Good Morning - Today is: Wednesday, 15 July 2026 10:53:40 NZST
Current: 14.7°C, Max: 15.1°C, Min: 10.2°C. It feels like 12.8°C
FORECAST: A mix of clouds and sun. High 16C. Winds WNW at 15 to 25 km/h. It feels like 12.8°C. 3 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Settled fine | Sunrise: 07:38 | Sunset: 17:11 | Dawn: 07:07 | Dusk: 17:41
Weather Forecast
Temperature : Current trend is Rising, changing by 1.3 °C/hr 14.7°C, 82%   Pressure : Current trend is Steady, changing by 0.0 hPa/hr 1026.1hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  WNW  Current wind speed is Gentle breeze (F3) from WNW (296°) 12km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Steady 24km/h
Air Quality :  10 AQI  2.8ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.0mm
Sun Light : 22.4kLux, 1.6hrs   Solar UV :  1.0UVI  177W/m2
Last weather station contact: Wednesday, 15 July 2026 at 10:56:33. 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 2018 Oct
                   Monthly Climatological Summary for Oct 2018

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  11.6  18.2   13:06   7.7   02:48   6.7   0.0   0.8   0.6  30.3   15:34   WSW
02  11.7  16.7   13:05   8.2   04:55   6.5   0.0   0.2   0.2  44.7   12:49   WNW
03  12.6  19.2   13:51   8.8   03:52   5.7   0.0   0.0   0.0   0.0   00:00     N
04  11.8  16.5   13:31   8.5   04:41   6.5   0.0   0.0   0.0   0.7   12:38     N
05  11.7  17.6   14:15   7.7   02:48   6.6   0.0   0.0   0.0   9.4   18:01     N
06  12.4  16.6   14:41  10.2   07:10   5.9   0.0   0.0   1.8  38.9   18:53     E
07  13.0  17.9   12:23   9.6   23:44   5.3   0.0   0.0   6.3  50.5   14:18   WSW
08  12.1  19.6   14:17   6.1   06:52   6.3   0.0   0.0   5.8  42.5   09:55   ENE
09  11.9  17.1   12:08   8.4   00:10   6.4   0.0   0.0   6.5  54.8   15:34   WNW
10  11.5  15.8   14:55   7.6   00:55   6.8   0.0   0.2  10.8  90.8   12:16     W
11  14.7  21.0   14:51   9.7   06:54   3.8   0.3   0.2   4.6  31.7   17:35    NW
12  10.4  15.4   10:45   6.2   23:58   7.9   0.0   3.0   6.4  49.0   17:19     S
13   7.3  13.0   14:54   4.1   06:11  11.0   0.0   0.2   6.1  45.4   13:28   SSE
14   8.4  15.9   13:22   2.8   04:03   9.9   0.0   0.0   4.8  44.7   16:28    SE
15   8.5  15.7   13:47   1.5   04:18   9.8   0.0   0.0   3.5  44.0   18:41   WSW
16  11.5  17.3   14:09   7.4   00:13   6.8   0.0   0.0   5.0  44.7   16:26     W
17  12.0  16.7   14:07   7.6   23:56   6.3   0.0   0.0   7.7  38.9   16:04   WNW
18  12.3  19.5   13:16   5.7   05:45   6.0   0.0   0.0   4.6  41.8   15:02     E
19  11.6  21.2   14:58   0.8   05:30   7.0   0.3   0.0   5.5  59.1   16:19     W
20  13.5  19.1   12:01   9.7   02:59   4.8   0.0   0.0   8.4  59.8   17:14     W
21  14.0  20.5   15:18   9.6   23:55   4.4   0.1   0.0   5.2  39.7   11:00     W
22  14.0  21.7   14:33   6.9   06:12   4.7   0.4   0.0   3.6  45.4   17:27    SW
23  13.3  15.6   08:42   9.9   01:03   5.0   0.0   0.0   4.0  28.8   13:31    SW
24  13.9  16.8   14:07  12.2   05:57   4.4   0.0   0.0   6.4  45.4   14:51   WSW
25  15.0  20.1   12:42  12.2   06:27   3.4   0.1   4.6   9.2  54.8   15:23     W
26  12.7  18.6   15:14   9.0   04:13   5.6   0.0   1.4   4.4  28.8   16:21     S
27  12.6  17.2   10:47   9.7   01:59   5.7   0.0   1.8   3.9  33.9   09:07   WNW
28  12.9  16.7   13:05  10.4   06:38   5.4   0.0   6.6   7.0  43.3   17:48   WSW
29  13.8  22.3   13:27   9.9   05:33   4.7   0.2  12.4   4.3  38.9   16:29   SSE
30  11.9  15.9   11:32   9.6   23:55   6.4   0.0   4.6   4.5  48.3   18:53    SE
31  12.0  18.2   11:54   8.2   03:15   6.3   0.0   0.0   6.6  43.3   15:52     W
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    12.1  22.3    29     0.8    19   192.0   1.4  36.0   4.8  90.8    10     WSW

Max >=  27.0  0
Max <=   0.0  0
Min <=   0.0  0
Min <= -18.0  0
Max Rain: 12.4 on day 29
Days of Rain: 12 (>= 0.2 mm)  5 (>= 2.0 mm)  0 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3  Cool Base: 18.3  Method: Integration