Good Afternoon - Today was: Wednesday, 3 December 2025 17:35:05 NZDT
Current: 15.3°C, Max: 18.6°C, Min: 12.2°C. It feels like 13.4°C
FORECAST: Showers and thundershowers early, then overcast overnight with occasional rain. Heavy and torrential downpours at times. Low 11C. Winds S at 15 to 30 km/h. Chance of rain 100%. Rainfall near 25mm. It feels like 13.4°C. A windproof and 3 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Rain, very unsettled | Sunrise: 05:42 | Sunset: 20:33 | Dawn: 05:09 | Dusk: 21:06
Weather Forecast
Temperature : Current trend is Falling, changing by -0.4 °C/hr 15.3°C, 74%   Pressure : Current trend is Falling, changing by -0.5 hPa/hr 992.9hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  SE  Current wind speed is Light breeze (F2) from SE (128°) 11km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Steady 31km/h
Air Quality :  0 AQI  0ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 25.7mm
Sun Light : 8.2kLux, 0.8hrs   Solar UV :  0.8UVI  65W/m2
Last weather station contact: Wednesday, 03 December 2025 at 17:39:20. 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 2018 Jul
                   Monthly Climatological Summary for Jul 2018

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   9.5  13.2   13:47   4.2   01:05   8.8   0.0   1.6   4.5  55.5   22:08   NNW
02  10.9  13.8   12:55   6.5   23:48   7.4   0.0  16.6   9.5  54.1   13:33   WNW
03   6.7  11.9   13:35   1.3   23:48  11.6   0.0   0.2   1.7  14.4   01:17   ESE
04   5.3  12.3   14:18  -0.7   04:17  13.0   0.0   0.0   2.0  23.1   14:22     N
05   7.1  12.4   14:36   2.8   02:52  11.2   0.0   0.2   3.5  27.4   13:34    SE
06   6.9  12.2   11:35   0.5   05:46  11.4   0.0   0.0   4.5  39.7   16:22    NW
07  11.1  14.8   14:18   7.9   02:40   7.2   0.0   1.2  10.8  51.9   11:51   NNW
08  13.5  17.2   14:41  11.2   22:28   4.7   0.0   5.0   9.0  49.0   18:49   NNW
09  10.0  13.2   11:39   7.2   22:28   8.3   0.0  12.0   8.8 100.2   16:38   NNW
10   7.6  11.8   13:44   3.6   21:26  10.7   0.0   2.8   4.6  44.7   08:07   NNW
11   7.9  13.1   13:28   2.7   06:49  10.4   0.0   0.0   6.2  54.1   15:09    NW
12   8.6  11.8   13:38   3.2   23:12   9.7   0.0   0.0   5.8  39.7   10:52   SSE
13   6.5  13.5   14:04   1.2   07:35  11.8   0.0   0.0   2.6  39.7   13:53   WNW
14  10.4  16.7   13:46   6.1   00:00   7.9   0.0   0.0   4.7  32.4   14:27     E
15  11.9  14.3   11:51   9.0   00:11   6.4   0.0   0.2  13.8  60.6   12:19     E
16  11.7  15.9   13:22   8.8   08:08   6.6   0.0   6.8   4.7  39.7   01:14     N
17  10.8  13.9   10:38   8.3   23:49   7.5   0.0   0.4   7.3  48.3   15:12    NW
18   9.8  14.8   12:43   6.2   05:04   8.5   0.0   0.4   3.5  38.2   11:50    NW
19   9.8  15.1   13:55   6.1   06:44   8.5   0.0   1.2   3.5  32.4   10:49   NNW
20   9.8  10.3   08:32   7.5   01:09   8.5   0.0   0.2   5.4  23.1   07:14     N
21  10.3  10.3   00:00  10.3   00:00   8.0   0.0   0.0   6.5   7.9   00:00     N
22  10.9  15.0   11:05   7.8   23:57   7.4   0.0  14.0   8.6  46.1   22:25    NW
23   8.9  12.7   14:57   6.6   07:09   9.4   0.0   8.6   8.4  51.2   13:36    NW
24   8.1  13.2   14:09   3.3   22:21  10.2   0.0   0.0   3.9  17.0   12:35   ESE
25   9.9  13.0   14:54   6.9   07:15   5.8   0.0   0.4   3.7  22.4   16:30    NW
26  10.3  14.3   11:00   7.4   23:58   8.0   0.0   2.0   4.7  35.3   10:40   WNW
27  10.0  14.3   12:47   6.3   01:01   8.3   0.0   0.8   9.2  51.9   15:54    NW
28  11.2  14.5   11:46   9.2   05:39   7.1   0.0   0.8  13.3  56.2   12:23   WNW
29  11.0  14.6   13:15   7.2   23:48   7.3   0.0   6.4  10.6  69.2   13:56    NW
30   7.0  13.3   13:58   2.6   07:38  11.3   0.0   0.0   2.2  39.7   12:04   NNE
31   8.1  14.3   12:59   2.8   00:15  10.2   0.0   0.0   2.4  33.9   11:06   NNE
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     9.4  17.2     8    -0.7     4   273.1   0.0  81.8   6.1 100.2     9     NNW

Max >=  27.0  0
Max <=   0.0  0
Min <=   0.0  1
Min <= -18.0  0
Max Rain: 16.6 on day 2
Days of Rain: 21 (>= 0.2 mm)  9 (>= 2.0 mm)  0 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3  Cool Base: 18.3  Method: Integration