Good Morning - Today is: Monday, 8 December 2025 11:41:43 NZDT
Current: 22.8°C, Max: 23.2°C, Min: 11.0°C. It feels like 22.3°C
FORECAST: Mostly cloudy skies early, then partly cloudy this afternoon. High 23C. Winds W at 15 to 30 km/h. It feels like 22.3°C. 1 clothing layer recommended.
Station Forecast: Settled fine | Sunrise: 05:41 | Sunset: 20:38 | Dawn: 05:08 | Dusk: 21:11
Weather Forecast
Temperature : Current trend is Rising, changing by 1.5 °C/hr 22.8°C, 63%   Pressure : Current trend is Rising, changing by 0.5 hPa/hr 1016.7hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  WSW  Current wind speed is Light breeze (F2) from WSW (256°) 12km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Rising 30km/h
Air Quality :  8 AQI  2.1ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.0mm
Sun Light : 112.8kLux, 2.2hrs   Solar UV :  14.1UVI  891W/m2
Last weather station contact: Monday, 08 December 2025 at 11:46:23. 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 Aug
                   Monthly Climatological Summary for Aug 2024

Name: City Centre   City: Palmerston North   State: Manawatu
Elevation: 23 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   8.3  10.6   13:04   6.7   22:46  10.0   0.0   0.0   7.2  46.0   03:54    SE
02   7.2  12.8   13:11   3.1   04:45  11.1   0.0   0.2   3.1  34.0   11:40   ESE
03   6.9  12.7   13:34   2.0   02:25  11.4   0.0   0.0   4.7  43.0   15:15     E
04   6.2  13.9   13:16  -0.0   06:32  12.1   0.0   0.2   2.0  17.0   14:48    NW
05   8.4  13.0   12:53   4.7   00:00   9.9   0.0   0.0   3.3  48.0   13:06    NW
06   9.2  15.3   15:16   4.1   23:53   9.1   0.0   0.0   1.9  21.0   13:16   NNW
07   8.7  15.3   15:08   3.7   02:21   9.6   0.0   0.0   3.0  41.0   11:45   NNW
08   7.4  12.0   10:15   3.9   04:03  10.8   0.0   3.6   2.3  26.0   16:28    NE
09   9.2  14.2   12:41   4.7   03:36   9.1   0.0   0.6   2.8  48.0   21:45     S
10   9.8  14.1   14:03   6.6   23:54   8.5   0.0   0.2   2.3  26.0   11:58   SSE
11   9.6  13.2   11:02   6.4   00:24   8.7   0.0   0.0   5.8  49.0   14:15    NW
12  10.6  14.2   11:15   3.3   23:59   7.7   0.0   0.2  11.4  76.0   09:32   WNW
13   5.6  13.6   15:07   0.4   06:00  12.7   0.0   0.0   2.1  39.0   15:37    SW
14   8.1  14.6   15:19   1.0   02:58  10.2   0.0   0.0   2.3  23.0   15:29   WNW
15  10.8  13.2   14:04   9.8   01:15   7.5   0.0   0.0   8.0  50.0   16:44    NW
16  11.8  16.1   15:20   9.8   06:42   6.5   0.0   0.0   8.5  45.0   13:07   WNW
17  12.5  16.3   14:05   9.6   02:59   5.8   0.0   8.0   4.3  40.0   01:53    NW
18  13.3  16.3   11:29  10.4   23:35   5.0   0.0  38.2   8.9  56.0   06:54   WNW
19   8.9  12.7   12:16   5.9   21:36   9.4   0.0  13.8   7.8  80.0   13:20     W
20   7.0  13.3   12:24   2.8   23:55  11.3   0.0   0.0   2.9  35.0   13:11     W
21   7.1  15.2   16:03   0.8   07:05  11.2   0.0   0.0   2.2  25.0   16:52   WNW
22   8.9  14.7   11:56   3.5   06:21   9.4   0.0   0.0   3.5  28.0   10:42    NW
23  10.9  16.6   13:46   5.4   06:43   7.4   0.0   0.0   3.6  44.0   15:47    NW
24  12.6  15.7   13:40  10.5   22:58   5.7   0.0   3.6   7.6  53.0   10:46   WNW
25  11.9  16.8   14:14   8.4   22:40   6.4   0.0   0.0   8.2  49.7   17:00   WNW
26  11.8  13.7   16:03   9.3   00:00   6.5   0.0   8.8   4.2  43.3   13:39    NW
27  12.3  16.3   13:29  10.7   23:24   6.0   0.0   8.6   5.3  43.3   13:33    NW
28  11.7  14.7   14:11  10.2   10:26   6.6   0.0  21.8   7.8  41.8   17:27   WNW
29  13.4  18.3   11:47   9.8   04:19   4.9   0.0   4.0   8.3  49.0   09:59   WNW
30  11.6  15.2   13:26   7.8   23:14   6.7   0.0   2.8   8.5  49.0   13:26   WNW
31  14.0  20.5   14:34   7.0   00:57   4.5   0.2   0.2   4.6  44.7   15:14   NNW
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     9.9  20.5    31    -0.0     4   261.7   0.2 114.8   5.1  80.0    19     WNW

Max >=  27.0  0
Max <=   0.0  0
Min <=   0.0  1
Min <= -18.0  0
Max Rain: 38.2 on day 18
Days of Rain: 16 (>= 0.2 mm)  10 (>= 2.0 mm)  2 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3  Cool Base: 18.3  Method: Integration