Good Afternoon - Today is: Monday, 17 August 2026 15:21:44 NZST
Current: 10.6°C, Max: 10.7°C, Min: 4.5°C. It feels like 7.8°C
FORECAST: Partly cloudy skies early will give way to cloudy skies late. Low 1C. Winds NW at 10 to 15 km/h. It feels like 7.8°C. 4 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Fine, becoming less settled | Sunrise: 07:05 | Sunset: 17:40 | Dawn: 06:36 | Dusk: 18:08
Weather Forecast
Temperature : Current trend is Rising, changing by 0.4 °C/hr 10.6°C, 61%   Pressure : Current trend is Falling slowly, changing by -0.3 hPa/hr 1020.3hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  W  Current wind speed is Light breeze (F2) from W (278°) 7km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Steady 14km/h
Air Quality :  13 AQI  3.8ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.0mm
Sun Light : 48.1klx, 4.5hrs   Solar UV :  3.0UVI  380W/m2
Last weather station contact: Monday, 17 August 2026 at 15:27:19. 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 2018 Jun
                   Monthly Climatological Summary for Jun 2018

Name: City Centre   City: Palmerston North   State: Manawatu
Elevation: 25 m  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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01   7.7  10.7   12:22   4.3   00:19  10.6   0.0   0.0   5.8  39.7   12:00    SE
02   9.5  13.6   13:51   7.1   00:23   8.8   0.0   0.0   8.3  46.1   10:07   ESE
03  11.7  13.5   12:43   9.2   00:00   6.6   0.0   0.0  10.8  46.1   07:20   ESE
04  13.2  15.6   11:17  11.6   06:59   5.1   0.0   0.0  11.1  46.1   04:39   ESE
05  11.8  15.3   13:19   6.2   20:35   6.5   0.0   0.0   3.6  41.1   01:12   SSW
06   8.0   9.6   03:14   4.8   23:53  10.3   0.0   0.0   6.3  39.7   16:01   SSE
07   4.9   8.1   12:28   0.7   04:14  13.4   0.0   3.4   1.7  23.1   00:04   ENE
08   8.5  12.8   13:45   5.1   03:41   9.8   0.0   0.0   2.5  29.6   15:23    SE
09   6.6  13.8   13:18   0.5   05:35  15.8   0.0   0.0   3.5  41.8   13:12    NW
10   9.4  14.6   14:08   4.3   23:25   8.9   0.0   0.0   3.7  26.7   03:43    NW
11  10.2  13.5   12:23   3.8   00:54   8.1   0.0   0.0   7.2  40.4   20:18    SE
12  12.6  14.0   20:51  10.8   06:23   5.7   0.0   7.8  12.3  48.3   08:12    SE
13  12.2  13.5   01:08  10.6   18:48   6.1   0.0   8.2   6.3  33.9   01:27   NNW
14  11.7  14.1   13:10  10.6   05:03   6.6   0.0   0.0   5.2  41.8   13:11    NW
15  12.1  15.5   12:47  10.2   06:41   6.2   0.0   0.6   5.6  38.9   11:44   NNW
16  12.8  16.6   13:12  10.3   22:24   5.5   0.0   1.0   6.3  40.4   10:22    NW
17  11.5  15.2   12:39   8.3   23:03   6.8   0.0   3.6   7.3  59.8   14:27   WNW
18   9.5  11.3   11:01   7.6   22:30   8.8   0.0  17.8   2.1  23.8   19:43   ENE
19   9.5  12.9   12:51   6.9   23:59   8.8   0.0   0.4   6.3  46.9   11:42   SSE
20   7.9  11.8   11:40   6.1   00:34  10.4   0.0   0.0   8.9  52.6   12:44    SE
21   7.3  11.0   13:43   4.8   23:56  11.0   0.0   0.0   8.6  53.4   01:48    SE
22   5.2   9.7   12:32   1.3   07:43  13.1   0.0   0.0   2.3  28.1   22:54   SSE
23   7.1  12.7   13:51   1.0   01:25  11.2   0.0   2.2   4.5  54.1   14:59    NW
24  10.8  15.3   13:13   7.9   00:43   7.5   0.0   3.6  10.4  59.1   13:59    NW
25   8.8  11.7   13:17   6.7   19:17   9.5   0.0   3.0   8.5  48.3   00:28    NW
26   6.4   9.4   12:12   0.8   22:43  11.9   0.0   1.8   5.4  38.9   04:40     W
27   4.4  10.8   15:00   0.0   06:46  13.9   0.0   0.0   0.9  28.8   14:42   WNW
28   5.0  12.8   13:00  -0.1   05:04  13.3   0.0   0.0   0.6  10.8   15:38    SW
29   5.0  12.2   14:54   0.0   04:38  13.3   0.0   0.2   0.0   5.0   01:32   ESE
30   6.4  10.8   13:30   2.4   00:57  11.9   0.0   0.0   2.2  21.6   15:06    NW
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     8.9  16.6    16    -0.1    28   285.4   0.0  53.6   5.6  59.8    17     ESE

Max >=  27.0  0
Max <=   0.0  0
Min <=   0.0  3
Min <= -18.0  0
Max Rain: 17.8 on day 18
Days of Rain: 13 (>= 0.2 mm)  8 (>= 2.0 mm)  0 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3  Cool Base: 18.3  Method: Integration