Good Afternoon - Today is: Thursday, 4 June 2026 13:46:47 NZST
Current: 18.3°C, Max: 18.3°C, Min: 7.1°C. It feels like 17.6°C
FORECAST: Overcast. High 18C. Winds NW at 15 to 30 km/h. It feels like 17.6°C. 2 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Showery, becoming less settled | Sunrise: 07:33 | Sunset: 16:59 | Dawn: 07:03 | Dusk: 17:30
Weather Forecast
Temperature : Current trend is Rising, changing by 1.4 °C/hr 18.3°C, 74%   Pressure : Current trend is Falling, changing by -0.7 hPa/hr 1010.9hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  WNW  Current wind speed is Light breeze (F2) from WNW (296°) 9km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Steady 19km/h
Air Quality :  10 AQI  2.8ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.0mm
Sun Light : 41.3kLux, 1.3hrs   Solar UV :  3.0UVI  326W/m2
Last weather station contact: Thursday, 04 June 2026 at 13:46:57. 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 2024 Sep
                   Monthly Climatological Summary for Sep 2024

Name: City Centre   City: Palmerston North   State: Manawatu
Elevation: 23 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  13.6  17.4   00:00   7.6   23:58   4.7   0.0   7.6  10.2  66.0   11:08   WNW
02  11.4  19.3   15:25   4.7   06:03   6.9   0.0   0.0   5.2  47.0   12:11   WNW
03  11.1  18.9   11:27   6.7   04:31   7.2   0.0   9.0   4.0  41.0   11:20   WNW
04   8.7  12.5   15:20   4.2   23:50   9.6   0.0   3.0   3.6  40.0   17:36     E
05   7.7  15.3   14:19   1.3   05:40  10.6   0.0   0.0   2.5  43.0   15:23    NW
06  11.2  16.0   13:01   6.0   02:15   7.1   0.0   0.0   7.8  45.0   10:59    NW
07  14.1  16.9   14:36  11.0   01:18   4.2   0.0   3.0  15.9  70.0   19:14   WNW
08  11.2  15.2   13:11   7.6   06:26   7.1   0.0   0.0   9.9  58.0   13:14   WNW
09  11.6  15.7   12:23   8.9   03:24   6.7   0.0   1.2   8.9  55.0   13:27   WNW
10  13.0  17.0   12:06  10.3   00:17   5.3   0.0   1.0  12.2  54.0   09:54   WNW
11   9.6  14.8   14:27   4.5   23:44   8.7   0.0   0.4   5.2  49.0   13:31     W
12  10.1  15.0   13:23   4.0   01:10   8.2   0.0   0.0   8.6  56.0   16:03   WNW
13  11.5  15.0   12:58   9.2   05:44   6.8   0.0   1.6   5.9  40.0   05:39    NW
14  11.1  13.8   12:13   9.5   22:33   7.2   0.0  10.8   3.9  43.0   00:33     W
15  11.2  16.4   14:04   8.3   07:14   7.1   0.0   0.0   3.4  35.0   16:29   WNW
16  10.2  15.1   12:53   8.0   06:31   8.1   0.0   2.6   4.8  37.0   14:41   NNW
17   7.0   8.7   08:55   5.1   06:31  11.3   0.0   6.6   4.0  39.0   18:06     W
18   7.7  13.6   14:01   0.7   05:53  10.6   0.0   0.4   5.4  53.0   12:07   WNW
19  11.5  14.8   11:54   9.2   00:00   6.8   0.0   5.4  12.9  66.0   13:16   WNW
20  12.2  15.8   15:20   9.6   06:43   6.1   0.0  15.4   8.3  58.0   12:28   WNW
21  11.7  15.8   13:10   6.8   22:59   6.6   0.0   0.0   8.5  48.0   15:04   WNW
22  10.4  16.6   10:13   5.4   02:46   7.9   0.0   1.6   5.7  63.0   10:51    NW
23  12.3  16.4   12:32   9.1   05:22   6.0   0.0   0.0  11.1  61.0   12:10   WNW
24  12.5  16.5   14:09   9.2   22:17   5.8   0.0   0.0  13.5  80.0   12:16   WNW
25  11.1  16.4   13:34   7.5   06:22   7.2   0.0   0.0   4.3  46.0   13:56   WNW
26  12.0  16.2   13:45   8.2   02:08   6.3   0.0   0.0   9.5  49.0   11:14   WNW
27  11.2  15.2   13:48   5.9   23:58   7.1   0.0   3.0   6.3  49.0   04:30    NW
28  10.0  15.7   11:26   4.0   05:07   8.3   0.0   0.2   6.5  50.0   14:20   WNW
29  11.6  17.0   14:41   7.7   03:20   6.4   0.0   0.0   5.5  39.7   14:07   WNW
30  12.1  20.5   16:33   4.5   05:42   6.4   0.2   0.2   3.2  27.4   13:44   ENE
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    11.0  20.5    30     0.7    18   218.3   0.2  73.0   7.2  80.0    24     WNW

Max >=  27.0  0
Max <=   0.0  0
Min <=   0.0  0
Min <= -18.0  0
Max Rain: 15.4 on day 20
Days of Rain: 18 (>= 0.2 mm)  10 (>= 2.0 mm)  0 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3  Cool Base: 18.3  Method: Integration