A late Good Evening - Today was: Friday, 17 October 2025 21:04:27 NZDT
Current: 11.2°C, Max: 19.1°C, Min: 4.5°C. It feels like 10.1°C
FORECAST: A few passing clouds. Low 8C. Winds NW at 10 to 15 km/h. It feels like 10.1°C. 3 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Settled fine | Sunrise: 06:27 | Sunset: 19:40 | Dawn: 05:59 | Dusk: 20:08
Weather Forecast
Temperature : Current trend is Falling, changing by -1.5 °C/hr 11.2°C, 84%   Pressure : Current trend is Rising slowly, changing by 0.2 hPa/hr 1020.7hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  WNW  Current wind speed is Light air (F1) from WNW (288°) 4km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Rising 9km/h
Air Quality :  3 AQI  0.8ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.0mm
Sun Light : 0Lux, 11.2hrs   Solar UV :  0.0UVI  0W/m2
Last weather station contact: Friday, 17 October 2025 at 21:04:54. 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 2013 Dec
                   Monthly Climatological Summary for Dec 2013

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  15.5  19.9   13:38  12.0   05:21   2.9   0.1   0.0  20.8  55.1   14:16     W
 2  17.6  25.4   14:26   9.7   06:05   2.8   2.1   0.0   6.3  20.9   13:37     W
 3  19.3  28.4   13:06  10.7   05:27   2.2   3.2   0.0   5.2  15.8   11:15   ENE
 4  19.1  27.6   15:18  13.9   05:51   1.0   1.8  12.6   3.9  18.4   16:10   ENE
 5  20.7  24.9   14:34  16.8   04:43   0.3   2.8  10.5   6.1  22.0   18:28     E
 6  20.1  24.8   13:13  17.0   05:56   0.1   2.0   1.2   9.1  34.2   19:00     W
 7  17.5  22.2   14:49  14.5   23:56   1.3   0.5   3.0  15.1  40.3   19:46     W
 8  16.8  22.5   10:48  13.5   01:40   1.9   0.4   7.2  13.5  40.3   13:47   WNW
 9  16.8  21.9   14:24  13.1   05:37   2.1   0.6   4.2  14.9  37.8   11:50   WNW
10  16.2  20.5   20:22  13.4   05:42   2.3   0.2   1.8   8.7  22.0   16:58   WNW
11  17.5  22.4   15:09  14.4   04:28   1.6   0.8   0.0  10.7  29.5   15:02   WNW
12  19.5  25.4   14:42  15.1   03:15   0.9   2.1   0.0   7.1  22.0   16:14     W
13  20.7  26.0   15:30  16.8   02:32   0.4   2.8   0.0  10.6  27.0   14:58     W
14  21.0  27.0   14:01  16.6   23:01   0.2   2.9   0.0   7.8  29.5   17:20     W
15  19.6  26.6   12:38  14.7   05:17   0.9   2.1   0.0   7.4  27.0   16:24     W
16  19.3  25.4   15:02  12.7   05:19   1.4   2.4   0.0   9.8  30.6   17:38     W
17  19.5  24.9   14:42  13.9   09:15   0.7   1.9   0.0  12.7  41.8   12:14   WNW
18  18.0  24.7   12:59  13.3   05:44   1.7   1.4   0.0  13.3  45.4   14:16   WNW
19  16.7  21.6   14:57  12.8   23:49   2.0   0.4   0.0  12.2  40.3   14:42   ENE
20  16.4  24.9   13:19   8.6   05:54   3.2   1.3   0.0   7.5  24.5   12:27   WSW
21  17.3  21.9   16:29  13.2   01:24   1.8   0.8   2.1  18.4  49.0   15:11   WNW
22  16.6  22.3   14:15  12.0   23:58   2.2   0.4   1.8  12.7  40.3   01:52     E
23  16.8  25.2   13:15   9.8   05:37   3.0   1.5   0.0  10.8  35.6   17:25     W
24  16.9  22.8   17:59  14.2   02:50   2.0   0.6   0.9  15.2  41.8   19:53    NW
25  18.2  21.4   14:52  15.6   23:57   0.7   0.6   1.2  22.0  51.5   16:12   WNW
26  17.9  24.5   16:48  14.6   06:33   1.5   1.1   0.3   4.8  22.0   19:40   ESE
27  17.7  22.8   14:30  14.9   04:33   1.3   0.7   8.1   4.0  19.4   14:14   WSW
28  20.0  27.2   13:23  14.9   03:44   0.9   2.7   2.4   5.5  24.5   16:40   ENE
29  19.0  21.9   17:32  17.5   03:50   0.3   1.0   7.2   9.4  25.6   14:05     E
30  20.3  30.6   12:58  15.5   05:37   0.8   2.8   1.2  10.5  40.3   20:20    NW
31  17.4  21.8   15:06  13.3   06:10   1.8   0.9   0.0  17.9  47.9   11:17   WNW
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    18.3  30.6    30     8.6    20    46.2  44.9  65.7  10.7  55.1     1     WNW

Max >=  27.0:  5
Max <=   0.0:  0
Min <=   0.0:  0
Min <= -18.0:  0
Max Rain: 12.6 on day 4
Days of Rain: 16 (>= 0.2 mm)  9 (>= 2.0 mm)  0 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3  Cool Base: 18.3  Method: Integration