Palmerston North, New Zealand - Weather

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06:22:17 NZDT

Friday,
05 December 2025

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Today is a Full Moon also known as a "Full Strawberry Moon"

Current Weather Station Readings Forecast: Fine weather

High:20°C

Low:15°C

CoR:16%

Cloudy skies this morning will become partly cloudy this afternoon. High near 20C. Winds WNW at 15 to 30 km/h. It feels like 13.2°C. 3 clothing layers recommended.

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13.4°C
92%
Trend:

Falling,-0.5°C/hr

Day Max/Min:
14.8°C / 13.0°C

4km/h

NW
Wind Gust:

12km/h, 311deg.

Day Max/Avg:
43km/h / 8km/h

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

0.0mm
0.0

Total rain fall for the past 24 hour period (06:22 yesterday to now)

Month Total:
29.3mm

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

Pressure

1010hPa
Trend:

Rising,0.6hPa/hr

Day Max/Min:
1010hPa / 1008hPa

Cloud Base:
159m, 521ft

14W/m²
UV Index Rating:
Low
0.2UVI

Sun Light:
1.8k Lux

Sun Hours:
0.1 hrs (1%)

Air Quality

1AQI
Air Quality:
Good
PM2.5: 0.3ug/m³
PM10: 5.2ug/m³
CO₂: 408ppm

Pollen Level:
High

Extra Sensors

Temp. at +8m
13.8°C 93%

Temp. at +3m
16.7°C 77%

Moisture at +1m:
14.4°C 14.0 (99%)

Moisture at +0m:
16.1°C 12.0 (100%)

Soil -10cm:
0.0°C 46%VWC

Soil -20cm:
21.1°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
21:16
Moonset
05:05
Visibility
100%

Sunrise
05:42
Sunset
20:35
Day Length
14.53 Hrs

Moon Phase: Full Moon
Sun Phase: Above Horizon

There will be 1min 5s more daylight tomorrow

Long Range Forecast

Today	Tonight	Tomorrow	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday

AM Clouds, PM Sun	Cloudy	AM Clouds, PM Sun	Partly Cloudy	Partly Cloudy	Partly Cloudy
20°C	15°C	21°C \| 14°C	23°C \| 14°C	24°C \| 15°C	25°C \| 14°C
Rain Risk: 16%	Rain Risk: 21%	Rain Risk: 20%	Rain Risk: 13%	Rain Risk: 17%	Rain Risk: 8%

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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	14.8 °C	at 03:12
Lowest Temperature	13.0 °C	at 05:50
Highest Dew Point	12.8 °C	at 04:14
Lowest Dew Point	10.0 °C	at 00:00
Highest Apparent Temperature	14.9 °C	at 02:47
Lowest Apparent Temperature	12.8 °C	at 05:16
Highest "Feels Like" Temperature	14.9 °C	at 02:47
Lowest "Feels Like" Temperature	13.0 °C	at 05:50
Lowest Wind Chill	13.0 °C	at 05:50
Highest Humidex	17.1 °C	at 03:21
Highest Heat Index	14.8 °C	at 03:12
Highest Humidity	92 %	at 04:48
Lowest Humidity	78 %	at 00:00
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	43 km/h	at 04:48
Highest Speed (10 minute average)	8 km/h (F2)	at 04:49
Wind Run	23.2 km
Pressure
Highest Pressure (SL)	1009.5 hPa	at 06:13
Lowest Pressure (SL)	1007.8 hPa	at 03:38
Hours of Sun	0.1 hrs

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	10.6 °C	at 21:58
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 Yesterday	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	176.6 km
Pressure
Highest Pressure (SL)	1007.9 hPa	at 23:56
Lowest Pressure (SL)	994.6 hPa	at 00:16
Hours of Sun	7.4 hrs

Today's Data Summary

Yesterday's Data Summary

7 Day Rolling Average

30 Day Rolling Average

Data	Unit	Today^*	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	7 Day Average^*	Trend on previous 7 days^*
High Temperature	°C	14.8	19.7	18.6	22.2	19.0	24.8	21.3	22.1	21.1	-1.93
Low Temperature	°C	13.0	10.0	12.2	11.5	12.7	10.9	13.2	16.1	12.4	-1.66
High Apparent Temp.	°C	14.9	17.4	18.9	21.2	19.2	25.0	19.4	21.6	20.4	-2.61
Low Apparent Temp.	°C	12.8	8.2	9.8	11.4	13.0	10.2	12.9	16.5	11.7	-2.17
Low Wind Chill	°C	13.0	10.0	12.2	11.5	13.0	10.9	13.2	16.3	12.4	-1.59
High Heat Index	°C	14.8	19.7	18.6	22.2	19.0	24.8	21.3	22.1	21.1	-1.93
High Dew Point	°C	12.8	10.6	15.6	14.0	17.2	17.2	13.2	18.4	15.2	-0.26
Low Dew Point	°C	10.0	6.8	8.4	9.5	8.8	8.2	8.4	12.8	9.0	-2.43
High Humidity	%	92	94.0	95.0	90.0	94.0	94.0	89.0	94.0	92.9	+3.14
Low Humidity	%	78	47.0	69.0	52.0	54.0	47.0	46.0	60.0	53.6	-2.29
Rainfall (T:36mm)	mm	0.0	2.6	25.9	0.0	0.7	3.6	0.0	3.1	5.1	+5.03
Max Wind Gust	km/h	43	50.0	47.0	45.0	48.0	37.0	63.0	53.0	49.0	+6.29
Max Average Speed	km/h	8	16.0	19.0	14.0	19.0	9.0	17.0	17.0	15.9	+2.71
Wind Run	km	23.2	176.4	184.3	136.8	274.7	96.7	195.8	171.4	176.6	+46.01
Wind bearing	°	327	244	132	269	272	297	285	281	254.3	230.1
Wind Direction	-	NNW	WSW	SE	W	W	WNW	WNW	W	WSW	SW
High Pressure	hPa	1009.5	1007.8	1004.2	1005.6	1004.7	1008.5	1009.0	1007.7	1006.8	-10.24
Low Pressure	hPa	1007.8	994.6	991.9	1003.3	995.4	994.8	1005.9	1001.0	998.1	-13.74
Sun Hours (T:55h)	hours	0.1	7.4	0.8	8.6	0.7	12.6	15.7	9.0	7.8	-0.53
Solar Radiation	W/m²	9	1223.0	911.0	1005.0	681.0	993.0	1246.0	1276.0	1047.9	-58.14
UV Index	UVI	0.1	16.0.0	12.1.0	16.0.0	9.3.0	16.0.0	16.0.0	16.0.0	14.5	-0.59

^* 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^*	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	Mon 10/11/25	Sun 09/11/25	Sat 08/11/25	Fri 07/11/25	Thu 06/11/25	Wed 05/11/25	30 Day Average^*	Trend on previous 30 days^*
High Temperature	°C	14.8	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	21.7	+3.82
Low Temperature	°C	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	9.2	9.7	9.3	12.9	9.7	8.2	12.0	+2.58
High Apparent Temp.	°C	14.9	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	21.3	+5.44
Low Apparent Temp.	°C	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	8.4	8.9	8.8	12.8	9.0	6.8	11.4	+3.70
Low Wind Chill	°C	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	9.2	9.7	9.3	12.9	9.7	8.1	12.0	+2.82
High Heat Index	°C	14.8	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	21.7	+3.82
High Dew Point	°C	12.8	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	15.4	13.1	11.9	16.2	16.1	14.0	14.9	+2.40
Low Dew Point	°C	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	7.7	8.0	6.2	10.1	8.4	6.6	9.4	+2.42
High Humidity	%	92	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	93.0	93.0	92.0	91.0	93.0	90.0	91.7	+0.13
Low Humidity	%	78	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	58.0	47.0	39.0	59.0	68.0	59.0	55.1	-5.60
Rainfall (T:49mm)	mm	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	1.4	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.6	+0.26
Max Wind Gust	km/h	43	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	30.0	43.0	44.0	44.0	45.0	35.0	45.1	-14.53
Max Average Speed	km/h	8	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	9.0	12.0	14.0	13.0	14.0	11.0	14.0	-6.17
Wind Run	km	23.2	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	80.1	107.5	128.3	161.9	145.1	103.8	148.4	-87.07
Wind bearing	°	327	244	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	259.4	275.9
Wind Direction	-	NNW	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
High Pressure	hPa	1009.5	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	1011.0	1014.5	1017.6	1017.6	1016.6	1018.8	1013.9	-2.42
Low Pressure	hPa	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	1002.7	1010.1	1013.3	1015.8	1014.2	1014.8	1007.0	-2.23
Sun Hours (T:233h)	hours	0.1	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	3.2	11.5	12.0	4.6	3.5	8.8	7.8	+2.78
Solar Radiation	W/m²	9	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	844.0	994.0	958.0	883.0	1106.0	1214.0	1054.3	+160.57
UV Index	UVI	0.1	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	10.9.0	15.4.0	14.4.0	12.0.0	15.0.0	16.0.0	14.7	+3.04

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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.