Good Afternoon - Today is: Tuesday, 14 April 2026 14:24:42 NZST
Current: 17.6°C, Max: 18.2°C, Min: 12.5°C. It feels like 14.9°C
FORECAST: Cloudy skies. High 19C. Winds WNW at 15 to 30 km/h. It feels like 14.9°C. 2 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Occasional rain, worsening | Sunrise: 06:45 | Sunset: 17:50 | Dawn: 06:18 | Dusk: 18:17
Weather Forecast
Temperature : Current trend is Rising, changing by 0.7 °C/hr 17.6°C, 60%   Pressure : Current trend is Falling, changing by -0.5 hPa/hr 1000.8hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  WSW  Current wind speed is Gentle breeze (F3) from WSW (256°) 14km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Rising 28km/h
Air Quality :  8 AQI  2.4ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 7.4mm
Sun Light : 36.3kLux, 2.8hrs   Solar UV :  2.0UVI  287W/m2
Last weather station contact: Tuesday, 14 April 2026 at 14:24:57. Updated in seconds

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NOAA Climate Reports - Daily, Month and Year History Report and Extremes
The NOAA Climate Report provides a day-by-day, monthly and yearly look at the weather since 2009 in Palmerston North. This offers detailed records for the rain, wind and temperatures as well as totals and summaries all recored at the Palmerston North location.

Report for 2026 Apr
                   Monthly Climatological Summary for Apr 2026

Name: City Centre   City: Palmerston North   State: Manawatu
Elevation: 27 m  Lat: S 40° 21' 32"   Lon: E 175° 34' 22"

                  Temperature (°C), Rain (mm), Wind Speed (km/h)

                                      Heat  Cool        Avg
    Mean                              Deg   Deg         Wind                 Dom
Day Temp  High   Time   Low    Time   Days  Days  Rain  Speed High   Time    Dir
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01  13.8  19.1   15:14   9.6   06:38   4.6   0.0   0.0   6.4  28.1   14:53     E
02  13.7  23.6   16:34   5.2   07:04   5.3   0.7   0.0   3.7  19.1   10:22    NE
03  13.8  22.1   15:52   6.2   06:54   5.1   0.6   0.0   4.8  30.2   16:58   WSW
04  16.8  21.8   13:05  12.9   07:38   2.2   0.8   0.0   7.7  32.8   13:01     W
05  15.9  20.5   13:56  11.8   04:03   2.8   0.3   0.0   6.7  34.2   14:36     E
06  17.2  21.7   12:38  14.2   02:15   1.6   0.5   0.0  12.3  58.7   14:25   ENE
07  17.5  19.6   11:43  16.1   02:44   1.0   0.2   0.5  14.0  52.2   07:42   ENE
08  18.3  25.4   12:58  14.2   23:44   0.9   1.0   2.0   6.7  28.4   01:53   ENE
09  16.7  22.3   13:27  11.0   06:46   2.4   0.8   0.0   6.8  36.7   14:49   WSW
10  17.1  24.1   14:50  10.8   06:04   2.4   1.3   0.0   5.7  36.4   19:53     E
11  18.1  23.0   15:02  14.2   06:39   1.3   1.1   1.1  12.9  51.8   09:04   ENE
12  19.9  22.9   14:12  17.1   20:26   0.1   1.7  22.3  13.6  51.1   23:11   ENE
13  16.2  18.4   09:57  12.7   22:56   2.1   0.0  11.5   7.4  47.9   00:07   WNW
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    16.5  25.4     8     5.2     2    32.0   9.0  37.4   8.4  58.7     6     ENE

Max >=  27.0  0
Max <=   0.0  0
Min <=   0.0  0
Min <= -18.0  0
Max Rain: 22.3 on day 12
Days of Rain: 5 (>= 0.2 mm)  3 (>= 2.0 mm)  1 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3  Cool Base: 18.3  Method: Integration