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Good Evening - Today was: Saturday, 26 September 2026 19:35:30 NZST
Current: 12.4°C, Max: 15.8°C, Min: 7.3°C. It feels like 10.4°C
FORECAST: Cloudy. Some light rain is likely. Low 11C. Winds NW at 25 to 40 km/h. Chance of rain 70%. It feels like 10.4°C. 3 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Fairly fine, showery later | Sunrise: 06:01 | Sunset: 18:18 | Dawn: 05:34 | Dusk: 18:45
Weather Forecast
Temperature : Current trend is Rising, changing by 0.4 °C/hr 12.4°C, 91%   Pressure : Current trend is Falling, changing by -0.7 hPa/hr 1017.3hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  WNW  Current wind speed is Light breeze (F2) from WNW (298°) 12km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Rising 22km/h
Air Quality :  10 AQI  2.9ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Falling 0.4mm
Sun Light : 0lx, 2.6hrs   Solar UV :  0.0UVI  0W/m2
Last weather station contact: Saturday, 26 September 2026 at 19:35:58. 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
                   Annual Climatological Summary for 2013

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

                  Temperature (°C), Heat Base: 18.3  Cool Base: 18.3
                          Dep.  Heat  Cool                       Max  Max  Min  Min
        Mean  Mean        From  Deg   Deg                        >=   <=   <=   <=
 YR MO  Max   Min   Mean  Norm  Days  Days  Hi  Date  Low  Date 27.0  0.0  0.0 -18.0
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 13  1  25.7  13.3  19.1   1.2    47    70  31.9  30   7.5   18   11    0    0    0
 13  2  26.4  13.9  19.4   1.1    38    67  30.4  19   7.5    6   13    0    0    0
 13  3  25.4  13.0  18.3   1.7    56    57  29.9  11   8.2   21   10    0    0    0
 13  4  20.4  11.7  15.6   1.5    93    11  27.0   3   4.5   11    1    0    0    0
 13  5  17.5   8.0  12.1   0.7   194     2  24.2   4   0.0   30    0    0    1    0
 13  6  14.6   6.8  10.2   0.9   243     0  20.0  17   1.2   24    0    0    0    0
 13  7  14.5   7.0  10.2   1.6   252     0  17.7  29   1.4   16    0    0    0    0
 13  8  16.2   7.6  11.6   2.2   207     0  19.5   8   2.0    1    0    0    0    0
 13  9  17.1   8.5  12.2   1.1   184     0  20.7  20   0.7   18    0    0    0    0
 13 10  19.2  10.2  14.3   1.6   129     5  23.1  31   5.1   10    0    0    0    0
 13 11  22.4  12.8  16.8   2.4    72    28  28.9  24   8.2    2    3    0    0    0
 13 12  24.2  13.8  18.3   1.9    46    44  30.6  30   8.6   20    5    0    0    0
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        20.3  10.6  14.8   1.5  1566   290  31.9 Jan   0.0  May   43    0    1    0

                                Precipitation (mm)

              Dep.   Max        Days of Rain
              From   Obs.           >=
 YR MO Total  Norm   Day Date  0.2  2.0 20.0
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 13  1  35.1 -29.9  13.2   3     9    6    0
 13  2  31.8 -30.2  25.5   4     2    2    1
 13  3  49.8 -24.2  37.8  18     4    2    1
 13  4 117.9  41.9  32.4   9    18   10    2
 13  5  60.3 -33.7  20.7  18    12    4    1
 13  6  85.5  -1.5  22.8  20    17    8    1
 13  7  31.8 -62.2  10.2  11    15    4    0
 13  8  46.8 -35.2  14.7  17    11    6    0
 13  9 111.3  28.3  22.8  28    16   11    2
 13 10 125.7  35.7  53.1  15    14    9    2
 13 11  76.2  -1.8  27.9  28     7    7    2
 13 12  65.7 -17.3  12.6   4    16    9    0
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       837.9-130.1  53.1  Oct  141   78   12

                                Wind Speed (km/h)
                          Dom
 YR MO   Avg.  Hi   Date  Dir
------------------------------
 13  1  12.9  61.2    8   WNW
 13  2   9.5  41.8   16    NE
 13  3   8.0  46.4    4     E
 13  4  10.6  47.9   26   NNW
 13  5   6.4  49.0   26   NNE
 13  6   6.8  40.3   16   NNE
 13  7   8.9  51.5   25    NW
 13  8  10.3  46.4   14   ENE
 13  9  12.4  55.1   28   WNW
 13 10  13.3  64.8   14   WNW
 13 11  10.7  51.5   30   ENE
 13 12  10.7  55.1    1   WNW
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        10.0  64.8  Oct   NNW