Good Afternoon - Today is: Friday, 26 December 2025 15:54:52 NZDT
Current: 17.6°C, Max: 22.2°C, Min: 11.0°C. It feels like 17.7°C
FORECAST: Rain early...then remaining cloudy with showers overnight. Low 13C. Winds WNW at 15 to 30 km/h. Chance of rain 100%. Rainfall around 6mm. It feels like 17.7°C. 2 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Changeable, some rain | Sunrise: 05:47 | Sunset: 20:49 | Dawn: 05:14 | Dusk: 21:23
Weather Forecast
Temperature : Current trend is Falling, changing by -1.3 °C/hr 17.6°C, 89%   Pressure : Current trend is Steady, changing by 0.0 hPa/hr 999.4hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  W  Current wind speed is Light breeze (F2) from W (262°) 9km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Steady 17km/h
Air Quality :  1 AQI  0.3ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Falling 0.2mm
Sun Light : 14.8kLux, 2.0hrs   Solar UV :  1.7UVI  117W/m2
Last weather station contact: Friday, 26 December 2025 at 16:00:57. 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 2014 Aug
                   Monthly Climatological Summary for Aug 2014

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  15.4  19.7   14:14  12.8   00:00   3.0   0.1   0.0  14.4  40.3   10:56   WNW
 2  16.0  20.3   12:42  13.0   07:18   2.4   0.1   8.1  12.9  37.8   11:52    NW
 3  11.8  15.2   15:02   9.3   23:57   6.5   0.0  25.8  10.4  35.6   01:50   WNW
 4   8.8  11.7   13:05   5.8   22:50   9.5   0.0   0.0  12.8  39.2   11:02   ESE
 5   8.4  13.7   13:35   4.9   21:48   9.9   0.0   0.0   4.8  20.9   13:22    NW
 6   8.6  11.3   11:39   4.5   23:14   9.7   0.0   9.3   9.6  29.5   09:06    NW
 7   9.9  13.7   14:25   4.7   00:00   8.4   0.0   1.2  17.3  51.5   14:14    NW
 8   8.2  13.0   13:27   0.9   23:04  10.1   0.0   4.2  15.1  50.0   11:37     W
 9   4.5  11.3   13:27  -0.3   05:11  13.8   0.0   0.0   4.4  19.4   14:17   SSW
10   7.0  13.5   12:56   0.0   01:58  11.3   0.0   0.0   7.5  28.1   15:05    NW
11  11.1  16.1   13:52   7.4   03:06   7.2   0.0   1.5  13.1  34.2   12:28    NW
12   9.3  12.7   13:06   6.3   23:16   9.0   0.0   6.6  13.3  45.4   13:15   WNW
13   7.6  12.7   13:50   1.9   06:34  10.9   0.0   3.6  10.8  42.8   14:48   WNW
14   7.3  12.1   11:39   3.5   07:45  11.0   0.0   0.7  12.9  54.0   15:06     W
15   7.6  10.3   13:18   4.6   00:20  10.7   0.0   0.0  12.1  35.6   04:05    SW
16   8.7  15.8   12:26   5.2   07:41   9.6   0.0   0.0   4.6  24.5   14:28    SW
17   8.6  14.4   12:02   3.4   06:15   9.7   0.0   0.0   4.0  17.3   13:10   ESE
18   7.9  14.7   14:17   2.0   02:21  10.4   0.0   0.0   3.7  17.3   12:43   NNW
19   9.6  14.7   13:42   5.0   05:29   8.6   0.0   0.3   3.9  12.2   03:18     E
20  12.2  17.0   13:46   9.5   00:14   6.1   0.0   3.3  10.7  25.6   11:01   ESE
21   9.1  12.9   10:19   5.2   22:28   9.2   0.0   0.9   9.1  42.8   12:29    SE
22   7.4  12.0   11:41   2.8   05:44  10.9   0.0   0.0   4.4  17.3   17:00     W
23   9.2  14.1   13:48   6.7   23:47   9.1   0.0   0.0   6.6  24.5   17:09     E
24   8.5  13.3   12:33   3.4   07:12   9.8   0.0   0.0   6.6  31.7   11:41   ESE
25   9.3  13.5   13:50   7.0   07:16   8.9   0.0   0.0   6.0  17.3   13:30   ESE
26   8.4  12.9   13:13   5.2   06:42  10.0   0.0   0.0   8.1  22.0   13:14   ESE
27   8.2  12.2   11:04   4.8   06:55  10.3   0.0   0.0   9.8  25.6   11:05   ESE
28   9.0  15.0   14:24   2.9   06:57   9.3   0.0   0.0   8.8  24.5   16:41     E
29   9.5  16.1   13:57   2.5   06:29   8.8   0.0   0.0  10.6  29.5   12:55     E
30  10.2  15.3   12:20   5.9   04:55   8.1   0.0   0.0  14.1  34.2   14:47     E
31  11.0  15.2   13:09   7.9   03:18   7.4   0.0   0.0  16.2  36.7   11:59     E
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     9.3  20.3     2    -0.3     9   279.6   0.2  65.5   9.7  54.0    14      NW

Max >=  27.0:  0
Max <=   0.0:  0
Min <=   0.0:  2
Min <= -18.0:  0
Max Rain: 25.8 on day 3
Days of Rain: 12 (>= 0.2 mm)  7 (>= 2.0 mm)  1 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3  Cool Base: 18.3  Method: Integration