Good Morning - Today is: Thursday, 5 February 2026 08:37:03 NZDT
Current: 16.0°C, Max: 16.0°C, Min: 11.2°C. It feels like 15.1°C
FORECAST: Sunny to partly cloudy. High 24C. Winds ESE at 10 to 15 km/h. It feels like 15.1°C. 2 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Settled fine | Sunrise: 06:30 | Sunset: 20:32 | Dawn: 06:00 | Dusk: 21:02
Weather Forecast
Temperature : Current trend is Rising, changing by 1.2 °C/hr 16.0°C, 75%   Pressure : Current trend is Rising slowly, changing by 0.3 hPa/hr 1020.9hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  ENE  Current wind speed is Light breeze (F2) from ENE (67°) 7km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Steady 17km/h
Air Quality :  14 AQI  3.7ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.0mm
Sun Light : 34.3kLux, 2.2hrs   Solar UV :  2.0UVI  271W/m2
Last weather station contact: Thursday, 05 February 2026 at 08:37:49. 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 2010 Jul
                   Monthly Climatological Summary for Jul 2010

Name: City Centre   City: Palmerston North   State: Manawatu
Elevation: 23 m  Lat: S 40° 21' 15"   Lon: E 175° 37' 34"

                  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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 1   7.4  15.8   14:50   2.1   07:04  10.9   0.0   0.0   2.1   8.6   10:50   ENE
 2  10.4  17.6   12:44   5.1   05:24   7.9   0.0   0.0   4.4  22.0   13:46   NNW
 3   9.9  16.0   14:53   4.2   03:21   8.4   0.0   0.0   9.9  33.1   13:56    NW
 4  11.8  20.8   13:28   6.6   07:53   6.5   0.0   0.0   7.3  29.5   17:51     E
 5  11.0  14.2   11:13   8.4   00:00   7.3   0.0   0.0  11.1  29.5   11:28   ESE
 6  11.5  16.5   11:07  10.1   18:54   6.8   0.0   1.5   9.9  42.8   14:18    SE
 7  11.2  14.3   12:36   9.0   23:26   7.1   0.0   0.3   3.9  14.8   08:11     S
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    10.5  20.8     4     2.1     1    54.9   0.0   1.8   6.6  42.8     6     ESE

Max >=  27.0:  0
Max <=   0.0:  0
Min <=   0.0:  0
Min <= -18.0:  0
Max Rain: 1.5 on day 6
Days of Rain: 2 (> 0.2 mm)  0 (> 2.0 mm)  0 (> 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3  Cool Base: 18.3  Method: Integration