Good Morning - Today is: Friday, 3 October 2025 10:08:32 NZDT
Current: 14.3°C, Max: 14.4°C, Min: 9.9°C. It feels like 14.1°C
FORECAST: Cloudy skies with periods of light rain this afternoon. High around 20C. Winds ENE at 15 to 25 km/h. Chance of rain 60%. It feels like 14.1°C. 2 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Rain at times, very unsettled | Sunrise: 06:49 | Sunset: 19:25 | Dawn: 06:22 | Dusk: 19:53
Weather Forecast
Temperature : Current trend is Rising, changing by 1.4 °C/hr 14.3°C, 84%   Pressure : Current trend is Falling slowly, changing by -0.2 hPa/hr 1009.4hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  E  Current wind speed is Light air (F1) from E (100°) 4km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Steady 8km/h
Air Quality :  51 AQI  12.2ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.0mm
Sun Light : 57.5kLux, 3.6hrs   Solar UV :  4.7UVI  454W/m2
Last weather station contact: Friday, 03 October 2025 at 10:09:40. 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