Good Morning - Today is: Friday, 30 January 2026 11:21:40 NZDT
Current: 19.8°C, Max: 20.2°C, Min: 15.1°C. It feels like 18.4°C
FORECAST: Partly cloudy. High 23C. Winds ESE at 25 to 40 km/h. It feels like 18.4°C. 1 clothing layer recommended.
Station Forecast: Settled fine | Sunrise: 06:23 | Sunset: 20:38 | Dawn: 05:52 | Dusk: 21:09
Weather Forecast
Temperature : Current trend is Rising, changing by 0.8 °C/hr 19.8°C, 59%   Pressure : Current trend is Rising slowly, changing by 0.1 hPa/hr 1018.6hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  E  Current wind speed is Light breeze (F2) from E (88°) 10km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Steady 23km/h
Air Quality :  6 AQI  1.8ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.0mm
Sun Light : 60.6kLux, 2.4hrs   Solar UV :  4.0UVI  479W/m2
Last weather station contact: Friday, 30 January 2026 at 11:22:07. 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 2020 Sep
                   Monthly Climatological Summary for Sep 2020

Name: City Centre   City: Palmerston North   State: Manawatu
Elevation: 36 m  Lat: S 40 21 32   Lon: E 175 34 22

                  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  12.1  18.2   11:22   8.5   21:01   6.2   0.0   0.4   8.2  51.9   09:31    NW
02   8.3  10.0   13:19   4.9   23:57  10.0   0.0   5.4   4.1  32.4   19:36    SE
03   7.8  13.8   15:42   2.9   05:45  10.5   0.0   0.0   4.8  44.0   10:12   SSE
04   8.2  14.3   14:05   0.3   06:27  10.1   0.0   0.0   5.3  33.2   16:33   WNW
05  11.2  14.1   11:07   8.0   05:54   7.1   0.0   0.2   7.7  39.7   08:15    NW
06  13.6  17.9   12:27  11.0   02:10   4.7   0.0   3.8   9.2  46.9   11:58   WNW
07  10.6  15.2   14:35   6.1   23:58   7.7   0.0   3.8   8.2  38.9   03:13   SSE
08   8.0  15.5   15:12   0.9   06:27  10.3   0.0   0.0   2.9  38.2   15:42     W
09  10.2  13.6   13:16   5.8   00:00   8.1   0.0   0.0   9.1  39.7   12:27   WNW
10  10.7  16.1   13:58   7.0   23:08   7.6   0.0   7.0   8.0  38.9   21:12   WNW
11   7.5  12.5   11:47   4.2   06:16  10.7   0.0   0.8   4.9  36.8   11:47   SSE
12   7.7  14.5   13:49   0.9   06:08  10.6   0.0   0.0   3.7  28.1   15:42     W
13  10.7  14.1   14:55   8.5   01:03   7.6   0.0   0.0   8.6  40.4   10:51   WNW
14  12.3  17.1   12:59   9.3   00:06   6.0   0.0   1.6  11.6  49.7   13:04   WNW
15  12.7  16.6   12:40  10.1   16:28   5.6   0.0   2.8  17.0  57.7   10:09   WNW
16  11.4  15.1   14:16   8.0   06:17   6.9   0.0   0.0  13.9  62.0   13:55     W
17  12.6  17.1   13:50   9.5   05:52   5.7   0.0   1.2  14.8  97.3   12:10   WNW
18   9.1  12.4   04:32   4.7   22:41   9.2   0.0  22.6   5.1  37.5   07:39   NNW
19  10.5  17.6   10:03   4.8   01:25   7.8   0.0   3.6   4.5  36.8   09:02   NNE
20  10.4  19.9   15:01   3.7   06:21   8.0   0.0   0.0   2.6  16.6   11:58     E
21  10.6  18.4   12:55   3.8   03:16   7.7   0.0   0.0   4.5  38.9   14:32     W
22  11.6  17.2   13:46   5.9   05:25   6.7   0.0   0.0   8.1  40.4   15:41   WNW
23  13.5  19.2   10:57   9.7   05:31   4.8   0.0   1.8   9.2  46.9   11:53    NW
24  13.5  15.7   11:12  11.4   22:08   4.8   0.0   2.2   5.4  37.5   10:37     W
25  13.5  19.2   12:05  10.8   06:12   4.8   0.0   0.0  12.1  56.2   11:47   WNW
26  13.9  22.2   14:04   8.0   06:33   4.5   0.2   2.4   5.5  38.2   12:19   WNW
27  14.4  19.3   13:15  10.2   23:29   3.7   0.0  11.6  11.3  55.5   07:34   WNW
28  10.9  15.3   15:24   7.7   07:07   7.4   0.0   9.8  16.4 103.1   15:06   WNW
29   9.2  12.8   13:55   6.1   05:52   9.1   0.0   1.6  16.1  92.3   10:20     W
30   9.3  16.9   15:31   3.2   05:39   9.0   0.0   0.0   4.1  35.3   21:10     W
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    10.9  22.2    26     0.3     4   222.9   0.2  82.6   8.2 103.1    28     WNW

Max >=  27.0  0
Max <=   0.0  0
Min <=   0.0  0
Min <= -18.0  0
Max Rain: 22.6 on day 18
Days of Rain: 18 (>= 0.2 mm)  11 (>= 2.0 mm)  1 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3  Cool Base: 18.3  Method: Integration