Palmerston North, New Zealand - Weather

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11:52:03 NZDT

Monday,
01 December 2025

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Current Weather Station Readings Forecast: Becoming fine

High:19°C

Low:13°C

CoR:2%

Partly cloudy. Gusty winds during the afternoon. High 19C. Winds WNW at 30 to 50 km/h. It feels like 14.7°C. A windproof and 2 clothing layers recommended.

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17.2°C
64%
Trend:

Rising,0.3°C/hr

Day Max/Min:
18.2°C / 15.6°C

14km/h

W
Wind Gust:

31km/h, 264deg.

Day Max/Avg:
48km/h / 17km/h

0.7mm today, 4.3mm of rainfall in the past 24 hours

0.7mm
4.3

Total rain fall for the past 24 hour period (11:52 yesterday to now)

Rain Last Hour:

0.0mm

Last Rain Record:
00:14, 01/12/2025

Pressure

1003hPa
Trend:

Rising,0.6hPa/hr

Day Max/Min:
1003hPa / 995hPa

Cloud Base:
857m, 2812ft

320W/m²
UV Index Rating:
Medium
4.3UVI

Sun Light:
40.5k Lux

Sun Hours:
0.0 hrs (0%)

Air Quality

2AQI
Air Quality:
Good
PM2.5: 0.6ug/m³
PM10: 0ug/m³
CO₂: 412ppm

Pollen Level:
Moderate

Extra Sensors

Temp. at +8m
17.3°C 63%

Temp. at +3m
20.0°C 59%

Moisture at +1m:
19.4°C 14.0 (99%)

Moisture at +0m:
17.8°C 12.0 (100%)

Soil -10cm:
0.0°C 42%VWC

Soil -20cm:
22.0°C

Fire Danger

6.6FWI
Fire Risk Index:
Low

Grass Fire Risk:
Low
0kW/m²

Scrub Fire Risk:
Extreme
10.0MW/m²

Forest Fire Risk:
Moderate
69kW/m²

Sun / Moon

Moonrise
15:57
Moonset
02:46
Visibility
78%

Sunrise
05:42
Sunset
20:31
Day Length
14.48 Hrs

Moon Phase: Waxing Gibbous
Sun Phase: Above Horizon

There will be 1min 19s more daylight tomorrow

Long Range Forecast

Today	Tonight	Tomorrow	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday

Partly Cloudy, Wind	Partly Cloudy	Partly Cloudy	Thunderstorms	AM Showers	Partly Cloudy
19°C	13°C	22°C \| 13°C	20°C \| 11°C	18°C \| 9°C	21°C \| 14°C
Rain Risk: 2%	Rain Risk: 13%	Rain Risk: 24%	Rain Risk: 94%	Rain Risk: 44%	Rain Risk: 17%

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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	18.2 °C	at 00:00
Lowest Temperature	15.6 °C	at 01:23
Highest Dew Point	17.2 °C	at 00:00
Lowest Dew Point	10.0 °C	at 10:06
Highest Apparent Temperature	19.2 °C	at 00:00
Lowest Apparent Temperature	13.4 °C	at 03:53
Highest "Feels Like" Temperature	18.7 °C	at 00:00
Lowest "Feels Like" Temperature	14.3 °C	at 03:53
Lowest Wind Chill	15.6 °C	at 01:23
Highest Humidex	23.6 °C	at 00:00
Highest Heat Index	18.2 °C	at 00:00
Highest Humidity	94 %	at 00:00
Lowest Humidity	64 %	at 11:12
Rainfall
Rainfall Today	0.7 mm
Rainfall Rate Max	5.5 mm/hr	at 00:00
Highest Hourly Rainfall	1.2 mm	at 00:15
Wind
Highest Gust	48 km/h	at 05:54
Highest Speed (10 minute average)	17 km/h (F3)	at 03:53
Wind Run	144.0 km
Pressure
Highest Pressure (SL)	1003.4 hPa	at 11:24
Lowest Pressure (SL)	995.4 hPa	at 00:00
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	24.8 °C	at 14:55
Lowest Temperature	10.9 °C	at 06:11
Highest Dew Point	17.2 °C	at 23:28
Lowest Dew Point	8.2 °C	at 06:49
Highest Apparent Temperature	25.0 °C	at 14:55
Lowest Apparent Temperature	10.2 °C	at 05:49
Highest "Feels Like" Temperature	25.3 °C	at 14:55
Lowest "Feels Like" Temperature	10.9 °C	at 06:11
Lowest Wind Chill	10.9 °C	at 06:11
Highest Humidex	28.1 °C	at 14:55
Highest Heat Index	24.8 °C	at 14:55
Highest Humidity	94 %	at 22:30
Lowest Humidity	47 %	at 13:12
Rainfall
Rainfall Yesterday	3.6 mm
Rainfall Rate Max	27.8 mm/hr	at 21:36
Highest Hourly Rainfall	1.4 mm	at 22:19
Wind
Highest Gust	37 km/h	at 22:30
Highest Speed (10 minute average)	9 km/h (F2)	at 11:12
Wind Run	98.6 km
Pressure
Highest Pressure (SL)	1008.5 hPa	at 00:00
Lowest Pressure (SL)	994.8 hPa	at 21:11
Hours of Sun	12.6 hrs

Today's Data Summary

Yesterday's Data Summary

7 Day Rolling Average

30 Day Rolling Average

Data	Unit	Today^*	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	7 Day Average^*	Trend on previous 7 days^*
High Temperature	°C	18.2	24.8	21.3	22.1	24.3	26.3	22.7	20.9	23.2	+0.17
Low Temperature	°C	15.6	10.9	13.2	16.1	17.1	13.5	13.9	13.9	14.1	+1.39
High Apparent Temp.	°C	19.2	25.0	19.4	21.6	25.3	25.8	23.1	21.0	23.0	-0.13
Low Apparent Temp.	°C	13.4	10.2	12.9	16.5	18.0	13.8	12.3	12.6	13.8	+1.03
Low Wind Chill	°C	15.6	10.9	13.2	16.3	17.1	13.5	13.9	13.9	14.1	+1.41
High Heat Index	°C	18.2	24.8	21.3	22.1	24.3	26.3	22.7	20.9	23.2	+0.17
High Dew Point	°C	17.2	17.2	13.2	18.4	18.4	15.9	15.3	14.7	16.2	+0.41
Low Dew Point	°C	10.0	8.2	8.4	12.8	14.4	11.6	9.8	9.9	10.7	-0.13
High Humidity	%	94	94.0	89.0	94.0	91.0	89.0	82.0	91.0	90.0	-1.71
Low Humidity	%	64	47.0	46.0	60.0	60.0	49.0	59.0	61.0	54.6	-1.00
Rainfall (T:7mm)	mm	0.7	3.6	0.0	3.1	0.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.1	+0.89
Max Wind Gust	km/h	48	37.0	63.0	53.0	44.0	43.0	45.0	43.0	46.9	+6.86
Max Average Speed	km/h	17	9.0	17.0	17.0	15.0	17.0	14.0	12.0	14.4	+3.14
Wind Run	km	144.0	96.7	195.8	171.4	121.8	141.6	186.7	121.1	147.9	+41.43
Wind bearing	°	274	297	285	281	299	297	73	125	236.7	281.4
Wind Direction	-	W	WNW	WNW	W	WNW	WNW	ENE	SE	WSW	WNW
High Pressure	hPa	1003.4	1008.5	1009.0	1007.7	1010.8	1015.0	1017.2	1016.8	1012.1	-7.00
Low Pressure	hPa	995.4	994.8	1005.9	1001.0	1003.9	1009.4	1013.6	1011.1	1005.7	-7.60
Sun Hours (T:64h)	hours	0.0	12.6	15.7	9.0	1.7	9.4	6.9	8.5	9.1	-0.01
Solar Radiation	W/m²	495	993.0	1246.0	1276.0	666.0	1209.0	1097.0	1266.0	1107.6	+41.43
UV Index	UVI	6.9	16.0.0	16.0.0	16.0.0	9.7.0	16.0.0	15.8.0	16.0.0	15.1	+0.19

^* 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^*	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	Mon 03/11/25	Sun 02/11/25	Sat 01/11/25	30 Day Average^*	Trend on previous 30 days^*
High Temperature	°C	18.2	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	19.5	18.8	19.4	21.7	+3.97
Low Temperature	°C	15.6	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	8.4	7.7	9.5	11.6	+2.20
High Apparent Temp.	°C	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	18.0	17.1	18.3	21.1	+5.33
Low Apparent Temp.	°C	13.4	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	7.7	6.7	7.8	11.0	+3.31
Low Wind Chill	°C	15.6	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	8.4	7.7	9.4	11.6	+2.42
High Heat Index	°C	18.2	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	19.5	18.8	19.4	21.7	+3.97
High Dew Point	°C	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	11.3	11.8	10.3	14.5	+1.77
Low Dew Point	°C	10.0	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	7.2	6.2	6.9	9.2	+2.17
High Humidity	%	94	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	92.0	93.0	87.0	91.3	-0.87
Low Humidity	%	64	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	53.0	59.0	50.0	54.9	-7.37
Rainfall (T:19mm)	mm	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	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.6	-1.46
Max Wind Gust	km/h	48	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	47.0	53.0	44.0	45.2	-13.03
Max Average Speed	km/h	17	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	12.0	14.0	10.0	13.5	-6.40
Wind Run	km	144.0	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	106.0	124.5	137.9	140.7	-92.11
Wind bearing	°	274	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	267	267	82	258.5	280.8
Wind Direction	-	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	E	WSW	W
High Pressure	hPa	1003.4	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	1027.0	1027.9	1028.6	1016.7	+3.11
Low Pressure	hPa	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	1022.9	1025.0	1023.4	1010.5	+4.37
Sun Hours (T:252h)	hours	0.0	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	10.2	8.0	9.5	8.4	+4.13
Solar Radiation	W/m²	495	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	1024.0	1079.0	1116.0	1074.1	+222.40
UV Index	UVI	6.9	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	14.9.0	14.7.0	15.6.0	15.0	+4.04

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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.