Good Evening - Today was: Monday, 23 February 2026 20:19:11 NZDT
Current: 16.5°C, Max: 23.1°C, Min: 12.3°C. It feels like 15.5°C
FORECAST: Partly cloudy this evening, then becoming cloudy after midnight. Low 11C. Winds NW at 10 to 15 km/h. It feels like 15.5°C. 2 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Settled fine | Sunrise: 06:52 | Sunset: 20:09 | Dawn: 06:24 | Dusk: 20:37
Weather Forecast
Temperature : Current trend is Falling, changing by -1.6 °C/hr 16.5°C, 65%   Pressure : Current trend is Rising slowly, changing by 0.3 hPa/hr 1017.1hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  WSW  Current wind speed is Light air (F1) from WSW (246°) 5km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Steady 9km/h
Air Quality :  8 AQI  2.3ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.0mm
Sun Light : 0Lux, 12.8hrs   Solar UV :  0.0UVI  0W/m2
Last weather station contact: Monday, 23 February 2026 at 20:20:05. 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 2012 Jul
                   Monthly Climatological Summary for Jul 2012

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   6.3  10.7   14:20   1.9   02:07  12.0   0.0   0.0   8.6  24.5   14:28   ESE
 2   7.4  11.0   14:04   5.1   05:49  10.9   0.0   0.0  12.7  30.6   15:49     E
 3   8.4  11.0   14:36   6.3   04:18   9.9   0.0   0.6  16.9  37.8   14:38     E
 4  10.7  13.3   13:07   8.8   00:00   7.7   0.0   0.6  15.2  35.6   02:59     E
 5  10.5  12.3   13:08   9.2   05:31   7.8   0.0  17.7   6.6  20.9   17:40    SE
 6  10.4  13.2   12:38   7.3   23:58   7.9   0.0   0.9   7.7  23.4   01:47   ESE
 7   7.4  12.1   12:51   2.4   23:54  10.9   0.0   0.0   3.4  18.4   12:54   ESE
 8   6.2  10.9   11:34   0.9   07:03  12.1   0.0   0.0   2.6   9.7   12:18     S
 9   9.2  12.9   12:41   6.4   08:23   9.1   0.0   0.0   3.4  15.8   11:59    SE
10   8.1  13.6   12:17   2.6   07:59  10.2   0.0   0.0   3.7  13.3   13:55   NNW
11   9.6  16.1   13:53   5.5   22:31   8.7   0.0   0.0   4.1  19.4   03:32   NNW
12   8.3  13.6   12:54   2.3   07:09  10.0   0.0   0.0   6.5  22.0   18:26   NNW
13  10.8  14.8   13:17   8.6   02:57   7.5   0.0   0.0  13.4  31.7   12:53    NW
14  10.3  14.9   12:14   6.4   03:53   8.0   0.0   0.3   3.2  22.0   12:48    NW
15  12.4  16.5   15:04   9.6   03:28   5.9   0.0  19.5   6.1  33.1   14:04   NNW
16  13.1  16.0   14:35  11.9   06:31   5.2   0.0  28.8   8.6  34.2   15:24   WNW
17  10.8  16.2   13:00   3.8   23:58   7.5   0.0   0.3   4.9  23.4   00:14   WNW
18   8.7  15.5   12:56   1.7   03:59   9.6   0.0   0.0   6.4  23.4   11:09     N
19   9.0  16.2   13:06   3.7   06:23   9.3   0.0   0.0   4.7  17.3   11:39    NW
20   7.6  16.1   14:00   1.1   07:39  10.7   0.0   0.0   3.1   9.7   16:08    SE
21   8.5  17.3   13:19   2.4   05:05   9.7   0.0   0.0   4.4  13.3   13:20     E
22  10.2  13.5   13:45   7.1   05:06   8.1   0.0   1.2  10.2  25.6   18:12   ESE
23   9.8  11.0   12:29   9.0   03:43   8.5   0.0  10.5  19.6  41.8   20:13   ESE
24  14.0  17.2   12:43  10.0   00:00   4.3   0.0   0.6  17.2  37.8   05:29   ESE
25  11.4  13.4   00:36   8.5   23:29   6.9   0.0   0.6  13.7  36.7   15:29    SE
26   7.8  10.8   12:53   4.8   23:23  10.5   0.0   0.0  10.7  28.1   11:13   ESE
27   7.7  12.5   14:50   2.2   06:13  10.6   0.0   0.0   9.7  24.5   14:14     E
28   7.7  15.5   13:50   1.1   07:03  10.6   0.0   0.0   5.2  13.3   11:00     E
29   8.2  14.4   13:17   1.9   06:43  10.0   0.0   0.0  14.5  31.7   23:27     E
30  12.3  14.9   14:10  10.6   00:44   6.0   0.0   9.0  24.5  46.4   13:46     E
31   9.3  10.9   14:20   8.3   23:49   9.0   0.0  18.9   4.7  20.9   12:34     E
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     9.4  17.3    21     0.9     8   275.1   0.0 109.5   8.9  46.4    30       E

Max >=  27.0:  0
Max <=   0.0:  0
Min <=   0.0:  0
Min <= -18.0:  0
Max Rain: 28.8 on day 16
Days of Rain: 14 (> 0.2 mm)  6 (> 2.0 mm)  1 (> 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3  Cool Base: 18.3  Method: Integration