A late Good Evening - Today was: Monday, 9 February 2026 21:20:43 NZDT
Current: 17.4°C, Max: 24.9°C, Min: 12.1°C. It feels like 18.0°C
FORECAST: Mainly clear. Low 12C. Winds light and variable. It feels like 18.0°C. 1 clothing layer recommended.
Station Forecast: Settled fine | Sunrise: 06:35 | Sunset: 20:28 | Dawn: 06:06 | Dusk: 20:57
Weather Forecast
Temperature : Current trend is Falling, changing by -1.9 °C/hr 17.4°C, 81%   Pressure : Current trend is Rising, changing by 0.6 hPa/hr 1022.3hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  W  Current wind speed is Light air (F1) from W (274°) 4km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Steady 7km/h
Air Quality :  10 AQI  2.7ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.0mm
Sun Light : 0Lux, 11.8hrs   Solar UV :  0.0UVI  0W/m2
Last weather station contact: Monday, 09 February 2026 at 21:21:53. 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 Apr
                   Monthly Climatological Summary for Apr 2023

Name: City Centre   City: Palmerston North   State: Manawatu
Elevation: 36 m  Lat: S 40° 21' 32"   Lon: E 175° 34' 22"

                  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  16.6  22.2   13:26  12.3   07:11   2.3   0.6   0.2   1.4  37.0   13:37   NNW
02  16.6  21.7   12:18  12.7   22:14   2.5   0.7   0.0   4.5  54.0   15:58     W
03  14.1  18.3   10:26  11.5   06:16   4.2   0.0   5.8   2.8  35.0   14:12   ESE
04  13.2  19.3   15:02   8.1   06:23   5.1   0.0   0.0   2.0  23.0   12:55   WSW
05  14.3  20.6   14:41   7.5   05:24   4.2   0.2   0.0   6.0  50.0   15:44   WNW
06  15.8  19.2   12:32  13.1   23:59   2.5   0.0   0.0   7.7  56.0   15:04   WNW
07  14.5  18.6   13:39  11.9   21:15   3.8   0.0   0.0   6.9  64.0   10:36     E
08  13.5  17.6   14:05  10.9   03:52   4.8   0.0   0.0   5.5  40.0   10:21     E
09  16.8  22.9   13:37  11.5   05:57   2.4   0.9   0.2   6.5  50.0   17:39    NE
10  17.9  24.7   13:50  14.4   06:51   1.5   1.1   0.8   3.7  41.0   12:32   NNW
11  16.9  23.0   13:22  12.6   02:09   2.1   0.7   2.6   3.7  61.0   23:46    NW
12  16.5  21.6   13:39  13.3   06:50   2.3   0.5   3.2   5.1  51.0   00:27     W
13  16.2  22.1   14:00  12.7   02:11   2.7   0.6   0.0   2.6  31.0   20:42     E
14  16.1  20.7   13:54  13.9   23:47   2.4   0.2   0.0   6.1  49.0   11:50   ENE
15  15.6  20.3   12:55  12.9   05:24   2.8   0.1   0.0   7.2  53.0   12:33   ENE
16  16.6  21.7   13:55  13.5   03:17   2.3   0.6   0.0  10.2  53.0   16:02    NE
17  15.9  22.1   15:24  11.4   06:29   3.0   0.6   0.0   4.4  45.0   00:57    NE
18  15.8  20.2   14:26  11.5   05:42   2.8   0.3   0.0   1.1  13.0   02:27    SE
19  16.8  21.1   11:45  15.2   02:10   1.7   0.2  20.6   1.6  43.0   14:07   SSE
20  18.6  24.6   15:23  15.6   23:39   1.0   1.3   1.2   1.1  15.0   15:04     S
21  17.6  19.9   12:03  15.3   23:53   1.0   0.3   4.6   0.7  17.0   21:56   ENE
22  16.1  18.0   14:24  14.1   22:53   2.2   0.0  28.4   2.8  32.0   05:05   ENE
23  15.6  18.9   10:41  13.5   03:44   2.7   0.0   0.0   4.3  48.0   23:58   NNW
24  12.5  17.0   14:00   5.6   23:53   5.8   0.0   1.8   5.6  48.0   13:27   WSW
25  11.9  18.8   14:52   4.4   03:01   6.4   0.0   0.0   6.6  49.0   14:46   WNW
26  14.9  18.1   10:18  11.6   22:28   3.4   0.0   0.0   8.5  49.0   05:14   WNW
27  12.2  18.2   15:37   7.0   07:02   6.1   0.0   0.0   2.4  28.0   16:30   WSW
28  12.9  19.3   15:40   8.2   06:02   5.4   0.0   0.0   4.9  50.0   11:26   ENE
29  12.8  19.3   13:57   8.1   06:33   5.5   0.1   0.0   2.3  20.0   08:09   ENE
30  15.4  22.0   13:59   8.6   01:16   3.3   0.4   0.0   6.7  56.0   13:21   ENE
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    15.3  24.7    10     4.4    25    98.2   9.4  69.4   4.5  64.0     7     NNE

Max >=  27.0  0
Max <=   0.0  0
Min <=   0.0  0
Min <= -18.0  0
Max Rain: 28.4 on day 22
Days of Rain: 11 (>= 0.2 mm)  6 (>= 2.0 mm)  2 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3  Cool Base: 18.3  Method: Integration