Good Afternoon - Today is: Friday, 12 June 2026 16:48:19 NZST
Current: 13.8°C, Max: 16.5°C, Min: 11.1°C. It feels like 13.3°C
FORECAST: A few clouds. Low 4C. Winds light and variable. It feels like 13.3°C. 3 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Fine weather | Sunrise: 07:38 | Sunset: 16:57 | Dawn: 07:07 | Dusk: 17:28
Weather Forecast
Temperature : Current trend is Falling, changing by -0.4 °C/hr 13.8°C, 73%   Pressure : Current trend is Rising slowly, changing by 0.1 hPa/hr 1031.2hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  SW  Current wind speed is Light air (F1) from SW (227°) 2km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Steady 4km/h
Air Quality :  9 AQI  2.7ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.0mm
Sun Light : 1kLux, 5.3hrs   Solar UV :  0.0UVI  8W/m2
Last weather station contact: Friday, 12 June 2026 at 16:48:35. 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 2022 Apr
                   Monthly Climatological Summary for Apr 2022

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  18.7  21.0   14:40  17.1   01:49   0.3   0.6   0.0   3.2  40.0   16:46   ESE
02  18.9  21.8   15:29  17.3   23:52   0.3   0.9   0.0   4.0  35.0   14:34    SW
03  18.5  21.8   15:28  15.8   08:17   0.6   0.8   0.2   3.0  40.0   16:15   WSW
04  18.6  21.2   16:05  17.0   02:46   0.3   0.6   0.0   2.9  30.0   14:28     W
05  18.4  21.8   14:27  15.0   06:04   0.8   0.9   0.0   3.3  35.0   10:18     W
06  18.8  21.2   15:17  15.8   23:57   0.3   0.8   4.8   9.7  51.0   19:31   WNW
07  15.4  16.9   14:48  13.1   07:25   2.9   0.0   0.8   4.9  33.0   14:20   SSE
08  14.9  18.2   15:56  11.7   04:21   3.4   0.0   0.0   4.3  49.0   14:30     W
09  15.8  18.3   15:01  13.1   03:07   2.5   0.0   0.0   2.5  32.0   11:37   ESE
10  15.5  18.9   15:28  12.0   05:02   2.9   0.1   0.0   2.8  34.0   12:06     W
11  16.5  18.8   16:11  14.0   23:11   1.8   0.0   0.0   5.9  46.0   15:45   WNW
12  16.6  19.8   13:47  13.1   08:13   1.9   0.3   0.0   3.1  25.0   14:03    SW
13  15.9  18.4   14:11  13.6   23:20   2.4   0.0   0.0   8.4  57.0   14:31   SSE
14  14.2  17.5   16:08  11.7   07:52   4.0   0.0   0.0   2.5  17.0   11:19   SSW
15  13.9  17.9   16:41  10.3   05:48   4.4   0.0   0.0   2.0  20.0   09:31     N
16  14.8  18.5   15:05  11.3   05:59   3.5   0.0   0.0   5.7  53.0   10:42   WNW
17  15.3  17.1   12:47  13.9   07:00   3.0   0.0   0.0   7.4  46.0   11:11   ESE
18  15.6  17.7   12:27  13.9   03:20   2.7   0.0   0.0   8.0  53.0   09:16     E
19  17.4  20.6   15:37  15.2   02:14   1.3   0.4   0.0   2.1  19.0   13:57    NE
20  18.4  23.0   16:01  15.2   06:25   0.9   1.0   0.0   1.7  34.0   16:13    NE
21  18.3  21.6   14:13  15.6   05:53   0.8   0.8   0.0   3.5  46.0   14:10    NW
22  17.2  21.6   16:45  12.1   23:55   1.4   0.3   5.8   6.2  60.0   12:48   WSW
23  12.2  18.9   14:57   6.5   07:04   6.1   0.0   0.0   2.8  34.0   12:47     W
24  14.9  21.2   14:05   8.9   01:10   3.8   0.4   0.0   5.6  43.0   10:59   WNW
25  15.3  23.4   13:26  10.5   22:19   3.5   0.5   0.0   3.0  35.0   10:26    SE
26  13.7  19.9   14:51   8.6   07:11   4.7   0.1   0.0   2.3  28.0   14:07    NW
27  14.9  20.7   12:55  11.0   23:48   3.6   0.2   0.0   3.2  40.0   09:25   ESE
28  12.2  18.0   13:41   6.6   07:02   6.1   0.0   0.0   3.6  41.0   12:09   ESE
29  12.4  19.1   14:44   6.3   07:04   6.0   0.0   0.0   4.0  35.0   13:30   ESE
30  11.6  19.8   14:50   6.0   06:51   6.8   0.1   0.0   1.7  16.0   14:02   NNE
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    15.8  23.4    25     6.0    30    83.0   8.8  11.6   4.1  60.0    22     WSW

Max >=  27.0  0
Max <=   0.0  0
Min <=   0.0  0
Min <= -18.0  0
Max Rain: 5.8 on day 22
Days of Rain: 4 (>= 0.2 mm)  2 (>= 2.0 mm)  0 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3  Cool Base: 18.3  Method: Integration