Good Morning - Today is: Monday, 8 December 2025 11:09:02 NZDT
Current: 21.8°C, Max: 23.2°C, Min: 11.0°C. It feels like 21.6°C
FORECAST: Cloudy early with peeks of sunshine expected late. High 24C. Winds W at 15 to 30 km/h. It feels like 21.6°C. 1 clothing layer recommended.
Station Forecast: Settled fine | Sunrise: 05:41 | Sunset: 20:38 | Dawn: 05:08 | Dusk: 21:11
Weather Forecast
Temperature : Current trend is Rising, changing by 1.7 °C/hr 21.8°C, 64%   Pressure : Current trend is Rising slowly, changing by 0.4 hPa/hr 1016.3hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  WSW  Current wind speed is Light breeze (F2) from WSW (249°) 9km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Steady 19km/h
Air Quality :  7 AQI  1.9ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.0mm
Sun Light : 83.9kLux, 1.7hrs   Solar UV :  8.5UVI  663W/m2
Last weather station contact: Monday, 08 December 2025 at 11:13:33. 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 2016 Oct
                   Monthly Climatological Summary for Oct 2016

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  15.0  21.6   15:40  12.7   06:34   3.6   0.3  13.6   2.0  27.4   16:21     W
02  15.2  20.8   12:51  12.0   02:20   3.4   0.3   2.4   4.3  33.9   15:12   WSW
03  15.0  20.9   11:23  10.8   06:53   3.4   0.1   0.0   2.6  21.6   11:47   WSW
04  14.5  18.6   12:43  11.5   01:25   3.8   0.0   0.4   3.7  32.4   14:02   WSW
05  14.2  17.4   14:57  11.8   23:31   4.1   0.0   7.5  11.2  62.0   11:50     W
06  12.7  16.1   13:07   9.7   22:04   5.6   0.0   7.5   7.4  49.7   16:05   WNW
07  11.0  16.8   15:02   6.9   23:54   7.3   0.0   4.8   3.2  44.7   03:42   WNW
08  12.9  17.9   14:19   6.5   00:17   5.4   0.0   0.7  11.2  85.1   15:13     W
09  13.3  17.8   13:19   9.9   23:55   5.0   0.0  21.6   6.4  43.3   01:46    SW
10  13.3  20.9   15:16   7.5   07:06   5.2   0.3   0.0   3.5  23.8   17:57    SE
11  13.8  18.9   14:21   8.1   01:08   4.5   0.0   0.0   5.6  52.6   19:08   WSW
12  14.4  19.0   12:27  10.8   23:56   3.9   0.0   4.2   6.3  67.1   18:42     W
13  13.1  17.6   12:22   8.6   05:27   5.1   0.0   0.0   7.7  60.6   14:15     W
14  12.0  17.9   10:19   7.7   05:49   6.3   0.0   3.5   3.2  28.1   10:30    NW
15   9.9  14.5   16:35   6.5   23:55   8.4   0.0   3.7   1.8  28.8   10:18   SSW
16  12.5  18.9   13:44   5.5   01:32   5.8   0.0   0.0   7.7  44.0   14:39   WNW
17  15.4  20.3   15:22  12.5   00:38   3.1   0.2   0.0  10.7  49.0   16:30   WNW
18  15.4  20.3   15:22  12.5   00:38   3.1   0.2   0.0   9.4  49.0   16:30   WNW
19  14.6  20.0   14:30  11.4   02:05   3.7   0.1   0.2   9.3  54.8   08:11     W
20  14.7  19.7   15:42  12.2   23:57   3.7   0.1   0.0   5.6  32.4   10:48   WSW
21  13.0  16.8   13:29  10.7   06:18   5.3   0.0   2.4   2.5  28.8   20:49    SE
22  12.7  18.9   14:57   8.4   06:36   5.5   0.0   0.0   3.5  27.4   13:40    SE
23  13.4  20.9   15:51   6.5   03:54   5.2   0.3   0.0   6.3  30.3   13:35     E
24  16.6  22.6   16:01  11.8   05:50   2.5   0.8   0.0   2.9  17.3   15:54    SE
25  16.0  20.4   13:03  13.6   21:39   2.5   0.2   4.8   2.2  14.4   14:44     S
26  15.3  21.4   13:52  11.9   06:11   3.2   0.2   1.8   5.4  54.8   18:26   WNW
27  15.0  19.3   12:54  12.0   22:38   3.3   0.0   0.7   8.0  44.0   13:42     W
28  15.6  20.4   15:03  12.0   02:44   2.9   0.2   5.5   9.3  46.9   16:55   WNW
29  12.7  19.2   13:58   8.0   23:47   5.6   0.0   0.2   7.5  34.6   18:54   WSW
30   9.8  16.6   15:05   4.3   06:20   8.5   0.0   3.1  ----  23.1   15:35     S
31  11.6  19.4   13:53   4.3   06:13   6.7   0.0   0.0  ----  31.0   15:54     E
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    13.7  22.6    24     4.3    30   145.6   3.3  88.6   5.8  85.1     8       W

Max >=  27.0  0
Max <=   0.0  0
Min <=   0.0  0
Min <= -18.0  0
Max Rain: 21.6 on day 9
Days of Rain: 19 (>= 0.2 mm)  13 (>= 2.0 mm)  1 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3  Cool Base: 18.3  Method: Integration