A new day, a new dawn - Today is: Friday, 19 September 2025 06:49:39 NZST
Current: 8.5°C, Max: 10.9°C, Min: 8.2°C. It feels like 5.5°C
FORECAST: Cloudy with occasional light rain...mainly in the morning. High 12C. Winds SSE at 10 to 15 km/h. Chance of rain 90%. Frost or heavy dew may be present. It feels like 5.5°C. 4 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Fine weather | Sunrise: 06:12 | Sunset: 18:11 | Dawn: 05:46 | Dusk: 18:38
Weather Forecast
Temperature : Current trend is Falling, changing by -0.2 °C/hr 8.5°C, 62%   Pressure : Current trend is Rising quickly, changing by 1.4 hPa/hr 1017.2hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  SE  Current wind speed is Light breeze (F2) from SE (143°) 6km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Steady 17km/h
Air Quality :  0 AQI  0ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.0mm
Sun Light : 3.7kLux, 0.8hrs   Solar UV :  0.4UVI  29W/m2
Last weather station contact: Friday, 19 September 2025 at 06:49:41. 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 2018 Dec
                   Monthly Climatological Summary for Dec 2018

Name: City Centre   City: Palmerston North   State: Manawatu
Elevation: 25 m  Lat: S 40 20 57   Lon: E 175 36 55

                  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  16.9  20.6   14:01  14.2   22:18   1.8   0.4   3.2  13.2  54.1   07:59   ENE
02  18.6  24.7   14:25  14.9   00:00   1.1   1.4   0.0  12.1  56.2   02:55   ENE
03  19.6  26.5   12:44  15.0   23:52   0.9   2.2   1.6   5.8  46.9   01:53     E
04  17.9  25.4   10:50  13.8   22:01   1.6   1.2   0.0   7.2  56.2   13:51     W
05  14.4  19.8   13:48  11.6   05:39   3.9   0.0   2.0  16.5 110.3   12:31   WNW
06  12.7  17.6   13:24   8.8   22:59   5.6   0.0   0.4   7.8  45.4   16:43   SSE
07  13.1  20.4   13:58   6.7   02:47   5.2   0.1   0.0   5.0  39.7   17:59   WSW
08  16.4  23.1   14:42   9.2   05:47   2.8   0.9   0.0   4.7  46.9   15:11     W
09  18.2  25.7   14:37  11.6   05:19   1.9   1.8   0.0   5.6  33.9   14:47   WSW
10  17.3  25.0   07:45  10.7   05:45   2.3   1.3   0.0   8.0  55.5   15:08   ESE
11  16.8  23.2   15:28  11.5   04:32   2.3   0.7   0.0   4.4  31.7   00:10   ESE
12  17.8  23.5   13:32  14.2   23:49   1.7   1.2   1.0   4.9  31.7   14:51   WSW
13  16.8  24.8   14:03  12.1   03:30   2.5   1.1   5.0   5.7  46.1   10:53   ESE
14  17.2  26.7   14:25  12.0   23:50   2.5   1.3   1.6   3.9  22.4   18:23     E
15  17.9  25.2   16:52   9.5   04:58   2.3   1.9   0.0   4.9  42.5   19:26   ESE
16  18.8  26.5   16:11  12.3   05:36   1.5   2.0   0.0   6.5  40.4   07:46   ESE
17  18.8  26.4   08:19  11.3   05:35   1.6   2.1   0.0   2.5  15.9   17:59    NW
18  17.9  22.9   17:13  14.7   04:13   1.3   0.9   1.2   4.3  31.7   18:46    NW
19  16.8  21.0   12:56  14.4   05:25   1.7   0.3   8.4   2.6  30.3   12:20    NW
20  15.8  18.2   17:21  13.9   23:15   2.5   0.0  10.8   1.1  12.3   15:45    SE
21  15.7  21.6   14:33  12.0   03:09   2.8   0.2   0.6   1.9  15.1   16:05    NW
22  15.7  22.3   17:10  12.1   03:35   3.1   0.5   5.8   2.3  20.2   02:49    NW
23  15.5  22.1   14:27  11.6   05:58   3.1   0.3   0.0   3.2  33.9   21:14    SE
24  16.0  17.8   12:52  14.3   00:53   2.3   0.0   0.0   4.7  36.0   16:42     E
25  16.6  23.4   14:43  15.5   02:56   2.0   0.3  50.2   2.5  24.5   08:10    SE
26  17.0  22.6   14:27  14.8   23:53   1.7   0.4   0.6   1.7  20.2   17:20   SSE
27  16.7  22.3   15:35  14.0   06:29   2.1   0.5   0.0   1.7  14.4   16:44   ENE
28  17.1  22.7   16:56  11.3   05:45   2.0   0.8   0.0   2.3  27.4   18:46   NNE
29  15.8  19.9   14:37  13.5   23:56   2.5   0.0   0.0   2.1  29.6   09:40   WNW
30  16.9  21.6   15:54  14.0   08:47   1.9   0.6   0.0   9.0  53.4   16:16     W
31  17.6  21.6   13:37  17.5   18:09   1.2   0.6   0.0   1.6  28.8   12:38     W
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    16.8  26.7    14     6.7     7    71.7  25.0  92.4   5.2 110.3     5       E

Max >=  27.0  0
Max <=   0.0  0
Min <=   0.0  0
Min <= -18.0  0
Max Rain: 50.2 on day 25
Days of Rain: 14 (>= 0.2 mm)  7 (>= 2.0 mm)  1 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3  Cool Base: 18.3  Method: Integration