A late Good Evening! - Today was: Saturday, 5 September 2026 23:38:44 NZST
Current: 12.6°C, Max: 15.8°C, Min: 11.1°C. It feels like 9.9°C
FORECAST: A few showers this evening with overcast skies overnight. Low around 10C. Winds NW at 15 to 30 km/h. Chance of rain 30%. It feels like 9.9°C. A windproof and 3 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Showery, becoming less settled | Sunrise: 06:36 | Sunset: 17:58 | Dawn: 06:09 | Dusk: 18:25
Weather Forecast
Temperature : Current trend is Rising, changing by 0.2 °C/hr 12.6°C, 85%   Pressure : Current trend is Falling slowly, changing by -0.0 hPa/hr 1013.8hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  W  Current wind speed is Gentle breeze (F3) from W (276°) 14km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Rising 34km/h
Air Quality :  18 AQI  5ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 1.0mm
Sun Light : 0lx, 6.6hrs   Solar UV :  0.0UVI  0W/m2
Last weather station contact: Saturday, 05 September 2026 at 23:39:30. 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 2009 Dec
                   Monthly Climatological Summary for Dec 2009

Name: City Centre   City: Palmerston North   State: Manawatu
Elevation: 23 m  Lat: S 40 21' 15"   Lon: E 175 37' 34"

                  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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 1  19.7  21.0   13:22  11.4   05:22   0.0   1.4  23.1  11.1  27.0   00:22   SSE
 2  13.9  23.5   13:52  12.8   23:52   4.4   0.0  12.9   8.3  24.5   20:22   SSE
 3  12.8  16.0   14:22   9.2   23:52   5.5   0.0   0.3  19.3  31.7   17:22   ESE
 4   9.2  17.1   14:22   8.5   04:22   9.1   0.0   0.3  17.6  35.6   09:52   ESE
 5  11.5  23.0   15:52  10.6   03:52   6.8   0.0   0.6   6.4  13.3   10:22     E
 6  13.8  22.9   12:52  12.2   04:52   4.5   0.0   0.3   9.5  17.3   10:22   WNW
 7  13.0  22.8   16:53  12.3   22:53   5.3   0.0   0.3  11.5  22.0   04:22     W
 8  12.3  21.2   15:23   8.9   05:23   6.0   0.0   0.0   9.5  25.6   17:23   WSW
 9  13.8  22.6   15:23  13.2   03:53   4.5   0.0   0.0  12.4  34.2   17:23   WNW
10  13.6  24.3   15:53  13.2   00:53   4.7   0.0   0.0   6.7  15.8   14:53   WSW
11  16.8  24.3   13:23  14.5   02:53   1.5   0.0   0.0   7.1  25.6   13:23     W
12  18.1  20.5   01:53  13.8   22:53   0.2   0.0  13.2  24.0  46.4   19:53   WNW
13  13.9  21.8   14:53  12.1   04:23   4.4   0.0   4.8  18.5  36.7   16:23   WNW
14  15.0  20.6   15:53  11.8   23:23   3.3   0.0   1.2  15.7  30.6   14:53   WNW
15  12.1  19.4   16:23   8.6   23:53   6.2   0.0   0.9   6.8  14.8   09:53    SE
16   8.6  20.4   16:53   5.3   05:53   9.7   0.0   0.0   7.4  29.5   13:53     W
17  11.6  24.0   15:53  10.0   03:23   6.7   0.0   0.0   5.2  13.3   17:53    SW
18  12.2  20.7   14:53  12.2   00:23   6.1   0.0   0.0  17.6  37.8   15:53     W
19  13.9  22.7   16:23  13.9   00:23   4.4   0.0   0.6  16.5  28.1   21:23   WNW
20  16.3  20.4   13:23  12.6   23:53   2.0   0.0   1.5  21.1  42.8   12:53     W
21  12.6  20.8   16:53   9.0   01:53   5.7   0.0   3.9   9.9  22.0   01:23    SE
22   9.5  24.6   16:53   5.8   05:23   8.8   0.0   0.0   4.4  18.4   17:23     S
23  11.0  21.3   15:53   8.2   03:53   7.3   0.0   0.0   8.0  20.9   14:23     W
24  13.0  24.5   16:53  11.5   23:23   5.3   0.0   0.0   7.5  19.4   13:23   WSW
25  11.7  22.6   17:23  11.6   00:23   6.6   0.0   0.0   7.6  17.3   16:53     W
26  14.9  22.6   14:23  14.8   01:53   3.4   0.0   0.0  14.8  28.1   13:53     W
27  16.9  21.7   14:23  14.6   23:53   1.4   0.0  25.8  15.9  33.1   12:23     W
28  14.6  28.0   15:23  13.7   01:23   3.7   0.0   4.8   8.1  20.9   09:23     S
29  16.8  22.4   14:23  16.6   23:53   1.5   0.0  19.8  16.8  35.6   19:53     W
30  16.6  20.5   13:53   9.3   23:53   1.7   0.0   0.0  26.7  46.4   15:53     W
31   9.3  20.5   15:23   7.4   06:23   9.0   0.0   0.0   8.1  20.9   16:53     W
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    13.5  28.0    28     5.3    16   149.7   1.4 114.3  12.2  46.4    12       W

Max >=  27.0:  1
Max <=   0.0:  0
Min <=   0.0:  0
Min <= -18.0:  0
Max Rain: 25.8 on day 27
Days of Rain: 17 (> 0.2 mm)  8 (> 2.0 mm)  2 (> 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3  Cool Base: 18.3  Method: Integration