Good Morning - Today is: Wednesday, 4 February 2026 08:30:46 NZDT
Current: 15.7°C, Max: 16.3°C, Min: 14.4°C. It feels like 15.0°C
FORECAST: Sunshine and clouds mixed. High around 20C. Winds SE at 15 to 30 km/h. It feels like 15.0°C. 2 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Settled fine | Sunrise: 06:29 | Sunset: 20:33 | Dawn: 05:59 | Dusk: 21:03
Weather Forecast
Temperature : Current trend is Rising, changing by 0.2 °C/hr 15.7°C, 73%   Pressure : Current trend is Rising, changing by 0.9 hPa/hr 1016.7hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  SE  Current wind speed is Light air (F1) from SE (142°) 5km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Steady 14km/h
Air Quality :  11 AQI  2.9ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 1.8mm
Sun Light : 33.4kLux, 1.2hrs   Solar UV :  2.0UVI  264W/m2
Last weather station contact: Wednesday, 04 February 2026 at 08:31:30. 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 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