Good Morning - Today is: Monday, 7 September 2026 11:53:57 NZST
Current: 7.3°C, Max: 13.2°C, Min: 7.1°C. It feels like 3.9°C
FORECAST: Rain and wind. High 8C. Winds SE at 40 to 55 km/h. Chance of rain 100%. Rainfall near 6mm. Winds could occasionally gust over 80 km/h. It feels like 3.9°C. A waterproof and 4 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Fairly fine, possible showers early | Sunrise: 06:33 | Sunset: 18:00 | Dawn: 06:06 | Dusk: 18:27
Weather Forecast
Temperature : Current trend is Falling, changing by -0.1 °C/hr 7.3°C, 87%   Pressure : Current trend is Rising slowly, changing by 0.5 hPa/hr 1005.3hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  E  Current wind speed is Light breeze (F2) from E (83°) 12km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Steady 29km/h
Air Quality :  4 AQI  1.1ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Falling 49.9mm
Sun Light : 13.5klx, 0.3hrs   Solar UV :  1.0UVI  107W/m2
Last weather station contact: Monday, 07 September 2026 at 11:54:57. Updated in seconds

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07 Sep 2026 11:38AM: Family seek judicial review of police shooting of unarmed Taranaki man Kaoss Price (rnz.co.nz) 1/10 07 Sep 2026 11:33AM: Weather: Heavy rain falls on lower North, upper South Island (rnz.co.nz) 2/10 07 Sep 2026 11:30AM: Reimagining traditional gallery exhibition through a Pacific lens (rnz.co.nz) 3/10 07 Sep 2026 11:18AM: West Papua activist calls on Pacific leaders to pressure Indonesia over UN visit (rnz.co.nz) 4/10 07 Sep 2026 11:12AM: Fatal two-vehicle crash on SH1 in Canterbury (rnz.co.nz) 5/10 07 Sep 2026 10:47AM: Police investigate sudden death in Christchurch's Sydenham (rnz.co.nz) 6/10 07 Sep 2026 10:07AM: Cold, damp homes contributing to spike in winter sickness (rnz.co.nz) 7/10 07 Sep 2026 9:20AM: Diesel spill north of Dunedin causes SH1 delays (rnz.co.nz) 8/10 07 Sep 2026 9:09AM: Mary Beard: 'Slavery, misogyny ... the ancient world has got some pretty nasty stuff' (rnz.co.nz) 9/10 07 Sep 2026 8:32AM: Elective surgeries postponed as winter illnesses surge in hospitals (rnz.co.nz) 10/10


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