Good Afternoon - Today is: Thursday, 1 January 2026 14:45:51 NZDT
Current: 20.3°C, Max: 23.7°C, Min: 16.0°C. It feels like 19.5°C
FORECAST: Overcast with rain showers at times. High 23C. Winds WNW at 15 to 30 km/h. Chance of rain 60%. It feels like 19.5°C. 1 clothing layer recommended.
Station Forecast: Showery, bright intervals | Sunrise: 05:51 | Sunset: 20:51 | Dawn: 05:18 | Dusk: 21:24
Weather Forecast
Temperature : Current trend is Falling, changing by -1.1 °C/hr 20.3°C, 78%   Pressure : Current trend is Steady, changing by 0.0 hPa/hr 1001.1hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  W  Current wind speed is Gentle breeze (F3) from W (265°) 15km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Steady 30km/h
Air Quality :  17 AQI  4.7ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 1.3mm
Sun Light : 44.8kLux, 3.4hrs   Solar UV :  3.0UVI  354W/m2
Last weather station contact: Thursday, 01 January 2026 at 14:45:58. 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