Good Evening - Today was: Friday, 23 October 2026 19:40:24 NZDT
Current: 15.9°C, Max: 23.2°C, Min: 8.5°C. It feels like 15.2°C
FORECAST: A few clouds. Low around 10C. Winds WNW at 10 to 15 km/h. It feels like 15.2°C. 2 clothing layers recommended.
Temperature : Current trend is Falling, changing by -1.7 °C/hr 15.9°C, 79%   Pressure : Current trend is Rising, changing by 0.6 hPa/hr 1025.9hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed : Current wind speed is Light breeze (F2) from WSW (255°)   WSW  7km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Steady 12km/h
Air Quality :  6 AQI  1.8ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.0mm
Sun Light : 759.5lx, 12.3hrs   Solar UV :  0.0UVI  6W/m2
Last weather station contact: Friday, 23 October 2026 at 19:42:58. 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 2024
                   Annual Climatological Summary for 2024

Name: City Centre   City: Palmerston North   State: Manawatu
Elevation: 23 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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 24  1  25.0  15.7  19.7   1.8    25    67  30.5  19  10.0   26    7    0    0    0
 24  2  22.9  12.6  17.3  -0.9    61    30  26.9  22   5.5   12    0    0    0    0
 24  3  20.3  10.1  14.7  -1.9   121    10  23.9   4   3.8   20    0    0    0    0
 24  4  19.4   9.0  13.7  -0.4   145     6  25.8  10   2.6   27    0    0    0    0
 24  5  15.2   5.9  10.1  -1.3   253     0  18.2   5  -1.2   10    0    0    1    0
 24  6  14.9   6.3  10.3   1.0   238     0  17.2  10   1.4    6    0    0    0    0
 24  7  13.9   4.7   8.9   0.3   291     0  17.2  30   0.3    5    0    0    0    0
 24  8  14.7   5.9   9.9   0.5   262     0  20.5  31  -0.0    4    0    0    1    0
 24  9  15.8   6.8  11.0  -0.1   218     0  20.5  30   0.7   18    0    0    0    0
 24 10  18.5   9.2  13.2   0.5   160     3  23.3  26   3.9   11    0    0    0    0
 24 11  19.1  10.8  14.6   0.2   117     6  24.6  14   2.5    4    0    0    0    0
 24 12  22.4  13.2  17.3   0.9    53    25  26.9  25   7.6   28    0    0    0    0
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        18.5   9.2  13.4   0.0  1943   146  30.5 Jan  -1.2  May    7    0    2    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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 24  1  17.6 -47.4   9.4  28     7    2    0
 24  2  44.8 -17.2  27.0   3     9    5    1
 24  3  33.4 -40.6  18.2   4    13    4    0
 24  4  23.6 -52.4  12.6  13     9    2    0
 24  5  37.2 -11.8   9.8   1    13    5    0
 24  6  25.6 -61.4   6.8  25    12    6    0
 24  7  38.0 -56.0  15.4  20    14    5    0
 24  8 114.8  32.8  38.2  18    16   10    2
 24  9  73.0 -10.0  15.4  20    18   10    0
 24 10  40.6 -49.4   6.8  27    12    7    0
 24 11  29.2 -48.8   7.8   2    17    5    0
 24 12  18.4 -74.6   4.6  26    14    3    0
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       496.2-436.8  38.2  Aug  154   64    3

                                Wind Speed (km/h)
                          Dom
 YR MO   Avg.  Hi   Date  Dir
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 24  1   6.0  63.0   16     W
 24  2   6.3  67.0    2     W
 24  3   6.5  75.0   26   WNW
 24  4   4.2  54.0   25    NW
 24  5   3.8  61.0   25   WNW
 24  6   4.3  53.0    1    NE
 24  7   3.6  58.0   15   NNE
 24  8   5.1  80.0   19   WNW
 24  9   7.2  80.0   24   WNW
 24 10   6.1  61.0   24   WNW
 24 11   6.4  61.0   11   WNW
 24 12   6.7  62.0    5     W
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         5.5  80.0  Aug   WNW