A late Good Evening - Today was: Sunday, 17 August 2025 22:58:02 NZST
Current: 7.6°C, Max: 13.7°C, Min: 5.8°C. It feels like 6.7°C
FORECAST: Partly cloudy this evening, then becoming cloudy after midnight. Low 7C. Winds NW at 10 to 15 km/h. It feels like 6.7°C. 4 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Fairly fine, improving | Sunrise: 07:04 | Sunset: 17:40 | Dawn: 06:36 | Dusk: 18:08
Weather Forecast
Temperature : Current trend is Falling, changing by -0.3 °C/hr 7.6°C, 94%   Pressure : Current trend is Rising slowly, changing by 0.1 hPa/hr 1004.8hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  NW  Current wind speed is Calm (F0) from NW (312°) 1km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Steady 3km/h
Air Quality :  4 AQI  1ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.0mm
Sun Light : 0Lux, 2.0hrs   Solar UV :  0.0UVI  0W/m2
Last weather station contact: Sunday, 17 August 2025 at 22:57:59. 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 May
                   Monthly Climatological Summary for May 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  12.5  18.0   13:15   6.6   00:30   5.8   0.0   9.8   4.8  48.0   14:17   WNW
02  10.8  14.5   13:12   8.7   02:33   7.5   0.0   2.4   3.4  30.0   02:25   WNW
03  11.7  17.4   14:20   7.1   07:32   6.2   0.0   0.0   3.3  28.0   15:44    NE
04   9.3  17.7   14:56   3.3   06:06   9.0   0.0   0.0   1.8  14.0   15:22   NNW
05   9.6  18.2   14:42   2.5   06:58   8.7   0.0   0.0   1.8  30.0   14:24     W
06  12.3  17.1   14:41   9.0   00:00   6.0   0.0   0.4   4.7  52.0   12:03     W
07   9.0  14.3   13:32   2.9   23:54   9.3   0.0   0.0   3.9  46.0   01:45    SE
08   6.9  15.4   15:32   0.7   07:20  11.3   0.0   0.0   2.1  28.0   09:51   NNE
09   7.7  11.4   10:46   2.4   00:32  10.6   0.0   0.0   6.3  52.0   16:52     S
10   5.4  12.6   15:34  -1.2   06:47  12.9   0.0   0.0   2.2  25.0   12:47   WNW
11   7.5  15.1   15:23   2.6   07:45  10.8   0.0   0.0   1.7  10.0   02:04    NW
12   9.0  13.1   14:05   6.1   00:00   9.3   0.0   0.2   2.2  19.0   08:26   WNW
13  10.2  15.0   14:00   9.1   01:49   8.1   0.0   0.6   2.1  21.0   13:13   NNE
14  10.9  16.7   15:03   7.9   22:01   7.4   0.0   0.0   1.8  17.0   15:43   NNW
15  11.7  15.8   12:28   8.7   00:00   6.6   0.0   1.2   3.3  36.0   08:46     E
16  11.6  17.2   13:25   6.7   07:41   6.7   0.0   0.6   3.7  46.0   15:30    NW
17  11.6  16.5   14:57   7.8   05:13   6.7   0.0   0.0   3.2  31.0   00:34    NW
18  11.3  13.2   15:12   9.7   23:46   7.0   0.0   0.0   5.7  39.0   04:03    NW
19  11.7  17.8   13:51   6.3   23:48   6.6   0.0   0.0   3.8  35.0   12:12   ENE
20  10.9  18.1   13:08   3.5   07:30   7.4   0.0   0.2   4.7  45.0   18:36   ENE
21  13.0  14.0   10:38  12.0   22:34   5.3   0.0   4.8   7.1  40.0   15:05   ESE
22  12.0  14.4   12:36  10.1   22:37   6.3   0.0   1.4   7.1  52.0   09:02     S
23  10.5  14.2   11:23   7.8   06:13   7.8   0.0   0.0   2.3  23.0   08:52   ESE
24   9.1  13.7   15:28   6.0   01:22   9.2   0.0   0.0   1.6  11.0   03:56   ENE
25   8.9  14.0   15:45   3.5   04:35   9.4   0.0   0.0   5.9  61.0   15:58   WNW
26  12.0  16.1   11:51   8.0   23:07   6.3   0.0   0.0   8.5  51.2   11:42   WNW
27   9.2  13.3   13:43   6.1   02:16   9.1   0.0   1.2   4.0  46.1   13:23    NW
28   8.5  14.5   13:05   3.4   06:08   9.8   0.0   5.4   3.4  37.5   12:26   WNW
29   8.1  10.0   14:15   6.0   23:16  10.2   0.0   9.0   2.9  36.0   10:08   WNW
30   8.0  15.1   13:56   1.4   07:23  10.3   0.0   0.0   2.9  49.0   15:04    NW
31  12.7  16.5   12:20   9.0   01:47   5.6   0.0   0.0   6.7  38.2   11:10    NW
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    10.1  18.2     5    -1.2    10   253.3   0.0  37.2   3.8  61.0    25      NW

Max >=  27.0  0
Max <=   0.0  0
Min <=   0.0  1
Min <= -18.0  0
Max Rain: 9.8 on day 1
Days of Rain: 13 (>= 0.2 mm)  5 (>= 2.0 mm)  0 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3  Cool Base: 18.3  Method: Integration