Good Morning - Today is: Wednesday, 31 December 2025 10:50:07 NZDT
Current: 20.2°C, Max: 20.2°C, Min: 14.9°C. It feels like 20.5°C
FORECAST: Thunderstorms. High 23C. NE winds shifting to WNW at 15 to 30 km/h. Chance of rain 90%. It feels like 20.5°C. 1 clothing layer recommended.
Station Forecast: Fairly fine, possible showers early | Sunrise: 05:50 | Sunset: 20:51 | Dawn: 05:17 | Dusk: 21:24
Weather Forecast
Temperature : Current trend is Rising, changing by 1.3 °C/hr 20.2°C, 74%   Pressure : Current trend is Steady, changing by -0.0 hPa/hr 1000.3hPa
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 (82°) 8km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Rising 22km/h
Air Quality :  0 AQI  0ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.0mm
Sun Light : 69.1kLux, 0.5hrs   Solar UV :  6.7UVI  546W/m2
Last weather station contact: Wednesday, 31 December 2025 at 10:50:11. 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 2019 Mar
                   Monthly Climatological Summary for Mar 2019

Name: City Centre   City: Palmerston North   State: Manawatu
Elevation: 0 ft  Lat: S 00° 00' 00"   Lon: W 000° 00' 00"

                  Temperature (°C), Rain (mm), Wind Speed (m/s)

                                      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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 1  13.7  23.3   15:25   4.3   06:35   5.2   0.7   0.0  ----  26.7   16:18   SSE
 2  15.0  23.4   14:53   8.4   07:33   4.2   0.9   0.0  ----  26.0   14:35   ESE
 3  15.8  26.1   15:37   7.9   03:32   4.2   1.7   0.0  ----  22.4   18:20   WNW
 4  15.2  23.7   13:13   7.2   07:12   4.0   0.9   0.0  ----  29.6   14:27     W
 5  18.5  25.8   15:35  14.6   07:16   1.5   1.7   0.0  ----  44.7   16:02   WNW
 6  18.6  25.9   13:31  13.1   06:52   1.3   1.7   0.0  ----  43.3   14:27   WNW
 7  18.1  25.1   14:15  11.1   05:58   2.1   1.9   0.0  ----  48.3   14:37     W
 8  17.7  22.6   16:02  14.7   23:09   1.2   0.7   5.4  ----  31.0   10:14   NNE
 9  17.5  24.4   15:32  12.2   07:13   2.2   1.4   6.4  ----  23.1   13:19    SW
10  18.0  24.0   15:16  14.4   03:12   1.5   1.2   0.0  ----  35.3   12:45    SE
11  19.2  26.3   14:49  14.3   06:48   1.2   2.1   0.0  ----  21.6   10:09   ESE
12  19.0  26.3   15:45  13.3   06:44   1.1   1.8   0.0  ----  37.5   15:22   WSW
13  19.4  25.0   13:02  16.7   01:38   0.5   1.6   5.6  ----  49.0   21:14     W
14  19.3  22.9   14:49  16.4   09:19   0.2   1.1   7.2  ----  41.8   14:12     E
15  20.5  27.4   14:19  16.2   03:33   0.6   2.8   0.0  ----  37.5   17:17   WSW
16  20.8  26.7   15:05  16.5   23:47   0.2   2.7   0.0  ----  30.3   14:04   WSW
17  18.1  23.2   14:51  14.8   23:59   1.2   1.1   0.0  ----  41.8   12:38   ESE
18  19.1  28.2   15:58  13.3   07:19   1.7   2.6   0.0  ----  23.8   17:32    SE
19  17.8  23.9   14:35  11.7   07:10   2.0   1.6   0.0  ----  32.4   22:27   ESE
20  18.0  24.9   14:52  11.7   07:34   1.8   1.5   0.0  ----  46.9   12:16     E
21  18.2  24.6   15:01  14.8   05:14   1.4   1.4   0.0  ----  55.5   12:55     E
22  19.1  27.9   14:04  14.2   07:36   1.5   2.3   0.0  ----  39.7   01:54   ESE
23  19.1  27.6   16:27  14.4   23:44   1.0   1.8   0.0  ----  28.1   10:39   ENE
24  18.5  25.9   13:52  13.5   01:46   1.7   1.9   0.0  ----  28.1   14:13   WSW
25  18.9  26.1   13:49  13.3   07:10   1.4   2.0   0.2  ----  46.1   15:24     W
26  18.2  25.3   14:19  12.6   05:17   1.8   1.7   0.0  ----  48.3   12:53   WNW
27  18.2  24.7   14:35  14.2   02:29   1.5   1.4   1.6  ----  49.7   14:26    NW
28  16.9  22.1   14:43  14.2   02:32   1.9   0.6   0.0  ----  41.8   14:56   ESE
29  17.3  22.9   14:41  14.1   03:12   1.8   0.8   0.0  ----  51.9   13:36     E
30  18.5  24.6   15:20  14.2   07:16   1.4   1.6   0.0  ----  45.4   10:40   ENE
31  19.2  28.2   14:45  13.5   05:07   1.6   2.5   0.0  ----  23.8   10:39     E
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    18.1  28.2    18     4.3     1    54.9  49.7  26.4  ----  55.5    21     ---

Max >=  27.0:  5
Max <=   0.0:  0
Min <=   0.0:  0
Min <= -18.0:  0
Max Rain: 7.2 on day 14
Days of Rain: 6 (>= 0.2 mm)  4 (>= 2.0 mm)  0 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3  Cool Base: 18.3  Method: Integration