Palmerston North, New Zealand - Weather

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04:08:23 NZDT

Wednesday,
01 October 2025

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Current Weather Station Readings Forecast: Rain at times, very unsettled

High:14°C

Low:4°C

CoR:99%

Windy with rain likely. High 14C. Winds WNW at 30 to 50 km/h. Chance of rain 100%. Rainfall around 6mm. It feels like 5.7°C. 4 clothing layers recommended.

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Temperature

8.9°C
89%
Trend:

Falling,-0.3°C/hr

Day Max/Min:
10.2°C / 8.9°C

Wind

13km/h

WNW
Wind Gust:

27km/h, 298deg.

Day Max/Avg:
37km/h / 15km/h

Rain

0.2mm
0.2

Total rain fall for the past 24 hour period (04:08:23 yesterday to now)

Rain Last Hour:

0.0mm

Last Rain Record:
00:52, 01/10/2025

Pressure

1009hPa
Trend:

Falling,-0.6hPa/hr

Day Max/Min:
1011hPa / 1009hPa

Cloud Base:
214m, 701ft

UV / Solar

0W/m²
UV Index Rating:
Low
0.0UVI

Sun Light:
0 Lux

Sun Hours:
0.1 hrs (1%)

Air Quality

0AQI
Air Quality:
Good
PM2.5: 0ug/m³
PM10: 1.9ug/m³
CO₂: 406ppm

Pollen Level:
Low

Extra Sensors

Temp. at +8m
9.7°C 88%

Temp. at +3m
11.1°C 82%

Moisture at +1m:
9.4°C 14.0 (98%)

Moisture at +0m:
11.1°C 12.0 (61%)

Soil -10cm:
-57.2°C 73%VWC

Soil -20cm:
14.2°C

Fire Danger

0.9FWI
Fire Risk Index:
Low

Grass Fire Risk:
Low
0kW/m²

Scrub Fire Risk:
Extreme
5.4MW/m²

Forest Fire Risk:
Low
0kW/m²

Sun / Moon

Moonrise
12:23
Moonset
03:29
Visibility
56%

Sunrise
06:53
Sunset
19:23
Day Length
12.30 Hrs

Moon Phase: Waxing Gibbous
Sun Phase: Below Horizon

There will be 2min 41s more daylight tomorrow

Long Range Forecast

Today	Tonight	Tomorrow	Friday	Saturday	Sunday

Rain, Wind	Cloudy	Rain	Cloudy	Rain, Thunder	Rain, Thunder
14°C	4°C	14°C \| 10°C	19°C \| 12°C	17°C \| 9°C	15°C \| 8°C
Rain Risk: 99%	Rain Risk: 24%	Rain Risk: 94%	Rain Risk: 24%	Rain Risk: 90%	Rain Risk: 76%

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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	10.2 °C	at 01:13
Lowest Temperature	8.9 °C	at 02:34
Highest Dew Point	8.1 °C	at 01:07
Lowest Dew Point	5.7 °C	at 00:00
Highest Apparent Temperature	8.1 °C	at 03:14
Lowest Apparent Temperature	5.7 °C	at 03:51
Highest "Feels Like" Temperature	9.3 °C	at 03:06
Lowest "Feels Like" Temperature	6.9 °C	at 03:59
Lowest Wind Chill	6.9 °C	at 03:59
Highest Humidex	10.6 °C	at 01:13
Highest Heat Index	10.2 °C	at 01:13
Highest Humidity	90 %	at 02:27
Lowest Humidity	76 %	at 00:00
Rainfall
Rainfall Today	0.2 mm
Rainfall Rate Max	0.2 mm/hr	at 00:52
Highest Hourly Rainfall	0.2 mm	at 00:53
Wind
Highest Gust	37 km/h	at 00:15
Highest Speed (10 minute average)	15 km/h (F3)	at 01:19
Wind Run	39.7 km
Pressure
Highest Pressure (SL)	1010.7 hPa	at 00:00
Lowest Pressure (SL)	1008.6 hPa	at 03:59
Hours of Sun	0.1 hrs

Today's Data Summary

Yesterday's Data Summary

7 Day Rolling Average

30 Day Rolling Average

Temperature and Humidity
Highest Temperature	15.4 °C	at 14:53
Lowest Temperature	5.6 °C	at 06:54
Highest Dew Point	7.5 °C	at 14:15
Lowest Dew Point	3.8 °C	at 06:54
Highest Apparent Temperature	12.4 °C	at 14:53
Lowest Apparent Temperature	3.7 °C	at 06:54
Highest "Feels Like" Temperature	14.0 °C	at 14:53
Lowest "Feels Like" Temperature	5.6 °C	at 06:54
Lowest Wind Chill	5.6 °C	at 06:54
Highest Humidex	15.4 °C	at 14:53
Highest Heat Index	15.4 °C	at 14:53
Highest Humidity	89 %	at 05:57
Lowest Humidity	54 %	at 12:44
Rainfall
Rainfall Yesterday	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	51 km/h	at 11:49
Highest Speed (10 minute average)	17 km/h (F3)	at 14:10
Wind Run	209.2 km
Pressure
Highest Pressure (SL)	1014.8 hPa	at 09:20
Lowest Pressure (SL)	1010.7 hPa	at 23:58
Hours of Sun	5.9 hrs

Today's Data Summary

Yesterday's Data Summary

7 Day Rolling Average

30 Day Rolling Average

Data	Unit	Today^*	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	7 Day Average^*	Trend on previous 7 days^*
High Temperature	°C	10.2	15.4	17.1	18.6	17.2	16.2	15.8	14.1	16.3	-0.04
Low Temperature	°C	8.9	5.6	8.9	11.2	9.2	7.9	9.8	10.7	9.0	+1.27
High Apparent Temp.	°C	8.1	12.4	14.1	16.7	15.4	12.7	12.9	14.2	14.1	-0.19
Low Apparent Temp.	°C	5.7	3.7	6.7	10.6	7.8	5.2	7.2	9.0	7.2	+1.23
Low Wind Chill	°C	6.9	5.6	8.0	11.2	8.7	6.6	8.7	10.7	8.5	+0.67
High Heat Index	°C	10.2	15.4	17.1	18.6	17.2	16.2	15.8	14.1	16.3	-0.04
High Dew Point	°C	8.1	7.5	13.2	14.0	11.2	10.4	11.0	13.0	11.5	+1.17
Low Dew Point	°C	5.7	3.8	5.8	10.1	7.8	4.4	5.5	10.3	6.8	+1.90
High Humidity	%	90	89.0	89.0	94.0	94.0	92.0	97.0	97.0	93.1	+3.57
Low Humidity	%	76	54.0	63.0	62.0	57.0	50.0	64.0	93.0	63.3	+3.86
Rainfall (T:20mm)	mm	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.5	1.9	7.4	0.0	10.1	2.8	+2.40
Max Wind Gust	km/h	37	51.0	61.0	51.0	46.0	53.0	53.0	22.0	48.1	-0.57
Max Average Speed	km/h	15	17.0	24.0	17.0	13.0	21.0	20.0	9.0	17.3	+1.57
Wind Run	km	39.7	207.0	257.8	162.0	128.4	270.1	239.2	52.6	188.2	+13.23
Wind bearing	°	303	297	289	284	292	294	292	239	283.9	275.7
Wind Direction	-	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WSW	WNW	W
High Pressure	hPa	1010.7	1014.8	1014.2	1017.0	1017.2	1011.9	1002.3	1011.8	1012.7	-8.44
Low Pressure	hPa	1008.6	1010.8	1010.1	1014.2	1012.0	1002.4	996.1	1000.5	1006.6	-7.70
Sun Hours (T:34h)	hours	0.1	5.9	5.5	5.4	4.6	6.3	4.7	1.4	4.8	+0.34
Solar Radiation	W/m²	6	981.0	659.0	951.0	937.0	985.0	1029.0	478.0	860.0	+227.29
UV Index	UVI	0.2	11.5.0	7.2.0	10.7.0	10.9.0	11.1.0	11.3.0	6.4.0	9.9	+2.83

^* 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 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	Sun 21/09/25	Sat 20/09/25	Fri 19/09/25	Thu 18/09/25	Wed 17/09/25	Tue 16/09/25	Mon 15/09/25	Sun 14/09/25	Sat 13/09/25	Fri 12/09/25	Thu 11/09/25	Wed 10/09/25	Tue 09/09/25	Mon 08/09/25	Sun 07/09/25	Sat 06/09/25	Fri 05/09/25	Thu 04/09/25	Wed 03/09/25	Tue 02/09/25	Mon 01/09/25	30 Day Average^*	Trend on previous 30 days^*
High Temperature	°C	10.2	15.4	17.1	18.6	17.2	16.2	15.8	14.1	17.3	18.3	18.2	15.7	12.6	15.3	17.3	16.0	15.6	16.2	13.3	12.9	14.1	16.3	13.8	14.5	15.3	14.2	18.0	16.5	15.3	15.2	15.1	15.7	+1.90
Low Temperature	°C	8.9	5.6	8.9	11.2	9.2	7.9	9.8	10.7	11.8	11.9	4.1	0.4	3.3	10.7	12.2	11.8	3.2	6.7	1.9	4.9	6.2	9.0	0.7	1.4	3.9	4.3	11.1	7.1	2.0	8.2	3.0	6.8	+3.31
High Apparent Temp.	°C	8.1	12.4	14.1	16.7	15.4	12.7	12.9	14.2	17.0	17.1	16.1	12.6	10.0	13.5	13.4	14.6	12.9	14.2	9.9	11.3	10.7	13.4	10.6	12.6	12.2	10.6	15.0	13.6	13.2	11.4	11.2	13.2	+1.27
Low Apparent Temp.	°C	5.7	3.7	6.7	10.6	7.8	5.2	7.2	9.0	11.3	11.8	2.1	-2.1	1.7	7.7	9.1	8.9	1.4	5.1	-0.2	3.4	4.0	3.7	-1.4	-0.9	2.2	9.5	9.3	5.0	-0.2	5.5	1.2	4.9	+3.71
Low Wind Chill	°C	6.9	5.6	8.0	11.2	8.7	6.6	8.7	10.7	11.8	11.9	4.1	0.4	3.7	10.7	12.2	11.8	3.2	6.7	1.9	4.9	6.2	6.6	0.7	1.4	3.9	11.6	11.1	6.7	2.0	7.4	3.0	6.8	+3.52
High Heat Index	°C	10.2	15.4	17.1	18.6	17.2	16.2	15.8	14.1	17.3	18.3	18.2	15.7	12.6	15.3	17.3	16.0	15.6	16.2	13.3	12.9	14.1	16.3	13.8	14.5	15.3	12.3	18.0	16.5	15.3	15.2	15.1	15.7	+1.83
High Dew Point	°C	8.1	7.5	13.2	14.0	11.2	10.4	11.0	13.0	14.1	12.2	8.9	5.5	7.6	12.0	11.8	12.5	10.5	9.6	9.7	7.6	6.6	11.8	7.4	5.4	9.2	9.1	11.4	10.7	6.3	10.0	10.6	10.0	+2.23
Low Dew Point	°C	5.7	3.8	5.8	10.1	7.8	4.4	5.5	10.3	10.3	8.2	1.4	-1.5	0.5	6.9	8.6	9.4	1.6	2.8	0.9	3.4	2.3	3.9	-0.7	-0.2	2.3	8.8	8.4	4.9	0.5	2.4	2.1	4.5	+2.93
High Humidity	%	90	89.0	89.0	94.0	94.0	92.0	97.0	97.0	95.0	92.0	84.0	90.0	84.0	93.0	89.0	89.0	92.0	86.0	94.0	91.0	84.0	92.0	92.0	90.0	92.0	84.0	91.0	91.0	90.0	92.0	95.0	90.8	-0.80
Low Humidity	%	76	54.0	63.0	62.0	57.0	50.0	64.0	93.0	73.0	67.0	52.0	35.0	55.0	72.0	62.0	77.0	66.0	52.0	64.0	64.0	50.0	59.0	50.0	48.0	50.0	80.0	57.0	62.0	50.0	63.0	68.0	60.6	+0.87
Rainfall (T:46mm)	mm	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.5	1.9	7.4	0.0	10.1	1.4	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.2	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.6	0.5	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.2	16.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.4	0.2	1.5	+1.15
Max Wind Gust	km/h	37	51.0	61.0	51.0	46.0	53.0	53.0	22.0	43.0	43.0	48.0	42.0	44.0	52.0	69.0	50.0	63.0	78.0	63.0	41.0	54.0	76.0	45.0	35.0	63.0	35.0	64.0	53.0	28.0	53.0	74.0	51.8	+16.60
Max Average Speed	km/h	15	17.0	24.0	17.0	13.0	21.0	20.0	9.0	12.0	17.0	13.0	10.0	12.0	19.0	27.0	18.0	22.0	24.0	23.0	10.0	18.0	26.0	16.0	9.0	24.0	9.0	23.0	19.0	8.0	21.0	27.0	17.6	+6.33
Wind Run	km	39.7	207.0	257.8	162.0	128.4	270.1	239.2	52.6	69.3	130.7	130.3	79.6	134.9	285.5	394.2	265.3	246.8	206.8	289.5	71.9	216.1	351.6	144.5	72.9	225.0	8.4	242.0	244.4	60.6	252.8	246.0	189.5	+84.83
Wind bearing	°	303	297	289	284	292	294	292	239	286	315	323	292	130	291	293	289	291	272	281	102	278	292	293	79	276	299	300	302	300	275	286	271.1	178.6
Wind Direction	-	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WSW	WNW	NW	NW	WNW	SE	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	W	ESE	W	WNW	WNW	E	W	WNW	W	WNW	WNW	W	WNW	W	S
High Pressure	hPa	1010.7	1014.8	1014.2	1017.0	1017.2	1011.9	1002.3	1011.8	1019.5	1021.1	1024.5	1027.4	1025.4	1010.9	1019.5	1019.6	1014.6	1013.3	999.2	1002.9	1003.9	1004.7	1023.2	1025.4	1020.6	1021.8	1022.0	1023.8	1023.2	1016.2	1008.7	1016.0	-7.75
Low Pressure	hPa	1008.6	1010.8	1010.1	1014.2	1012.0	1002.4	996.1	1000.5	1011.5	1019.3	1019.1	1023.8	1009.0	1006.3	1011.0	1012.8	1012.2	997.4	993.6	992.5	996.5	991.4	1004.9	1020.7	1011.7	1021.6	1013.0	1021.5	1016.4	1008.7	997.7	1008.6	-7.53
Sun Hours (T:176h)	hours	0.1	5.9	5.5	5.4	4.6	6.3	4.7	1.4	1.7	2.1	4.0	9.9	5.8	1.9	6.0	2.7	5.4	9.7	6.4	3.4	10.3	8.8	5.8	6.4	8.3	5.3	8.5	6.1	9.4	6.7	7.2	5.9	+0.48
Solar Radiation	W/m²	6	981.0	659.0	951.0	937.0	985.0	1029.0	478.0	252.0	374.0	919.0	748.0	965.0	397.0	774.0	625.0	886.0	759.0	486.0	338.0	844.0	789.0	793.0	817.0	794.0	6.0	778.0	705.0	698.0	769.0	698.0	707.8	+163.30
UV Index	UVI	0.2	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	9.8.0	8.1.0	10.0.0	5.1.0	8.4.0	6.9.0	9.0.0	8.4.0	4.7.0	3.9.0	8.6.0	8.2.0	8.0.0	8.0.0	8.0.0	0.2.0	7.7.0	7.3.0	6.7.0	7.8.0	7.2.0	7.6	+2.53

^* 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.