Palmerston North, New Zealand - Weather

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14:43:11 NZDT

Monday,
12 January 2026

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Current Weather Station Readings Forecast: Settled fine

High:22°C

Low:9°C

CoR:14%

Plentiful sunshine. High 22C. Winds W at 15 to 30 km/h. It feels like 18.5°C. 1 clothing layer recommended.

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Temperature

21.6°C
49%
Trend:

Rising,0.5°C/hr

Day Max/Min:
22.0°C / 16.8°C

Wind

17km/h

W
Wind Gust:

27km/h, 263deg.

Day Max/Avg:
57km/h / 26km/h

Rain

5.8mm

Rain Last Hour:

0.0mm

Last Rain Record:
07:31, 12/01/2026

Pressure

1015hPa
Trend:

Rising,0.4hPa/hr

Day Max/Min:
1015hPa / 1006hPa

Cloud Base:
1394m, 4572ft

UV / Solar

934W/m²
UV Index Rating:
Very High
8.0UVI

Sun Light:
118.2k Lux

Sun Hours:
2.6 hrs (18%)

Air Quality

9AQI
Air Quality:
Good
PM2.5: 2.6ug/m³
PM10: 4.5ug/m³
CO₂: 383ppm

Pollen Level:
Moderate

Extra Sensors

Temp. at +8m
21.6°C 49%

Temp. at +3m
25.1°C 47%

Temp. at +1m
21.8°C 46%

Soil Temp. -30cm:
22.9°C

Soil Moist. -10cm:
49% VWC

Last Lightning:
05:00pm, 31/12/25

Fire Danger

2.6FWI
Fire Risk Index:
Low

Grass Fire Risk:
Low
0kW/m²

Scrub Fire Risk:
Very High
2.9MW/m²

Forest Fire Risk:
Low
7kW/m²

Sun / Moon

Moonrise
00:47
Moonset
15:11
Visibility
37%

Sunrise
06:02
Sunset
20:50
Day Length
14.48 Hrs

Moon Phase: Waning Crescent
Sun Phase: Above Horizon

There will be 1min 23s less daylight tomorrow

Long Range Forecast

Today	Tonight	Tomorrow	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday

Sunny	Mostly Clear	Mostly Sunny	AM Showers	Thunderstorms	Thunderstorms
22°C	9°C	25°C \| 14°C	20°C \| 15°C	20°C \| 16°C	22°C \| 14°C
Rain Risk: 14%	Rain Risk: 8%	Rain Risk: 8%	Rain Risk: 44%	Rain Risk: 96%	Rain Risk: 68%

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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	22.0 °C	at 13:56
Lowest Temperature	16.8 °C	at 06:54
Highest Dew Point	16.0 °C	at 04:54
Lowest Dew Point	10.0 °C	at 14:22
Highest Apparent Temperature	20.3 °C	at 13:56
Lowest Apparent Temperature	14.0 °C	at 05:03
Highest "Feels Like" Temperature	20.7 °C	at 13:56
Lowest "Feels Like" Temperature	14.6 °C	at 05:03
Lowest Wind Chill	16.8 °C	at 06:54
Highest Humidex	25.0 °C	at 03:46
Highest Heat Index	22.0 °C	at 13:56
Highest Humidity	92 %	at 05:12
Lowest Humidity	49 %	at 14:22
Rainfall
Rainfall Today	5.8 mm
Rainfall Rate Max	16.8 mm/hr	at 05:00
Highest Hourly Rainfall	4.1 mm	at 05:17
Wind
Highest Gust	57 km/h	at 04:40
Highest Speed (10 minute average)	26 km/h (F4)	at 04:59
Wind Run	220.1 km
Pressure
Highest Pressure (SL)	1014.9 hPa	at 14:06
Lowest Pressure (SL)	1005.6 hPa	at 04:02
Hours of Sun	2.6 hrs

Today's Data Summary

Yesterday's Data Summary

7 Day Rolling Average

30 Day Rolling Average

Temperature and Humidity
Highest Temperature	25.0 °C	at 14:24
Lowest Temperature	18.1 °C	at 07:00
Highest Dew Point	17.0 °C	at 12:33
Lowest Dew Point	13.8 °C	at 20:17
Highest Apparent Temperature	23.2 °C	at 14:24
Lowest Apparent Temperature	16.8 °C	at 07:22
Highest "Feels Like" Temperature	23.4 °C	at 14:24
Lowest "Feels Like" Temperature	17.1 °C	at 00:44
Lowest Wind Chill	18.1 °C	at 07:00
Highest Humidex	29.8 °C	at 14:24
Highest Heat Index	25.0 °C	at 14:24
Highest Humidity	82 %	at 00:23
Lowest Humidity	56 %	at 13:26
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	56 km/h	at 13:42
Highest Speed (10 minute average)	29 km/h (F5)	at 14:44
Wind Run	426.8 km
Pressure
Highest Pressure (SL)	1016.6 hPa	at 00:07
Lowest Pressure (SL)	1008.2 hPa	at 23:56
Hours of Sun	11.3 hrs

Today's Data Summary

Yesterday's Data Summary

7 Day Rolling Average

30 Day Rolling Average

Data	Unit	Today^*	Sun 11/01/26	Sat 10/01/26	Fri 09/01/26	Thu 08/01/26	Wed 07/01/26	Tue 06/01/26	Mon 05/01/26	7 Day Average^*	Trend on previous 7 days^*
High Temperature	°C	22.0	25.0	23.0	23.0	26.5	22.9	22.6	24.5	23.9	+2.07
Low Temperature	°C	16.8	18.1	18.3	16.4	15.7	13.7	11.6	9.0	14.7	+0.54
High Apparent Temp.	°C	20.3	23.2	21.2	22.0	27.1	21.5	20.8	23.7	22.8	+1.47
Low Apparent Temp.	°C	14.0	16.8	16.5	15.5	15.6	13.5	11.0	8.0	13.8	+1.07
Low Wind Chill	°C	16.8	18.1	18.3	16.4	15.7	13.7	11.6	9.0	14.7	+0.53
High Heat Index	°C	22.0	25.0	23.0	23.0	26.5	22.9	22.6	24.5	23.9	+2.07
High Dew Point	°C	16.0	17.0	17.4	18.1	16.8	15.2	14.4	14.0	16.1	+1.14
Low Dew Point	°C	10.0	13.8	14.4	13.1	12.3	11.4	9.8	7.6	11.8	+1.63
High Humidity	%	92	82.0	92.0	96.0	93.0	91.0	91.0	92.0	91.0	+2.57
Low Humidity	%	49	56.0	62.0	67.0	45.0	56.0	53.0	44.0	54.7	-3.29
Rainfall (T:3mm)	mm	5.8	0.0	0.0	3.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.4	-1.11
Max Wind Gust	km/h	57	56.0	50.0	40.0	30.0	38.0	34.0	32.0	40.0	-5.00
Max Average Speed	km/h	26	29.0	24.0	22.0	17.0	21.0	19.0	16.0	21.1	+3.71
Wind Run	km	220.1	423.9	353.6	314.5	160.5	193.2	188.7	144.7	254.2	+43.73
Wind bearing	°	278	257	260	263	274	255	252	255	259.4	140.6
Wind Direction	-	W	WSW	W	W	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	SE
High Pressure	hPa	1014.9	1016.6	1016.9	1015.6	1015.5	1019.0	1020.6	1020.0	1017.7	+8.24
Low Pressure	hPa	1005.6	1008.6	1013.8	1011.5	1012.7	1014.2	1017.5	1017.2	1013.6	+9.77
Sun Hours (T:56h)	hours	2.6	11.3	2.6	2.2	12.0	6.6	11.1	10.6	8.1	+2.24
Solar Radiation	W/m²	1301	1211.0	1130.0	1348.0	1086.0	1358.0	1103.0	1067.0	1186.1	-12.71
UV Index	UVI	12.0	11.0.0	10.0.0	12.0.0	10.0.0	12.0.0	10.0.0	9.0.0	10.6	-1.73

^* 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 11/01/26	Sat 10/01/26	Fri 09/01/26	Thu 08/01/26	Wed 07/01/26	Tue 06/01/26	Mon 05/01/26	Sun 04/01/26	Sat 03/01/26	Fri 02/01/26	Thu 01/01/26	Wed 31/12/25	Tue 30/12/25	Mon 29/12/25	Sun 28/12/25	Sat 27/12/25	Fri 26/12/25	Thu 25/12/25	Wed 24/12/25	Tue 23/12/25	Mon 22/12/25	Sun 21/12/25	Sat 20/12/25	Fri 19/12/25	Thu 18/12/25	Wed 17/12/25	Tue 16/12/25	Mon 15/12/25	Sun 14/12/25	Sat 13/12/25	30 Day Average^*	Trend on previous 30 days^*
High Temperature	°C	22.0	25.0	23.0	23.0	26.5	22.9	22.6	24.5	20.9	19.0	22.6	23.7	24.6	21.3	20.9	24.4	20.3	22.2	22.1	21.9	21.4	21.1	20.0	18.5	19.5	19.7	17.7	23.3	25.0	24.7	22.2	22.2	-0.32
Low Temperature	°C	16.8	18.1	18.3	16.4	15.7	13.7	11.6	9.0	13.0	14.5	15.1	15.5	14.9	12.0	14.0	10.9	12.0	11.0	12.4	13.7	14.5	10.3	8.7	11.1	13.0	9.6	9.5	13.4	14.3	10.8	10.1	12.9	+0.10
High Apparent Temp.	°C	20.3	23.2	21.2	22.0	27.1	21.5	20.8	23.7	19.4	17.8	20.8	24.2	26.4	21.2	19.4	23.6	18.6	21.4	20.5	20.0	20.0	19.8	17.5	15.3	17.3	18.2	15.5	22.5	23.4	24.2	21.0	20.9	-1.16
Low Apparent Temp.	°C	14.0	16.8	16.5	15.5	15.6	13.5	11.0	8.0	10.8	12.5	15.0	15.4	13.9	9.7	12.1	10.4	11.5	10.4	10.8	12.0	14.9	9.7	7.9	9.5	12.0	8.9	6.8	12.5	14.6	9.8	9.0	11.9	-0.52
Low Wind Chill	°C	16.8	18.1	18.3	16.4	15.7	13.7	11.6	9.0	13.0	14.6	15.1	15.5	14.9	12.0	14.0	10.9	12.0	11.0	12.4	13.7	14.5	10.3	8.7	11.1	13.0	9.6	7.8	13.4	14.3	10.8	10.1	12.9	+0.03
High Heat Index	°C	22.0	25.0	23.0	23.0	26.5	22.9	22.6	24.5	20.9	19.0	22.6	23.7	24.6	21.3	20.9	24.4	20.3	22.2	22.1	21.9	21.4	21.1	20.0	18.5	19.5	19.7	17.7	23.3	25.0	24.7	22.2	22.2	-0.33
High Dew Point	°C	16.0	17.0	17.4	18.1	16.8	15.2	14.4	14.0	10.4	13.5	15.0	17.8	19.5	14.9	13.8	12.4	13.1	16.7	13.9	15.7	18.3	13.4	9.3	11.9	14.4	12.7	12.1	15.7	14.0	14.9	11.6	14.6	-0.83
Low Dew Point	°C	10.0	13.8	14.4	13.1	12.3	11.4	9.8	7.6	7.0	9.2	11.0	13.8	11.7	8.9	9.4	8.5	8.9	9.1	9.2	10.3	13.2	7.9	5.4	7.1	11.8	7.8	6.9	10.6	10.5	8.2	6.9	9.9	-0.24
High Humidity	%	92	82.0	92.0	96.0	93.0	91.0	91.0	92.0	77.0	84.0	93.0	96.0	92.0	91.0	86.0	92.0	96.0	96.0	84.0	95.0	96.0	88.0	90.0	90.0	95.0	90.0	92.0	92.0	85.0	85.0	82.0	90.1	-0.93
Low Humidity	%	49	56.0	62.0	67.0	45.0	56.0	53.0	44.0	46.0	68.0	50.0	58.0	67.0	63.0	54.0	38.0	52.0	55.0	53.0	62.0	63.0	52.0	42.0	50.0	66.0	55.0	51.0	52.0	44.0	45.0	45.0	53.8	+0.00
Rainfall (T:35mm)	mm	5.8	0.0	0.0	3.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.7	0.0	1.3	7.0	1.7	0.2	0.0	0.0	4.3	0.0	3.1	5.0	0.0	0.0	1.9	2.9	0.0	2.9	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.2	-0.17
Max Wind Gust	km/h	57	56.0	50.0	40.0	30.0	38.0	34.0	32.0	36.0	36.0	31.0	40.0	49.0	63.0	60.0	45.0	53.0	45.0	53.0	73.0	57.0	44.0	46.0	61.0	53.0	54.0	50.0	59.0	46.0	35.0	49.0	47.3	+1.70
Max Average Speed	km/h	26	29.0	24.0	22.0	17.0	21.0	19.0	16.0	19.0	17.0	18.0	20.0	16.0	17.0	15.0	13.0	16.0	13.0	19.0	22.0	23.0	16.0	13.0	20.0	22.0	17.0	19.0	19.0	16.0	12.0	12.0	18.1	+3.80
Wind Run	km	220.1	423.9	353.6	314.5	160.5	193.2	188.7	144.7	198.7	240.7	204.7	179.2	151.3	269.3	229.1	106.1	144.3	130.0	251.0	283.2	238.1	131.8	134.8	277.5	271.9	155.0	170.7	155.7	173.2	128.1	128.1	204.4	+53.73
Wind bearing	°	278	257	260	263	274	255	252	255	91	91	248	260	90	107	97	62	285	289	280	277	282	274	267	283	297	274	276	306	275	274	93	229.8	258.4
Wind Direction	-	W	WSW	W	W	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	E	E	WSW	W	E	ESE	NW	NE	WNW	WNW	W	W	WNW	W	W	WNW	WNW	W	W	NW	W	W	E	SW	WSW
High Pressure	hPa	1014.9	1016.6	1016.9	1015.6	1015.5	1019.0	1020.6	1020.0	1018.2	1016.0	1007.9	1004.2	1001.9	1005.1	1013.2	1012.9	1007.3	1002.6	1005.5	1005.5	1007.7	1014.0	1013.2	1005.8	1011.1	1013.3	1013.5	1013.9	1022.5	1023.7	1022.7	1012.9	-1.52
Low Pressure	hPa	1005.6	1008.6	1013.8	1011.5	1012.7	1014.2	1017.5	1017.2	1015.2	1007.0	1003.2	1000.0	998.3	998.3	1005.1	1007.2	1001.9	999.3	1001.5	999.7	999.5	1008.0	1005.7	1000.1	998.6	1010.7	1006.9	1006.1	1013.8	1020.4	1017.6	1007.3	-0.31
Sun Hours (T:190h)	hours	2.6	11.3	2.6	2.2	12.0	6.6	11.1	10.6	12.2	1.6	8.2	4.7	3.5	8.2	2.3	10.5	2.4	2.0	9.6	8.4	2.3	4.3	9.2	6.7	0.9	2.4	4.1	1.6	10.1	10.5	7.5	6.3	-1.78
Solar Radiation	W/m²	1301	1211.0	1130.0	1348.0	1086.0	1358.0	1103.0	1067.0	1244.0	1210.0	1291.0	1365.0	1295.0	1126.0	861.0	1125.0	1286.0	615.0	1164.0	1144.0	1091.0	1155.0	1054.0	1149.0	976.0	1203.0	1156.0	640.0	1062.0	1101.0	1164.0	1126.0	+55.87
UV Index	UVI	12.0	11.0.0	10.0.0	12.0.0	10.0.0	12.0.0	10.0.0	9.0.0	11.0.0	11.0.0	12.0.0	12.0.0	15.1.0	16.0.0	9.0.0	16.0.0	16.0.0	5.6.0	16.0.0	16.0.0	16.0.0	16.0.0	16.0.0	16.0.0	14.3.0	16.0.0	16.0.0	8.7.0	15.9.0	16.0.0	16.0.0	13.2	-1.92

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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 10 seconds. The hardware used is part of the Ecowitt weather station framework in conjunction with CumulusMX software. Starting in January 2009, Palmy Weather has been gathering weather data for over 17 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.