Palmerston North, New Zealand - Weather

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An early Good Morning

03:13:16 NZDT

Wednesday,
22 October 2025

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Current Weather Station Readings Forecast: Fine weather

High:12°C

Low:15°C

CoR:5%

Some clouds. Low 12C. Winds WNW at 25 to 40 km/h. It feels like 11.0°C. 3 clothing layers recommended.

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Temperature

13.2°C
83%
Trend:

Falling,-0.1°C/hr

Day Max/Min:
13.4°C / 13.0°C

Wind

12km/h

WNW
Wind Gust:

29km/h, 288deg.

Day Max/Avg:
40km/h / 15km/h

Rain

0.0mm
8.2

Total rain fall for the past 24 hour period (03:13:16 yesterday to now)

Month Total:
57.0mm

Last Rain Record:
18:13, 21/10/2025

Pressure

1010hPa
Trend:

Rising,0.1hPa/hr

Day Max/Min:
1010hPa / 1009hPa

Cloud Base:
352m, 1156ft

UV / Solar

0W/m²
UV Index Rating:
Low
0.0UVI

Sun Light:
0 Lux

Sun Hours:
0.0 hrs (0%)

Air Quality

2AQI
Air Quality:
Good
PM2.5: 0.5ug/m³
PM10: 3.7ug/m³
CO₂: 406ppm

Pollen Level:
Low

Extra Sensors

Temp. at +8m
14.0°C 81%

Temp. at +3m
17.2°C 89%

Moisture at +1m:
13.9°C 14.0 (98%)

Moisture at +0m:
13.9°C 12.0 (83%)

Soil -10cm:
0.0°C 77%VWC

Soil -20cm:
16.7°C

Fire Danger

2.3FWI
Fire Risk Index:
Low

Grass Fire Risk:
Low
0kW/m²

Scrub Fire Risk:
Extreme
6.2MW/m²

Forest Fire Risk:
Low
2kW/m²

Sun / Moon

Moonrise
06:12
Moonset
20:34
Visibility
0%

Sunrise
06:20
Sunset
19:46
Day Length
13.25 Hrs

Moon Phase: New Moon
Sun Phase: Below Horizon

There will be 2min 32s more daylight tomorrow

Long Range Forecast

Tonight	Tomorrow	Tomorrow night	Thursday night	Friday night	Saturday night

Partly Cloudy	Cloudy, Wind	Cloudy	Rain, Wind Early	Clouds Early, Clearing Late	Partly Cloudy
12°C	15°C	11°C \| 21°C	11°C \| 15°C	10°C \| 16°C	10°C \| 16°C
Rain Risk: 5%	Rain Risk: 22%	Rain Risk: 24%	Rain Risk: 98%	Rain Risk: 7%	Rain Risk: 24%

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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	13.4 °C	at 00:09
Lowest Temperature	13.0 °C	at 02:01
Highest Dew Point	11.1 °C	at 02:19
Lowest Dew Point	10.2 °C	at 02:57
Highest Apparent Temperature	12.1 °C	at 02:27
Lowest Apparent Temperature	10.5 °C	at 01:02
Highest "Feels Like" Temperature	12.8 °C	at 02:27
Lowest "Feels Like" Temperature	11.5 °C	at 02:01
Lowest Wind Chill	13.0 °C	at 02:01
Highest Humidex	15.0 °C	at 00:00
Highest Heat Index	13.4 °C	at 00:09
Highest Humidity	88 %	at 02:19
Lowest Humidity	82 %	at 02:41
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	40 km/h	at 00:17
Highest Speed (10 minute average)	15 km/h (F3)	at 01:02
Wind Run	36.2 km
Pressure
Highest Pressure (SL)	1010.0 hPa	at 02:32
Lowest Pressure (SL)	1009.3 hPa	at 01:05
Hours of Sun	0.0 hrs

Today's Data Summary

Yesterday's Data Summary

7 Day Rolling Average

30 Day Rolling Average

Temperature and Humidity
Highest Temperature	18.4 °C	at 13:24
Lowest Temperature	12.9 °C	at 23:28
Highest Dew Point	15.0 °C	at 12:49
Lowest Dew Point	10.8 °C	at 23:59
Highest Apparent Temperature	17.9 °C	at 11:13
Lowest Apparent Temperature	11.3 °C	at 23:45
Highest "Feels Like" Temperature	17.8 °C	at 11:42
Lowest "Feels Like" Temperature	12.0 °C	at 23:45
Lowest Wind Chill	12.9 °C	at 23:28
Highest Humidex	22.0 °C	at 12:49
Highest Heat Index	18.4 °C	at 13:24
Highest Humidity	94 %	at 17:42
Lowest Humidity	75 %	at 05:40
Rainfall
Rainfall Yesterday	8.2 mm
Rainfall Rate Max	13.9 mm/hr	at 18:07
Highest Hourly Rainfall	4.6 mm	at 16:06
Wind
Highest Gust	73 km/h	at 16:58
Highest Speed (10 minute average)	26 km/h (F4)	at 15:50
Wind Run	300.1 km
Pressure
Highest Pressure (SL)	1010.7 hPa	at 00:41
Lowest Pressure (SL)	1004.3 hPa	at 17:31
Hours of Sun	0.9 hrs

Today's Data Summary

Yesterday's Data Summary

7 Day Rolling Average

30 Day Rolling Average

Data	Unit	Today^*	Tue 21/10/25	Mon 20/10/25	Sun 19/10/25	Sat 18/10/25	Fri 17/10/25	Thu 16/10/25	Wed 15/10/25	7 Day Average^*	Trend on previous 7 days^*
High Temperature	°C	13.4	18.4	19.1	17.2	18.6	19.1	16.9	16.0	17.9	-0.66
Low Temperature	°C	13.0	12.9	8.3	10.7	7.7	4.5	9.0	6.6	8.5	-3.23
High Apparent Temp.	°C	12.1	17.9	16.8	15.0	15.8	16.5	13.9	12.7	15.5	-1.77
Low Apparent Temp.	°C	10.5	11.5	6.3	8.9	6.4	2.7	5.9	5.4	6.7	-3.59
Low Wind Chill	°C	13.0	12.9	7.6	10.7	7.7	4.5	7.2	6.6	8.2	-3.29
High Heat Index	°C	13.4	18.4	19.1	17.2	18.6	19.1	16.9	16.0	17.9	-0.66
High Dew Point	°C	11.1	15.0	13.8	13.5	10.7	10.3	11.6	9.4	12.0	-2.34
Low Dew Point	°C	10.2	10.9	5.7	7.1	6.3	3.0	4.5	5.0	6.1	-3.53
High Humidity	%	88	94.0	93.0	93.0	92.0	90.0	92.0	93.0	92.4	-1.14
Low Humidity	%	82	75.0	68.0	53.0	54.0	43.0	62.0	56.0	58.7	-9.57
Rainfall (T:10mm)	mm	0.0	8.2	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.7	0.0	1.4	-0.99
Max Wind Gust	km/h	40	73.0	78.0	58.0	49.0	48.0	58.0	68.0	61.7	+5.57
Max Average Speed	km/h	15	26.0	26.0	21.0	20.0	15.0	23.0	19.0	21.4	+1.57
Wind Run	km	36.2	297.9	285.1	243.0	221.7	125.0	306.0	213.8	241.8	+5.21
Wind bearing	°	298	295	292	291	279	278	296	287	288.3	275.3
Wind Direction	-	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	W
High Pressure	hPa	1010.0	1010.7	1017.6	1017.2	1020.7	1023.9	1020.7	1014.4	1017.9	-0.51
Low Pressure	hPa	1009.3	1004.3	1010.2	1011.6	1014.8	1020.1	1012.1	1009.8	1011.8	-0.66
Sun Hours (T:37h)	hours	0.0	0.9	2.2	7.0	6.3	11.2	3.4	6.4	5.3	+2.59
Solar Radiation	W/m²	6	193.0	585.0	917.0	1059.0	860.0	976.0	1089.0	811.3	+9.71
UV Index	UVI	0.0	2.6.0	7.9.0	12.2.0	13.6.0	11.8.0	12.4.0	13.7.0	10.6	+0.57

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

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Today's Data Summary

Yesterday's Data Summary

7 Day Rolling Average

30 Day Rolling Average

Data	Unit	Today^*	Tue 21/10/25	Mon 20/10/25	Sun 19/10/25	Sat 18/10/25	Fri 17/10/25	Thu 16/10/25	Wed 15/10/25	Tue 14/10/25	Mon 13/10/25	Sun 12/10/25	Sat 11/10/25	Fri 10/10/25	Thu 09/10/25	Wed 08/10/25	Tue 07/10/25	Mon 06/10/25	Sun 05/10/25	Sat 04/10/25	Fri 03/10/25	Thu 02/10/25	Wed 01/10/25	Tue 30/09/25	Mon 29/09/25	Sun 28/09/25	Sat 27/09/25	Fri 26/09/25	Thu 25/09/25	Wed 24/09/25	Tue 23/09/25	Mon 22/09/25	30 Day Average^*	Trend on previous 30 days^*
High Temperature	°C	13.4	18.4	19.1	17.2	18.6	19.1	16.9	16.0	17.7	17.7	18.7	20.9	21.0	17.7	16.2	15.5	16.4	17.2	19.4	19.8	13.2	13.2	15.4	17.1	18.6	17.2	16.2	15.8	14.1	17.3	18.3	17.3	+1.81
Low Temperature	°C	13.0	12.9	8.3	10.7	7.7	4.5	9.0	6.6	9.8	13.5	14.2	14.3	14.3	9.0	7.2	8.0	8.5	9.6	10.6	9.9	3.0	5.2	5.6	8.9	11.2	9.2	7.9	9.8	10.7	11.8	11.9	9.5	+4.33
High Apparent Temp.	°C	12.1	17.9	16.8	15.0	15.8	16.5	13.9	12.7	17.2	17.9	17.4	19.5	19.9	16.1	13.0	12.0	14.4	15.9	19.2	19.2	13.5	10.6	12.4	14.1	16.7	15.4	12.7	12.9	14.2	17.0	17.1	15.6	+2.59
Low Apparent Temp.	°C	10.5	11.5	6.3	8.9	6.4	2.7	5.9	5.4	7.9	12.9	12.4	12.9	13.7	7.3	5.1	6.4	7.6	7.9	9.5	9.0	1.1	2.4	3.7	6.7	10.6	7.8	5.2	7.2	9.0	11.3	11.8	7.9	+4.82
Low Wind Chill	°C	13.0	12.9	7.6	10.7	7.7	4.5	7.2	6.6	9.2	13.5	14.2	14.3	14.3	8.4	6.3	8.1	8.5	9.3	11.1	9.9	3.0	3.5	5.6	8.0	11.2	8.7	6.6	8.7	10.7	11.8	11.9	9.1	+3.91
High Heat Index	°C	13.4	18.4	19.1	17.2	18.6	19.1	16.9	16.0	17.7	17.7	18.7	20.9	21.0	17.7	16.2	15.5	16.4	17.2	19.4	19.8	13.2	13.2	15.4	17.1	18.6	17.2	16.2	15.8	14.1	17.3	18.3	17.3	+1.87
High Dew Point	°C	11.1	15.0	13.8	13.5	10.7	10.3	11.6	9.4	14.5	15.0	15.3	16.0	16.4	13.2	10.3	12.5	11.7	10.8	14.8	13.4	12.6	10.9	7.5	13.2	14.0	11.2	10.4	11.0	13.0	14.1	12.2	12.6	+3.53
Low Dew Point	°C	10.2	10.9	5.7	7.1	6.3	3.0	4.5	5.0	6.5	12.4	12.4	11.1	12.6	6.8	5.4	6.0	6.8	6.8	9.5	9.3	2.1	3.9	3.8	5.8	10.1	7.8	4.4	5.5	10.3	10.3	8.2	7.3	+4.30
High Humidity	%	88	94.0	93.0	93.0	92.0	90.0	92.0	93.0	95.0	95.0	95.0	96.0	91.0	94.0	89.0	94.0	92.0	92.0	97.0	96.0	96.0	95.0	89.0	89.0	94.0	94.0	92.0	97.0	97.0	95.0	92.0	93.4	+2.93
Low Humidity	%	82	75.0	68.0	53.0	54.0	43.0	62.0	56.0	71.0	76.0	77.0	69.0	70.0	58.0	57.0	59.0	68.0	60.0	64.0	58.0	81.0	74.0	54.0	63.0	62.0	57.0	50.0	64.0	93.0	73.0	67.0	64.5	+6.63
Rainfall (T:79mm)	mm	0.0	8.2	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.7	0.0	0.7	5.3	7.4	2.9	0.0	0.5	0.0	4.1	0.2	0.0	8.9	12.2	1.2	3.8	0.0	0.0	0.5	1.9	7.4	0.0	10.1	1.4	0.5	2.6	+1.57
Max Wind Gust	km/h	40	73.0	78.0	58.0	49.0	48.0	58.0	68.0	45.0	49.0	74.0	54.0	61.0	54.0	56.0	76.0	75.0	35.0	44.0	45.0	25.0	66.0	51.0	61.0	51.0	46.0	53.0	53.0	22.0	43.0	43.0	53.8	+4.60
Max Average Speed	km/h	15	26.0	26.0	21.0	20.0	15.0	23.0	19.0	17.0	18.0	23.0	19.0	24.0	16.0	22.0	25.0	18.0	13.0	13.0	11.0	8.0	23.0	17.0	24.0	17.0	13.0	21.0	20.0	9.0	12.0	17.0	18.3	+2.17
Wind Run	km	36.2	297.9	285.1	243.0	221.7	125.0	306.0	213.8	148.3	169.2	314.2	248.6	306.2	192.0	277.5	305.2	177.4	141.7	133.9	125.2	61.6	246.0	207.0	257.8	162.0	128.4	270.1	239.2	52.6	69.3	130.7	201.9	+23.33
Wind bearing	°	298	295	292	291	279	278	296	287	188	281	292	295	289	289	293	285	290	297	350	56	335	305	297	289	284	292	294	292	239	286	315	281.7	237.1
Wind Direction	-	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	W	WNW	WNW	S	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	N	NE	NNW	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WSW	WNW	NW	WNW	WSW
High Pressure	hPa	1010.0	1010.7	1017.6	1017.2	1020.7	1023.9	1020.7	1014.4	1009.8	1014.2	1017.2	1019.3	1021.1	1024.2	1023.0	1012.5	1003.1	998.9	1000.8	1010.2	1014.7	1013.6	1014.8	1014.2	1017.0	1017.2	1011.9	1002.3	1011.8	1019.5	1021.1	1014.6	-2.35
Low Pressure	hPa	1009.3	1004.3	1010.2	1011.6	1014.8	1020.1	1012.1	1009.8	1002.3	1005.3	1012.0	1016.9	1017.6	1020.7	1012.7	995.0	999.0	992.5	991.7	1001.1	1009.2	1006.7	1010.8	1010.1	1014.2	1012.0	1002.4	996.1	1000.5	1011.5	1019.3	1008.1	-0.67
Sun Hours (T:119h)	hours	0.0	0.9	2.2	7.0	6.3	11.2	3.4	6.4	1.3	1.6	1.1	0.8	6.2	1.7	6.6	5.0	2.6	4.5	2.1	5.9	3.0	1.7	5.9	5.5	5.4	4.6	6.3	4.7	1.4	1.7	2.1	4.0	-2.85
Solar Radiation	W/m²	6	193.0	585.0	917.0	1059.0	860.0	976.0	1089.0	987.0	557.0	475.0	850.0	846.0	867.0	1029.0	1116.0	886.0	908.0	946.0	789.0	506.0	458.0	981.0	659.0	951.0	937.0	985.0	1029.0	478.0	252.0	374.0	784.8	+127.70
UV Index	UVI	0.0	2.6.0	7.9.0	12.2.0	13.6.0	11.8.0	12.4.0	13.7.0	12.2.0	6.0.0	6.4.0	11.2.0	10.8.0	10.7.0	12.9.0	13.6.0	11.4.0	11.0.0	11.1.0	9.6.0	6.4.0	4.9.0	11.5.0	7.2.0	10.7.0	10.9.0	11.1.0	11.3.0	6.4.0	3.4.0	4.5.0	9.6	+2.90

^* 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.