Good Morning - Today is: Friday, 19 December 2025 09:30:40 NZDT
Current: 14.4°C, Max: 14.6°C, Min: 13.0°C. It feels like 13.9°C
FORECAST: Mostly cloudy and windy with showers developing this afternoon. High 19C. Winds WNW at 30 to 50 km/h. Chance of rain 40%. Winds could occasionally gust over 65 km/h. It feels like 13.9°C. 3 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Rain, very unsettled | Sunrise: 05:43 | Sunset: 20:46 | Dawn: 05:10 | Dusk: 21:20
Weather Forecast
Temperature : Current trend is Rising, changing by 0.3 °C/hr 14.4°C, 93%   Pressure : Current trend is Falling slowly, changing by -0.3 hPa/hr 1007.0hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  WNW  Current wind speed is Light breeze (F2) from WNW (299°) 8km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Rising 21km/h
Air Quality :  0 AQI  0ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Falling 1.9mm
Sun Light : 3.3kLux, 0.0hrs   Solar UV :  0.5UVI  26W/m2
Last weather station contact: Friday, 19 December 2025 at 09:36:07. 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 2010 Jun
                   Monthly Climatological Summary for Jun 2010

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  10.3  11.7   17:05   8.6   02:53   8.0   0.0   5.7  19.9  49.0   15:20   ESE
 2  12.2  14.1   15:44   9.4   23:55   6.1   0.0   9.6   7.1  33.1   00:17   ESE
 3  12.3  22.5   12:10   7.4   01:08   6.0   0.0   0.3   2.3  14.8   16:05    SE
 4   9.4  20.6   15:57   2.3   23:56   8.9   0.0   0.0   2.6  11.2   13:49     E
 5   9.2  20.9   13:37   0.5   03:10   9.1   0.0   0.0   2.6   9.7   07:08   ESE
 6  12.4  15.0   18:06   8.7   00:29   5.9   0.0  17.1   7.0  25.6   09:55   ESE
 7  13.4  17.5   13:40   8.5   23:08   4.9   0.0   5.4  13.0  49.0   09:47    NW
 8   7.7  13.0   11:58   3.1   22:51  10.6   0.0   0.3   6.0  34.2   05:47   SSE
 9   6.1  16.0   11:59   0.6   05:03  12.2   0.0   0.0   2.8  14.8   12:20    NW
10   9.7  16.8   13:09   2.7   00:00   8.6   0.0   0.0   5.9  25.6   13:29   NNW
11  12.0  16.5   15:01   8.3   00:00   6.3   0.0   5.1   7.1  28.1   21:16    NW
12  12.7  17.3   12:26   9.8   22:22   5.6   0.0   6.9  17.4  46.4   14:44    NW
13   8.7  12.6   14:43   1.7   23:59   9.6   0.0   6.6   8.0  28.1   09:38    NW
14   6.2  15.8   15:18   0.2   03:21  12.1   0.0   3.9   1.9  14.8   15:46   WSW
15   6.7  16.0   12:45   1.9   23:48  11.6   0.0   0.6   3.0  15.8   12:46   WSW
16   9.1  17.1   12:16   1.6   01:17   9.2   0.0   0.0   2.5  17.3   14:10   NNW
17  10.7  14.4   16:18   8.3   06:26   7.6   0.0   0.3   4.6  18.4   13:33    NW
18  10.6  17.6   13:33   5.4   05:11   7.7   0.0   0.0   4.2  20.9   14:53   NNW
19  11.5  24.0   12:59   5.1   04:48   6.8   0.0   0.0   2.5   8.6   05:41   ESE
20  12.4  16.2   15:06   8.7   00:59   5.9   0.0  20.7  10.9  37.8   21:54   NNW
21  11.6  16.5   12:34   4.4   23:34   6.7   0.0   2.4  15.1  46.4   13:13    NW
22   9.2  18.3   10:20   2.9   06:12   9.1   0.0   0.0   5.6  22.0   12:14    NW
23  11.1  17.8   14:51   8.2   04:31   7.2   0.0   0.0   8.3  23.4   20:19     E
24  11.9  15.6   12:40   9.3   00:00   6.4   0.0   1.2  14.9  43.9   14:53   ESE
25  11.7  13.4   14:41  10.2   00:33   6.6   0.0   0.9  15.8  39.2   06:51   ESE
26  10.7  13.8   11:40   8.4   20:58   7.6   0.0  10.8   6.2  31.7   01:36   SSE
27   9.2  11.3   15:32   6.6   20:27   9.1   0.0   3.9   6.4  24.5   12:10   WNW
28  11.0  17.2   12:20   8.3   00:00   7.3   0.0   7.8   6.0  24.5   10:59   NNW
29  10.2  14.1   10:38   5.7   22:44   8.1   0.0   5.7   5.0  19.4   10:22   WNW
30   8.9  18.8   11:31   3.7   07:51   9.4   0.0   0.0   2.6  13.3   14:26     E
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    10.3  24.0    19     0.2    14   240.2   0.0 115.2   7.2  49.0     1       N

Max >=  27.0:  0
Max <=   0.0:  0
Min <=   0.0:  0
Min <= -18.0:  0
Max Rain: 20.7 on day 20
Days of Rain: 20 (> 0.2 mm)  14 (> 2.0 mm)  1 (> 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3  Cool Base: 18.3  Method: Integration