Good Afternoon - Today was: Monday, 4 May 2026 17:13:42 NZST
Current: 14.0°C, Max: 14.9°C, Min: 10.0°C. It feels like 12.8°C
FORECAST: Partly cloudy. Low 7C. Winds light and variable. It feels like 12.8°C. 3 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Settled fine | Sunrise: 07:06 | Sunset: 17:23 | Dawn: 06:37 | Dusk: 17:52
Weather Forecast
Temperature : Current trend is Falling, changing by -0.2 °C/hr 14.0°C, 71%   Pressure : Current trend is Steady, changing by -0.0 hPa/hr 1033.9hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  W  Current wind speed is Light air (F1) from W (259°) 5km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Steady 9km/h
Air Quality :  12 AQI  3.6ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.0mm
Sun Light : 379.7Lux, 1.4hrs   Solar UV :  0.0UVI  3W/m2
Last weather station contact: Monday, 04 May 2026 at 17:15:30. 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 2019 Oct
                   Monthly Climatological Summary for Oct 2019

Name: City Centre   City: Palmerston North   State: Manawatu
Elevation: 25 ft  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   9.6  13.8   14:31   4.8   23:56   8.7   0.0   2.6   5.3  37.5   10:36     W
02   7.8  15.3   14:33   2.5   02:44  10.5   0.0   1.2   8.3  56.2   16:26     W
03   7.8  15.3   13:22   1.2   06:35  10.5   0.0   0.0   4.0  43.3   12:17   WSW
04   9.1  16.4   15:03   1.2   05:31   9.2   0.0   0.0   5.2  44.7   15:35   WNW
05  11.4  18.3   14:27   6.9   22:46   6.9   0.0  15.2   9.6  51.2   14:46   WNW
06  10.2  16.5   14:53   5.8   03:37   8.1   0.0   0.0   7.4  42.5   17:36     E
07  12.7  20.2   12:59   6.2   01:21   5.7   0.1   0.0   4.4  46.1   14:41   WNW
08  12.9  18.0   12:39   9.4   23:02   5.3   0.0   0.0   6.7  49.7   13:12     W
09  14.4  21.4   14:47   9.2   04:38   4.3   0.4   0.0   5.9  44.7   14:57     W
10  14.3  21.3   11:33   7.1   06:26   4.3   0.2   0.6   2.7  36.0   18:46     N
11  14.1  18.2   15:00  10.5   23:27   4.2   0.0   8.4   4.0  23.1   05:21   WNW
12  13.3  20.3   14:56   6.3   06:00   5.1   0.1   0.2   4.0  26.0   12:42    SW
13  13.4  22.0   13:32   6.1   06:33   5.1   0.1   0.0   4.3  31.7   21:09   SSW
14  12.6  16.8   14:02   9.9   05:10   5.7   0.0   0.0   8.3  60.6   10:45   ENE
15  12.3  13.9   14:37  10.9   00:00   6.0   0.0   0.4  10.6  51.2   17:09     E
16  14.3  20.1   13:41  11.2   21:44   4.0   0.1   2.2   4.9  41.8   01:25   SSW
17  14.0  19.2   15:28  10.6   03:45   4.3   0.0   0.0   7.4  44.7   13:56   WNW
18  14.5  17.1   12:04  12.6   06:23   3.8   0.0   1.0   3.0  36.0   10:57   WNW
19  13.8  17.2   10:48  12.2   08:30   2.0   0.0   5.0   6.1  49.0   10:44    NW
20  14.5  19.2   14:39  11.8   23:39   3.7   0.0   0.0   7.2  46.1   17:48   WNW
21  13.7  18.8   11:31  10.0   06:21   4.6   0.0   0.6   9.4  57.0   13:58   WNW
22  12.8  17.2   12:54  10.0   23:57   5.5   0.0   4.0  12.1  53.4   22:51   WNW
23  10.1  15.7   17:11   4.6   23:42   8.2   0.0   8.4   6.5  40.4   10:28    SW
24  11.1  17.6   14:37   3.7   02:37   7.1   0.0   0.4  10.8  75.0   16:04   WNW
25  12.5  19.6   16:33   7.4   04:08   5.8   0.0   0.0   6.1  48.3   14:13     W
26  13.9  19.9   13:40   8.6   05:43   4.5   0.0   0.0   6.0  44.0   17:56   WNW
27  15.8  20.6   13:39  12.5   01:54   2.8   0.3   0.0   7.2  42.5   17:13     W
28  15.1  19.5   13:31  12.6   23:22   3.2   0.0   4.6   8.6  47.6   07:46   WNW
29  13.6  18.9   14:51   9.3   23:56   4.7   0.0   0.0  10.0  52.6   11:21   WNW
30  12.6  17.0   19:58   7.8   17:26   5.8   0.0   0.0   8.0  48.3   12:14   WNW
31  13.9  20.7   12:23  10.0   04:26   4.6   0.2   0.2   7.4  47.6   00:07   WNW
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    12.6  22.0    13     1.2     3   174.2   1.5  55.0   6.8  75.0    24     WNW

Max >=  27.0  0
Max <=   0.0  0
Min <=   0.0  0
Min <= -18.0  0
Max Rain: 15.2 on day 5
Days of Rain: 16 (>= 0.2 mm)  8 (>= 2.0 mm)  0 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3  Cool Base: 18.3  Method: Integration