Good Evening - Today was: Wednesday, 17 December 2025 19:34:06 NZDT
Current: 16.0°C, Max: 17.7°C, Min: 9.5°C. It feels like 14.0°C
FORECAST: A few clouds. Low 8C. WNW winds at 15 to 30 km/h, decreasing to 5 to 10 km/h. It feels like 14.0°C. 2 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Fine weather | Sunrise: 05:43 | Sunset: 20:45 | Dawn: 05:09 | Dusk: 21:18
Weather Forecast
Temperature : Current trend is Rising, changing by 0.3 °C/hr 16.0°C, 59%   Pressure : Current trend is Rising slowly, changing by 0.2 hPa/hr 1011.6hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  WSW  Current wind speed is Light breeze (F2) from WSW (253°) 8km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Rising 19km/h
Air Quality :  0 AQI  0ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 2.9mm
Sun Light : 10.5kLux, 4.1hrs   Solar UV :  0.8UVI  83W/m2
Last weather station contact: Wednesday, 17 December 2025 at 19:39:30. 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 2016 Jul
                   Monthly Climatological Summary for Jul 2016

Name: City Centre   City: Palmerston North   State: Manawatu
Elevation: 25 m  Lat: S 40 20 58   Lon: E 175 36 55

                  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   7.0  11.9   11:48   1.0   21:59  11.3   0.0   0.0   2.4  21.6   03:25    SE
02   6.5  15.0   12:20   1.0   00:00  11.1   0.0   0.0   5.5  38.9   12:53   WNW
03  10.6  14.9   12:48   7.7   02:39   7.7   0.0   0.0   6.6  32.4   13:27   WNW
04  11.1  14.5   13:57   8.3   07:22   7.2   0.0   0.0   7.9  38.9   03:45   WNW
05  12.0  16.9   12:39   8.1   21:48   6.3   0.0   0.3   5.2  20.9   12:31   WNW
06  10.8  13.2   11:15   8.4   23:56   7.5   0.0   0.0   3.2  23.1   12:13    NW
07  10.6  14.6   12:59   7.3   02:31   7.7   0.0   0.0   8.4  49.0   23:47     E
08  10.8  12.2   13:01   8.6   23:32   7.5   0.0   9.0  10.4  59.8   18:16   ESE
09   9.0  11.7   14:38   7.2   23:21   9.3   0.0   0.0   8.3  61.3   01:22   ESE
10   9.6  13.7   12:10   7.2   00:17   8.7   0.0   0.0   5.7  32.4   13:13     E
11   8.7  13.6   12:01   4.1   08:00   9.6   0.0   0.0   5.3  33.9   13:17     E
12   6.6  15.0   12:39   1.1   07:39  11.7   0.0   0.0   2.0  11.5   13:24     E
13   7.5  12.9   12:05   1.4   02:18  10.8   0.0   0.6   3.1  26.0   12:18     N
14  11.0  13.8   12:56   9.0   21:44   7.3   0.0  17.4   9.8  57.7   14:46     W
15  10.5  13.7   13:01   7.4   23:57   7.8   0.0   1.8   9.2  75.0   09:25   WNW
16   8.2  14.2   13:43   4.4   22:47  10.1   0.0   0.0   2.5  41.8   14:38     W
17  10.5  14.4   13:42   6.2   21:36   7.8   0.0   0.3   7.7  57.0   05:35   WSW
18   6.3  11.8   14:40   2.2   23:09  12.0   0.0   0.0   3.2  44.7   13:55   SSW
19   7.8  12.7   20:15   1.7   01:50  10.5   0.0  11.4   6.8  62.0   22:31     W
20  10.7  15.0   14:28   4.8   07:32   7.6   0.0   1.5   7.0  44.0   00:01     W
21  10.7  15.6   13:15   4.8   22:17   7.6   0.0   1.5   5.2  58.4   03:48     W
22   8.0  13.1   11:30   4.3   03:57  10.3   0.0   0.0   2.7  25.2   12:58   WNW
23  12.6  19.6   15:13   6.1   00:00   5.7   0.1   3.9   5.6  65.6   16:46   WNW
24  12.4  15.7   03:27   9.4   15:19   5.9   0.0  14.5  16.8  94.4   21:56     W
25  10.9  14.4   12:41   7.8   22:34   7.4   0.0   4.2  11.5  70.7   02:37     W
26   8.7  14.6   12:23   4.4   21:04   9.6   0.0   0.6   2.7  18.7   22:58   WNW
27  10.4  15.4   13:09   6.3   01:36   7.9   0.0   0.0   7.6  48.3   12:52   WNW
28  11.4  16.3   13:18   9.0   20:53   6.9   0.0  10.5   8.1  67.1   21:44   WNW
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     9.7  19.6    23     1.0     1   240.8   0.1  77.5   6.4  94.4    24     WNW

Max >=  27.0  0
Max <=   0.0  0
Min <=   0.0  0
Min <= -18.0  0
Max Rain: 17.4 on day 14
Days of Rain: 14 (>= 0.2 mm)  7 (>= 2.0 mm)  0 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3  Cool Base: 18.3  Method: Integration