Good Afternoon - Today is: Friday, 30 January 2026 14:44:10 NZDT
Current: 23.0°C, Max: 23.4°C, Min: 15.1°C. It feels like 22.1°C
FORECAST: A mix of clouds and sun. High 24C. Winds E at 25 to 40 km/h. It feels like 22.1°C. 1 clothing layer recommended.
Station Forecast: Showery, becoming less settled | Sunrise: 06:23 | Sunset: 20:38 | Dawn: 05:52 | Dusk: 21:09
Weather Forecast
Temperature : Current trend is Rising, changing by 0.7 °C/hr 23.0°C, 53%   Pressure : Current trend is Falling, changing by -0.6 hPa/hr 1016.3hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  E  Current wind speed is Light breeze (F2) from E (83°) 9km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Steady 23km/h
Air Quality :  7 AQI  1.9ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.0mm
Sun Light : 112.5kLux, 4.9hrs   Solar UV :  8.0UVI  889W/m2
Last weather station contact: Friday, 30 January 2026 at 14:44:37. 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 2025 Jan
                   Monthly Climatological Summary for Jan 2025

Name: City Centre   City: Palmerston North   State: Manawatu
Elevation: 23 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  14.2  17.8   16:03  11.9   06:51   4.1   0.0   2.6   2.8  22.0   21:38     N
02  16.1  20.9   16:45  12.6   05:13   2.6   0.4   0.0   4.6  36.0   15:04     W
03  16.2  21.6   13:28  12.4   23:58   2.5   0.4   2.6   6.9  61.0   14:30   WNW
04  14.4  18.6   16:01  11.3   06:17   3.9   0.0   5.2   4.4  50.0   16:33   SSW
05  12.3  16.2   13:47   9.0   08:32   6.0   0.0   6.2   4.4  46.0   16:34    NW
06  14.0  17.5   16:51  11.4   00:10   4.3   0.0   0.0   3.7  32.0   00:35   WNW
07  15.8  20.4   17:02  12.0   05:21   2.8   0.3   0.0   4.4  40.0   18:26     W
08  14.6  16.7   17:55  13.0   03:47   3.7   0.0   0.0   3.7  46.0   18:04    SE
09  15.3  20.7   16:51  11.4   06:11   3.1   0.1   0.0   5.5  45.0   10:39   SSE
10  15.2  21.8   14:52  10.2   06:17   3.4   0.4   0.0   4.5  37.0   17:12     S
11  14.9  21.0   16:15   9.8   05:07   3.7   0.3   0.0   4.2  35.0   17:24     S
12  13.4  18.4   16:05   9.0   05:01   4.9   0.0   0.0   3.6  45.0   15:24   SSE
13  13.6  20.7   17:04   6.5   06:07   5.0   0.3   0.0   3.6  39.0   17:36     W
14  14.2  21.7   15:54   6.9   05:56   4.6   0.4   0.0   4.0  43.0   17:33     W
15  15.8  22.1   17:48  12.0   04:40   2.9   0.5   0.0   4.9  37.0   19:04   ESE
16  16.6  22.2   15:00  11.5   06:05   2.6   1.0   0.0   6.3  50.0   16:18     E
17  17.8  24.8   16:07  13.3   05:25   2.0   1.5   0.0   7.0  45.0   20:45     E
18  18.2  24.5   15:46  14.0   06:00   1.6   1.5   0.0   7.0  50.0   20:13     E
19  18.1  23.7   14:31  13.8   05:02   1.7   1.4   0.0   6.4  58.0   10:55     E
20  18.5  25.5   16:38  13.5   05:40   1.7   1.8   0.0   6.1  47.0   11:29     E
21  19.2  25.5   15:15  13.9   05:46   1.2   2.2   0.0   9.7  56.0   11:50   ENE
22  19.4  25.8   14:11  15.5   04:02   0.8   1.9   0.0   9.5  56.0   15:27   ENE
23  18.7  24.6   13:49  13.9   05:54   1.2   1.6   0.0   7.7  49.0   16:51     W
24  19.7  25.8   16:57  15.9   01:08   0.7   2.1   0.2   4.1  32.0   20:26     E
25  21.9  28.4   17:05  14.5   06:24   0.6   4.3   0.0   2.8  30.0   15:43    SE
26  20.6  26.1   11:34  18.2   22:22   0.0   2.3   4.4   5.1  46.1   14:53   NNE
27  17.6  21.8   16:16  13.2   23:36   1.4   0.8   0.2   7.3  50.5   11:24     W
28  16.5  24.7   16:17   9.1   05:13   3.2   1.4   0.0   4.0  38.9   11:30     N
29  16.2  22.4   15:13   9.7   05:07   2.6   0.5   0.0   8.6  55.5   14:22     W
30  17.3  19.3   10:21  16.5   23:21   1.1   0.0  11.0   2.3  17.3   11:09   WNW
31  18.4  25.7   16:56  13.5   05:37   1.4   1.5   5.2   4.0  26.7   09:52    NW
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    16.6  28.4    25     6.5    13    81.3  29.0  37.6   5.3  61.0     3       E

Max >=  27.0  1
Max <=   0.0  0
Min <=   0.0  0
Min <= -18.0  0
Max Rain: 11.0 on day 30
Days of Rain: 9 (>= 0.2 mm)  7 (>= 2.0 mm)  0 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3  Cool Base: 18.3  Method: Integration