Good Evening - Today was: Saturday, 17 October 2026 19:21:31 NZDT
Current: 13.2°C, Max: 15.4°C, Min: 5.7°C. It feels like 10.7°C
FORECAST: Clear skies. Low 2C. Winds ENE at 10 to 15 km/h. It feels like 10.7°C. 3 clothing layers recommended.
Temperature : Current trend is Falling, changing by -0.1 °C/hr 13.2°C, 66%   Pressure : Current trend is Rising slowly, changing by 0.3 hPa/hr 1027.9hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed : Current wind speed is Light breeze (F2) from SW (218°)   SW  9km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Rising 22km/h
Air Quality :  11 AQI  3.3ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.0mm
Sun Light : 2klx, 5.0hrs   Solar UV :  0.0UVI  16W/m2
Last weather station contact: Saturday, 17 October 2026 at 19:23:37. 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 2010 Sep
                   Monthly Climatological Summary for Sep 2010

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  10.0  19.0   00:21   5.4   23:46   8.3   0.0  17.7  ----  31.7   00:32   ---
 2  10.0  18.7   22:05   2.9   05:48   8.3   0.0   0.0  ----  35.6   19:15   ---
 3  13.4  18.9   13:47   3.5   04:50   4.9   0.0   0.0  ----  42.8   23:17   ---
 4   9.8  15.0   14:47   5.2   23:47   8.5   0.0   1.5  ----  45.4   03:17   ---
 5  11.1  21.1   13:25   2.1   06:20   7.2   0.0   0.0  ----  42.8   19:32   ---
 6  17.3  21.6   15:13  11.8   12:59   1.0   0.0   0.0  ----  47.9   12:21   ---
 7  14.5  21.6   13:57  10.2   23:52   3.8   0.0   6.6  ----  33.1   10:39   ---
 8  12.4  19.4   09:28   9.0   19:40   5.9   0.0   0.6  ----  20.9   12:20   ---
 9  12.4  16.9   23:10   9.5   19:10   5.9   0.0  10.8  ----  12.2   11:05   ---
10  16.1  22.4   15:38   9.6   23:56   2.2   0.0   0.0  ----  29.5   14:47   ---
11  12.4  18.1   16:07   6.3   06:41   5.9   0.0   0.0  ----  24.5   17:50   ---
12  17.8  24.6   15:55  12.7   03:26   0.5   0.0   0.9  ----  31.7   09:54   ---
13  16.6  22.2   15:43  11.3   06:27   1.7   0.0   0.0  ----  33.1   13:56   ---
14  13.8  17.7   16:57   7.9   05:57   4.5   0.0   0.0  ----  30.6   17:40   ---
15  12.7  17.0   08:24   5.7   23:54   5.6   0.0   0.0  ----  36.7   00:56   ---
16  11.4  21.6   15:52   3.3   04:20   6.9   0.0   0.4  ----  47.9   19:40   ---
17  14.5  20.4   12:01   8.4   00:14   3.8   0.0   3.3  ----  66.2   15:16   ---
18  13.9  19.0   13:35   7.9   04:52   4.4   0.0   0.0  ----  70.9   13:23   ---
19  14.4  18.6   10:05   8.3   23:15   3.9   0.0   0.0  ----  47.9   11:22   ---
20  13.6  20.0   14:36   4.8   05:40   4.7   0.0   0.0  ----  47.9   17:41   ---
21  14.2  19.4   11:29   6.8   23:59   4.1   0.0   0.0  ----  47.9   04:17   ---
22   8.9  13.8   16:07   4.9   10:11   9.4   0.0   1.8  ----  63.7   08:35   ---
23  12.2  17.6   09:55   6.6   22:43   6.1   0.0   0.0  ----  50.0   11:42   ---
24  13.9  19.4   13:55   7.4   06:00   4.4   0.0   0.0  ----  50.0   14:25   ---
25  16.4  22.3   12:57  11.7   23:58   1.9   0.0   0.0  ----  39.2   03:23   ---
26  15.9  20.7   15:55   9.8   01:46   2.4   0.0   0.0  ----  45.4   17:31   ---
27  18.7  26.2   12:27  11.7   23:57   0.0   0.4   0.0  ----  22.0   03:00   ---
28  15.9  25.2   17:25   8.6   06:47   2.4   0.0   0.0  ----  17.3   17:35   ---
29  17.4  24.9   15:45   9.8   04:12   0.9   0.0   0.0  ----  33.1   13:57   ---
30  17.4  22.1   15:55  14.4   06:28   0.9   0.0   0.0  ----  55.1   16:04   ---
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    14.0  26.2    27     2.1     5   130.4   0.4  43.6  ----  70.9    18     ---

Max >=  27.0:  0
Max <=   0.0:  0
Min <=   0.0:  0
Min <= -18.0:  0
Max Rain: 17.7 on day 1
Days of Rain: 9 (>= 0.2 mm)  4 (>= 2.0 mm)  0 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3  Cool Base: 18.3  Method: Integration