Good Morning - Today is: Friday, 12 December 2025 07:37:47 NZDT
Current: 15.0°C, Max: 16.0°C, Min: 12.8°C. It feels like 13.1°C
FORECAST: Sun and clouds mixed. High 21C. Winds SSE at 15 to 30 km/h. It feels like 13.1°C. 3 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Becoming fine | Sunrise: 05:41 | Sunset: 20:41 | Dawn: 05:08 | Dusk: 21:15
Weather Forecast
Temperature : Current trend is Rising, changing by 0.4 °C/hr 15.0°C, 68%   Pressure : Current trend is Rising, changing by 0.6 hPa/hr 1010.0hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Moderate Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  NE  Current wind speed is Light breeze (F2) from NE (47°) 9km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Steady 18km/h
Air Quality :  5 AQI  1.3ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.0mm
Sun Light : 23.4kLux, 0.2hrs   Solar UV :  1.7UVI  185W/m2
Last weather station contact: Friday, 12 December 2025 at 07:42:38. 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 2016 Jun
                   Monthly Climatological Summary for Jun 2016

Name: City Centre   City: Palmerston North   State: Manawatu
Elevation: 25 m  Lat: S 40 20 58   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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01   7.8  12.7   13:07   4.2   06:53  10.5   0.0   0.0   1.6  28.8   13:11   ESE
02   5.8  12.6   13:32   1.7   03:37  12.5   0.0   0.0   0.6  11.5   13:26   SSW
03   6.9  15.1   13:36   1.7   01:26  11.3   0.0   0.0   1.1  10.8   15:17   ENE
04   7.4  14.5   15:28   2.6   00:46  10.9   0.0   0.0   1.1   9.4   07:06   ENE
05   7.2  14.8   13:48   2.1   07:44  11.1   0.0   0.0   2.2  21.6   09:48   ENE
06   8.9  14.3   13:44   3.4   05:55   9.4   0.0   0.0   5.0  29.6   15:56     E
07   8.2  15.4   13:05   2.8   07:48  10.1   0.0   0.0   1.8  19.5   11:15    NE
08   7.3  15.3   14:09   1.4   06:35  11.0   0.0   0.0   1.6   9.4   05:17     E
09  10.2  16.0   14:45   4.3   05:00   8.1   0.0   1.5   2.0   8.7   05:50     E
10  14.1  16.3   10:50  11.9   00:00   4.2   0.0   5.1   5.2  36.0   11:40     W
11  13.7  17.0   12:19  11.2   23:57   4.6   0.0   1.2   7.0  54.8   19:13   WNW
12  12.1  16.8   12:39   7.8   23:50   6.2   0.0  14.1   5.8  33.2   20:26   WNW
13   7.8  12.9   13:26   3.0   23:49  10.4   0.0   1.2   2.1  15.9   13:51    NW
14   9.9  14.8   13:40   2.4   02:08   8.4   0.0   0.0   4.5  26.0   10:21   NNW
15  12.7  15.6   14:55  10.7   23:18   5.6   0.0   0.3   7.6  39.7   11:34   WNW
16  10.7  14.8   15:04   5.0   23:57   7.6   0.0   0.0   3.1  20.9   01:13   WNW
17   9.1  14.7   13:08   3.1   06:26   9.2   0.0   0.0   3.7  47.6   18:37    NW
18  11.2  14.3   13:42   9.5   03:12   7.1   0.0   0.6   5.2  26.0   10:00    NW
19  11.8  14.4   14:27  10.1   05:11   6.5   0.0   1.8   5.2  29.6   21:24   NNE
20   6.9  17.2   14:10  10.1   06:53   2.5   0.0   0.0   3.2  28.8   00:36     E
21  12.3  16.7   13:26   9.8   07:55   6.0   0.0   0.0   1.7  18.7   16:23    SW
22  13.9  18.1   12:16  10.7   00:00   4.4   0.0   0.6   1.8  22.4   00:55   ESE
23  14.0  16.9   11:23  12.5   03:29   4.3   0.0   4.8   7.8  45.4   18:36     W
24   3.2  15.8   12:04   8.9   12:27  15.1   0.0   1.5   5.0  47.6   01:25     W
25   1.3  11.5   00:31   8.1   15:45  19.0   0.0   0.0   0.0  15.9   01:05    NE
26  11.1  13.0   17:13   8.9   20:51   6.8   0.0   6.0   0.8  17.3   19:30   NNW
27  10.4  13.9   12:32   5.9   08:28   7.8   0.0   0.0   2.1  15.9   02:34    NW
28  11.6  13.9   20:11  10.9   00:00   6.7   0.0  13.5   4.9  41.8   14:49   WNW
29  11.8  13.9   12:36   9.9   07:37   6.5   0.0   8.4   4.0  28.8   23:13     E
30  10.5  11.9   07:41   7.9   21:25   7.8   0.0   0.6   5.7  36.0   05:26    SE
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     9.7  18.1    22     1.4     8   251.6   0.0  61.2   3.5  54.8    11      NW

Max >=  27.0  0
Max <=   0.0  0
Min <=   0.0  0
Min <= -18.0  0
Max Rain: 14.1 on day 12
Days of Rain: 15 (>= 0.2 mm)  6 (>= 2.0 mm)  0 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3  Cool Base: 18.3  Method: Integration