Good Afternoon - Today is: Thursday, 16 April 2026 14:12:32 NZST
Current: 16.8°C, Max: 17.2°C, Min: 13.2°C. It feels like 11.6°C
FORECAST: Windy with a mix of clouds and sun. High 18C. Winds WNW at 40 to 55 km/h. Winds could occasionally gust over 65 km/h. It feels like 11.6°C. A windproof and 3 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Fairly fine, possible showers early | Sunrise: 06:47 | Sunset: 17:47 | Dawn: 06:20 | Dusk: 18:14
Weather Forecast
Temperature : Current trend is Rising, changing by 0.1 °C/hr 16.8°C, 56%   Pressure : Current trend is Rising slowly, changing by 0.1 hPa/hr 1003.9hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  WSW  Current wind speed is Moderate breeze (F4) from WSW (251°) 24km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Steady 41km/h
Air Quality :  8 AQI  2.1ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 2.6mm
Sun Light : 67.3kLux, 5.7hrs   Solar UV :  4.0UVI  532W/m2
Last weather station contact: Thursday, 16 April 2026 at 14:12:54. 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 2023 Jun
                   Monthly Climatological Summary for Jun 2023

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  14.5  17.3   14:29  11.4   04:49   3.8   0.0   0.4  10.7  48.0   16:12   WNW
02  14.5  17.3   11:00  10.5   23:20   3.8   0.0   1.2  12.1  76.0   05:36   WNW
03  11.8  17.6   14:01   7.1   23:56   6.5   0.0   0.0   4.6  43.0   12:40   WNW
04  10.6  14.6   14:13   6.1   02:19   7.7   0.0   0.0   3.6  40.0   09:54   NNW
05  11.2  14.9   10:08   8.5   02:22   7.1   0.0   0.0   8.6  61.0   17:14    SE
06  10.7  13.9   12:51   9.0   02:41   7.6   0.0   0.0   6.0  38.0   01:03   ESE
07  10.6  14.1   13:13   8.1   21:51   7.7   0.0   0.0   5.2  40.0   08:26   ESE
08  11.4  15.4   13:44   8.2   05:14   6.9   0.0   0.0   4.6  35.0   10:35   ESE
09  11.7  16.7   14:01   7.2   06:07   6.6   0.0   0.0   3.0  33.0   02:25     E
10  10.5  16.2   13:57   5.8   23:58   7.8   0.0   0.0   3.8  29.0   12:34     E
11   6.9  15.0   14:37   1.2   07:57  11.4   0.0   0.0   1.8  19.0   15:05   WNW
12   9.8  15.9   13:05   4.9   23:48   8.5   0.0   0.6   2.0  30.0   14:07     W
13   7.4  14.8   14:37   2.3   04:31  10.9   0.0   0.0   1.8  21.0   14:50   NNW
14   7.3  14.6   14:35   2.6   05:59  11.0   0.0   0.2   1.5  25.0   12:46   NNW
15   9.0  15.9   13:31   5.0   22:45   9.3   0.0   0.0   2.5  26.0   09:04    NE
16   8.4  16.0   14:21   1.2   05:01   9.9   0.0   0.2   5.4  46.0   15:15   ENE
17  12.0  16.8   12:02   7.9   00:25   6.3   0.0   4.4   5.2  44.0   11:39   ENE
18  13.0  15.5   13:55  11.2   01:44   5.3   0.0   0.2   8.9  68.0   13:48   ENE
19  12.4  16.0   14:39   8.3   23:16   5.9   0.0   1.0   6.6  47.0   10:39   ENE
20  10.3  17.9   14:56   6.7   05:50   8.0   0.0   0.0   3.0  39.0   14:33   ENE
21  11.6  16.9   13:54   5.5   07:40   6.6   0.0   0.0   8.1  79.0   21:38   ENE
22  14.8  15.7   12:56  14.1   05:26   3.5   0.0   0.0  13.9  69.0   09:17   ENE
23  15.1  16.5   15:51  14.1   02:37   3.2   0.0   0.6  10.0  58.0   10:43   ENE
24  14.5  15.9   14:04  13.5   22:03   3.8   0.0   0.0  10.8  65.0   00:35   ENE
25  13.6  17.3   12:03   9.8   23:56   4.7   0.0   0.0  10.0  60.6   09:51   ENE
26  11.6  20.2   15:04   6.7   07:54   6.8   0.1   1.0   3.5  36.0   17:56    NE
27  10.6  16.1   14:37   7.1   23:46   7.7   0.0   0.4   2.0  29.6   11:23    NW
28   9.4  14.0   16:11   5.4   03:24   8.9   0.0   6.0   2.0  30.3   21:00   WNW
29  11.1  15.3   11:35   5.8   05:43   7.2   0.0   0.4   7.6  55.5   13:22   WNW
30  10.2  14.1   13:54   8.5   06:55   8.1   0.0   3.8   7.1  45.4   14:59   WNW
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    11.2  20.2    26     1.2    11   212.4   0.1  20.4   5.9  79.0    21      NE

Max >=  27.0  0
Max <=   0.0  0
Min <=   0.0  0
Min <= -18.0  0
Max Rain: 6.0 on day 28
Days of Rain: 14 (>= 0.2 mm)  3 (>= 2.0 mm)  0 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3  Cool Base: 18.3  Method: Integration