A very early Good Morning - Today is: Wednesday, 16 September 2026 05:04:57 NZST
Current: 9.6°C, Max: 11.4°C, Min: 9.5°C. It feels like 7.9°C
FORECAST: Cloudy. High 14C. Winds WNW at 15 to 30 km/h. It feels like 7.9°C. 4 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Showery, becoming less settled | Sunrise: 06:18 | Sunset: 18:08 | Dawn: 05:51 | Dusk: 18:35
Weather Forecast
Temperature : Current trend is Falling, changing by -0.3 °C/hr 9.6°C, 95%   Pressure : Current trend is Falling slowly, changing by -0.5 hPa/hr 1017.3hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  NW  Current wind speed is Light breeze (F2) from NW (326°) 7km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Steady 17km/h
Air Quality :  5 AQI  1.4ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Falling 1.3mm
Sun Light : 0lx, 0.0hrs   Solar UV :  0.0UVI  0W/m2
Last weather station contact: Wednesday, 16 September 2026 at 05:06:33. 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 2026 Aug
                   Monthly Climatological Summary for Aug 2026

Name: City Centre   City: Palmerston North   State: Manawatu
Elevation: 27 m  Lat: S 40° 21' 32"   Lon: E 175° 34' 22"

                  Temperature (°C), Rain (mm), Wind Speed (km/h)

                                      Heat  Cool        Avg
    Mean                              Deg   Deg         Wind                 Dom
Day Temp  High   Time   Low    Time   Days  Days  Rain  Speed High   Time    Dir
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01   7.2  10.8   15:27   0.7   23:57  11.1   0.0   0.1   5.7  31.0   00:59     S
02   5.7  13.3   15:03  -0.4   03:37  12.6   0.0   0.0   3.2  18.0   14:47    SW
03  11.7  15.1   13:22   6.8   00:00   6.6   0.0   0.0  13.6  50.0   12:03     W
04   6.1  10.7   00:00   1.1   21:17  12.2   0.0   0.4   4.7  22.0   13:53   SSE
05   4.3   9.3   14:12   0.3   22:39  14.1   0.0   0.3   3.4  17.0   13:57    SE
06   4.2  11.6   15:07  -1.2   06:44  14.1   0.0   0.1   3.7  23.0   15:28   SSW
07   6.0  11.2   15:19  -0.7   03:53  12.3   0.0   0.0   4.2  21.0   12:00    SW
08  10.3  14.9   11:29   7.6   05:11   7.9   0.0   0.4   3.5  19.0   11:10   SSW
09  11.5  16.2   12:38   8.5   01:04   6.8   0.0   0.2   7.8  40.0   13:30   WNW
10  11.6  15.3   13:09   9.1   00:00   6.7   0.0   4.4   8.9  38.0   13:00     W
11  10.2  14.1   13:13   4.4   07:24   7.9   0.0   0.0   5.5  25.6   22:26   ESE
12  10.7  13.7   15:10   7.7   06:04   7.6   0.0   0.0   7.3  38.5   14:14   ENE
13  11.9  15.5   15:17   9.5   05:03   6.4   0.0  13.9   5.0  18.7   22:24     E
14  13.5  16.6   14:09  10.9   05:50   4.8   0.0   1.1   8.0  44.6   14:00     E
15  14.0  17.1   13:50  11.0   23:59   4.3   0.0   0.8   7.4  24.5   00:42     E
16   9.1  11.2   05:50   6.6   23:33   9.2   0.0   2.9  12.9  49.3   13:11   SSE
17   7.1  11.3   15:48   2.5   23:25  11.2   0.0   0.0   6.3  31.0   01:38    SE
18   7.0  12.8   13:40   2.3   00:28  11.3   0.0   0.0   5.4  34.9   13:41     S
19   8.9  11.9   12:41   6.2   06:04   9.4   0.0   0.0   6.2  37.4   03:12   SSE
20   9.3  13.6   15:00   4.0   07:03   9.0   0.0   0.0   4.0  21.2   15:28    SW
21  11.0  14.4   13:05   7.3   03:34   7.3   0.0   0.1   7.8  39.6   15:16   WNW
22  12.1  15.9   14:47   9.5   04:11   6.2   0.0   0.6  12.2  46.8   13:47   WNW
23  12.9  15.4   13:17  11.4   00:14   5.4   0.0  15.8  16.7  58.3   15:13   WNW
24  11.5  15.2   12:46   6.4   07:17   6.8   0.0   0.0  10.4  38.5   00:14   WNW
25  12.5  15.2   14:11  10.7   06:29   5.8   0.0   0.8  14.6  56.9   12:05   WNW
26  13.4  15.5   11:35  10.7   05:34   4.9   0.0   0.0  14.7  54.0   18:36   WNW
27  12.6  15.2   13:49  10.1   23:50   5.7   0.0   2.6   8.5  38.2   02:15   ENE
28  12.8  17.3   13:34   7.0   04:16   5.5   0.0   0.6   8.3  42.5   11:13   WNW
29  12.2  14.1   12:59  10.1   22:58   6.1   0.0   0.4  10.6  40.3   13:27     W
30  12.8  16.0   12:35   9.5   06:51   5.5   0.0   0.0  15.8  56.9   16:30   WNW
31  12.7  15.1   12:00   6.9   23:58   5.6   0.0   0.2  20.5  72.7   11:07     W
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    10.2  17.3    28    -1.2     6   250.2   0.0  45.7   8.6  72.7    31       W

Max >=  27.0  0
Max <=   0.0  0
Min <=   0.0  3
Min <= -18.0  0
Max Rain: 15.8 on day 23
Days of Rain: 16 (>= 0.2 mm)  5 (>= 2.0 mm)  0 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3  Cool Base: 18.3  Method: Integration