Palmerston North, New Zealand - Weather

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11:58:52 NZDT

Monday,
16 November 2026

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Current Weather Station Readings Forecast: Occasional rain, worsening

High:23°C

Low:16°C

CoR:32%

Sunshine this morning, then becoming windy with a few showers this afternoon. High 23C. Winds WNW at 25 to 40 km/h. Chance of rain 30%. It feels like 18.7°C. 1 clothing layer recommended.

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Temperature

21.3°C
54%
Trend:

Rising,1.6°C/hr

Day Max/Min:
21.3°C / 11.6°C

Wind

16km/h

WNW
Wind Gust:

29km/h, 297deg.

Day Max/Avg:
37km/h / 19km/h

Rain

3 Dry
Days

Month Total:
36.6mm

Last Rain Record:
10:41, 12/11/2026

Pressure

1010hPa
Trend:

Falling,-0.7hPa/hr

Day Max/Min:
1014hPa / 1010hPa

Cloud Base:
1208m, 3963ft

UV / Solar

1kW/m²
UV Index Rating:
9.0UVI

Very High

Sun Light:
127.5klx

Sun Hours:
3.9 hrs (27%)

Air Quality

3AQI
Air Quality:
PM2.5: 0.9ug/m³
PM10: 1.3ug/m³
CO₂: 380ppm

Good

Pollen Level:

High

Extra Sensors

Temp. at +8m
21.3°C 54%

Temp. at +3m
25.0°C 50%

Temp. at +1m
21.4°C 52%

Soil Temp. -30cm:
18.9°C

Soil Moist. -10cm:
51% VWC

Last Lightning:
07:57pm, 07/11/26

Fire Danger

6.5FWI
Fire Risk Index:

Low

Grass Fire Risk:
53kW/m²

Moderate

Scrub Fire Risk:
17.8MW/m²

Extreme

Forest Fire Risk:
31kW/m²

Moderate

Sun / Moon

Moonrise
11:00
Moonset
01:15
Visibility
35%

Sunrise
05:51
Sunset
20:14
Day Length
14.23 hrs

Moon Phase: Waxing Crescent
Sun Phase: Above Horizon

There will be 1min 59s more daylight tomorrow

Long Range Forecast

Today	Tonight	Tomorrow	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday

PM Showers, Wind	Rain	Rain	AM Light Rain	Partly Cloudy	Partly Cloudy
23°C	16°C	18°C \| 11°C	16°C \| 10°C	18°C \| 7°C	19°C \| 9°C
Rain Risk: 32%	Rain Risk: 98%	Rain Risk: 95%	Rain Risk: 51%	Rain Risk: 6%	Rain Risk: 10%

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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	21.3 °C	at 11:34
Lowest Temperature	11.6 °C	at 05:51
Highest Dew Point	12.4 °C	at 00:00
Lowest Dew Point	9.3 °C	at 05:51
Highest Apparent Temperature	18.6 °C	at 11:44
Lowest Apparent Temperature	10.3 °C	at 06:04
Highest "Feels Like" Temperature	19.1 °C	at 11:44
Lowest "Feels Like" Temperature	11.1 °C	at 06:04
Lowest Wind Chill	11.6 °C	at 05:51
Highest Humidex	22.9 °C	at 11:34
Highest Heat Index	20.8 °C	at 11:34
Highest Humidity	90 %	at 02:09
Lowest Humidity	56 %	at 11:23
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	37 km/h	at 09:37
Highest Speed (10 minute average)	19 km/h (F3)	at 10:13
Wind Run	105.1 km
Pressure
Highest Pressure (SL)	1013.9 hPa	at 00:06
Lowest Pressure (SL)	1009.5 hPa	at 11:40
Hours of Sun	3.9 hrs

Today's Data Summary

Yesterday's Data Summary

7 Day Rolling Average

30 Day Rolling Average

Temperature and Humidity
Highest Temperature	20.0 °C	at 14:35
Lowest Temperature	13.8 °C	at 06:02
Highest Dew Point	12.8 °C	at 19:26
Lowest Dew Point	10.5 °C	at 16:52
Highest Apparent Temperature	17.5 °C	at 14:35
Lowest Apparent Temperature	13.1 °C	at 07:16
Highest "Feels Like" Temperature	18.0 °C	at 14:35
Lowest "Feels Like" Temperature	13.6 °C	at 07:16
Lowest Wind Chill	13.8 °C	at 06:02
Highest Humidex	22.2 °C	at 14:35
Highest Heat Index	20.0 °C	at 14:35
Highest Humidity	90 %	at 03:27
Lowest Humidity	58 %	at 14:52
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	44 km/h	at 13:08
Highest Speed (10 minute average)	22 km/h (F4)	at 12:27
Wind Run	258.5 km
Pressure
Highest Pressure (SL)	1019.5 hPa	at 00:10
Lowest Pressure (SL)	1013.5 hPa	at 18:46
Hours of Sun	7.1 hrs

Today's Data Summary

Yesterday's Data Summary

7 Day Rolling Average

30 Day Rolling Average

Data	Unit	Today^*	Sun 15/11/26	Sat 14/11/26	Fri 13/11/26	Thu 12/11/26	Wed 11/11/26	Tue 10/11/26	Mon 09/11/26	7 Day Average^*	Trend on previous 7 days^*
High Temperature	°C	21.3	20.0	20.7	19.0	19.7	23.8	19.7	22.7	20.8	-1.64
Low Temperature	°C	11.6	13.8	12.9	13.3	14.1	15.5	15.2	12.6	13.9	+1.29
High Apparent Temp.	°C	18.6	17.5	19.7	17.4	17.2	22.1	20.4	22.3	19.5	-2.31
Low Apparent Temp.	°C	10.3	13.1	12.4	12.5	12.8	15.6	13.5	12.7	13.2	+0.83
Low Wind Chill	°C	11.6	13.8	12.9	13.3	14.1	15.5	15.2	12.6	13.9	+1.29
High Heat Index	°C	20.8	20.0	20.7	19.0	19.7	23.8	19.7	22.7	20.8	-1.64
High Dew Point	°C	12.4	12.8	12.9	12.4	14.6	16.3	16.7	14.6	14.3	-1.06
Low Dew Point	°C	9.3	10.5	9.3	10.4	12.1	11.7	12.3	11.8	11.2	+0.13
High Humidity	%	90	90.0	87.0	90.0	95.0	97.0	94.0	96.0	92.7	-0.57
Low Humidity	%	56	58.0	54.0	62.0	64.0	49.0	78.0	58.0	60.4	+2.86
Rainfall (T:23mm)	mm	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.0	15.9	3.7	0.0	3.2	+1.23
Max Wind Gust	km/h	37	44.0	25.0	34.0	44.0	49.0	39.0	36.0	38.7	+5.43
Max Average Speed	km/h	19	22.0	15.0	17.0	23.0	23.0	18.0	15.0	19.0	+1.71
Wind Run	km	105.1	256.6	143.4	191.5	319.3	220.6	200.4	184.8	216.7	+54.36
Wind bearing	°	287	255	266	278	271	281	74	89	216.3	260.1
Wind Direction	-	WNW	WSW	W	W	W	W	ENE	E	SW	W
High Pressure	hPa	1013.9	1019.5	1020.9	1020.4	1017.0	1016.9	1023.8	1024.2	1020.4	-1.21
Low Pressure	hPa	1009.5	1013.5	1018.2	1016.6	1012.7	1011.2	1016.3	1020.2	1015.5	-0.47
Sun Hours (T:47h)	hours	3.9	7.1	10.0	6.8	9.3	4.7	1.2	7.8	6.7	+0.79
Solar Radiation	W/m²	1060	1508.0	1338.0	1408.0	1330.0	1737.0	584.0	1194.0	1299.9	+2.71
UV Index	UVI	9.0	14.0	12.0	13.0	12.0	15.0	5.0	11.0	11.7	+0.00

^* 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 15/11/26	Sat 14/11/26	Fri 13/11/26	Thu 12/11/26	Wed 11/11/26	Tue 10/11/26	Mon 09/11/26	Sun 08/11/26	Sat 07/11/26	Fri 06/11/26	Thu 05/11/26	Wed 04/11/26	Tue 03/11/26	Mon 02/11/26	Sun 01/11/26	Sat 31/10/26	Fri 30/10/26	Thu 29/10/26	Wed 28/10/26	Tue 27/10/26	Mon 26/10/26	Sun 25/10/26	Sat 24/10/26	Fri 23/10/26	Thu 22/10/26	Wed 21/10/26	Tue 20/10/26	Mon 19/10/26	Sun 18/10/26	Sat 17/10/26	30 Day Average^*	Trend on previous 30 days^*
High Temperature	°C	21.3	20.0	20.7	19.0	19.7	23.8	19.7	22.7	20.4	22.2	24.8	25.4	22.4	22.0	19.9	16.9	16.2	16.2	17.0	16.9	17.1	18.9	18.3	16.8	23.2	18.1	19.3	20.9	17.7	17.2	15.4	19.6	+3.39
Low Temperature	°C	11.6	13.8	12.9	13.3	14.1	15.5	15.2	12.6	14.4	14.6	15.6	11.6	12.0	11.7	8.5	4.3	6.6	9.3	11.2	9.6	11.0	10.0	10.4	11.0	8.5	10.0	10.8	9.8	7.9	4.1	5.7	10.9	+3.31
High Apparent Temp.	°C	18.6	17.5	19.7	17.4	17.2	22.1	20.4	22.3	18.9	23.2	25.5	25.2	21.8	21.1	17.1	13.7	13.0	12.5	13.1	13.0	15.5	16.0	15.5	15.0	22.5	16.4	18.6	20.5	16.5	15.4	14.0	18.0	+3.98
Low Apparent Temp.	°C	10.3	13.1	12.4	12.5	12.8	15.6	13.5	12.7	14.5	15.5	16.1	11.4	11.8	10.4	7.1	2.2	4.8	6.0	7.4	7.4	10.2	8.6	9.1	10.5	7.4	9.7	10.8	8.6	6.5	1.8	2.9	9.8	+4.09
Low Wind Chill	°C	11.6	13.8	12.9	13.3	14.1	15.5	15.2	12.6	14.4	14.6	15.6	11.6	12.0	11.7	8.5	4.0	6.6	7.7	11.2	8.5	11.0	10.0	10.6	11.0	8.5	10.0	11.1	9.8	7.8	3.1	4.1	10.7	+3.42
High Heat Index	°C	20.8	20.0	20.7	19.0	19.7	23.8	19.7	22.7	20.4	22.2	24.8	25.4	22.4	22.0	19.9	16.9	16.2	16.2	17.0	16.9	17.1	18.9	18.3	16.8	23.2	18.1	19.3	20.9	17.7	17.2	15.4	19.6	+3.39
High Dew Point	°C	12.4	12.8	12.9	12.4	14.6	16.3	16.7	14.6	14.9	17.3	18.4	16.1	13.9	14.3	12.8	9.6	5.3	11.2	12.9	10.5	15.5	12.6	11.4	12.6	15.0	12.3	12.5	12.2	12.0	9.5	7.7	13.0	+2.06
Low Dew Point	°C	9.3	10.5	9.3	10.4	12.1	11.7	12.3	11.8	12.9	14.0	13.8	10.4	11.0	8.8	6.3	2.6	1.2	3.7	4.7	7.1	8.7	7.2	8.0	8.6	7.6	8.8	8.6	7.2	6.4	2.9	2.8	8.4	+2.93
High Humidity	%	90	90.0	87.0	90.0	95.0	97.0	94.0	96.0	95.0	96.0	93.0	94.0	94.0	91.0	90.0	90.0	84.0	90.0	92.0	87.0	97.0	89.0	89.0	96.0	94.0	93.0	90.0	91.0	92.0	93.0	87.0	91.9	-1.50
Low Humidity	%	56	58.0	54.0	62.0	64.0	49.0	78.0	58.0	65.0	65.0	63.0	48.0	54.0	55.0	53.0	55.0	37.0	57.0	60.0	56.0	66.0	57.0	56.0	69.0	46.0	65.0	59.0	47.0	61.0	56.0	54.0	57.6	-3.13
Rainfall (T:51mm)	mm	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	3.0	15.9	3.7	0.0	1.6	12.1	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.2	2.4	0.0	10.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.7	-0.55
Max Wind Gust	km/h	37	44.0	25.0	34.0	44.0	49.0	39.0	36.0	38.0	35.0	35.0	27.0	23.0	32.0	43.0	46.0	24.0	63.0	66.0	53.0	46.0	62.0	40.0	38.0	22.0	30.0	22.0	32.0	23.0	20.0	22.0	37.1	+0.27
Max Average Speed	km/h	19	22.0	15.0	17.0	23.0	23.0	18.0	15.0	20.0	18.0	17.0	14.0	13.0	17.0	22.0	23.0	12.0	32.0	29.0	26.0	22.0	29.0	22.0	21.0	14.0	17.0	11.0	15.0	12.0	11.0	10.0	18.7	+0.60
Wind Run	km	105.1	256.6	143.4	191.5	319.3	220.6	200.4	184.8	210.1	123.3	149.7	118.9	100.2	177.0	256.9	216.3	131.2	388.5	423.3	361.8	246.7	340.6	260.0	231.2	123.4	165.2	132.9	150.6	131.4	118.3	90.9	205.5	+9.92
Wind bearing	°	287	255	266	278	271	281	74	89	259	328	250	253	222	254	255	245	245	260	274	276	285	273	269	266	235	249	263	84	263	303	283	246.9	231.0
Wind Direction	-	WNW	WSW	W	W	W	W	ENE	E	W	NNW	WSW	WSW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	W	W	WNW	W	W	W	SW	WSW	W	E	W	WNW	WNW	WSW	SW
High Pressure	hPa	1013.9	1019.5	1020.9	1020.4	1017.0	1016.9	1023.8	1024.2	1020.3	1013.0	1015.7	1020.7	1025.9	1026.8	1028.8	1030.0	1028.6	1009.4	1004.4	1009.3	1009.2	1022.2	1025.3	1028.0	1027.6	1028.6	1030.4	1031.7	1030.2	1031.1	1030.2	1022.3	-0.06
Low Pressure	hPa	1009.5	1013.5	1018.2	1016.6	1012.7	1011.2	1016.3	1020.2	1010.9	1009.2	1011.2	1013.8	1019.6	1023.3	1024.0	1026.8	1009.5	997.2	997.0	1003.6	1000.5	1008.8	1021.8	1024.1	1023.8	1024.3	1026.7	1027.9	1026.3	1028.7	1025.4	1016.4	+1.53
Sun Hours (T:222h)	hours	3.9	7.1	10.0	6.8	9.3	4.7	1.2	7.8	4.8	2.6	4.8	9.7	7.5	6.3	5.7	12.0	9.8	8.6	4.4	8.7	3.4	10.3	7.1	3.6	12.6	5.1	8.1	13.2	11.4	9.7	5.5	7.4	+2.41
Solar Radiation	W/m²	1060	1508.0	1338.0	1408.0	1330.0	1737.0	584.0	1194.0	1299.0	1229.0	1435.0	1259.0	1226.0	1340.0	1292.0	1013.0	1310.0	1319.0	1466.0	1267.0	1237.0	1222.0	1340.0	847.0	923.0	1278.0	1336.0	959.0	947.0	1139.0	1124.0	1230.2	+262.57
UV Index	UVI	9.0	14.0	12.0	13.0	12.0	15.0	5.0	11.0	12.0	11.0	13.0	11.0	11.0	12.0	12.0	9.0	12.0	12.0	13.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	12.0	7.0	8.0	11.0	12.0	8.0	8.0	10.0	10.0	11.0	+2.47

^* Today's data set is incomplete. Averages and trends do not include today's data.

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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.