Good Afternoon - Today is: Saturday, 15 November 2025 15:38:59 NZDT
Current: 16.2°C, Max: 17.5°C, Min: 10.9°C. It feels like 12.3°C
FORECAST: Mostly clear skies. Gusty winds during the evening. Low 8C. NW winds at 30 to 50 km/h, decreasing to 10 to 15 km/h. It feels like 12.3°C. A windproof and 3 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Fine weather | Sunrise: 05:52 | Sunset: 20:13 | Dawn: 05:21 | Dusk: 20:44
Weather Forecast
Temperature : Current trend is Falling, changing by -0.2 °C/hr 16.2°C, 55%   Pressure : Current trend is Rising slowly, changing by 0.4 hPa/hr 1010.5hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  WNW  Current wind speed is Gentle breeze (F3) from WNW (286°) 17km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Rising 44km/h
Air Quality :  0 AQI  0ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.0mm
Sun Light : 51kLux, 6.0hrs   Solar UV :  5.8UVI  403W/m2
Last weather station contact: Saturday, 15 November 2025 at 15:41:40. 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 2025
                   Annual Climatological Summary for 2025

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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 25  1  22.2  12.2  16.6  -1.3    81    29  28.4  25   6.5   13    1    0    0    0
 25  2  25.4  14.1  18.8   0.6    37    52  27.6  10   9.0   22    3    0    0    0
 25  3  21.9  11.7  16.1  -0.5    88    19  25.3   1   5.7    7    0    0    0    0
 25  4  20.4  11.5  15.4   1.3   101    12  28.1  19   4.4   25    2    0    0    0
 25  5  16.8   7.0  11.5   0.1   207     0  21.3   8   1.1    6    0    0    0    0
 25  6  14.2   5.4   9.5   0.2   263     0  19.3  26  -0.5    9    0    0    2    0
 25  7  14.1   4.4   8.7   0.1   297     0  18.8  10  -1.1   26    0    0    3    0
 25  8  13.7   3.4   8.2  -1.2   314     0  18.6  27  -0.5   22    0    0    4    0
 25  9  15.7   6.8  11.2   0.1   213     0  18.6  28   0.4   20    0    0    0    0
 25 10  17.5   9.3  13.1   0.4   161     1  21.0  10   3.0    2    0    0    0    0
 25 11  20.5  10.1  14.9   0.5    51     4  22.8  10   7.7    2    0    0    0    0
 25 12
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        18.2   8.6  13.0  -0.1  1811   117  28.4 Jan  -1.1  Jul    6    0    9    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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 25  1  37.6 -27.4  11.0  30     9    7    0
 25  2   5.8 -56.2   3.6  26     4    1    0
 25  3  37.2 -36.8  26.2  28     7    4    1
 25  4  36.6 -39.4   9.8  21     9    7    0
 25  5  48.4  -0.6  16.4   9    12    5    0
 25  6  59.0 -28.0  14.0  28    14    6    0
 25  7  77.6 -16.4  45.5   3    15    8    1
 25  8  11.8 -70.2   5.5  31    10    2    0
 25  9  46.2 -36.8  16.8   6    15    5    0
 25 10  66.9 -23.1  12.2   3    17   10    0
 25 11  10.7 -67.3   6.7  12     4    2    0
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       437.8-402.2  45.5  Jul  116   57    2

                                Wind Speed (km/h)
                          Dom
 YR MO   Avg.  Hi   Date  Dir
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 25  1   5.3  61.0    3     E
 25  2   5.5  75.0   17   ENE
 25  3   4.9  58.0    5   WNW
 25  4   5.0  69.0   18    NE
 25  5   4.4  78.0    1    NW
 25  6   3.9  61.0    5    NW
 25  7   3.4  52.0    6   ENE
 25  8   4.3  53.0   29   NNW
 25  9   8.1  78.0   14   WNW
 25 10   9.8  78.0   20   WNW
 25 11   6.1  53.0    2   WNW
 25 12
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         5.5  78.0  May   NNW