A very early Good Morning - Today is: Thursday, 26 February 2026 03:00:04 NZDT
Current: 15.9°C, Max: 17.5°C, Min: 15.9°C. It feels like 16.2°C
FORECAST: A few clouds. Low near 15C. Winds NNW at 10 to 15 km/h. It feels like 16.2°C. 2 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Showery, becoming less settled | Sunrise: 06:56 | Sunset: 20:05 | Dawn: 06:27 | Dusk: 20:33
Weather Forecast
Temperature : Current trend is Falling, changing by -0.4 °C/hr 15.9°C, 87%   Pressure : Current trend is Falling slowly, changing by -0.4 hPa/hr 1019.6hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Moderate Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  WNW  Current wind speed is Light air (F1) from WNW (287°) 5km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Steady 8km/h
Air Quality :  9 AQI  2.6ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.0mm
Sun Light : 0Lux, 0.0hrs   Solar UV :  0.0UVI  0W/m2
Last weather station contact: Thursday, 26 February 2026 at 03:01:12. 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 Aug
                   Monthly Climatological Summary for Aug 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  10.9  13.0   14:31   9.5   00:18   7.4   0.0  10.0   5.7  45.4   02:33   NNW
02   9.2  11.0   12:25   6.3   23:57   9.1   0.0   0.0   8.3  49.7   11:30   ESE
03   7.3  11.2   14:31   4.9   03:46  11.0   0.0   0.0   6.8  47.6   06:12   ESE
04   7.8  12.4   12:04   3.1   04:47  10.5   0.0   0.0   3.7  19.5   12:25   ESE
05   9.6  14.7   13:57   5.8   23:28   8.7   0.0   0.0   4.7  41.8   11:42     E
06   8.7  15.4   14:22   3.1   07:18   9.6   0.0   3.4   2.3  16.6   16:24     E
07  12.3  17.0   11:56   9.5   00:02   6.0   0.0   0.0   4.7  47.6   13:08   WNW
08  11.8  17.8   14:39   6.7   04:56   6.5   0.0   1.6   1.3  46.1   14:42   WNW
09  12.8  14.8   12:39  11.5   23:38   5.5   0.0   7.2   0.5   9.4   13:40   ESE
10  11.4  16.6   13:20   7.8   23:55   6.9   0.0   2.6   3.9  41.1   13:24    NW
11  11.1  15.5   13:05   7.7   00:00   7.2   0.0   0.2   7.6  57.7   21:59   WNW
12  12.6  16.0   14:37  10.4   05:12   5.7   0.0   2.0  11.8  54.1   15:18   WNW
13  12.5  16.2   12:39   9.5   22:25   5.8   0.0   0.0   6.5  38.9   11:04    NW
14  10.2  16.7   11:08   7.4   23:50   8.1   0.0   4.3   2.9  41.8   15:28   NNW
15   9.8  14.0   15:11   7.4   07:26   8.5   0.0   4.4   9.2  46.9   14:51    NW
16  11.2  14.9   12:19   8.2   01:40   7.1   0.0   1.0   8.6  49.7   16:12    NW
17  12.4  17.5   11:38   7.8   05:28   5.9   0.0   2.2   7.4  47.6   11:00    NW
18  11.4  16.8   13:55   7.0   23:52   6.9   0.0   0.0   4.7  46.1   12:35   WNW
19  11.4  18.2   13:20   6.0   01:43   6.9   0.0   7.0   3.0  27.4   06:09   ESE
20  10.4  13.7   12:05   6.9   21:36   7.9   0.0   3.6   1.6  88.0   21:04   WSW
21   8.5  13.8   13:50   4.3   06:47   9.8   0.0   0.0   2.8  28.8   20:41    SE
22   7.4  12.6   11:11   2.0   06:43  10.9   0.0   0.0   2.3  19.5   12:40    SE
23   7.2  14.8   13:46   1.2   04:12  11.1   0.0   0.0   1.6  88.0   21:04    NW
24   7.8  15.6   13:28   1.1   06:09  10.5   0.0   0.0   2.7  36.8   11:24     W
25  10.1  18.2   13:07   3.1   02:59   8.2   0.0   0.0   3.7  44.7   15:14   WNW
26  10.6  17.5   13:55   5.0   06:52   7.7   0.0   0.0   2.6  26.7   11:50   WSW
27  12.6  20.1   14:45   5.4   06:32   5.8   0.1   0.0   3.6  36.0   13:33    NE
28  15.5  21.8   13:51  12.1   03:56   3.2   0.4   0.0   5.4  47.6   14:00    NE
29  13.4  18.3   13:17  10.8   01:50   4.9   0.0   0.0   4.4  43.3   12:49     W
30  12.4  16.9   11:51   7.6   06:59   5.9   0.0   1.4   5.6  42.5   15:24   ESE
31  12.4  15.8   14:25   9.1   22:54   5.9   0.0   4.4   3.1  88.0   04:19    SE
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    10.7  21.8    28     1.1    24   235.1   0.5  55.3   4.6  88.0    20     NNW

Max >=  27.0  0
Max <=   0.0  0
Min <=   0.0  0
Min <= -18.0  0
Max Rain: 10.0 on day 1
Days of Rain: 15 (>= 0.2 mm)  11 (>= 2.0 mm)  0 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3  Cool Base: 18.3  Method: Integration