Good Morning - Today is: Thursday, 27 November 2025 07:21:27 NZDT
Current: 18.6°C, Max: 18.6°C, Min: 17.1°C. It feels like 19.6°C
FORECAST: Partly cloudy this morning. A few showers developing during the afternoon. High 26C. Winds NW at 15 to 30 km/h. Chance of rain 40%. It feels like 19.6°C. 1 clothing layer recommended.
Station Forecast: Rain at times, very unsettled | Sunrise: 05:44 | Sunset: 20:27 | Dawn: 05:12 | Dusk: 20:59
Weather Forecast
Temperature : Current trend is Rising, changing by 0.4 °C/hr 18.6°C, 79%   Pressure : Current trend is Falling slowly, changing by -0.1 hPa/hr 1009.0hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Moderate Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  NW  Current wind speed is Light air (F1) from NW (316°) 3km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Steady 6km/h
Air Quality :  1 AQI  0.3ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.0mm
Sun Light : 8kLux, 6.1hrs   Solar UV :  1.0UVI  63W/m2
Last weather station contact: Thursday, 27 November 2025 at 07:25:12. 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 2017 Mar
                   Monthly Climatological Summary for Mar 2017

Name: City Centre   City: Palmerston North   State: Manawatu
Elevation: 25 m  Lat: S 40 20 57   Lon: E 175 36 55

                  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  19.5  26.4   13:41  12.9   06:58   1.3   2.6   0.0   4.0  48.3   16:59     W
02  18.2  23.9   16:45  13.6   05:10   1.4   1.3   0.0   2.2  26.7   15:28     W
03  17.7  21.5   15:00  15.1   03:07   1.2   0.6   0.0   8.7  80.8   15:38   WNW
04  19.0  23.4   13:52  16.2   23:07   0.4   1.1   0.0  11.6 103.8   11:33     W
05  17.8  22.6   15:00  15.1   03:44   1.2   0.7   0.0   8.3  82.9   14:35     W
06  17.7  22.9   14:33  15.4   06:56   1.3   0.7   0.0   7.6  77.9   14:11     W
07  16.3  21.9   15:29  11.8   22:30   2.6   0.6   1.8   4.4  38.9   16:54   WSW
08  14.6  19.9   14:59  11.7   00:01   3.8   0.1   0.0   7.3  77.9   17:45     E
09  16.6  21.9   15:39  12.0   05:07   2.4   0.7   0.0  10.1  82.2   20:14     E
10  21.1  28.5   13:20  16.0   03:15   0.5   3.3   0.0   7.3  55.5   01:55     E
11  19.6  24.6   13:52  15.8   23:57   0.3   1.6  13.0   3.5  37.5   21:28     E
12  17.2  24.8   12:47  14.7   22:27   1.7   0.6   4.6   4.4  41.8   06:37     E
13  16.9  21.2   12:55  15.0   04:11   1.8   0.4   4.8   4.6  52.6   14:47     W
14  14.2  17.4   14:51  12.2   08:42   4.1   0.0   8.4   2.6  35.3   00:52   ENE
15  14.5  20.0   15:45  10.9   06:40   3.9   0.0   0.0   2.3  30.3   11:59    SE
16  16.8  24.1   16:37   9.1   07:23   3.0   1.5   0.0   3.9  44.0   13:48   ENE
17  17.0  23.8   13:57  10.6   06:45   2.7   1.4   0.0   3.5  57.0   15:55     W
18  16.8  23.8   14:17  13.2   23:53   2.3   0.8   0.0   3.3  41.8   23:48   ESE
19  16.2  22.8   14:20  11.1   07:17   3.0   0.9   0.0   4.0  44.7   00:19     E
20  16.0  20.7   16:14  11.4   01:48   2.4   0.1   0.0   7.6  98.8   17:15   WNW
21  19.1  25.6   15:32  16.0   01:03   0.9   1.7   0.9   3.6  44.0   17:22    NW
22  18.0  19.7   14:43  16.8   01:28   0.5   0.2   9.2   9.6  78.6   14:57   WNW
23  16.3  20.5   15:43  12.9   23:56   2.1   0.1   0.0   3.8  41.1   11:00     E
24  15.0  18.3   15:59  11.5   03:53   3.3   0.0   0.9   3.1  42.5   15:11   WSW
25  16.2  19.9   15:06  13.7   08:48   2.2   0.1  11.9   6.3  58.4   16:28   ENE
26  18.0  23.5   14:58  14.5   01:03   1.4   1.1   5.1   7.5  54.8   10:25   ENE
27  19.0  24.7   15:12  14.9   04:26   1.0   1.6   0.0   3.8  46.9   11:31     E
28  19.5  24.4   14:32  16.1   06:00   0.6   1.7   0.0   4.9  48.3   16:37     E
29  19.4  23.4   13:45  16.3   03:10   0.5   1.6   2.0   3.8  58.4   02:56     E
30  17.4  20.1   14:23  16.3   04:25   1.0   0.1  13.4   6.0  46.9   14:28     W
31  17.8  22.1   14:30  15.1   04:20   1.2   0.7   0.0   4.7  67.8   13:06     W
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    17.4  28.5    10     9.1    16    56.0  27.9  76.0   5.4 103.8     4     NNW

Max >=  27.0  1
Max <=   0.0  0
Min <=   0.0  0
Min <= -18.0  0
Max Rain: 13.4 on day 30
Days of Rain: 12 (>= 0.2 mm)  9 (>= 2.0 mm)  0 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3  Cool Base: 18.3  Method: Integration