Good Morning - Today is: Wednesday, 3 December 2025 06:59:19 NZDT
Current: 12.6°C, Max: 15.2°C, Min: 12.3°C. It feels like 12.0°C
FORECAST: Showers and thunderstorms. Heavy and torrential downpours at times. High 21C. Winds ESE at 15 to 25 km/h. Chance of rain 100%. It feels like 12.0°C. A waterproof and A windproof and 3 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Rain, very unsettled | Sunrise: 05:42 | Sunset: 20:33 | Dawn: 05:09 | Dusk: 21:06
Weather Forecast
Temperature : Current trend is Falling, changing by -0.3 °C/hr 12.6°C, 94%   Pressure : Current trend is Falling quickly, changing by -1.2 hPa/hr 997.1hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  ESE  Current wind speed is Light breeze (F2) from ESE (104°) 6km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Rising 31km/h
Air Quality :  1 AQI  0.3ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Rising 11.8mm
Sun Light : 0Lux, 0.0hrs   Solar UV :  0.0UVI  0W/m2
Last weather station contact: Wednesday, 03 December 2025 at 07:03:30. 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 2023
                   Annual Climatological Summary for 2023

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
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 23  1  23.7  17.6  20.1   2.2     7    64  27.6  26  14.5    1    1    0    0    0
 23  2  22.7  17.2  19.5   1.3    14    47  29.0   2  14.8   18    3    0    0    0
 23  3  21.6  14.1  17.3   0.7    56    26  25.3   4   5.6   29    0    0    0    0
 23  4  20.4  11.4  15.3   1.2    98     9  24.7  10   4.4   25    0    0    0    0
 23  5  18.5   9.3  13.2   1.8   163     6  24.1   2   2.4   12    0    0    0    0
 23  6  15.9   7.5  11.2   1.9   212     0  20.2  26   1.2   11    0    0    0    0
 23  7  14.6   6.1  10.3   1.7   248     0  17.8  20   1.2   27    0    0    0    0
 23  8  13.9   4.0   8.5  -0.9   304     0  16.6  20   0.6   11    0    0    0    0
 23  9  17.2   8.2  12.5   1.4   176     1  21.7  22   2.9    2    0    0    0    0
 23 10  18.1   9.1  13.2   0.5   160     3  23.8  31   1.2    4    0    0    0    0
 23 11  19.5  11.8  15.2   0.8    99     5  23.3   1   5.0   11    0    0    0    0
 23 12  22.7  16.2  18.7   2.3    30    41  28.0  23  12.8   12    1    0    0    0
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        19.1  11.0  14.6   1.2  1566   202  29.0 Feb   0.6  Aug    5    0    0    0

                                Precipitation (mm)

              Dep.   Max        Days of Rain
              From   Obs.           >=
 YR MO Total  Norm   Day Date  0.2  2.0 20.0
---------------------------------------------
 23  1  81.0  16.0  19.8  28    11    9    0
 23  2  57.4  -4.6  14.0   3    16    7    0
 23  3  28.4 -45.6  10.4  28     9    4    0
 23  4  69.4  -6.6  28.4  22    11    6    2
 23  5  67.0  18.0  12.4  20    19    9    0
 23  6  20.4 -66.6   6.0  28    14    3    0
 23  7  35.6 -58.4  11.4   9    16    7    0
 23  8  60.6 -21.4  19.6  10    18    7    0
 23  9  46.2 -36.8  15.2  23    13    8    0
 23 10  61.0 -29.0  15.6  17    14    8    0
 23 11  28.8 -49.2   9.8  20    10    4    0
 23 12  59.4 -33.6  13.4  24    14    7    0
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       615.2-317.8  28.4  Apr  165   79    2

                                Wind Speed (km/h)
                          Dom
 YR MO   Avg.  Hi   Date  Dir
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 23  1   5.5  74.0    4   ENE
 23  2   5.4  74.0   15   WNW
 23  3   5.1  79.0   30     W
 23  4   4.5  64.0    7   NNE
 23  5   3.7  78.0   10     N
 23  6   5.9  79.0   21    NE
 23  7   6.1  67.0    4   WNW
 23  8   4.0  53.0    2    NW
 23  9   8.1  80.0   17   WNW
 23 10   8.1  78.0   25   WNW
 23 11   6.2  63.0   17     W
 23 12   6.3  60.0   14     W
------------------------------
         5.7  80.0  Sep    NW