Good Evening - Today was: Tuesday, 17 March 2026 18:31:12 NZDT
Current: 23.2°C, Max: 26.0°C, Min: 11.2°C. It feels like 22.8°C
FORECAST: Some clouds. Low 11C. Winds NNW at 10 to 15 km/h. It feels like 22.8°C. 1 clothing layer recommended.
Station Forecast: Fine, becoming less settled | Sunrise: 07:17 | Sunset: 19:35 | Dawn: 06:49 | Dusk: 20:02
Weather Forecast
Temperature : Current trend is Falling, changing by -0.4 °C/hr 23.2°C, 58%   Pressure : Current trend is Falling slowly, changing by -0.2 hPa/hr 1020.8hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  SW  Current wind speed is Light breeze (F2) from SW (221°) 9km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Steady 15km/h
Air Quality :  9 AQI  2.6ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.0mm
Sun Light : 9.4kLux, 9.4hrs   Solar UV :  0.0UVI  74W/m2
Last weather station contact: Tuesday, 17 March 2026 at 18:33:55. 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 2011 Sep
                   Monthly Climatological Summary for Sep 2011

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  11.0  15.6   13:16   7.4   22:37   7.3   0.0   0.0  12.7  37.8   10:27   WNW
 2   8.2  14.7   12:00   1.6   22:49  10.1   0.0   0.0   6.8  27.0   12:57   ENE
 3   9.3  16.7   14:11   1.7   06:55   9.0   0.0   0.0   6.6  27.0   15:22   WNW
 4  11.6  19.1   16:28   6.1   04:44   6.7   0.0   0.0   5.6  23.4   11:16     E
 5  11.1  19.7   11:04   2.7   06:29   7.2   0.0   0.0  ----  24.5   13:53   ---
 6  12.0  22.8   05:08   9.6   02:34   6.3   0.0   0.0  ----  31.7   11:56   ---
 7  10.7  14.8   10:17   7.8   02:30   7.6   0.0   0.0  ----  24.5   15:09   ---
 8  11.9  16.8   16:08   9.0   23:16   6.4   0.0   0.0  ----  36.7   12:21   ---
 9  11.6  17.6   12:14   5.3   05:41   6.7   0.0   0.0  ----  31.7   13:08   ---
10  12.6  21.7   12:51   8.3   05:28   5.7   0.0   0.0  ----  23.4   11:59   ---
11  10.7  15.0   15:54   7.3   03:51   7.6   0.0   3.3  ----  25.6   23:16   ---
12  11.4  15.3   12:16   8.0   05:12   6.9   0.0   2.4  ----  58.7   12:22   ---
13  10.0  15.5   15:24   7.4   04:30   8.3   0.0  15.3  ----  47.9   15:44   ---
14  11.2  15.9   10:36   4.6   06:25   1.6   0.0   1.5  ----  43.9   00:42   WNW
15  11.9  17.0   13:30   9.1   23:57   6.4   0.0   1.8  ----  57.6   15:47   WNW
16  11.2  15.2   15:01   8.0   04:35   7.3   0.0   0.3  ----  51.5   14:52     W
17  10.9  18.0   15:08   6.3   23:44   7.3   0.0   0.9  ----  36.7   10:15   WNW
18  10.9  20.9   14:41   4.9   01:44   7.5   0.1   0.0  ----  18.4   13:31    SW
19   9.6  14.1   12:45   6.0   23:21   8.7   0.0  32.1  ----  23.4   08:33   WNW
20   9.0  18.2   14:55   2.2   23:24   9.3   0.0   1.5  ----  31.7   00:07     S
21   8.7  17.0   10:36   0.7   05:40   9.3   0.0   0.0  ----  22.0   13:35   WSW
22  10.6  19.2   15:59   4.9   23:56   7.6   0.0   0.0  ----  13.3   10:26   WNW
23  11.0  19.7   15:12   1.9   05:16   7.4   0.1   0.0  ----  27.0   08:35     E
24  11.8  15.8   15:20   5.9   01:11   6.5   0.0   0.0  ----  35.6   13:50     W
25  11.4  16.3   13:44   7.4   20:38   6.6   0.0   0.3  ----  36.7   13:18     W
26   9.7  16.5   12:51   2.6   07:10   8.6   0.0   0.3  ----  29.5   14:50     W
27  11.0  16.1   14:40   7.2   00:30   7.3   0.0   0.0  ----  49.0   16:01   WNW
28  11.8  17.3   14:02   7.2   23:21   6.6   0.0   0.0  ----  39.2   12:18   WNW
29  12.3  19.2   14:41   4.0   06:51   6.2   0.1   0.0  ----  33.1   14:10     E
30  13.3  23.2   15:16   4.6   06:43   5.7   0.7   0.0  ----  25.6   18:41     E
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    10.9  23.2    30     0.7    21   215.7   1.0  59.7   7.7  58.7    12     NNW

Max >=  27.0:  0
Max <=   0.0:  0
Min <=   0.0:  0
Min <= -18.0:  0
Max Rain: 32.1 on day 19
Days of Rain: 11 (> 0.2 mm)  4 (> 2.0 mm)  1 (> 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3  Cool Base: 18.3  Method: Integration