Good Afternoon - Today is: Sunday, 9 November 2025 16:09:38 NZDT
Current: 20.9°C, Max: 21.2°C, Min: 9.7°C. It feels like 19.7°C
FORECAST: A few clouds. Low 8C. NW winds at 15 to 25 km/h, decreasing to 5 to 10 km/h. It feels like 19.7°C. 1 clothing layer recommended.
Station Forecast: Unsettled, rain later | Sunrise: 05:57 | Sunset: 20:06 | Dawn: 05:28 | Dusk: 20:36
Weather Forecast
Temperature : Current trend is Rising, changing by 0.3 °C/hr 20.9°C, 53%   Pressure : Current trend is Falling, changing by -0.6 hPa/hr 1010.7hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Moderate Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  WSW  Current wind speed is Light breeze (F2) from WSW (257°) 8km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Steady 17km/h
Air Quality :  0 AQI  0ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.0mm
Sun Light : 77.6kLux, 8.1hrs   Solar UV :  6.9UVI  613W/m2
Last weather station contact: Sunday, 09 November 2025 at 16:11:56. 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 2025 Sep
                   Monthly Climatological Summary for Sep 2025

Name: City Centre   City: Palmerston North   State: Manawatu
Elevation: 23 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  10.0  15.1   13:11   3.0   06:36   8.3   0.0   0.2  10.4  74.0   12:58   WNW
02  11.4  15.2   12:41   8.2   23:59   6.9   0.0   2.4  10.6  53.0   12:22     W
03   8.5  15.3   15:11   2.0   04:55   9.8   0.0   0.0   2.5  28.0   15:19   WNW
04  11.7  16.5   14:36   7.1   01:56   6.6   0.0   0.0  10.2  53.0   15:05   WNW
05  13.5  18.0   13:42  11.1   21:07   4.8   0.0   0.0  10.1  64.0   12:18   WNW
06   9.9  14.2   15:21   4.3   23:13   8.4   0.0  16.8   6.3  53.0   12:16   WNW
07   9.6  15.3   13:29   3.9   01:09   8.7   0.0   0.2   9.4  63.0   10:37     W
08   7.6  14.5   15:39   1.4   06:25  10.7   0.0   0.0   2.9  35.0   11:54     E
09   7.8  13.8   12:50   0.7   06:01  10.5   0.0   0.0   6.1  45.0   16:50   WNW
10  11.6  16.3   13:08   9.0   00:00   6.7   0.0   0.5  14.7  76.0   19:06   WNW
11   9.9  14.1   13:34   6.2   06:11   8.4   0.0   0.0   9.0  54.1   14:06     W
12   8.4  12.9   16:57   4.9   22:25   9.9   0.0   0.5   3.0  41.1   08:31   ESE
13   9.0  13.3   15:14   1.9   05:05   9.3   0.0   2.6  12.2  63.4   11:07     W
14  11.5  16.2   14:34   6.7   23:33   6.8   0.0   0.0   8.6  77.9   01:15     W
15  10.3  15.6   12:16   3.2   05:56   8.0   0.0   0.0  10.4  62.7   16:56   WNW
16  13.6  16.0   11:29  11.8   00:00   4.7   0.0   0.0  11.2  50.5   16:33   WNW
17  14.1  17.3   13:47  12.2   00:00   4.2   0.0   0.0  16.6  69.2   13:20   WNW
18  13.3  15.3   12:47  10.7   23:20   5.0   0.0   1.0  12.0  51.9   14:54   WNW
19   9.1  12.6   12:12   3.3   23:51   9.2   0.0   0.2   5.6  44.0   12:50    SE
20   8.0  15.7   14:35   0.4   05:03  10.3   0.0   0.0   3.3  41.8   16:34   WNW
21  12.1  18.2   13:44   4.1   06:36   6.2   0.0   0.0   5.4  47.6   13:44    NW
22  14.9  18.3   16:15  11.9   06:54   3.4   0.0   0.5   5.4  43.3   13:16    NW
23  14.1  17.3   16:55  11.8   23:26   4.2   0.0   1.4   2.9  42.5   19:15   WNW
24  12.1  14.1   12:50  10.7   22:18   6.2   0.0  10.1   2.2  22.4   22:13   WSW
25  12.0  15.8   12:11   9.8   23:06   6.3   0.0   0.0  10.1  53.4   12:20   WNW
26  11.3  16.2   12:52   7.9   05:33   7.0   0.0   7.4  11.3  53.4   12:03   WNW
27  12.2  17.2   14:25   9.2   06:07   6.1   0.0   1.9   5.3  46.1   09:49   WNW
28  14.7  18.6   12:21  11.2   00:12   3.5   0.0   0.5   7.1  51.2   12:42   WNW
29  13.7  17.1   15:20   8.9   23:59   4.6   0.0   0.0  10.8  61.3   09:24   WNW
30  10.4  15.4   14:53   5.6   06:54   7.9   0.0   0.0   8.7  51.2   11:49   WNW
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    11.2  18.6    28     0.4    20   212.4   0.0  46.3   8.1  77.9    14     WNW

Max >=  27.0  0
Max <=   0.0  0
Min <=   0.0  0
Min <= -18.0  0
Max Rain: 16.8 on day 6
Days of Rain: 15 (>= 0.2 mm)  5 (>= 2.0 mm)  0 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3  Cool Base: 18.3  Method: Integration