Good Afternoon - Today is: Tuesday, 14 October 2025 14:03:38 NZDT
Current: 15.2°C, Max: 16.8°C, Min: 14.1°C. It feels like 14.9°C
FORECAST: Overcast with rain showers at times. High 18C. Winds SSE at 15 to 30 km/h. Chance of rain 60%. It feels like 14.9°C. 2 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Rain, very unsettled | Sunrise: 06:31 | Sunset: 19:37 | Dawn: 06:04 | Dusk: 20:04
Weather Forecast
Temperature : Current trend is Falling, changing by -0.3 °C/hr 15.2°C, 82%   Pressure : Current trend is Falling slowly, changing by -0.3 hPa/hr 1003.3hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  ENE  Current wind speed is Light air (F1) from ENE (73°) 5km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Rising 13km/h
Air Quality :  2 AQI  0.5ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.0mm
Sun Light : 17.8kLux, 0.3hrs   Solar UV :  2.0UVI  141W/m2
Last weather station contact: Tuesday, 14 October 2025 at 14:03:54. 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 2009 May
                   Monthly Climatological Summary for May 2009

Name: City Centre   City: Palmerston North   State: Manawatu
Elevation: 23 m  Lat: S 40° 21' 15"   Lon: E 175° 37' 34"

                  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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 1  10.4  15.0   12:50   8.1   21:50   7.9   0.0   0.3  14.0  23.4   12:50    SE
 2   8.1  14.1   15:20   7.4   01:50  10.2   0.0   0.0  14.7  31.7   14:20    SE
 3   9.3  19.1   13:50   8.3   03:50   9.0   0.0   0.0   8.6  20.9   11:20    SE
 4   9.3  20.2   14:50   4.1   23:50   9.0   0.0   0.0   4.4  18.4   11:50     S
 5   4.1  16.8   12:20   3.7   00:50  14.2   0.0   0.6   9.4  24.5   18:50   WNW
 6  11.0  14.9   11:50   6.7   23:50   7.3   0.0  11.1   9.9  28.1   08:50     W
 7   6.7  16.1   14:20   3.1   06:50  11.6   0.0   0.9   8.5  24.5   15:20    NW
 8  10.8  12.1   11:20   7.6   22:50   7.5   0.0   7.2   6.4  19.4   00:20    NE
 9   7.6  15.2   14:20   4.3   07:50  10.7   0.0   1.5   7.5  19.4   11:50     W
10   9.7  14.7   16:20   5.9   22:20   8.6   0.0   7.5   9.6  27.0   09:20    SE
11   6.2  12.4   14:50   5.9   07:20  12.1   0.0   0.0   9.9  25.6   00:50   ESE
12   7.1  15.0   12:20   4.7   23:20  11.2   0.0   0.0   5.3  20.9   01:50     S
13   4.9  15.2   14:50   4.3   00:20  13.4   0.0   6.6  11.3  28.1   13:50    NW
14  11.2  16.6   12:20  10.2   07:50   7.1   0.0   1.2  13.8  31.7   15:50    NW
15   0.0  14.4   15:49  11.6   23:19  18.3   0.0   0.0  14.0  30.6   16:19   WNW
16  11.7  21.0   14:19  11.4   06:19   6.6   0.0   0.0  14.0  23.4   11:49    NW
17  16.0  16.0   08:08  10.0   23:49   2.3   0.0   7.5  12.9  25.6   12:49    NW
18  10.0  17.8   11:49   8.9   07:19   8.3   0.0   5.1   9.6  22.0   13:19   NNW
19  10.0  14.8   13:49   7.9   23:19   8.3   0.0   7.8  13.2  34.2   14:49   WNW
20   8.0  13.1   12:49   3.7   04:49  10.3   0.0   0.0   3.4   9.7   08:10   ENE
21   4.3  14.6   14:50   1.3   22:50  14.0   0.0   0.6   4.2   9.7   06:20    NE
22   1.4  10.4   14:50  -0.4   03:20  16.9   0.0   0.3   3.5   8.6   15:20     N
23   5.7   9.5   10:20   4.3   05:20  12.6   0.0  13.2  10.0  25.6   09:50   SSW
24   7.8  13.6   12:20   7.8   00:20  10.5   0.0   2.7  13.2  33.1   10:20   SSE
25  10.7  14.0   15:20   8.9   23:20   7.6   0.0   3.3  13.9  28.1   08:50   SSE
26   9.2  14.1   11:50   8.7   06:20   9.1   0.0   0.6  13.4  39.2   08:50    SE
27   9.9  16.3   14:50   8.7   23:50   8.4   0.0   0.6   7.1  19.4   11:50    SE
28   8.7  16.8   12:20   6.5   05:20   9.6   0.0   0.0   5.7  13.3   16:20     E
29   7.4  16.1   11:20   7.1   00:20  10.9   0.0   0.0   3.1   9.7   11:20   WSW
30  10.0  16.1   11:20   8.7   22:50   8.3   0.0   0.3   5.4  14.8   19:50    SE
31   8.8  11.2   13:20   1.6   20:20   9.5   0.0   0.9   7.7  31.7   15:50     S
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     8.3  21.0    16    -0.4    22   311.3   0.0  79.8   9.3  39.2    26     SSW

Max >=  27.0:  0
Max <=   0.0:  0
Min <=   0.0:  1
Min <= -18.0:  0
Max Rain: 13.2 on day 23
Days of Rain: 21 (> 0.2 mm)  10 (> 2.0 mm)  0 (> 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3  Cool Base: 18.3  Method: Integration