Midday - Today is: Friday, 8 May 2026 12:42:06 NZST
Current: 20.1°C, Max: 21.0°C, Min: 15.0°C. It feels like 18.6°C
FORECAST: Occasional light rain. High 21C. Winds N at 15 to 25 km/h. Chance of rain 60%. It feels like 18.6°C. 1 clothing layer recommended.
Station Forecast: Unsettled, rain later | Sunrise: 07:10 | Sunset: 17:19 | Dawn: 06:41 | Dusk: 17:47
Weather Forecast
Temperature : Current trend is Rising, changing by 0.1 °C/hr 20.1°C, 63%   Pressure : Current trend is Falling, changing by -1.0 hPa/hr 1011.0hPa
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 (290°) 12km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Steady 21km/h
Air Quality :  8 AQI  2.2ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.0mm
Sun Light : 15.3kLux, 2.5hrs   Solar UV :  1.0UVI  121W/m2
Last weather station contact: Friday, 08 May 2026 at 12:44:14. 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 Nov
                   Monthly Climatological Summary for Nov 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  14.9  19.2   16:55  11.4   23:43   3.4   0.0   0.0  13.0  54.1   13:03     W
02  14.6  21.5   15:10   9.6   04:11   4.1   0.3   0.2   6.1  42.5   21:31    SW
03  14.8  21.1   14:21  10.9   01:30   3.7   0.2   0.0   7.9  51.2   11:14     E
04  18.7  29.0   14:57  12.4   04:23   2.1   2.5   0.0   3.4  36.0   12:23   WNW
05  18.5  26.5   11:11  14.4   05:55   1.7   1.9   3.4   4.0  43.3   21:17    NE
06  17.0  21.6   12:15  14.2   03:52   1.7   0.4   0.2   5.9  44.0   09:59   WNW
07  17.4  22.5   12:53  14.5   05:51   1.7   0.8   0.8   3.6  39.7   12:21     W
08  15.7  22.3   12:26  10.2   23:29   2.8   0.3   0.2   8.0  47.6   16:23   ESE
09  10.2  12.7   09:30   8.5   21:57   8.1   0.0   2.4   8.6  57.7   12:15   SSE
10  13.6  19.2   15:11   8.9   00:14   4.8   0.0   1.4   6.7  54.8   14:39     S
11  13.7  19.8   12:37  10.2   23:56   4.7   0.0   0.6   3.2  44.7   10:39    SE
12  14.5  21.4   14:37   7.2   02:50   4.2   0.4   0.0   4.2  43.3   13:04     W
13  15.7  20.5   15:27  13.3   05:01   2.8   0.1   0.0   5.6  45.4   17:23     W
14  15.4  20.8   15:12  11.2   23:59   3.2   0.3   0.0   8.8  45.4   13:48   WNW
15  16.6  22.4   16:03  10.3   05:20   2.7   0.9   0.0   7.8  42.5   10:31   WNW
16  16.3  23.8   15:02  10.8   04:24   2.7   0.7   0.0   5.7  40.4   14:53   WNW
17  16.4  22.0   13:26  12.2   05:16   2.5   0.6   0.0   7.1  46.1   12:22   WNW
18  15.8  22.9   17:20  11.4   23:13   2.8   0.3   1.8   5.9  46.1   14:44     W
19  13.4  19.4   15:51   8.0   05:07   4.9   0.0   0.2   3.4  32.4   16:05     S
20  13.2  20.8   16:44   4.8   04:44   5.2   0.2   0.0   4.4  38.2   15:49     W
21  15.1  21.4   14:35  11.2   03:23   3.3   0.2   0.0  10.9  92.3   15:59   WNW
22  12.9  19.6   12:41   8.0   23:58   5.4   0.0   2.6   5.8  41.1   20:03     E
23  12.6  21.5   13:50   3.1   05:44   5.9   0.2   0.0   2.7  18.7   19:44     W
24  14.7  21.4   12:51   9.4   04:15   4.0   0.4   0.0   6.7  49.7   17:00   ENE
25  13.8  18.4   17:30  11.2   06:59   4.5   0.0  26.8  10.4  64.9   10:07   ENE
26  17.5  25.2   13:05  14.6   05:40   1.7   0.9   3.8   3.2  31.0   15:27    SE
27  15.8  19.8   12:58  10.3   23:33   2.6   0.1   0.8  10.6  57.0   09:31   WNW
28  13.8  19.6   16:43   7.3   05:53   4.5   0.0   1.4   5.7  48.3   18:17     W
29  14.5  22.4   19:29  10.9   06:00   4.1   0.3   7.4   5.2  47.6   01:44   NNW
30  15.3  24.2   19:01  10.0   01:58   3.4   0.4   5.6   2.9  34.6   11:29    NE
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    15.1  29.0     4     3.1    23   109.2  12.4  59.6   6.2  92.3    21     WNW

Max >=  27.0  1
Max <=   0.0  0
Min <=   0.0  0
Min <= -18.0  0
Max Rain: 26.8 on day 25
Days of Rain: 17 (>= 0.2 mm)  7 (>= 2.0 mm)  1 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3  Cool Base: 18.3  Method: Integration