Good Afternoon - Today was: Sunday, 30 November 2025 17:15:35 NZDT
Current: 18.4°C, Max: 24.8°C, Min: 10.9°C. It feels like 20.2°C
FORECAST: Mostly cloudy with occasional rain...mainly this evening. Low around 15C. Winds NW at 15 to 30 km/h. Chance of rain 100%. It feels like 20.2°C. 1 clothing layer recommended.
Station Forecast: Rain, very unsettled | Sunrise: 05:43 | Sunset: 20:30 | Dawn: 05:11 | Dusk: 21:03
Weather Forecast
Temperature : Current trend is Falling, changing by -1.7 °C/hr 18.4°C, 87%   Pressure : Current trend is Falling slowly, changing by -0.3 hPa/hr 997.0hPa
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 (261°) 1km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Rising 4km/h
Air Quality :  3 AQI  0.8ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Falling 0.7mm
Sun Light : 4.2kLux, 12.1hrs   Solar UV :  0.4UVI  33W/m2
Last weather station contact: Sunday, 30 November 2025 at 17:19:36. 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 2022 Oct
                   Monthly Climatological Summary for Oct 2022

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  11.3  14.9   13:24   9.0   00:36   7.0   0.0   5.0  13.1  56.0   23:32    NE
02  14.6  20.1   15:08  11.2   00:00   3.9   0.2   4.6   9.8  58.0   03:03   ENE
03  12.9  17.5   12:29  10.0   23:53   5.4   0.0   0.2   5.3  42.0   17:48     E
04  12.1  18.8   15:50   6.7   06:23   6.2   0.0   0.4   6.5  40.0   13:56   WNW
05  10.9  15.8   12:08   6.2   21:49   7.4   0.0   2.0  11.4  62.0   12:22     W
06   7.4  11.7   15:26   3.5   23:11  10.9   0.0   0.0   6.2  50.0   14:57   WSW
07   8.9  17.3   14:17   2.2   06:42   9.4   0.0   0.0   4.4  45.0   12:27    SE
08  10.7  19.1   15:39   2.8   05:50   7.6   0.0   0.0   4.2  46.0   14:31     W
09  13.6  19.5   14:17   9.2   06:13   4.8   0.1   0.0   6.0  46.0   16:31     W
10  13.5  19.1   14:45   8.5   01:17   4.8   0.0   0.0   5.8  48.0   13:54     W
11  13.4  19.0   12:57  11.1   23:57   4.9   0.0   4.2   5.3  40.0   11:40   WNW
12  12.1  16.0   13:43  10.7   20:49   6.2   0.0   7.2   8.4  50.0   08:12   ENE
13  12.0  17.0   14:29   9.2   23:11   6.3   0.0   1.0   9.5  58.0   13:47   ENE
14  11.7  19.3   16:06   7.9   05:53   6.6   0.0   0.0   8.2  51.0   15:30   ENE
15  12.7  18.7   15:04   8.7   03:26   5.6   0.0   0.0   7.2  48.0   16:17    NE
16  13.2  20.2   18:04   6.8   06:55   5.2   0.1   0.0   4.3  42.0   14:37   WSW
17  15.2  20.3   15:44  12.6   23:34   3.3   0.2   0.8   8.0  56.0   11:32   WSW
18  14.3  20.2   15:37  10.5   04:21   4.1   0.1   0.0   6.8  53.0   13:09     W
19  13.5  20.3   15:29  10.1   04:09   4.8   0.0   0.0   7.3  42.0   17:26     W
20  14.0  19.3   16:24  10.2   06:01   4.4   0.0   0.0  12.4  59.0   14:29     W
21  12.2  18.1   14:54   7.5   23:43   6.1   0.0   1.0   7.7  48.0   15:22     E
22  11.2  21.7   16:48   2.5   06:35   7.5   0.4   0.0   3.6  32.0   14:01    NE
23  12.5  21.1   16:24   5.3   05:33   6.2   0.4   0.0   4.7  43.0   18:01   WSW
24  15.0  19.5   14:47  10.8   00:00   3.4   0.1   0.6   9.4  53.0   14:26     W
25  13.6  19.8   15:05  10.3   05:48   4.7   0.1   0.0   8.5  48.0   10:19   ENE
26  15.0  20.8   15:23  10.8   02:28   3.5   0.2   0.0   7.8  53.0   14:37   WSW
27  16.6  21.9   14:17  13.6   23:58   2.2   0.5   0.4   6.7  53.0   12:55     W
28  17.6  26.3   15:55   9.8   04:24   2.6   1.9   0.0   3.2  45.0   16:01     W
29  20.6  27.7   14:29  16.0   05:11   0.5   2.8   0.4   6.3  53.0   13:44   WNW
30  18.0  23.3   15:04  15.8   21:46   1.0   0.7   2.0   4.2  37.0   15:53     W
31  18.3  25.0   15:18  15.2   05:03   1.2   1.2   6.2   3.0  34.0   17:22     W
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    13.5  27.7    29     2.2     7   157.7   9.0  36.0   6.9  62.0     5     WNW

Max >=  27.0  1
Max <=   0.0  0
Min <=   0.0  0
Min <= -18.0  0
Max Rain: 7.2 on day 12
Days of Rain: 15 (>= 0.2 mm)  7 (>= 2.0 mm)  0 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3  Cool Base: 18.3  Method: Integration