A very early Good Morning - Today is: Thursday, 11 December 2025 05:51:05 NZDT
Current: 12.9°C, Max: 16.1°C, Min: 12.9°C. It feels like 12.8°C
FORECAST: Partly cloudy. High around 25C. ESE winds shifting to W at 15 to 25 km/h. It feels like 12.8°C. 3 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Showery, becoming less settled | Sunrise: 05:41 | Sunset: 20:41 | Dawn: 05:08 | Dusk: 21:14
Weather Forecast
Temperature : Current trend is Falling, changing by -0.5 °C/hr 12.9°C, 91%   Pressure : Current trend is Falling slowly, changing by -0.1 hPa/hr 1012.8hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Moderate Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  NNE  Current wind speed is Light air (F1) from NNE (28°) 3km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Steady 4km/h
Air Quality :  1 AQI  0.3ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.0mm
Sun Light : 0Lux, 0.0hrs   Solar UV :  0.1UVI  0W/m2
Last weather station contact: Thursday, 11 December 2025 at 05:55:49. 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 2017 Jul
                   Monthly Climatological Summary for Jul 2017

Name: City Centre   City: Palmerston North   State: Manawatu
Elevation: 25 m  Lat: S 40 20 57   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  10.6  14.2   13:58   6.0   03:37   7.7   0.0   0.4   2.6  21.6   18:23     E
02  12.0  16.5   13:49   9.1   22:56   6.3   0.0   6.0   1.8  20.2   01:05     E
03   9.9  13.4   13:03   5.4   23:52   8.4   0.0   4.6   1.3  26.7   15:54   ESE
04   9.7  14.5   13:29   4.5   01:56   8.6   0.0   0.2   7.5  54.1   14:22   WNW
05   8.4  13.3   12:12   3.7   23:55   9.9   0.0   0.6   3.3  29.6   01:25    NW
06   7.1  11.8   15:03   1.8   06:08  11.2   0.0   0.2   7.1  48.3   14:16     E
07   9.2  12.3   14:50   6.8   21:10   9.1   0.0   0.0   8.8  45.4   02:40   ESE
08   8.7  13.8   14:33   2.1   06:20   9.6   0.0   0.0   1.7  12.3   00:18     E
09  10.6  14.0   13:12   7.6   04:34   7.7   0.0   0.0   3.6  35.3   11:45   ESE
10  10.4  15.0   13:22   7.2   23:55   7.9   0.0   0.2   1.6  44.7   13:48   WNW
11   9.0  14.0   12:51   4.5   06:57   9.3   0.0   2.6   3.6  39.7   12:09    NW
12   7.2   9.7   14:09   4.9   23:59  11.1   0.0  11.4   5.1  41.1   15:23     S
13   5.7   7.9   21:45   4.5   05:28  12.6   0.0  23.3   5.9  50.5   13:51   SSW
14   8.1  10.4   12:38   4.8   00:00  10.2   0.0   4.2   4.5  31.7   05:00     S
15   6.8  11.9   13:28   1.8   07:50  11.5   0.0   0.0   1.6  88.0   20:30   WNW
16   8.3  14.3   14:03   1.7   05:55  10.0   0.0   0.0   3.1  42.5   14:10    NW
17  10.6  13.8   12:38   8.0   07:20   7.7   0.0   8.6   3.7  38.2   20:19   NNW
18   9.9  14.6   13:49   5.3   22:48   8.4   0.0   0.2   2.6  20.2   11:45     E
19   9.7  17.4   14:19   3.4   05:27   8.6   0.0   0.0   1.5  88.0   03:55    SE
20  10.6  15.7   13:00   4.2   06:43   7.7   0.0   0.4   5.8  49.0   21:49     E
21  12.7  16.4   13:27   9.9   21:28   5.6   0.0   3.8   8.8  52.6   08:03   NNW
22  10.6  14.0   13:31   7.5   23:53   7.7   0.0   7.4   3.1  33.9   02:00   ENE
23   9.2  13.8   13:38   5.8   01:21   9.1   0.0   0.4   2.0  20.2   13:18    NW
24  10.9  14.0   12:45   8.9   00:28   7.4   0.0   1.8   7.4  54.1   12:23    NW
25  10.6  15.8   13:03   5.4   23:53   7.7   0.0   0.0   5.2  36.8   15:00    NW
26   9.5  15.1   12:15   4.5   01:36   8.8   0.0   0.0   4.5  48.3   14:22    NW
27  10.0  13.5   10:43   6.6   06:17   8.3   0.0   3.0   2.4  35.3   03:11     N
28   8.0  10.6   11:43   2.3   23:58  10.3   0.0   0.0   5.7  37.5   13:43   SSE
29   4.3  10.9   14:06   0.0   05:12  14.0   0.0   0.0   3.2  40.4   14:44   WSW
30   6.1  13.0   13:14   1.2   07:37  12.2   0.0   0.0   1.4  15.1   13:25     N
31   8.5  11.6   13:56   3.0   00:00   9.8   0.0   0.0   5.2  33.9   14:06   NNW
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     9.1  17.4    19     0.0    29   284.4   0.0  79.3   4.1  88.0    15       N

Max >=  27.0  0
Max <=   0.0  0
Min <=   0.0  1
Min <= -18.0  0
Max Rain: 23.3 on day 13
Days of Rain: 19 (>= 0.2 mm)  10 (>= 2.0 mm)  1 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3  Cool Base: 18.3  Method: Integration