Good Afternoon - Today was: Saturday, 4 April 2026 17:08:08 NZDT
Current: 20.3°C, Max: 21.8°C, Min: 12.9°C. It feels like 18.7°C
FORECAST: Cloudy. Low 11C. Winds NE at 10 to 15 km/h. It feels like 18.7°C. 1 clothing layer recommended.
Station Forecast: Fine weather | Sunrise: 07:36 | Sunset: 19:06 | Dawn: 07:08 | Dusk: 19:33
Weather Forecast
Temperature : Current trend is Falling, changing by -0.4 °C/hr 20.3°C, 62%   Pressure : Current trend is Falling slowly, changing by -0.2 hPa/hr 1023.1hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Moderate Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  SW  Current wind speed is Gentle breeze (F3) from SW (227°) 13km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Steady 23km/h
Air Quality :  4 AQI  1.2ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.0mm
Sun Light : 35.7kLux, 9.0hrs   Solar UV :  2.0UVI  282W/m2
Last weather station contact: Saturday, 04 April 2026 at 17:12:11. 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
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 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