Good Afternoon - Today is: Wednesday, 14 October 2026 13:25:05 NZDT
Current: 20.1°C, Max: 20.4°C, Min: 14.4°C. It feels like 18.4°C
FORECAST: Cloudy. High near 20C. Winds WNW at 15 to 30 km/h. It feels like 18.4°C. A windproof and 1 clothing layer recommended.
Temperature : Current trend is Rising, changing by 0.7 °C/hr 20.1°C, 71%   Pressure : Current trend is Falling, changing by -0.7 hPa/hr 1012.2hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed : Current wind speed is Gentle breeze (F3) from WNW (298°)   WNW  17km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Rising 33km/h
Air Quality :  9 AQI  2.6ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.0mm
Sun Light : 49.9klx, 0.4hrs   Solar UV :  3.0UVI  394W/m2
Last weather station contact: Wednesday, 14 October 2026 at 13:26:51. 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 2018 Oct
                   Monthly Climatological Summary for Oct 2018

Name: City Centre   City: Palmerston North   State: Manawatu
Elevation: 25 m  Lat: S 40 20 57   Lon: E 175 36 55

                  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  11.6  18.2   13:06   7.7   02:48   6.7   0.0   0.8   0.6  30.3   15:34   WSW
02  11.7  16.7   13:05   8.2   04:55   6.5   0.0   0.2   0.2  44.7   12:49   WNW
03  12.6  19.2   13:51   8.8   03:52   5.7   0.0   0.0   0.0   0.0   00:00     N
04  11.8  16.5   13:31   8.5   04:41   6.5   0.0   0.0   0.0   0.7   12:38     N
05  11.7  17.6   14:15   7.7   02:48   6.6   0.0   0.0   0.0   9.4   18:01     N
06  12.4  16.6   14:41  10.2   07:10   5.9   0.0   0.0   1.8  38.9   18:53     E
07  13.0  17.9   12:23   9.6   23:44   5.3   0.0   0.0   6.3  50.5   14:18   WSW
08  12.1  19.6   14:17   6.1   06:52   6.3   0.0   0.0   5.8  42.5   09:55   ENE
09  11.9  17.1   12:08   8.4   00:10   6.4   0.0   0.0   6.5  54.8   15:34   WNW
10  11.5  15.8   14:55   7.6   00:55   6.8   0.0   0.2  10.8  90.8   12:16     W
11  14.7  21.0   14:51   9.7   06:54   3.8   0.3   0.2   4.6  31.7   17:35    NW
12  10.4  15.4   10:45   6.2   23:58   7.9   0.0   3.0   6.4  49.0   17:19     S
13   7.3  13.0   14:54   4.1   06:11  11.0   0.0   0.2   6.1  45.4   13:28   SSE
14   8.4  15.9   13:22   2.8   04:03   9.9   0.0   0.0   4.8  44.7   16:28    SE
15   8.5  15.7   13:47   1.5   04:18   9.8   0.0   0.0   3.5  44.0   18:41   WSW
16  11.5  17.3   14:09   7.4   00:13   6.8   0.0   0.0   5.0  44.7   16:26     W
17  12.0  16.7   14:07   7.6   23:56   6.3   0.0   0.0   7.7  38.9   16:04   WNW
18  12.3  19.5   13:16   5.7   05:45   6.0   0.0   0.0   4.6  41.8   15:02     E
19  11.6  21.2   14:58   0.8   05:30   7.0   0.3   0.0   5.5  59.1   16:19     W
20  13.5  19.1   12:01   9.7   02:59   4.8   0.0   0.0   8.4  59.8   17:14     W
21  14.0  20.5   15:18   9.6   23:55   4.4   0.1   0.0   5.2  39.7   11:00     W
22  14.0  21.7   14:33   6.9   06:12   4.7   0.4   0.0   3.6  45.4   17:27    SW
23  13.3  15.6   08:42   9.9   01:03   5.0   0.0   0.0   4.0  28.8   13:31    SW
24  13.9  16.8   14:07  12.2   05:57   4.4   0.0   0.0   6.4  45.4   14:51   WSW
25  15.0  20.1   12:42  12.2   06:27   3.4   0.1   4.6   9.2  54.8   15:23     W
26  12.7  18.6   15:14   9.0   04:13   5.6   0.0   1.4   4.4  28.8   16:21     S
27  12.6  17.2   10:47   9.7   01:59   5.7   0.0   1.8   3.9  33.9   09:07   WNW
28  12.9  16.7   13:05  10.4   06:38   5.4   0.0   6.6   7.0  43.3   17:48   WSW
29  13.8  22.3   13:27   9.9   05:33   4.7   0.2  12.4   4.3  38.9   16:29   SSE
30  11.9  15.9   11:32   9.6   23:55   6.4   0.0   4.6   4.5  48.3   18:53    SE
31  12.0  18.2   11:54   8.2   03:15   6.3   0.0   0.0   6.6  43.3   15:52     W
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    12.1  22.3    29     0.8    19   192.0   1.4  36.0   4.8  90.8    10     WSW

Max >=  27.0  0
Max <=   0.0  0
Min <=   0.0  0
Min <= -18.0  0
Max Rain: 12.4 on day 29
Days of Rain: 12 (>= 0.2 mm)  5 (>= 2.0 mm)  0 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3  Cool Base: 18.3  Method: Integration