Palmerston North, New Zealand - Weather

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22:36:23 NZST

Saturday,
19 April 2025

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Current Weather Station Readings Forecast: Changeable, mending

High:28°C

Low:16°C

CoR:6%

Mainly clear skies. Low 16C. Winds light and variable. It feels like 18.8°C. 1 clothing layer recommended.

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Temperature

17.6°C
84%
Trend:

Falling,-0.9°C/hr

Day Max/Min:
28.1°C / 17.2°C

Wind

2km/h

ENE
Wind Gust:

6km/h, 57deg.

Day Max/Avg:
33km/h / 13km/h

Rain

0.0mm
0.0

Total rain fall for the past 24 hour period (22:36:23 yesterday to now)

Month Total:
20.0mm

Last Rain Record:
11:35, 18/04/2025

Pressure

1005hPa
Trend:

Rising,0.4hPa/hr

Day Max/Min:
1006hPa / 1002hPa

Cloud Base:
341m, 1119ft

UV / Solar

0W/m²
UV Index Rating:
Low
0.0UVI

Sun Light:
0 Lux

Sun Hours:
6.5 hrs (62%)

Air Quality

4AQI
Air Quality:
Good
PM2.5: 1.1ug/m³
PM10: 15.5ug/m³
CO₂: 410ppm

Pollen Level:
Low

Extra Sensors

Temp. at 5m
25.0°C 59%

Temp. at 1m:
19.4°C 1%

Moisture at 1m:
18.3°C 14.0 (99%)

Moisture at 0m:
N/A°C 12.0 (99%)

Soil at 10cm:
16.7°C 0VWC

Soil at 20cm:
N/A°C 0VWC

Fire Danger

1.2FWI
Fire Risk Index:
Low

Grass Fire Risk:
Low
0kW/m²

Scrub Fire Risk:
Very High
2.7MW/m²

Forest Fire Risk:
Low
2kW/m²

Sun / Moon

Moonrise
21:23
Moonset
12:42
Visability
67%

Sunrise
06:51
Sunset
17:43
Day Length
10.51 Hrs

Moon Phase: Waning Gibbous
Sun Phase: Below Horizon

There will be 2min 27s less daylight tomorrow

Long Range Forecast

Tonight	Tomorrow	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday

Mostly Clear	PM Showers	Rain	Showers	Partly Cloudy	Mostly Sunny
16°C	26°C	16°C \| 18°C	13°C \| 18°C	10°C \| 15°C	6°C \| 17°C
Rain Risk: 6%	Rain Risk: 34%	Rain Risk: 80%	Rain Risk: 47%	Rain Risk: 23%	Rain Risk: 6%

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Tables & Reports

Today's Data Summary

Yesterday's Data Summary

7 Day Rolling Average

30 Day Rolling Average

Temperature and Humidity
Highest Temperature	28.1 °C	at 13:22
Lowest Temperature	17.2 °C	at 03:19
Highest Dew Point	17.8 °C	at 10:17
Lowest Dew Point	14.4 °C	at 13:52
Highest Apparent Temperature	28.9 °C	at 16:19
Lowest Apparent Temperature	17.7 °C	at 04:08
Highest "Feels Like" Temperature	28.9 °C	at 16:19
Lowest "Feels Like" Temperature	17.5 °C	at 04:08
Lowest Wind Chill	17.2 °C	at 03:19
Highest Humidex	32.3 °C	at 13:22
Highest Heat Index	28.2 °C	at 13:22
Highest Humidity	88 %	at 00:00
Lowest Humidity	45 %	at 13:12
Rainfall
Rainfall Today	0.0 mm
Rainfall Rate Max	0.0 mm/hr	at 00:00
Highest Hourly Rainfall	0.0 mm	at 00:00
Wind
Highest Gust	33 km/h	at 14:33
Highest Speed (10 minute average)	13 km/h (F3)	at 14:23
Wind Run	104.0 km
Pressure
Highest Pressure (SL)	1006.0 hPa	at 00:16
Lowest Pressure (SL)	1002.2 hPa	at 14:16
Hours of Sun	6.5 hrs

Today's Data Summary

Yesterday's Data Summary

7 Day Rolling Average

30 Day Rolling Average

Temperature and Humidity
Highest Temperature	21.2 °C	at 14:26
Lowest Temperature	15.4 °C	at 00:00
Highest Dew Point	16.9 °C	at 14:07
Lowest Dew Point	13.2 °C	at 00:00
Highest Apparent Temperature	20.9 °C	at 14:28
Lowest Apparent Temperature	13.0 °C	at 00:00
Highest "Feels Like" Temperature	20.7 °C	at 14:28
Lowest "Feels Like" Temperature	13.8 °C	at 00:00
Lowest Wind Chill	15.4 °C	at 00:00
Highest Humidex	26.3 °C	at 14:26
Highest Heat Index	21.2 °C	at 14:26
Highest Humidity	93 %	at 11:13
Lowest Humidity	75 %	at 14:24
Rainfall
Rainfall Yesterday	2.8 mm
Rainfall Rate Max	4.6 mm/hr	at 10:56
Highest Hourly Rainfall	1.8 mm	at 11:02
Wind
Highest Gust	69 km/h	at 00:27
Highest Speed (10 minute average)	19 km/h (F3)	at 15:25
Wind Run	282.4 km
Pressure
Highest Pressure (SL)	1013.1 hPa	at 00:00
Lowest Pressure (SL)	1005.9 hPa	at 20:26
Hours of Sun	4.7 hrs

Today's Data Summary

Yesterday's Data Summary

7 Day Rolling Average

30 Day Rolling Average

Data	Unit	Today^*	Fri 18/04/25	Thu 17/04/25	Wed 16/04/25	Tue 15/04/25	Mon 14/04/25	Sun 13/04/25	Sat 12/04/25	7 Day Average^*	Trend on previous 7 days^*
High Temperature	°C	28.1	21.2	17.7	17.3	18.2	20.7	21.7	19.7	19.5	-0.60
Low Temperature	°C	17.2	15.4	14.1	12.0	12.0	8.5	9.8	9.8	11.7	+1.26
High Apparent Temp.	°C	28.9	20.9	16.7	15.4	16.8	20.1	20.8	19.2	18.6	-0.33
Low Apparent Temp.	°C	17.7	13.0	12.4	10.1	10.3	7.7	9.2	9.3	10.3	+0.54
Low Wind Chill	°C	17.2	15.4	14.1	12.0	12.0	8.5	10.0	9.8	11.7	+1.27
High Heat Index	°C	28.2	21.2	17.7	17.3	18.2	20.7	21.7	19.7	19.5	-0.60
High Dew Point	°C	17.8	16.9	14.2	10.8	12.6	14.8	13.2	12.1	13.5	+0.29
Low Dew Point	°C	14.4	13.2	9.8	8.1	8.6	7.0	7.8	8.2	9.0	+1.04
High Humidity	%	88	93.0	92.0	81.0	92.0	91.0	88.0	92.0	89.9	-2.43
Low Humidity	%	45	75.0	73.0	62.0	56.0	64.0	48.0	50.0	61.1	+6.29
Rainfall (T:6mm)	mm	0.0	2.8	3.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.9	-0.37
Max Wind Gust	km/h	33	69.0	68.0	58.0	46.0	44.0	52.0	30.0	52.4	+5.00
Max Average Speed	km/h	13	19.0	18.0	17.0	11.0	14.0	15.0	9.0	14.7	-0.43
Wind Run	km	104.0	281.2	266.9	216.4	149.8	110.0	113.7	87.7	175.1	+29.29
Wind bearing	°	33	68	71	87	106	265	71	301	138.4	305.0
Wind Direction	-	NNE	ENE	ENE	E	ESE	W	ENE	WNW	SE	NW
High Pressure	hPa	1006.0	1013.1	1026.4	1032.4	1032.1	1026.7	1031.1	1028.3	1027.2	+9.24
Low Pressure	hPa	1002.2	1005.9	1013.2	1026.6	1025.0	1021.3	1026.2	1024.8	1020.4	+10.13
Sun Hours (T:42h)	hours	6.5	4.7	0.5	8.4	7.9	7.1	8.6	5.0	6.0	-0.69
Solar Radiation	W/m²	698	538.0	312.0	633.0	743.0	774.0	716.0	783.0	642.7	-148.43
UV Index	UVI	6.8	6.3.0	3.6.0	6.5.0	7.2.0	7.5.0	7.0.0	7.6.0	6.5	-1.94

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Today's Data Summary

Yesterday's Data Summary

7 Day Rolling Average

30 Day Rolling Average

Data	Unit	Today^*	Fri 18/04/25	Thu 17/04/25	Wed 16/04/25	Tue 15/04/25	Mon 14/04/25	Sun 13/04/25	Sat 12/04/25	Fri 11/04/25	Thu 10/04/25	Wed 09/04/25	Tue 08/04/25	Mon 07/04/25	Sun 06/04/25	Sat 05/04/25	Fri 04/04/25	Thu 03/04/25	Wed 02/04/25	Tue 01/04/25	Mon 31/03/25	Sun 30/03/25	Sat 29/03/25	Fri 28/03/25	Thu 27/03/25	Wed 26/03/25	Tue 25/03/25	Mon 24/03/25	Sun 23/03/25	Sat 22/03/25	Fri 21/03/25	Thu 20/03/25	30 Day Average^*	Trend on previous 30 days^*
High Temperature	°C	28.1	21.2	17.7	17.3	18.2	20.7	21.7	19.7	20.3	20.1	18.2	18.2	19.6	23.0	21.3	21.3	23.0	19.5	22.8	23.0	22.1	21.5	21.3	21.5	23.3	23.1	20.3	22.0	21.8	21.8	20.0	20.9	-2.03
Low Temperature	°C	17.2	15.4	14.1	12.0	12.0	8.5	9.8	9.8	9.7	6.3	7.5	10.9	13.0	12.3	13.1	15.8	15.4	15.5	12.7	9.7	8.2	11.4	14.3	12.3	9.2	13.4	14.5	14.8	12.0	11.8	12.5	11.9	-0.49
High Apparent Temp.	°C	28.9	20.9	16.7	15.4	16.8	20.1	20.8	19.2	19.3	18.9	16.7	15.3	18.1	22.8	21.1	24.1	23.5	19.7	23.0	22.9	21.4	20.4	21.6	20.9	23.5	23.3	21.2	20.8	21.0	21.6	19.1	20.3	-2.20
Low Apparent Temp.	°C	17.7	13.0	12.4	10.1	10.3	7.7	9.2	9.3	8.9	5.1	6.5	8.7	12.8	12.6	13.6	16.4	15.9	15.4	13.1	9.3	7.5	10.8	14.0	12.1	8.7	14.0	14.4	15.1	11.8	11.6	12.0	11.4	-0.76
Low Wind Chill	°C	17.2	15.4	14.1	12.0	12.0	8.5	10.0	9.8	9.7	6.3	7.5	11.0	13.0	12.3	13.1	15.8	15.4	15.5	12.7	9.7	8.2	11.4	14.3	12.3	9.2	13.5	14.5	14.8	12.0	11.8	12.5	11.9	-0.54
High Heat Index	°C	28.2	21.2	17.7	17.3	18.2	20.7	21.7	19.7	20.3	20.1	18.2	18.2	19.6	23.0	21.3	21.3	23.0	19.5	22.8	23.0	22.1	21.5	21.3	21.5	23.3	23.1	20.3	22.0	21.8	21.8	20.0	20.9	-2.04
High Dew Point	°C	17.8	16.9	14.2	10.8	12.6	14.8	13.2	12.1	12.5	12.0	9.3	13.4	15.3	13.3	16.8	18.8	14.6	14.3	15.2	13.8	15.2	12.3	16.4	15.5	13.9	15.4	16.2	14.2	14.2	14.7	12.6	14.2	-0.79
Low Dew Point	°C	14.4	13.2	9.8	8.1	8.6	7.0	7.8	8.2	8.0	4.7	5.6	5.3	10.8	9.4	11.6	12.3	10.8	12.3	10.7	8.2	6.7	8.5	11.4	10.7	7.8	11.6	11.8	11.4	10.6	9.9	9.4	9.4	-0.54
High Humidity	%	88	93.0	92.0	81.0	92.0	91.0	88.0	92.0	90.0	91.0	89.0	94.0	95.0	94.0	93.0	95.0	86.0	82.0	91.0	92.0	91.0	87.0	96.0	91.0	93.0	89.0	93.0	91.0	94.0	88.0	86.0	90.7	-0.13
Low Humidity	%	45	75.0	73.0	62.0	56.0	64.0	48.0	50.0	49.0	56.0	49.0	53.0	65.0	44.0	68.0	66.0	51.0	69.0	53.0	50.0	60.0	46.0	62.0	64.0	49.0	55.0	69.0	56.0	56.0	61.0	56.0	57.8	+4.37
Rainfall (T:46mm)	mm	0.0	2.8	3.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	5.0	0.6	2.4	1.0	4.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	26.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.5	+0.99
Max Wind Gust	km/h	33	69.0	68.0	58.0	46.0	44.0	52.0	30.0	45.0	38.0	37.0	68.0	58.0	41.0	45.0	46.0	19.0	39.0	37.0	29.0	45.0	48.0	34.0	49.0	30.0	35.0	37.0	42.0	45.0	35.0	45.0	43.8	+1.00
Max Average Speed	km/h	13	19.0	18.0	17.0	11.0	14.0	15.0	9.0	13.0	11.0	12.0	26.0	22.0	9.0	13.0	12.0	8.0	10.0	8.0	9.0	13.0	12.0	13.0	16.0	9.0	10.0	8.0	16.0	12.0	10.0	15.0	13.0	-0.47
Wind Run	km	104.0	281.2	266.9	216.4	149.8	110.0	113.7	87.7	98.8	75.7	93.1	278.7	214.3	76.2	183.9	74.4	76.5	129.0	61.2	75.1	86.0	121.5	99.9	159.6	58.4	88.5	98.3	160.6	117.6	101.5	135.5	129.7	+4.99
Wind bearing	°	33	68	71	87	106	265	71	301	288	318	350	292	294	307	286	281	55	74	204	75	259	77	77	295	233	260	46	288	290	92	144	195.1	227.4
Wind Direction	-	NNE	ENE	ENE	E	ESE	W	ENE	WNW	WNW	NW	N	WNW	W	NE	WNW	W	NE	ENE	SSW	ENE	W	ENE	ENE	WNW	SW	W	NE	WNW	WNW	E	SE	SSW	SW
High Pressure	hPa	1006.0	1013.1	1026.4	1032.4	1032.1	1026.7	1031.1	1028.3	1031.0	1030.7	1025.6	1011.8	1005.4	1010.6	1010.3	1012.4	1023.0	1024.6	1022.3	1023.9	1023.8	1024.5	1021.0	1019.7	1022.1	1021.4	1021.2	1018.5	1019.3	1025.7	1026.0	1022.2	+2.86
Low Pressure	hPa	1002.2	1005.9	1013.2	1026.6	1025.0	1021.3	1026.2	1024.8	1027.7	1025.6	1012.1	1001.0	1000.7	1002.8	1002.2	1000.6	1012.4	1022.4	1019.5	1019.5	1020.7	1021.1	1014.0	1014.4	1018.7	1019.3	1016.6	1016.2	1016.7	1018.7	1022.3	1016.3	+2.13
Sun Hours (T:162h)	hours	6.5	4.7	0.5	8.4	7.9	7.1	8.6	5.0	9.1	7.4	9.4	5.3	4.3	6.8	4.7	0.9	2.2	1.4	3.8	5.8	5.1	10.6	4.0	4.6	7.6	7.8	0.6	3.7	2.8	8.1	3.8	5.4	-0.34
Solar Radiation	W/m²	698	538.0	312.0	633.0	743.0	774.0	716.0	783.0	799.0	808.0	731.0	790.0	737.0	793.0	880.0	417.0	435.0	295.0	754.0	669.0	890.0	783.0	939.0	891.0	961.0	867.0	460.0	830.0	1064.0	881.0	938.0	737.0	-176.33
UV Index	UVI	6.8	6.3.0	3.6.0	6.5.0	7.2.0	7.5.0	7.0.0	7.6.0	7.6.0	7.8.0	7.4.0	8.1.0	7.7.0	8.1.0	12.6.0	5.1.0	5.2.0	3.7.0	7.9.0	7.3.0	9.3.0	8.6.0	10.0.0	9.4.0	10.3.0	9.4.0	5.9.0	9.3.0	11.7.0	10.3.0	10.6.0	8.0	-3.96

^* Today's data set is incomplete. Averages and trends do not include today's data.

^* Today's data set is incomplete. Averages and trends do not include today's data.

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About Palmerston North and Palmy Weather

Welcome to Palmerston North - "The heart of the Manawatū".
This Palmerston North weather station is located just west of the city centre with data updated every 1 minute. The station is a home built weather unit based upon the WeatherDuino Arduino project. Starting in January 2009, Palmy Weather has been gathering weather data for over 16 years, providing a valuable and accessible resource to the community of Palmerston North and the wider Manawatū.

About This City: Palmerston North, affectionately known as Palmy, is an inland city located on the west coast of New Zealand's North Island. It is the largest city in the Manawatū-Wanganui district and the the business hub for this region with a population of 84,639 according to the 2018 census. Palmerston North's climate is temperate with maximum day temperatures averaging 22°C (72°F) in summer and 12°C (54°F) in winter. Annual rainfall is approximately 960mm (37.8in). The typical urban area elevation is between 20 - 40 metres (65 - 130ft) of which the weather station is located at an elevation of 36 metres. More info here.