Good Afternoon - Today is: Wednesday, 26 November 2025 14:50:58 NZDT
Current: 25.2°C, Max: 26.3°C, Min: 13.5°C. It feels like 24.2°C
FORECAST: Cloudy with a few showers. High 28C. Winds WNW at 15 to 30 km/h. Chance of rain 30%. It feels like 24.2°C. A windproof and 1 clothing layer recommended.
Station Forecast: Rain at times, very unsettled | Sunrise: 05:44 | Sunset: 20:26 | Dawn: 05:13 | Dusk: 20:58
Weather Forecast
Temperature : Current trend is Rising, changing by 0.2 °C/hr 25.2°C, 52%   Pressure : Current trend is Falling slowly, changing by -0.5 hPa/hr 1010.4hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Moderate Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  NW  Current wind speed is Gentle breeze (F3) from NW (305°) 13km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Rising 36km/h
Air Quality :  0 AQI  0ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.0mm
Sun Light : 35.2kLux, 5.3hrs   Solar UV :  3.7UVI  278W/m2
Last weather station contact: Wednesday, 26 November 2025 at 14:54:33. 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 2021
                   Annual Climatological Summary for 2021

Name: City Centre   City: Palmerston North   State: Manawatu
Elevation: 36 m  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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 21  1  24.7  13.3  18.2   0.3    55    52  29.3  15   6.6   30    8    0    0    0
 21  2  25.6  11.6  17.8  -0.4    63    50  29.6  28   7.1   18   13    0    0    0
 21  3  23.4  11.6  16.5  -0.1    86    30  29.1   2   5.3   19    5    0    0    0
 21  4  20.5   9.4  14.2   0.1   130     8  25.3   9   1.8   29    0    0    0    0
 21  5  17.5   7.2  11.6   0.2   209     2  22.7   9   1.1    2    0    0    0    0
 21  6  15.8   7.3  10.9   1.6   221     0  19.2  12   1.3   30    0    0    0    0
 21  7  14.8   4.2   8.8   0.2   294     0  18.4  30  -2.2   14    0    0    4    0
 21  8  15.4   4.2   9.1  -0.3   285     0  18.2  28  -0.1   10    0    0    1    0
 21  9  16.4   5.9  10.7  -0.4   228     0  21.4  22   1.4   18    0    0    0    0
 21 10  19.3   9.7  13.6   0.9   150     5  24.4  26   2.7   14    0    0    0    0
 21 11  22.6  11.5  16.4   2.0    84    26  27.1  12   8.0   19    1    0    0    0
 21 12  24.3  14.4  18.5   2.1    39    46  29.4   5  11.5   26    5    0    0    0
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        20.0   9.2  13.8   0.5  1844   218  29.6 Feb  -2.2  Jul   32    0    5    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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 21  1  45.2 -19.8  16.0  19    11    5    0
 21  2  12.8 -49.2   6.4  15     3    2    0
 21  3  56.6 -17.4  22.4  31    10    6    1
 21  4  31.8 -44.2   8.8  16    12    4    0
 21  5  25.0 -24.0   5.8  17    12    4    0
 21  6  63.6 -23.4  32.2  27    18    6    1
 21  7  25.0 -69.0   6.0  18    12    6    0
 21  8  59.2 -22.8  16.4  17    13    7    0
 21  9  66.4 -16.6  29.8  13    15   10    1
 21 10  37.2 -52.8   7.4  12    17    5    0
 21 11  43.8 -34.2   9.8  22    11    6    0
 21 12 160.6  67.6  25.8   7    17   11    2
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       627.2-305.8  32.2  Jun  151   72    5

                                Wind Speed (km/h)
                          Dom
 YR MO   Avg.  Hi   Date  Dir
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 21  1   6.9  64.2   19   WNW
 21  2   4.9  57.7   16   SSW
 21  3   4.5  57.7    3   WNW
 21  4   5.0  59.1    5   WNW
 21  5   5.1  69.2   18    NW
 21  6   4.8  95.2   28   NNW
 21  7   4.6  69.9   18   NNW
 21  8   5.5 103.8   14    NW
 21  9   7.9  79.0   10   WNW
 21 10   6.3  69.0   18   WNW
 21 11   6.4  62.0   27     W
 21 12   6.6  79.0   15   WNW
------------------------------
         5.7 103.8  Aug   WNW