Good Morning - Today is: Saturday, 9 May 2026 08:06:40 NZST
Current: 15.4°C, Max: 16.1°C, Min: 13.6°C. It feels like 13.5°C
FORECAST: Windy with light rain early...then remaining cloudy with showers for the afternoon. High 17C. Winds WNW at 30 to 50 km/h. Chance of rain 40%. It feels like 13.5°C. 3 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Rain at times, very unsettled | Sunrise: 07:11 | Sunset: 17:17 | Dawn: 06:42 | Dusk: 17:46
Weather Forecast
Temperature : Current trend is Rising, changing by 0.5 °C/hr 15.4°C, 82%   Pressure : Current trend is Falling slowly, changing by -0.2 hPa/hr 1000.9hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  WNW  Current wind speed is Gentle breeze (F3) from WNW (302°) 13km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Rising 23km/h
Air Quality :  14 AQI  3.9ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 1.5mm
Sun Light : 4.4kLux, 1.0hrs   Solar UV :  0.0UVI  35W/m2
Last weather station contact: Saturday, 09 May 2026 at 08:08:53. 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