A late Good Evening - Today was: Tuesday, 6 January 2026 21:07:46 NZDT
Current: 17.3°C, Max: 22.6°C, Min: 11.6°C. It feels like 17.4°C
FORECAST: Cloudy skies. Low 14C. Winds NW at 10 to 15 km/h. It feels like 17.4°C. 2 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Settled fine | Sunrise: 05:56 | Sunset: 20:51 | Dawn: 05:23 | Dusk: 21:24
Weather Forecast
Temperature : Current trend is Falling, changing by -1.4 °C/hr 17.3°C, 80%   Pressure : Current trend is Rising slowly, changing by 0.3 hPa/hr 1018.6hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Moderate Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  SW  Current wind speed is Light air (F1) from SW (231°) 6km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Rising 9km/h
Air Quality :  10 AQI  2.8ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.0mm
Sun Light : 0Lux, 11.1hrs   Solar UV :  0.0UVI  0W/m2
Last weather station contact: Tuesday, 06 January 2026 at 21:08:20. 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 2021 Nov
                   Monthly Climatological Summary for Nov 2021

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  14.6  20.8   14:18  10.4   05:22   3.9   0.2   1.0   6.9  48.0   12:27   WNW
02  14.5  22.3   13:40   8.2   05:57   4.4   0.6   0.0   6.6  57.0   21:02    SE
03  11.1  14.4   12:31   9.0   20:46   7.2   0.0   0.0   9.3  61.0   01:10    SE
04  11.8  14.7   10:38  10.0   01:37   6.5   0.0   0.0   9.2  50.0   13:00   ESE
05  14.4  20.1   13:18  11.5   00:32   3.9   0.1   0.2   7.2  43.0   17:06   ESE
06  15.8  21.0   15:44  12.6   05:07   2.7   0.2   0.0   5.7  38.0   13:49    SE
07  16.7  22.7   14:47  12.2   23:55   2.3   0.8   0.0   5.3  51.0   09:11   ESE
08  16.3  25.4   13:07   8.4   05:55   3.4   1.4   0.0   4.2  39.0   14:36     W
09  16.3  23.2   14:20   8.9   06:00   3.2   1.2   0.0   4.1  42.0   12:55     W
10  17.4  24.4   15:32  11.5   05:49   2.5   1.6   0.0   4.1  32.0   12:29   WSW
11  18.0  26.6   14:33   9.5   05:54   2.3   2.0   0.0   4.3  43.0   18:03   WSW
12  19.6  27.1   13:08  14.4   05:46   0.9   2.2   0.0   7.0  50.0   16:27     W
13  19.3  24.4   14:27  16.7   03:32   0.5   1.5   4.2   5.9  46.0   14:18     W
14  18.0  24.2   12:22  15.6   20:57   1.0   0.8   1.6   7.8  57.0   14:25     W
15  17.0  21.3   15:49  13.5   05:38   1.7   0.3   9.6   9.6  60.0   11:47     W
16  15.2  20.4   12:30  12.3   21:31   3.2   0.1   3.6   8.0  60.0   17:05   WNW
17  14.8  20.7   14:02  10.8   05:09   3.6   0.2   7.6   9.0  56.0   13:31     W
18  15.6  23.5   12:51   8.2   05:30   3.6   0.9   0.0   4.5  40.0   16:06   WNW
19  15.7  22.9   13:40   8.0   05:28   3.5   0.9   0.0   4.5  47.0   14:38     W
20  16.0  21.1   14:40   9.4   05:49   2.9   0.5   0.0   6.7  44.0   08:40     W
21  16.2  25.9   14:13   9.5   03:28   3.1   1.0   1.0   4.3  37.0   21:47     W
22  17.5  24.0   13:12  13.1   04:35   1.9   1.1   9.8   6.7  37.0   11:01     W
23  15.7  20.8   15:14  11.5   04:17   2.9   0.3   0.0   5.9  40.0   19:43     E
24  15.9  22.5   16:39   9.8   05:47   3.1   0.7   0.0   5.6  48.0   10:53     E
25  17.2  26.6   14:01   8.5   05:41   3.1   2.0   0.0   4.5  45.0   15:51   WNW
26  17.1  22.4   12:57  12.6   00:44   2.0   0.8   0.0   8.8  47.0   17:10   WNW
27  18.6  24.7   15:29  15.3   06:41   1.1   1.3   0.0  10.4  62.0   12:56     W
28  17.5  22.8   13:12  14.7   03:49   1.6   0.8   0.0   4.4  33.0   13:49     W
29  19.4  26.2   12:44  13.5   05:21   1.1   2.2   1.4   5.4  46.0   15:51     W
30  17.3  19.5   14:48  15.9   23:27   1.1   0.1   3.8   5.4  43.0   14:00     W
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    16.4  27.1    12     8.0    19    84.2  25.8  43.8   6.4  62.0    27       W

Max >=  27.0  1
Max <=   0.0  0
Min <=   0.0  0
Min <= -18.0  0
Max Rain: 9.8 on day 22
Days of Rain: 11 (>= 0.2 mm)  6 (>= 2.0 mm)  0 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3  Cool Base: 18.3  Method: Integration