Good Afternoon - Today was: Friday, 17 October 2025 17:23:56 NZDT
Current: 16.3°C, Max: 19.1°C, Min: 4.5°C. It feels like 13.8°C
FORECAST: Partly to mostly cloudy. Low 8C. Winds WNW at 15 to 30 km/h. It feels like 13.8°C. 3 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Showery, becoming less settled | Sunrise: 06:27 | Sunset: 19:40 | Dawn: 05:59 | Dusk: 20:08
Weather Forecast
Temperature : Current trend is Falling, changing by -0.7 °C/hr 16.3°C, 61%   Pressure : Current trend is Falling slowly, changing by -0.4 hPa/hr 1020.4hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  W  Current wind speed is Light breeze (F2) from W (261°) 12km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Steady 25km/h
Air Quality :  0 AQI  0.1ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.0mm
Sun Light : 28.2kLux, 9.2hrs   Solar UV :  2.4UVI  223W/m2
Last weather station contact: Friday, 17 October 2025 at 17:24:24. 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 2014 Dec
                   Monthly Climatological Summary for Dec 2014

Name: City Centre   City: Palmerston North   State: Manawatu
Elevation: 23 m  Lat: S 40° 21' 15"   Lon: E 175° 37' 34"

                  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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 1  12.3  18.1   13:54   8.7   06:03   6.0   0.0   0.3   9.4  31.7   11:22    SW
 2  12.2  18.1   14:51   6.7   06:01   6.1   0.0   0.0   6.1  25.6   18:34   WSW
 3  14.4  20.5   13:00   8.4   01:15   4.1   0.2   0.0  10.2  34.2   16:29     W
 4  14.6  18.2   16:50  12.7   02:29   3.7   0.0  11.7  18.6  46.4   16:27   WNW
 5  15.7  21.4   14:31  11.6   23:56   2.9   0.3   7.5   7.6  23.4   02:10     E
 6  15.0  22.0   14:13   8.7   05:21   3.8   0.5   0.0  10.5  33.1   16:49     W
 7  16.8  21.4   12:56  13.8   23:56   1.8   0.3   2.4  17.0  49.0   10:15   WNW
 8  16.1  23.0   17:05  11.2   05:38   3.1   0.8   0.0  12.6  30.6   05:07     E
 9  15.1  20.8   15:17  10.0   05:11   3.3   0.1   0.0  10.6  39.2   16:43   WSW
10  15.8  20.7   07:12  10.8   23:11   2.6   0.1  41.1  15.3  47.9   20:39   WSW
11  13.7  16.9   12:57  10.7   04:26   4.6   0.0   4.2  16.2  39.2   00:38     E
12  14.9  18.7   16:14  11.7   23:57   3.4   0.0   5.1  10.8  31.7   10:27     W
13  14.2  21.7   11:39   9.4   03:15   4.4   0.3   0.0   9.5  54.0   18:27     E
14  13.6  17.7   14:06  11.3   05:38   4.7   0.0   0.0  22.6  47.9   17:42     E
15  15.6  20.5   15:00  11.9   03:06   3.0   0.3   0.0  21.5  43.9   22:47     E
16  16.8  23.5   15:14  11.4   03:18   2.6   1.2   0.0  22.3  47.9   16:20     E
17  16.8  19.9   13:28  14.8   01:32   1.7   0.1   0.0  23.4  45.4   09:24     E
18  18.0  23.0   10:37  15.4   04:17   1.1   0.8   0.6  12.1  40.3   16:21     W
19  18.7  24.5   13:29  15.2   03:07   1.2   1.6   1.5  10.7  29.5   18:30   WSW
20  20.2  27.4   13:41  16.2   02:11   0.6   2.5   7.2   7.1  25.6   14:21    SW
21  18.8  23.0   13:44  15.8   23:21   0.5   1.0   6.3  14.2  34.2   14:40     W
22  17.9  23.0   13:13  14.3   23:57   1.5   1.1   0.3   9.6  24.5   01:55     W
23  18.3  24.1   14:48  11.0   05:57   2.0   2.0   0.0  14.3  39.2   15:31     E
24  20.8  26.3   14:57  16.4   01:32   0.5   3.0   0.0   9.6  27.0   00:37     S
25  20.7  26.0   14:33  16.4   05:52   0.4   2.8   0.0   8.5  28.1   13:09   WSW
26  20.8  26.6   15:31  16.2   05:44   0.4   2.9   0.0   7.3  28.1   16:44   WSW
27  20.4  26.0   14:29  16.1   23:54   0.3   2.4   0.0  10.4  31.7   17:16   WSW
28  19.7  25.6   13:37  14.5   06:02   1.0   2.4   0.0   9.4  29.5   16:48   WSW
29  22.3  28.2   14:55  18.2   05:08   0.0   4.0   0.0   7.9  25.6   16:36   ENE
30  19.4  24.2   16:53  15.9   04:27   0.5   1.5   0.6   7.7  24.5   15:18   WSW
31  20.8  27.6   15:47  15.8   05:24   0.5   3.0   1.8  10.1  41.8   15:03    NW
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    17.1  28.2    29     6.7     2    72.3  35.2  90.6  12.3  54.0    13      SW

Max >=  27.0:  3
Max <=   0.0:  0
Min <=   0.0:  0
Min <= -18.0:  0
Max Rain: 41.1 on day 10
Days of Rain: 14 (>= 0.2 mm)  8 (>= 2.0 mm)  1 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3  Cool Base: 18.3  Method: Integration