Palmerston North, New Zealand - Weather

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05:38:59 NZDT

Thursday,
11 December 2025

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Current Weather Station Readings Forecast: Showery, becoming less settled

High:25°C

Low:10°C

CoR:3%

Partly cloudy. High around 25C. ESE winds shifting to W at 15 to 25 km/h. It feels like 13.7°C. 3 clothing layers recommended.

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13.2°C
90%
Trend:

Falling,-0.5°C/hr

Day Max/Min:
16.1°C / 13.2°C

0km/h

Calm
Wind Gust:

4km/h, 17deg.

Day Max/Avg:
11km/h / 4km/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

1013hPa
Trend:

Falling,-0.2hPa/hr

Day Max/Min:
1014hPa / 1012hPa

Cloud Base:
200m, 656ft

0W/m²
UV Index Rating:
Low
0.0UVI

Sun Light:
0 Lux

Sun Hours:
0.0 hrs (0%)

Air Quality

1AQI
Air Quality:
Good
PM2.5: 0.3ug/m³
PM10: 1.4ug/m³
CO₂: 409ppm

Pollen Level:
Low

Extra Sensors

Temp. at +8m
13.4°C 93%

Temp. at +3m
19.4°C 67%

Moisture at +1m:
15.6°C 14.0 (99%)

Moisture at +0m:
17.8°C 12.0 (100%)

Soil -10cm:
0.0°C 36%VWC

Soil -20cm:
23.8°C

Fire Danger

11.7FWI
Fire Risk Index:
Moderate

Grass Fire Risk:
Low
0kW/m²

Scrub Fire Risk:
Extreme
24.1MW/m²

Forest Fire Risk:
Moderate
342kW/m²

Sun / Moon

Moonrise
00:58
Moonset
12:09
Visibility
62%

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

Moon Phase: Waning Gibbous
Sun Phase: Is Rising

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	10°C	21°C \| 8°C	22°C \| 8°C	25°C \| 13°C	25°C \| 15°C
Rain Risk: 3%	Rain Risk: 7%	Rain Risk: 8%	Rain Risk: 5%	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	16.1 °C	at 00:00
Lowest Temperature	13.2 °C	at 05:29
Highest Dew Point	14.5 °C	at 00:00
Lowest Dew Point	11.7 °C	at 05:29
Highest Apparent Temperature	17.3 °C	at 00:00
Lowest Apparent Temperature	13.8 °C	at 05:29
Highest "Feels Like" Temperature	16.7 °C	at 00:00
Lowest "Feels Like" Temperature	13.5 °C	at 05:29
Lowest Wind Chill	13.3 °C	at 05:29
Highest Humidex	19.7 °C	at 00:00
Highest Heat Index	16.1 °C	at 00:00
Highest Humidity	91 %	at 00:56
Lowest Humidity	89 %	at 00:21
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	11 km/h	at 02:47
Highest Speed (10 minute average)	4 km/h (F1)	at 01:07
Wind Run	6.5 km
Pressure
Highest Pressure (SL)	1014.1 hPa	at 00:00
Lowest Pressure (SL)	1012.4 hPa	at 04:39
Hours of Sun	0.0 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	16.1	25.5	27.9	23.6	23.9	22.1	20.0	19.7	23.2	+1.49
Low Temperature	°C	13.2	13.5	14.2	11.0	14.4	15.5	13.0	10.0	13.1	-0.30
High Apparent Temp.	°C	17.3	25.7	28.3	24.1	23.2	21.2	19.0	17.4	22.7	+1.19
Low Apparent Temp.	°C	13.8	13.6	14.7	10.6	15.3	15.5	12.8	8.2	13.0	-0.16
Low Wind Chill	°C	13.3	13.5	14.2	11.0	14.6	15.5	13.0	10.0	13.1	-0.34
High Heat Index	°C	16.1	25.5	28.2	23.6	23.9	22.1	20.0	19.7	23.3	+1.53
High Dew Point	°C	14.5	17.1	17.7	16.9	16.4	16.3	14.5	10.6	15.6	-0.64
Low Dew Point	°C	11.7	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	%	89	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	11	40.0	32.0	40.0	45.0	48.0	55.0	50.0	44.3	-3.86
Max Average Speed	km/h	4	12.0	11.0	14.0	14.0	18.0	15.0	16.0	14.3	-1.43
Wind Run	km	6.5	119.7	92.1	124.3	164.6	201.2	191.2	176.4	152.8	-16.00
Wind bearing	°	26	271	259	260	282	287	291	244	270.6	262.1
Wind Direction	-	NNE	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	1012.4	1013.1	1017.1	1014.2	1015.2	1013.1	1007.8	994.6	1010.7	+11.27
Sun Hours (T:49h)	hours	0.0	11.4	11.0	5.3	9.1	1.8	2.6	7.4	6.9	-0.07
Solar Radiation	W/m²	0	1030.0	998.0	1149.0	1015.0	1049.0	1160.0	1223.0	1089.1	+120.86
UV Index	UVI	0.0	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	16.1	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	13.2	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	17.3	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	13.8	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	13.3	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	16.1	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	14.5	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	11.7	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	%	89	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	11	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	4	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	6.5	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	°	26	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	-	NNE	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	1012.4	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	0.0	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	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	1146.0	1118.0	1047.0	1067.7	+160.47
UV Index	UVI	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	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.