A late Good Evening! - Today was: Saturday, 14 February 2026 23:49:33 NZDT
Current: 16.2°C, Max: 21.2°C, Min: 16.2°C. It feels like 16.1°C
FORECAST: Mostly cloudy. Low 13C. Winds SSE at 10 to 15 km/h. It feels like 16.1°C. 2 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Fine weather | Sunrise: 06:41 | Sunset: 20:21 | Dawn: 06:12 | Dusk: 20:50
Weather Forecast
Temperature : Current trend is Falling, changing by -0.5 °C/hr 16.2°C, 81%   Pressure : Current trend is Rising slowly, changing by 0.1 hPa/hr 1007.1hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  ESE  Current wind speed is Light air (F1) from ESE (104°) 5km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Rising 12km/h
Air Quality :  7 AQI  2.1ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.9mm
Sun Light : 0Lux, 1.1hrs   Solar UV :  0.0UVI  0W/m2
Last weather station contact: Saturday, 14 February 2026 at 23:49:47. Updated in seconds

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14 Feb 2026 7:40PM: Ōtorohanga mum helped sound the alarm of neighbourhood flooding (rnz.co.nz) 1/10 14 Feb 2026 8:30PM: Concerns weather could push raw sewage towards Wellington's shoreline (rnz.co.nz) 2/10 14 Feb 2026 9:14PM: State of Emergency declared in Ōtorohanga (rnz.co.nz) 3/10 14 Feb 2026 3:27PM: Earth Tongue get a taste for analogue on new release (rnz.co.nz) 4/10 14 Feb 2026 8:15PM: Christchurch City Council issues boil water notice for eastern suburbs (rnz.co.nz) 5/10 14 Feb 2026 4:42PM: Nestlé Milo bars recalled for possibly containing rubber (rnz.co.nz) 6/10 14 Feb 2026 1:52PM: Ōtorohanga flooding in pictures: Residents wake to waist-deep water (rnz.co.nz) 7/10 14 Feb 2026 12:11PM: Ōtorohanga resident describes dramatic rescue from floodwaters (rnz.co.nz) 8/10 14 Feb 2026 12:41PM: Man dies after car submerged in floodwaters in Waikato (rnz.co.nz) 9/10 14 Feb 2026 1:31PM: Violence against prison healthcare workers flying under the radar, union says (rnz.co.nz) 10/10


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 2019
                   Annual Climatological Summary for 2019

Name: City Centre   City: Palmerston North   State: Manawatu
Elevation: 25 ft  Lat: S 40 21 32   Lon: E 175 34 22

                  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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 19  1  23.6  15.4  18.7   0.8    30    42  30.8  31  10.8   25    4    0    0    0
 19  2  25.2  12.6  18.0  -0.2    57    49  31.1  11   4.5   26   10    0    0    0
 19  3  25.1  13.1  18.1   1.5    55    50  28.2  18   4.3    1    5    0    0    0
 19  4  19.3   8.6  13.2  -0.9   154     5  26.8   1   2.5   19    0    0    0    0
 19  5  18.1   7.6  12.3   0.9   187     1  22.3   9   3.6    2    0    0    0    0
 19  6  14.2   3.8   8.6  -0.7   285     0  17.8  14  -2.3   28    0    0    7    0
 19  7  14.9   4.4   9.7   1.1   240     0  18.3  25   0.0   18    0    0    5    0
 19  8  14.2   4.3   8.9  -0.5   289     0  17.7  20  -0.7    1    0    0    2    0
 19  9  16.3   6.5  10.9  -0.2   220     0  22.0  14  -0.1   11    0    0    1    0
 19 10  18.3   8.3  12.7   0.0   176     1  22.0  13   1.2    3    0    0    0    0
 19 11  23.0  10.7  16.3   1.9    89    28  28.2   9   7.8   19    3    0    0    0
 19 12  23.9  12.6  17.7   1.3    59    41  29.3   1   6.8   22    3    0    0    0
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        19.7   9.0  13.8   0.4  1839   217  31.1 Feb  -2.3  Jun   25    0   15    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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 19  1  10.8 -54.2   3.6   7     5    2    0
 19  2  18.2 -43.8  12.0  24     5    3    0
 19  3  26.4 -47.6   7.2  14     6    4    0
 19  4  60.0 -16.0  18.4  11    10    8    0
 19  5  48.2  -0.8  15.4  31    13    7    0
 19  6  67.0 -20.0  32.2  13    16    7    1
 19  7  58.4 -35.6  11.6   4    18    8    0
 19  8  74.2  -7.8  19.2  12    14    6    0
 19  9  28.2 -54.8   7.4   6    13    5    0
 19 10  60.0 -30.0  15.2   5    17    9    0
 19 11  41.8 -36.2  20.2  10     9    5    1
 19 12  72.4 -20.6  25.4   8     8    6    1
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       565.6-367.4  32.2  Jun  134   70    3

                                Wind Speed (km/h)
                          Dom
 YR MO   Avg.  Hi   Date  Dir
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 19  1   6.7  61.3   21     W
 19  2   5.7  60.6   27   WSW
 19  3   4.8  55.5   21   SSE
 19  4   4.4  49.7   10   WSW
 19  5   4.8  87.2   29   WNW
 19  6   4.1  92.3    5    NW
 19  7   4.8  55.5   17    NW
 19  8   6.2  87.2    5   WNW
 19  9   7.4  80.8   25   WNW
 19 10   6.8  75.0   24   WNW
 19 11   6.3  64.9   20     W
 19 12   6.7  68.5    3   WNW
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         5.7  92.3  Jun     W