A very early Good Morning - Today is: Monday, 13 April 2026 03:18:06 NZST
Current: 18.0°C, Max: 18.0°C, Min: 17.6°C. It feels like 16.9°C
FORECAST: Cloudy skies. Low 16C. Winds NW at 25 to 40 km/h. It feels like 16.9°C. A windproof and 2 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Fairly fine, possible showers early | Sunrise: 06:44 | Sunset: 17:52 | Dawn: 06:17 | Dusk: 18:19
Weather Forecast
Temperature : Current trend is Steady, changing by 0.0 °C/hr 18.0°C, 83%   Pressure : Current trend is Rising quickly, changing by 1.2 hPa/hr 1002.2hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  WNW  Current wind speed is Gentle breeze (F3) from WNW (287°) 14km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Rising 37km/h
Air Quality :  10 AQI  2.8ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.0mm
Sun Light : 0Lux, 0.0hrs   Solar UV :  0.0UVI  0W/m2
Last weather station contact: Monday, 13 April 2026 at 03:18:08. 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 2024 Mar
                   Monthly Climatological Summary for Mar 2024

Name: City Centre   City: Palmerston North   State: Manawatu
Elevation: 36 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  16.1  22.9   13:41   8.4   07:23   3.1   0.9   0.0   4.8  36.0   17:50   WNW
02  16.6  20.5   13:11  14.0   03:58   1.9   0.2   0.6   7.0  45.0   18:13   WNW
03  18.5  22.5   16:07  16.5   00:18   0.5   0.7   0.2  10.3  50.0   13:27   WNW
04  16.2  23.9   10:30  12.0   22:23   2.9   0.8  18.2   6.6  63.0   19:55   WNW
05  13.7  18.0   15:07  10.1   06:37   4.6   0.0   5.6  12.6  62.0   05:56   WNW
06  13.1  20.0   18:08   6.9   07:02   5.2   0.1   0.0   3.5  40.0   14:33   WSW
07  13.3  20.1   15:43   6.7   05:45   5.0   0.1   0.0   7.2  48.0   14:20   WNW
08  17.4  22.5   18:16  13.3   22:24   1.6   0.7   2.4   6.3  45.0   15:56    NW
09  15.7  22.7   16:07  10.5   02:39   3.1   0.5   0.0   4.9  41.0   21:35    NW
10  15.0  21.9   17:32   9.7   07:04   3.9   0.6   0.0   5.1  46.0   15:43     W
11  16.3  19.7   15:30  13.8   00:50   2.0   0.0   0.2   8.5  57.0   17:32   WNW
12  17.6  23.6   16:03  14.7   06:28   1.7   1.0   0.2   6.2  43.0   17:41   NNW
13  16.5  21.0   13:27  13.0   21:11   2.1   0.3   3.0   6.9  48.0   10:47   WNW
14  15.0  19.3   13:01  11.8   05:46   3.4   0.0   0.0   6.5  48.0   15:08   WNW
15  14.0  16.3   15:02  12.1   23:27   4.3   0.0   0.6   8.3  56.0   15:58   WNW
16  12.1  17.8   14:06   7.5   06:19   6.2   0.0   0.0   3.9  38.0   16:53     W
17  13.7  19.7   15:23   8.1   02:14   4.6   0.1   0.0   6.4  40.0   09:24    NW
18  14.9  19.9   15:10  11.5   01:44   3.5   0.1   0.2   5.9  37.0   12:31    NW
19  11.8  16.6   15:21   7.4   04:17   6.5   0.0   0.0   4.7  50.0   11:24   SSE
20  10.6  17.2   16:45   3.8   07:10   7.7   0.0   0.0   3.3  37.0   18:42   ESE
21  12.0  20.8   16:11   3.9   07:12   6.5   0.2   0.0   2.9  36.0   16:45     W
22  13.7  22.3   15:58   6.9   06:57   5.1   0.6   0.0   3.0  28.0   15:25     W
23  15.2  22.5   13:51   8.0   07:22   3.8   0.8   0.0   3.1  32.0   12:58    NW
24  16.5  23.1   15:59  11.7   07:42   2.7   0.9   0.0   3.4  38.0   18:09     W
25  16.4  20.6   13:40  12.6   07:01   2.1   0.3   0.0  10.9  58.0   14:09   WNW
26  17.5  21.1   14:08  14.4   22:15   1.3   0.4   0.8  12.7  75.0   13:08   WNW
27  15.9  20.9   12:42  11.8   06:08   2.7   0.3   0.0  11.7  68.0   14:48   WNW
28  14.5  18.1   13:36  11.8   03:39   3.8   0.0   0.4  12.3  63.0   11:59   WNW
29  11.4  16.6   16:34   6.9   23:56   6.9   0.0   1.0   2.9  24.0   22:08   ENE
30  11.5  17.4   14:57   6.3   00:55   6.8   0.0   0.0   5.6  48.0   10:26   SSE
31  12.5  18.7   14:43   5.9   06:57   5.8   0.0   0.0   3.2  44.7   15:46     W
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    14.7  23.9     4     3.8    20   121.3   9.6  33.4   6.5  75.0    26     WNW

Max >=  27.0  0
Max <=   0.0  0
Min <=   0.0  0
Min <= -18.0  0
Max Rain: 18.2 on day 4
Days of Rain: 13 (>= 0.2 mm)  4 (>= 2.0 mm)  0 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3  Cool Base: 18.3  Method: Integration