Good Evening - Today was: Friday, 21 November 2025 20:46:37 NZDT
Current: 16.2°C, Max: 21.8°C, Min: 14.4°C. It feels like 16.3°C
FORECAST: A few clouds. Low 12C. Winds NW at 10 to 15 km/h. It feels like 16.3°C. 2 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Fine weather | Sunrise: 05:47 | Sunset: 20:20 | Dawn: 05:16 | Dusk: 20:52
Weather Forecast
Temperature : Current trend is Falling, changing by -1.0 °C/hr 16.2°C, 81%   Pressure : Current trend is Rising slowly, changing by 0.1 hPa/hr 1019.3hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  WNW  Current wind speed is Light air (F1) from WNW (286°) 4km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Rising 9km/h
Air Quality :  3 AQI  0.9ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.0mm
Sun Light : 0Lux, 10.8hrs   Solar UV :  0.0UVI  0W/m2
Last weather station contact: Friday, 21 November 2025 at 20:49:51. Updated in seconds

 The Palmy Sun: Palmy Weather Newsroom
  News  

21 Nov 2025 6:04PM: Students struggling to find work to keep food on the table (rnz.co.nz) 1/10 21 Nov 2025 7:41PM: Rams' brains to help research into head blows (rnz.co.nz) 2/10 21 Nov 2025 7:10PM: Air NZ cabin crew to strike in December (rnz.co.nz) 3/10 21 Nov 2025 4:05PM: 'Wear bright colours': Funeral to be held for children killed in Sanson house fire as mum Chelsey Field releases statement (rnz.co.nz) 4/10 21 Nov 2025 6:04PM: Recreational fishers oppose removal of protections for marlin (rnz.co.nz) 5/10 21 Nov 2025 6:49PM: Man arrested after baby hospitalised with serious injuries in Hutt Valley (rnz.co.nz) 6/10 21 Nov 2025 3:12PM: Kāpiti Coast man jailed for nine years for possessing 'some of the worst content known' (rnz.co.nz) 7/10 21 Nov 2025 6:46PM: Union calls for government to cover costs of removing asbestos-tainted sand from schools (rnz.co.nz) 8/10 21 Nov 2025 4:57PM: Cop turned aviation boss Chris de Wattignar quits following scathing IPCA McSkimming report (rnz.co.nz) 9/10 21 Nov 2025 6:46PM: Fire and Emergency extends consultation deadline on proposed restructure (rnz.co.nz) 10/10


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 2017 May
                   Monthly Climatological Summary for May 2017

Name: City Centre   City: Palmerston North   State: Manawatu
Elevation: 25 m  Lat: S 40 20 57   Lon: E 175 36 55

                  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
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
01  10.5  14.2   11:59   5.8   23:52   7.8   0.0   0.0   2.6  41.1   14:28     S
02   9.9  16.1   15:07   3.2   05:42   8.4   0.0   0.2   3.5  38.9   15:04   WNW
03  14.0  17.4   13:18  12.4   03:09   4.3   0.0   2.0   7.8  48.3   17:36    NW
04  12.5  16.4   13:25   9.2   07:47   5.8   0.0   0.6   6.5  49.7   15:24     W
05   9.9  16.2   11:45   4.6   06:34   8.4   0.0   0.0   2.3  46.1   14:26     W
06  10.4  17.9   13:07   4.9   03:44   7.9   0.0   0.0   1.4  24.5   13:53    NW
07  11.6  16.9   12:40   5.9   02:11   6.7   0.0   0.0   2.0  33.2   12:57    NW
08  13.2  17.5   11:31  10.7   02:45   5.1   0.0   0.0   3.4  41.8   15:58   WNW
09  13.6  19.3   12:30   8.0   04:50   4.8   0.1   0.0   3.1  38.2   14:17     W
10  14.6  21.8   12:49   9.6   07:29   4.0   0.3   0.0   0.6  13.7   13:16     N
11  13.6  15.4   14:57  12.4   03:13   4.7   0.0  14.6   1.0  24.5   14:27   ENE
12  12.2  13.4   13:56  10.3   23:55   6.1   0.0  15.0   2.1  25.2   09:41    SE
13  10.2  14.1   12:11   7.4   21:20   8.1   0.0   0.0   1.9  26.7   03:26   SSE
14   9.8  14.7   15:18   3.9   06:04   8.5   0.0   0.0   1.1  22.4   13:25   WNW
15  11.4  16.1   14:20   6.8   23:53   6.9   0.0   0.0   1.1  23.8   16:12   NNE
16  10.2  16.9   13:00   5.5   05:16   8.1   0.0   0.0   1.6  23.1   14:33    NE
17  13.5  18.5   15:50   9.9   00:01   4.8   0.0   2.4   1.5  13.7   01:19   ENE
18  12.4  13.8   09:03  10.2   18:41   5.9   0.0  17.2   3.4  48.3   23:54    NW
19  11.8  14.7   11:56   5.9   07:38   6.5   0.0   0.4  13.0  98.8   02:15     W
20   8.6  12.9   03:28   1.6   23:56   9.7   0.0   0.2   6.5  53.4   05:34     W
21   5.8  12.3   13:50   1.1   01:36  12.5   0.0   0.0   3.5  54.8   14:08    SW
22   6.9  13.6   14:11   1.1   04:34  11.4   0.0   0.0   2.8  32.4   13:49   NNW
23  11.4  15.2   13:17   8.5   00:03   6.8   0.0   0.2   6.3  46.9   08:00    NW
24  11.6  13.8   10:05   7.9   23:41   6.7   0.0  29.8   1.8  25.2   00:01   ENE
25  10.3  16.7   13:43   5.5   05:27   8.0   0.0   0.0   1.6  23.1   13:17   ENE
26   9.9  17.4   13:31   3.9   06:40   8.4   0.0   0.0   1.3  25.2   20:34     E
27  12.9  18.6   12:51   8.8   00:39   5.4   0.0   5.6   2.0  18.7   20:01   ESE
28  13.1  16.9   12:42  11.0   23:15   5.2   0.0   3.6   2.4  27.4   02:53    SE
29  12.5  17.3   14:25   8.6   07:01   5.8   0.0   0.0   0.8  14.4   12:15   SSE
30  12.1  16.1   14:46   8.1   23:00   6.2   0.0   0.4   2.0  30.3   10:14    NW
31  10.9  17.4   13:12   5.6   07:38   7.4   0.0   0.0   1.3  18.0   21:09   WSW
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    11.3  21.8    10     1.1    21   216.3   0.4  92.2   3.0  98.8    19     WNW

Max >=  27.0  0
Max <=   0.0  0
Min <=   0.0  0
Min <= -18.0  0
Max Rain: 29.8 on day 24
Days of Rain: 14 (>= 0.2 mm)  8 (>= 2.0 mm)  1 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3  Cool Base: 18.3  Method: Integration