:00
Lowest Pressure (SL)	1009.6 hPa	at 14:10
Hours of Sun	6.3 hrs

Today's Data Summary

Yesterday's Data Summary

7 Day Rolling Average

30 Day Rolling Average

Temperature and Humidity
Highest Temperature	25.5 °C	at 12:57
Lowest Temperature	13.5 °C	at 04:14
Highest Dew Point	17.1 °C	at 15:22
Lowest Dew Point	11.8 °C	at 05:38
Highest Apparent Temperature	25.7 °C	at 12:50
Lowest Apparent Temperature	13.6 °C	at 05:48
Highest "Feels Like" Temperature	25.9 °C	at 12:50
Lowest "Feels Like" Temperature	13.7 °C	at 04:14
Lowest Wind Chill	13.5 °C	at 04:14
Highest Humidex	29.9 °C	at 15:22
Highest Heat Index	25.5 °C	at 12:57
Highest Humidity	92 %	at 04:27
Lowest Humidity	50 %	at 12:52
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	40 km/h	at 16:03
Highest Speed (10 minute average)	12 km/h (F3)	at 13:11
Wind Run	119.9 km
Pressure
Highest Pressure (SL)	1017.5 hPa	at 00:00
Lowest Pressure (SL)	1013.1 hPa	at 18:20
Hours of Sun	11.4 hrs

Today's Data Summary

Yesterday's Data Summary

7 Day Rolling Average

30 Day Rolling Average

Data	Unit	Today^*	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	7 Day Average^*	Trend on previous 7 days^*
High Temperature	°C	24.0	25.5	27.9	23.6	23.9	22.1	20.0	19.7	23.2	+1.49
Low Temperature	°C	12.7	13.5	14.2	11.0	14.4	15.5	13.0	10.0	13.1	-0.30
High Apparent Temp.	°C	25.1	25.7	28.3	24.1	23.2	21.2	19.0	17.4	22.7	+1.19
Low Apparent Temp.	°C	12.7	13.6	14.7	10.6	15.3	15.5	12.8	8.2	13.0	-0.16
Low Wind Chill	°C	12.7	13.5	14.2	11.0	14.6	15.5	13.0	10.0	13.1	-0.34
High Heat Index	°C	24.0	25.5	28.2	23.6	23.9	22.1	20.0	19.7	23.3	+1.53
High Dew Point	°C	15.8	17.1	17.7	16.9	16.4	16.3	14.5	10.6	15.6	-0.64
Low Dew Point	°C	11.3	11.8	12.0	9.7	12.2	13.1	10.0	6.8	10.8	+0.73
High Humidity	%	91	92.0	92.0	92.0	89.0	88.0	92.0	94.0	91.3	-1.14
Low Humidity	%	56	50.0	39.0	53.0	50.0	67.0	63.0	47.0	52.7	-2.71
Rainfall (T:3mm)	mm	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.6	0.4	-4.49
Max Wind Gust	km/h	35	40.0	32.0	40.0	45.0	48.0	55.0	50.0	44.3	-3.86
Max Average Speed	km/h	9	12.0	11.0	14.0	14.0	18.0	15.0	16.0	14.3	-1.43
Wind Run	km	50.2	119.7	92.1	124.3	164.6	201.2	191.2	176.4	152.8	-16.00
Wind bearing	°	107	271	259	260	282	287	291	244	270.6	262.1
Wind Direction	-	ESE	W	W	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	WSW	W	W
High Pressure	hPa	1014.1	1017.5	1020.4	1020.1	1017.8	1017.6	1014.4	1007.8	1016.5	+9.30
Low Pressure	hPa	1009.6	1013.1	1017.1	1014.2	1015.2	1013.1	1007.8	994.6	1010.7	+11.27
Sun Hours (T:49h)	hours	6.3	11.4	11.0	5.3	9.1	1.8	2.6	7.4	6.9	-0.07
Solar Radiation	W/m²	1006	1030.0	998.0	1149.0	1015.0	1049.0	1160.0	1223.0	1089.1	+120.86
UV Index	UVI	16.0	16.0.0	15.9.0	16.0.0	16.0.0	15.2.0	16.0.0	16.0.0	15.9	+2.29

^* 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 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	Thu 13/11/25	Wed 12/11/25	Tue 11/11/25	30 Day Average^*	Trend on previous 30 days^*
High Temperature	°C	24.0	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	19.5	20.0	22.2	+3.53
Low Temperature	°C	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	12.9	11.7	12.9	12.8	+3.41
High Apparent Temp.	°C	25.1	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	22.3	18.5	20.2	21.8	+4.86
Low Apparent Temp.	°C	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	11.7	10.0	12.3	12.4	+4.57
Low Wind Chill	°C	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	12.9	11.7	13.4	12.8	+3.61
High Heat Index	°C	24.0	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	19.5	20.0	22.2	+3.54
High Dew Point	°C	15.8	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	15.8	13.1	13.9	15.3	+2.59
Low Dew Point	°C	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	11.6	9.1	10.7	10.2	+3.21
High Humidity	%	91	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	94.0	94.0	93.0	91.4	+0.03
Low Humidity	%	56	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	58.0	62.0	60.0	54.8	-4.17
Rainfall (T:47mm)	mm	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	2.4	6.7	0.2	1.6	+0.42
Max Wind Gust	km/h	35	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	50.0	48.0	47.0	45.7	-9.40
Max Average Speed	km/h	9	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	20.0	14.0	13.0	14.3	-4.10
Wind Run	km	50.2	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	230.5	205.6	157.7	154.0	-55.51
Wind bearing	°	107	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	323	84	280	259.2	273.0
Wind Direction	-	ESE	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	NW	E	W	W	W
High Pressure	hPa	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	1004.2	1014.5	1014.0	1014.3	-1.79
Low Pressure	hPa	1009.6	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	992.5	1002.4	1003.5	1007.3	-2.21
Sun Hours (T:231h)	hours	6.3	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	7.9	3.1	5.1	7.7	+2.01
Solar Radiation	W/m²	1006	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	1146.0	1118.0	1047.0	1067.7	+160.47
UV Index	UVI	16.0	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	16.0.0	16.0.0	14.5.0	15.1	+2.98

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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.