Good Evening - Today was: Tuesday, 19 August 2025 20:08:26 NZST
Current: 6.7°C, Max: 12.1°C, Min: 6.6°C. It feels like 2.9°C
FORECAST: Partly cloudy. Low 2C. Winds S at 10 to 15 km/h. Chance of frost or heavy dew. It feels like 2.9°C. 5 or more clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Fine weather | Sunrise: 07:02 | Sunset: 17:42 | Dawn: 06:33 | Dusk: 18:10
Weather Forecast
Temperature : Current trend is Falling, changing by -0.4 °C/hr 6.7°C, 62%   Pressure : Current trend is Rising quickly, changing by 1.3 hPa/hr 1011.9hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  SSE  Current wind speed is Light breeze (F2) from SSE (162°) 9km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Rising 22km/h
Air Quality :  5 AQI  1.4ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.0mm
Sun Light : 0Lux, 4.0hrs   Solar UV :  0.0UVI  0W/m2
Last weather station contact: Tuesday, 19 August 2025 at 20:08:25. 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 2016 Nov
                   Monthly Climatological Summary for Nov 2016

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  12.7  18.6   14:45   5.9   05:40   5.6   0.0   0.0   4.5  49.7   10:56     W
02  13.2  17.1   12:08  10.8   04:34   5.1   0.0   6.6   5.6  37.5   21:18     W
03  14.3  19.8   13:37  10.3   06:08   4.0   0.1   0.0  10.7  45.4   18:36   WNW
04  13.2  17.8   16:08  10.5   06:12   5.1   0.0   0.9   5.1  31.0   16:26   WNW
05  14.1  18.9   16:12  10.7   03:26   4.2   0.0   2.2   7.7  59.1   10:24     W
06  15.7  21.2   16:24  12.1   05:19   2.9   0.4   4.2   5.0  39.7   19:15   WNW
07  13.6  17.6   16:10  11.2   23:49   4.6   0.0  45.3   3.2  26.7   10:28   ESE
08  15.1  21.8   16:32  11.2   00:00   3.6   0.4   0.9   4.1  22.4   18:21   WSW
09  15.9  16.6   19:55  15.5   22:58   0.4   0.0   0.0   7.7  40.4   21:15     W
10  16.3  19.1   16:00  15.0   03:19   2.0   0.0  13.2   6.1  32.4   00:33     W
11  17.5  22.4   14:43  15.2   01:48   1.4   0.5   4.4   4.7  29.6   07:20     W
12  15.5  21.5   11:05  11.0   21:47   3.0   0.3  14.1   3.3  42.5   19:06    SW
13  13.2  17.9   15:03   9.9   05:04   5.1   0.0   0.9   6.3  42.5   15:35     W
14  14.7  21.3   14:50   9.1   03:44   3.9   0.3   6.6   2.7  20.2   16:56    NW
15  17.3  23.0   15:22  14.6   00:13   1.4   0.4   0.7   5.9  39.7   17:39     W
16  14.8  18.0   17:26  12.0   23:54   3.5   0.0   5.3   8.3  57.0   13:03     W
17  12.6  18.2   15:30  10.2   06:07   5.7   0.0  12.8   6.1  52.6   11:14     W
18  13.0  18.8   14:11   6.6   06:14   5.3   0.0   0.0   5.0  41.8   18:08   WSW
19  15.3  18.7   13:43  13.4   00:00   3.0   0.0   1.5  12.0  48.3   12:47   WNW
20  15.5  20.3   14:08  11.7   05:44   3.0   0.2   0.0  11.9  59.8   17:21   WNW
21  15.6  21.0   13:05  11.4   03:32   3.0   0.3   0.0   8.0  57.7   12:13   WNW
22  16.5  20.6   13:00  13.2   23:59   2.2   0.3   0.0   6.0  43.3   15:27   WSW
23  16.1  20.3   12:32  12.6   00:54   2.3   0.1   0.0   9.2  45.4   14:12     W
24  17.3  22.5   13:27  13.9   22:57   1.6   0.6   0.0   5.3  31.7   09:58     W
25  16.3  22.6   13:33  11.7   04:24   2.7   0.7   1.3   4.6  39.7   19:16   WNW
26  15.3  21.1   11:03  12.1   23:20   3.2   0.1   3.3  10.6  51.2   18:03     W
27  13.7  18.6   12:09  11.2   23:35   4.6   0.0   2.2  12.8 116.1   12:33   WNW
28  13.8  17.8   13:54  10.9   01:55   4.5   0.0   0.0  16.7  77.1   13:00     W
29  15.5  20.0   13:18  12.4   00:00   2.8   0.1   0.0  14.7  76.4   15:28   WNW
30  14.9  17.1   13:58  11.1   23:54   3.4   0.0   2.4   8.9  46.1   10:48   WNW
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    15.0  23.0    15     5.9     1   103.1   4.8 128.8   7.4 116.1    27       W

Max >=  27.0  0
Max <=   0.0  0
Min <=   0.0  0
Min <= -18.0  0
Max Rain: 45.3 on day 7
Days of Rain: 19 (>= 0.2 mm)  13 (>= 2.0 mm)  1 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3  Cool Base: 18.3  Method: Integration