Good Afternoon - Today is: Monday, 20 April 2026 13:43:40 NZST
Current: 14.4°C, Max: 16.0°C, Min: 9.5°C. It feels like 14.2°C
FORECAST: Rain. High 16C. Winds SE at 15 to 25 km/h. Chance of rain 100%. It feels like 14.2°C. A waterproof and 2 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Rain at times, very unsettled | Sunrise: 06:52 | Sunset: 17:42 | Dawn: 06:24 | Dusk: 18:09
Weather Forecast
Temperature : Current trend is Falling, changing by -0.2 °C/hr 14.4°C, 92%   Pressure : Current trend is Falling slowly, changing by -0.4 hPa/hr 1001.1hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  SSE  Current wind speed is Light breeze (F2) from SSE (152°) 6km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Steady 12km/h
Air Quality :  8 AQI  2.2ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Rising 4.0mm
Sun Light : 3.2kLux, 1.3hrs   Solar UV :  0.0UVI  25W/m2
Last weather station contact: Monday, 20 April 2026 at 13:44:19. 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 2024 Jun
                   Monthly Climatological Summary for Jun 2024

Name: City Centre   City: Palmerston North   State: Manawatu
Elevation: 23 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  13.5  15.7   13:07   9.7   01:07   4.8   0.0   0.0   9.7  53.0   19:45   WNW
02  12.4  16.9   14:11   7.6   22:23   5.9   0.0   0.0   4.0  39.0   02:27   WNW
03  10.7  14.8   13:09   6.6   22:30   7.6   0.0   0.0   4.2  42.0   12:31    NW
04   8.0  14.4   11:55   2.4   06:03  10.3   0.0   0.0   2.6  25.0   16:47   ESE
05   9.1  15.0   14:48   2.2   00:10   8.4   0.0   0.0   4.8  39.0   05:07     E
06   8.0  14.4   11:57   1.4   06:27  10.3   0.0   0.0   1.7  29.0   12:22   WNW
07  10.1  15.2   11:55   6.5   23:40   8.2   0.0   0.0   1.0   9.0   11:57   WNW
08  11.3  16.6   14:49   6.8   00:00   7.0   0.0   0.0   4.3  51.0   12:52   ENE
09  11.8  16.8   14:11   6.1   03:10   6.5   0.0   3.8   2.1  27.0   17:08    NE
10  13.8  17.2   13:11  12.0   23:59   4.5   0.0   1.8   5.6  48.0   13:06   WNW
11  11.0  14.5   15:10   7.6   22:16   7.3   0.0   2.0   4.9  48.0   10:49   WNW
12   9.5  14.4   12:57   7.2   20:25   8.8   0.0   0.0   2.2  38.0   12:16    NE
13   8.7  15.9   13:51   2.9   08:00   9.6   0.0   0.0   2.9  22.0   14:49   ENE
14  12.0  15.4   18:05   8.9   00:00   6.3   0.0   3.6   7.0  53.0   18:03   ENE
15  10.8  14.6   13:49   5.7   22:11   7.5   0.0   2.2   6.8  51.0   12:09   WNW
16  10.8  16.3   14:12   5.9   00:00   7.4   0.0   0.2   3.3  32.0   14:57     N
17  11.6  13.4   13:05   8.8   00:00   5.1   0.0   1.6   2.2  34.0   06:37     E
18  11.5  14.7   13:08   8.6   23:48   6.8   0.0   0.0   6.7  43.0   05:14     E
19   9.1  12.0   15:26   7.7   07:26   9.2   0.0   0.0   7.0  48.0   15:27     E
20   9.9  13.3   14:19   7.8   23:24   8.4   0.0   0.4   6.2  43.0   14:09   ENE
21   9.4  15.0   13:35   5.7   23:25   8.9   0.0   0.0   5.1  48.0   12:31   ENE
22   8.9  17.1   13:44   3.4   01:50   9.4   0.0   0.0   3.1  21.0   23:21   ENE
23   9.6  14.0   14:42   7.6   03:41   8.6   0.0   2.8   3.9  32.0   12:52   ENE
24   9.6  17.1   14:27   4.0   07:45   8.7   0.0   0.2   2.4  18.0   09:46    NE
25  10.8  13.3   12:47   8.8   08:23   7.3   0.0   6.8   4.5  37.0   01:22   SSE
26  11.2  13.9   12:07   9.5   20:55   7.1   0.0   0.0   8.2  44.0   04:29   SSE
27   9.4  13.3   12:17   5.1   23:12   8.8   0.0   0.0   3.7  51.0   13:31   SSE
28   8.0  15.1   13:18   3.8   07:15  10.2   0.0   0.0   2.4  22.0   16:37   NNW
29   9.4  13.6   16:09   6.0   22:52   8.9   0.0   0.2   1.9  20.0   12:49   ENE
30   8.1  13.5   14:54   4.0   06:38  10.1   0.0   0.0   3.6  31.0   17:10    NW
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    10.3  17.2    10     1.4     6   237.9   0.0  25.6   4.3  53.0     1      NE

Max >=  27.0  0
Max <=   0.0  0
Min <=   0.0  0
Min <= -18.0  0
Max Rain: 6.8 on day 25
Days of Rain: 12 (>= 0.2 mm)  6 (>= 2.0 mm)  0 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3  Cool Base: 18.3  Method: Integration