Good Afternoon - Today is: Saturday, 30 May 2026 16:32:26 NZST
Current: 16.5°C, Max: 18.1°C, Min: 3.5°C. It feels like 15.9°C
FORECAST: A few clouds. Low 6C. Winds E at 10 to 15 km/h. It feels like 15.9°C. 2 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Fine weather | Sunrise: 07:30 | Sunset: 17:01 | Dawn: 06:59 | Dusk: 17:31
Weather Forecast
Temperature : Current trend is Falling, changing by -0.2 °C/hr 16.5°C, 63%   Pressure : Current trend is Falling slowly, changing by -0.3 hPa/hr 1022.7hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  S  Current wind speed is Light air (F1) from S (187°) 3km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Steady 5km/h
Air Quality :  21 AQI  6.3ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.0mm
Sun Light : 3.3kLux, 6.8hrs   Solar UV :  0.0UVI  26W/m2
Last weather station contact: Saturday, 30 May 2026 at 16:32:25. 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 May
                   Monthly Climatological Summary for May 2019

Name: City Centre   City: Palmerston North   State: Manawatu
Elevation: 25 ft  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
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 1  10.2  16.9   14:53   5.0   04:25   8.0   0.0   0.0  ----  26.7   12:19    SE
 2  10.3  19.2   15:09   3.6   07:08   8.0   0.0   0.0  ----  20.2   11:18   NNW
 3  11.5  20.0   13:52   5.7   03:02   6.9   0.1   0.0  ----  20.9   14:58   ENE
 4  11.6  18.7   13:08   4.6   05:29   6.7   0.0   0.0  ----  21.6   14:03   WNW
 5  12.3  19.9   13:18   6.9   05:34   6.1   0.0   0.0  ----  30.3   13:48   WSW
 6  12.1  17.3   15:30   7.0   06:38   6.2   0.0   0.0  ----  19.5   15:21   ENE
 7  11.9  19.2   14:06   5.2   06:00   6.4   0.0   0.0  ----  34.6   14:06   ENE
 8  13.2  20.6   12:58   8.4   03:04   5.2   0.1   0.0  ----  13.0   12:51   ESE
 9  13.3  22.3   14:43   6.1   06:10   5.6   0.6   0.0  ----  33.9   14:48   WNW
10  14.9  20.0   12:14  12.2   01:21   3.5   0.1   1.8  ----  44.0   13:03   WNW
11  14.6  19.2   13:45  10.2   23:47   3.7   0.0   0.0  ----  38.2   14:32   WNW
12  14.3  21.2   13:20   7.8   04:02   4.3   0.3   4.4  ----  33.9   20:04   NNW
13  12.6  17.7   14:56   8.0   19:23   5.7   0.0   9.0  ----  37.5   05:56    NW
14  11.1  16.9   12:15   5.9   04:28   7.2   0.0   0.0  ----  41.1   13:01   WNW
15  13.8  17.3   12:10  10.8   03:49   4.5   0.0   6.0  ----  51.2   15:13     W
16  13.5  16.4   13:02   8.2   23:01   4.8   0.0   0.2  ----  77.1   14:42     W
17   8.9  15.9   13:22   5.9   21:37   9.2   0.0   0.0  ----  17.3   11:21     N
18  11.5  15.6   13:43   6.9   00:00   6.8   0.0   0.4  ----  52.6   15:43   WNW
19  13.2  18.0   14:50   6.6   22:55   5.1   0.0   0.0  ----  49.0   02:55     W
20  11.9  18.1   12:55   7.8   06:20   6.4   0.0   0.0  ----  28.1   10:52   NNW
21  10.9  15.8   13:06   5.8   04:42   7.4   0.0   0.0  ----  20.2   10:39     N
22  12.2  15.0   12:14  10.2   08:45   6.1   0.0   0.4  ----  33.2   18:59    NW
23  13.3  20.4   13:49  10.3   23:38   5.1   0.1   0.4  ----  16.6   15:38     N
24  11.2  17.5   11:41   7.0   04:39   7.1   0.0   0.0  ----  38.9   14:16   WNW
25  10.4  17.4   14:32   5.0   07:06   7.9   0.0   0.0  ----  33.9   13:50   WNW
26  12.3  16.6   14:39   8.4   05:13   6.0   0.0   0.0  ----  48.3   12:04    NW
27  12.9  18.4   13:48   8.7   02:56   5.4   0.0   2.8  ----  20.9   13:42    NW
28  12.6  16.7   18:43   7.8   06:43   5.7   0.0   0.2  ----  30.3   21:41   NNE
29  13.6  17.2   12:33   9.1   21:26   4.7   0.0   3.0  ----  87.2   04:09   WNW
30  13.6  20.0   12:43  10.1   04:42   4.7   0.0   4.2  ----  50.5   12:24    NW
31  11.6  15.0   15:09   9.4   23:54   6.7   0.0  15.4  ----  39.7   01:31   NNW
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    12.3  22.3     9     3.6     2   187.1   1.3  48.2  ----  87.2    29     ---

Max >=  27.0:  0
Max <=   0.0:  0
Min <=   0.0:  0
Min <= -18.0:  0
Max Rain: 15.4 on day 31
Days of Rain: 13 (>= 0.2 mm)  7 (>= 2.0 mm)  0 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3  Cool Base: 18.3  Method: Integration