Palmerston North, New Zealand - Weather

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Good Afternoon

17:16:10 NZST

Wednesday,
10 September 2025

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Severe Thunderstorm Watch Period: 3hrs 30min from 4pm - 7:30pm Wed, 10 Sep

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Current Weather Station Readings Forecast: Rain, very unsettled

High:16°C

Low:7°C

CoR:99%

Becoming partly cloudy after some evening wind and rain. Low 7C. Winds W at 30 to 50 km/h. Chance of rain 100%. Winds could occasionally gust over 65 km/h. It feels like 6.5°C. A windproof and 4 clothing layers recommended.

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Temperature

11.1°C
82%
Trend:

Falling,-1.3°C/hr

Day Max/Min:
16.3°C / 9.0°C

Wind

22km/h

WNW
Wind Gust:

51km/h, 293deg.

Day Max/Avg:
64km/h / 24km/h

Rain

0.5mm
0.5

Total rain fall for the past 24 hour period (17:16:10 yesterday to now)

Rain Last Hour:

0.0mm

Last Rain Record:
07:46, 10/09/2025

Pressure

991hPa
Trend:

Falling,-1.0hPa/hr

Day Max/Min:
1005hPa / 991hPa

Cloud Base:
369m, 1210ft

UV / Solar

55W/m²
UV Index Rating:
Low
0.7UVI

Sun Light:
7k Lux

Sun Hours:
6.8 hrs (60%)

Air Quality

0AQI
Air Quality:
Good
PM2.5: 0ug/m³
PM10: 3ug/m³
CO₂: 408ppm

Pollen Level:
High

Extra Sensors

Temp. at +8m
11.8°C 80%

Temp. at +3m
12.8°C 78%

Moisture at +1m:
11.7°C 14.0 (98%)

Moisture at +0m:
12.8°C 12.0 (99%)

Soil -10cm:
12.2°C 73%VWC

Soil -20cm:
12.0°C

Fire Danger

2.2FWI
Fire Risk Index:
Low

Grass Fire Risk:
Low
0kW/m²

Scrub Fire Risk:
Extreme
8.3MW/m²

Forest Fire Risk:
Low
1kW/m²

Sun / Moon

Moonrise
21:01
Moonset
07:25
Visibility
92%

Sunrise
06:27
Sunset
18:03
Day Length
11.35 Hrs

Moon Phase: Waning Gibbous
Sun Phase: Above Horizon

There will be 2min 35s more daylight tomorrow

Long Range Forecast

Tonight	Tomorrow	Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Monday

Rain, Wind Early	Mostly Cloudy	Showers	Rain, Wind	Showers	Partly Cloudy
7°C	12°C	7°C \| 10°C	3°C \| 13°C	8°C \| 14°C	8°C \| 15°C
Rain Risk: 99%	Rain Risk: 24%	Rain Risk: 72%	Rain Risk: 70%	Rain Risk: 36%	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	16.3 °C	at 13:08
Lowest Temperature	9.0 °C	at 00:00
Highest Dew Point	11.8 °C	at 09:39
Lowest Dew Point	5.9 °C	at 01:37
Highest Apparent Temperature	13.4 °C	at 09:40
Lowest Apparent Temperature	6.4 °C	at 00:00
Highest "Feels Like" Temperature	14.2 °C	at 13:08
Lowest "Feels Like" Temperature	7.7 °C	at 00:00
Lowest Wind Chill	7.7 °C	at 00:00
Highest Humidex	17.3 °C	at 13:45
Highest Heat Index	16.3 °C	at 13:08
Highest Humidity	92 %	at 07:53
Lowest Humidity	59 %	at 13:03
Rainfall
Rainfall Today	0.5 mm
Rainfall Rate Max	0.2 mm/hr	at 05:14
Highest Hourly Rainfall	0.2 mm	at 05:15
Wind
Highest Gust	64 km/h	at 16:24
Highest Speed (10 minute average)	24 km/h (F4)	at 15:23
Wind Run	230.4 km
Pressure
Highest Pressure (SL)	1004.7 hPa	at 00:00
Lowest Pressure (SL)	991.4 hPa	at 17:14
Hours of Sun	6.8 hrs

Today's Data Summary

Yesterday's Data Summary

7 Day Rolling Average

30 Day Rolling Average

Temperature and Humidity
Highest Temperature	13.8 °C	at 12:50
Lowest Temperature	0.7 °C	at 06:01
Highest Dew Point	7.4 °C	at 14:57
Lowest Dew Point	-0.7 °C	at 06:37
Highest Apparent Temperature	10.6 °C	at 15:12
Lowest Apparent Temperature	-1.4 °C	at 06:37
Highest "Feels Like" Temperature	12.3 °C	at 13:38
Lowest "Feels Like" Temperature	0.7 °C	at 06:01
Lowest Wind Chill	0.7 °C	at 06:01
Highest Humidex	13.6 °C	at 15:46
Highest Heat Index	13.8 °C	at 12:50
Highest Humidity	92 %	at 07:10
Lowest Humidity	50 %	at 11:47
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	45 km/h	at 16:50
Highest Speed (10 minute average)	16 km/h (F3)	at 13:48
Wind Run	146.4 km
Pressure
Highest Pressure (SL)	1023.2 hPa	at 00:00
Lowest Pressure (SL)	1004.7 hPa	at 23:58
Hours of Sun	5.8 hrs

Today's Data Summary

Yesterday's Data Summary

7 Day Rolling Average

30 Day Rolling Average

Data	Unit	Today^*	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	7 Day Average^*	Trend on previous 7 days^*
High Temperature	°C	16.3	13.8	14.5	15.3	14.2	18.0	16.5	15.3	15.4	+0.07
Low Temperature	°C	9.0	0.7	1.4	3.9	4.3	11.1	7.1	2.0	4.4	-1.79
High Apparent Temp.	°C	13.4	10.6	12.6	12.2	10.6	15.0	13.6	13.2	12.5	-0.09
Low Apparent Temp.	°C	6.4	-1.4	-0.9	2.2	9.5	9.3	5.0	-0.2	3.4	-0.41
Low Wind Chill	°C	7.7	0.7	1.4	3.9	11.6	11.1	6.7	2.0	5.3	-0.49
High Heat Index	°C	16.3	13.8	14.5	15.3	12.3	18.0	16.5	15.3	15.1	-0.20
High Dew Point	°C	11.8	7.4	5.4	9.2	9.1	11.4	10.7	6.3	8.5	-1.31
Low Dew Point	°C	5.9	-0.7	-0.2	2.3	8.8	8.4	4.9	0.5	3.4	-0.29
High Humidity	%	92	92.0	90.0	92.0	84.0	91.0	91.0	90.0	90.0	-2.14
Low Humidity	%	59	50.0	48.0	50.0	80.0	57.0	62.0	50.0	56.7	-7.14
Rainfall (T:17mm)	mm	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.2	16.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.4	+1.00
Max Wind Gust	km/h	64	45.0	35.0	63.0	35.0	64.0	53.0	28.0	46.1	-4.29
Max Average Speed	km/h	24	16.0	9.0	24.0	9.0	23.0	19.0	8.0	15.4	-1.86
Wind Run	km	230.4	144.5	72.9	225.0	8.4	242.0	244.4	60.6	142.5	-58.37
Wind bearing	°	298	293	79	276	299	300	302	300	264.1	250.3
Wind Direction	-	WNW	WNW	E	W	WNW	W	WNW	WNW	W	WSW
High Pressure	hPa	1004.7	1023.2	1025.4	1020.6	1021.8	1022.0	1023.8	1023.2	1022.9	+15.46
Low Pressure	hPa	991.4	1004.9	1020.7	1011.7	1021.6	1013.0	1021.5	1016.4	1015.7	+19.39
Sun Hours (T:50h)	hours	6.8	5.8	6.4	8.3	5.3	8.5	6.1	9.4	7.1	+0.96
Solar Radiation	W/m²	789	793.0	817.0	794.0	6.0	778.0	705.0	698.0	655.9	+38.43
UV Index	UVI	8.2	8.0.0	8.0.0	8.0.0	0.2.0	7.7.0	7.3.0	6.7.0	6.6	+0.33

^* 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 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	Sun 31/08/25	Sat 30/08/25	Fri 29/08/25	Thu 28/08/25	Wed 27/08/25	Tue 26/08/25	Mon 25/08/25	Sun 24/08/25	Sat 23/08/25	Fri 22/08/25	Thu 21/08/25	Wed 20/08/25	Tue 19/08/25	Mon 18/08/25	Sun 17/08/25	Sat 16/08/25	Fri 15/08/25	Thu 14/08/25	Wed 13/08/25	Tue 12/08/25	Mon 11/08/25	30 Day Average^*	Trend on previous 30 days^*
High Temperature	°C	16.3	13.8	14.5	15.3	14.2	18.0	16.5	15.3	15.2	15.1	10.8	15.8	15.3	16.3	18.6	18.2	17.3	16.9	15.1	11.0	11.4	11.3	12.1	15.5	13.7	14.8	15.6	13.5	14.2	11.7	11.2	14.6	+0.88
Low Temperature	°C	9.0	0.7	1.4	3.9	4.3	11.1	7.1	2.0	8.2	3.0	5.8	8.7	10.2	3.0	4.1	1.7	2.0	1.7	0.6	-0.5	4.2	0.0	4.5	5.1	5.8	0.9	4.4	-0.2	2.0	3.7	0.7	3.7	+0.01
High Apparent Temp.	°C	13.4	10.6	12.6	12.2	10.6	15.0	13.6	13.2	11.4	11.2	9.7	13.2	12.3	13.7	16.9	16.4	15.5	15.3	13.1	9.3	10.2	9.7	10.6	13.1	13.1	13.3	13.9	11.3	11.8	9.8	9.5	12.4	+0.27
Low Apparent Temp.	°C	6.4	-1.4	-0.9	2.2	9.5	9.3	5.0	-0.2	5.5	1.2	4.1	6.1	6.8	0.7	2.0	-0.4	0.1	-0.5	-2.0	-3.0	2.3	-2.7	1.0	3.6	4.1	-1.1	3.0	-2.4	0.0	2.0	-1.6	1.7	+0.06
Low Wind Chill	°C	7.7	0.7	1.4	3.9	11.6	11.1	6.7	2.0	7.4	3.0	5.8	7.3	10.2	3.0	4.1	1.7	2.0	1.7	0.6	-0.5	4.4	0.0	3.1	5.1	5.8	0.9	4.8	-0.2	2.0	3.7	0.7	3.8	+0.30
High Heat Index	°C	16.3	13.8	14.5	15.3	12.3	18.0	16.5	15.3	15.2	15.1	10.8	15.8	15.3	16.3	18.6	18.2	17.3	16.9	15.1	11.0	11.4	11.3	12.1	15.5	13.7	14.8	15.6	13.5	14.2	11.7	11.2	14.5	+0.82
High Dew Point	°C	11.8	7.4	5.4	9.2	9.1	11.4	10.7	6.3	10.0	10.6	9.3	10.4	10.7	10.2	7.5	7.7	8.0	7.5	6.8	6.8	7.6	7.4	8.3	9.6	10.0	7.1	9.2	7.5	6.5	7.9	6.3	8.4	+0.39
Low Dew Point	°C	5.9	-0.7	-0.2	2.3	8.8	8.4	4.9	0.5	2.4	2.1	4.4	6.1	6.8	1.7	2.5	0.4	0.8	0.4	-0.4	-1.9	1.3	-1.9	-1.4	4.2	4.1	-0.3	3.3	-1.5	0.8	2.4	-0.6	2.0	+0.06
High Humidity	%	92	92.0	90.0	92.0	84.0	91.0	91.0	90.0	92.0	95.0	95.0	91.0	91.0	91.0	90.0	92.0	93.0	92.0	95.0	91.0	91.0	88.0	88.0	95.0	94.0	93.0	93.0	93.0	93.0	93.0	93.0	91.7	-0.47
Low Humidity	%	59	50.0	48.0	50.0	80.0	57.0	62.0	50.0	63.0	68.0	84.0	61.0	69.0	65.0	37.0	38.0	49.0	47.0	51.0	62.0	64.0	71.0	57.0	53.0	77.0	55.0	54.0	61.0	56.0	72.0	65.0	59.2	-2.53
Rainfall (T:28mm)	mm	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.2	16.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.4	0.2	5.5	0.7	1.0	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.9	+0.01
Max Wind Gust	km/h	64	45.0	35.0	63.0	35.0	64.0	53.0	28.0	53.0	74.0	41.0	53.0	53.0	48.0	31.0	25.0	27.0	23.0	45.0	22.0	32.0	29.0	44.0	46.0	14.0	35.0	33.0	40.0	32.0	32.0	37.0	39.7	+7.67
Max Average Speed	km/h	24	16.0	9.0	24.0	9.0	23.0	19.0	8.0	21.0	27.0	12.0	18.0	21.0	14.0	8.0	10.0	6.0	6.0	12.0	9.0	11.0	8.0	18.0	15.0	6.0	7.0	8.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	9.0	12.9	+3.23
Wind Run	km	230.4	144.5	72.9	225.0	8.4	242.0	244.4	60.6	252.8	246.0	123.6	251.6	328.6	134.1	69.7	68.4	57.5	63.0	91.0	57.9	73.6	66.5	186.0	140.8	41.4	41.7	84.1	67.1	69.7	79.0	68.3	122.0	+36.28
Wind bearing	°	298	293	79	276	299	300	302	300	275	286	274	295	286	310	26	62	247	8	62	201	145	70	209	301	75	263	304	302	90	123	209	209.1	163.9
Wind Direction	-	WNW	WNW	E	W	WNW	W	WNW	WNW	W	WNW	W	WNW	WNW	NW	NNE	ENE	WSW	N	ENE	SSW	SE	ENE	SSW	WNW	ENE	W	NW	WNW	E	ESE	SSW	SSW	SSE
High Pressure	hPa	1004.7	1023.2	1025.4	1020.6	1021.8	1022.0	1023.8	1023.2	1016.2	1008.7	997.7	1001.5	996.2	1007.9	1023.6	1029.7	1031.9	1033.3	1035.4	1036.8	1035.3	1030.9	1015.5	1005.0	1015.3	1024.4	1024.5	1023.8	1028.3	1028.4	1027.7	1021.3	+0.12
Low Pressure	hPa	991.4	1004.9	1020.7	1011.7	1021.6	1013.0	1021.5	1016.4	1008.7	997.7	984.5	996.4	988.7	989.9	1008.2	1023.6	1028.4	1030.0	1031.1	1034.5	1031.1	1015.6	997.6	997.2	1004.3	1015.4	1021.1	1020.1	1023.7	1026.2	1024.9	1013.6	-1.38
Sun Hours (T:186h)	hours	6.8	5.8	6.4	8.3	5.3	8.5	6.1	9.4	6.7	7.2	2.1	7.5	6.3	3.2	10.1	9.8	9.4	9.2	9.1	4.7	2.8	2.8	4.0	4.6	2.0	5.7	7.5	6.7	6.5	4.4	3.8	6.2	+1.07
Solar Radiation	W/m²	789	793.0	817.0	794.0	6.0	778.0	705.0	698.0	769.0	698.0	165.0	778.0	730.0	591.0	591.0	582.0	568.0	560.0	561.0	633.0	604.0	712.0	495.0	596.0	295.0	582.0	668.0	668.0	678.0	587.0	575.0	609.2	+191.67
UV Index	UVI	8.2	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	2.3.0	7.3.0	8.1.0	5.3.0	5.6.0	5.5.0	5.4.0	5.2.0	5.8.0	5.8.0	5.9.0	7.4.0	4.4.0	5.3.0	2.6.0	5.3.0	5.7.0	5.8.0	6.0.0	5.4.0	5.1.0	5.9	+2.12

^* 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.