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Good Afternoon - Today is: Wednesday, 10 September 2025 14:07:51 NZST
Current: 15.1°C, Max: 16.3°C, Min: 9.0°C. It feels like 11.3°C
FORECAST: Rain and wind. High 18C. Winds WNW at 30 to 50 km/h. Chance of rain 100%. Winds could occasionally gust over 65 km/h. It feels like 11.3°C. A windproof and 3 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Rain, very unsettled | Sunrise: 06:27 | Sunset: 18:03 | Dawn: 06:00 | Dusk: 18:30
Weather Forecast
 Temperature : Current trend is Rising, changing by 0.2 °C/hr 15.1°C, 67%   Pressure : Current trend is Falling, changing by -0.9 hPa/hr 994.7hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  WNW  Current wind speed is Gentle breeze (F3) from WNW (288°) 19km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Rising 38km/h
Air Quality :  2 AQI  0.6ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 1.3mm
Sun Light : 30.3kLux, 6.3hrs   Solar UV :  3.0UVI  239W/m2
Last weather station contact: Wednesday, 10 September 2025 at 14:08:00. Updated in seconds

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⛅ 10 Sep 2025 1:46PM: 'Grim, dimly lit': More photos released of Tom Phillips' camp (rnz.co.nz) 1/10 ⛅ 10 Sep 2025 1:43PM: Teacher in tears giving evidence about children found dead in suitcases (rnz.co.nz) 2/10 ⛅ 10 Sep 2025 12:03PM: Mother of Tom Phillips' children does not know when she will get to see them (rnz.co.nz) 3/10 ⛅ 10 Sep 2025 1:48PM: Part of Mirimar Peninsula gets reserve status 14 years after promise (rnz.co.nz) 4/10 ⛅ 10 Sep 2025 1:16PM: Delay warnings as wind restricts speed on Auckland's Harbour Bridge (rnz.co.nz) 5/10 ⛅ 10 Sep 2025 12:00PM: Scott Watson loses bid to quash convictions as court rules he had a 'fair trial' (rnz.co.nz) 6/10 ⛅ 10 Sep 2025 5:21AM: The confused and chaotic legacy of Tom Phillips (rnz.co.nz) 7/10 ⛅ 10 Sep 2025 10:01AM: Should I exercise if I’m still sore from last time? (rnz.co.nz) 8/10 ⛅ 10 Sep 2025 8:33AM: Police warn investigation into Marokopa case continues with search for accomplices (rnz.co.nz) 9/10 ⛅ 10 Sep 2025 10:55AM: School closed within police cordon as Tom Phillips probe continues (rnz.co.nz) 10/10


 Weather Warnings
Warning METSERVICE YELLOW WEATHER WATCH
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Period: 3hrs 30min from 4pm - 7:30pm Wed, 10 Sep
No WarningsNo current weather
station warnings
 Weather Forecast
Today
Rain, Wind
18°C
Rain, Wind		 Tonight
Rain, Wind Early
7°C
Rain, Wind Early
Rain and wind. High 18C. Winds WNW at 30 to 50 km/h. Chance of rain 100%. Winds could occasionally gust over 65 km/h.
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: Waning Gibbous       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
21:01
Moonset
07:25
Visibility
93% 		Sunrise
06:27
Sunset
18:03
Day Length
11.35 Hrs
Moon Phase: Waning Gibbous
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 2min 35s more daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 14:08:00 10/09/2025
System Up: 48 days 18 hours
Prgm Up: 48 days 18 hours
Hardware:WeatherDuino Pro2+
TX Power: Solar/Battery 13.96V
System Rollover: Midnight
Station Environment: Urban
Elevation: 23m (75ft)
Lat:S40°21'32.2"(-40.35894°)
Lon:E175°34'21.9"(175.57275°)
City: Palmerston North
State: Manawatū/Wanganui
Country: New Zealand
Time Zone: UTC +12:00(NZST)


The Seasons and Climate Summary
Season Months Temperature Rain Wind Sun UV
High Low Mean
Summer

1 Dec - 28 Feb
Solstice: 22 December 		December
January
February 		29.6°C
30.7°C
31.2°C 		18.0°C
19.5°C
19.9°C 		23.6°C
24.9°C
25.5°C 		88.4mm
60.9mm
77.5mm 		19.8kph
21.6kph
18.9kph 		176Hrs
191Hrs
166Hrs 		13.4UVI
13.0UVI
12.1UVI
(Average) 30.5°C 19.1°C 24.7°C 75.6mm 20.2kph 166Hrs 12.9UVI
Autumn

1 Mar - 31 May
Equinox: 20 March 		March
April
May 		29.7°C
26.0°C
23.4°C 		17.0°C
14.1°C
11.6°C 		23.6°C
20.5°C
17.5°C 		58.5mm
91.3mm
88.7mm 		17.6kph
17.5kph
16.5kph 		164Hrs
144Hrs
128Hrs 		9.8UVI
7.0UVI
4.4UVI
(Average) 26.4°C 14.2°C 20.5°C 79.5mm 33.1kph 129Hrs 7.0UVI
Winter

1 Jun - 31 Aug
Solstice: 21 June 		June
July
August 		19.6°C
18.8°C
20.1°C 		9.9°C
10.0°C
10.4°C 		14.8°C
14.1°C
15.5°C 		86.0mm
73.4mm
77.3mm 		15.9kph
17.1kph
17.0kph 		106Hrs
126Hrs
129Hrs 		3.3UVI
4.2UVI
5.8UVI
(Average) 19.5°C 10.1°C 15.5°C 78.9mm 31.7kph 130Hrs 4.3UVI
Spring

1 Sep - 30 Nov
Equinox: 23 September 		September
October
November 		22.3°C
23.8°C
26.8°C 		11.4°C
13.1°C
15.3°C 		17.0°C
18.6°C
21.0°C 		66.8mm
95.8mm
80.4mm 		20.1kph
21.3kph
20.5kph 		107Hrs
135Hrs
171Hrs 		8.4UVI
11.7UVI
14.7UVI
(Average) 24.3°C 13.3°C 18.9°C 80.9mm 38.0kph 172Hrs 11.8UVI

Data averaged over a 10 year period from 2009 to 2019 based upon data gathered from Palmy Weather.


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Historic NIWA Climate Data
Climate data for Palmerston North (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1928–Dec 2024)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 32.5
(90.5) 		33.0
(91.4) 		31.3
(88.3) 		28.4
(83.1) 		25.6
(78.1) 		20.9
(69.6) 		19.6
(67.3) 		22.8
(73.0) 		22.4
(72.3) 		26.2
(79.2) 		28.7
(83.7) 		31.7
(89.1) 		33.0
(91.4)
Mean maximum °C (°F) 28.3
(82.9) 		28.0
(82.4) 		26.9
(80.4) 		23.6
(74.5) 		20.8
(69.4) 		17.9
(64.2) 		16.7
(62.1) 		17.5
(63.5) 		19.6
(67.3) 		21.3
(70.3) 		24.1
(75.4) 		26.3
(79.3) 		29.3
(84.7)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 22.6
(72.7) 		23.2
(73.8) 		21.6
(70.9) 		18.7
(65.7) 		16.0
(60.8) 		13.5
(56.3) 		12.9
(55.2) 		13.8
(56.8) 		15.1
(59.2) 		16.5
(61.7) 		18.3
(64.9) 		20.9
(69.6) 		17.8
(64.0)
Daily mean °C (°F) 17.9
(64.2) 		18.4
(65.1) 		16.7
(62.1) 		14.0
(57.2) 		11.7
(53.1) 		9.4
(48.9) 		8.8
(47.8) 		9.5
(49.1) 		11.0
(51.8) 		12.5
(54.5) 		14.0
(57.2) 		16.5
(61.7) 		13.4
(56.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 13.1
(55.6) 		13.6
(56.5) 		11.7
(53.1) 		9.2
(48.6) 		7.3
(45.1) 		5.2
(41.4) 		4.7
(40.5) 		5.2
(41.4) 		6.8
(44.2) 		8.4
(47.1) 		9.7
(49.5) 		12.1
(53.8) 		8.9
(48.0)
Mean minimum °C (°F) 5.8
(42.4) 		7.1
(44.8) 		4.5
(40.1) 		1.8
(35.2) 		−0.6
(30.9) 		−1.6
(29.1) 		−2.0
(28.4) 		−1.1
(30.0) 		−0.4
(31.3) 		0.8
(33.4) 		2.7
(36.9) 		5.7
(42.3) 		−2.8
(27.0)
Record low °C (°F) 0.5
(32.9) 		0.0
(32.0) 		−1.5
(29.3) 		−3.6
(25.5) 		−3.9
(25.0) 		−6.9
(19.6) 		−6.7
(19.9) 		−6.0
(21.2) 		−3.9
(25.0) 		−3.6
(25.5) 		−2.1
(28.2) 		0.0
(32.0) 		−6.9
(19.6)
Average rainfall mm (inches) 58.7
(2.31) 		68.6
(2.70) 		57.4
(2.26) 		83.6
(3.29) 		87.2
(3.43) 		95.5
(3.76) 		87.5
(3.44) 		83.5
(3.29) 		89.0
(3.50) 		96.3
(3.79) 		86.3
(3.40) 		89.9
(3.54) 		983.5
(38.71)
Average rainy days(≥ 1.0 mm) 8.2 6.8 7.3 9.1 10.4 12.0 11.6 12.7 11.8 12.4 9.9 10.2 122.4
Average relative humidity (%) 77.2 78.1 80.7 80.9 85.7 87.8 87.4 84.9 78.9 80.5 77.2 76.6 81.3
Mean monthly sunshine hours 207.3 186.5 184.1 146.3 116.0 91.3 110.9 126.1 130.4 139.1 163.4 170.3 1,771.7
Mean daily daylight hours 14.7 13.6 12.3 11.0 9.9 9.3 9.6 10.6 11.8 13.2 14.4 15.0 12.1
Percent possible sunshine 45 49 48 44 38 33 37 38 37 34 38 37 40
Source: NIWA Climate Data

Climate data for Palmerston North (1981-2010)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year

Average high °C (°F)

23.0
(73.4)

23.5
(74.3)

21.5
(70.7)

18.6
(65.5)

15.8
(60.4)

13.3
(55.9)

12.7
(54.9)

13.5
(56.3)

15.3
(59.5)

16.7
(62.1)

18.3
(64.9)

20.9
(69.6)

17.8
(64.0)

Daily mean °C (°F)

17.8
(64.0)

18.3
(64.9)

16.4
(61.5)

13.6
(56.5)

11.4
(52.5)

9.1
(48.4)

8.6
(47.5)

9.2
(48.6)

11.0
(51.8)

12.4
(54.3)

13.8
(56.8)

16.2
(61.2)

13.1
(55.6)

Average low °C (°F)

12.5
(54.5)

13.0
(55.4)

11.2
(52.2)

8.6
(47.5)

6.9
(44.4)

4.9
(40.8)

4.6
(40.3)

5.0
(41.0)

6.6
(43.9)

8.1
(46.6)

9.3
(48.7)

11.5
(52.7)

8.5
(47.3)

Average precipitation mm (inches)

55.0
(2.17)

67.8
(2.67)

51.8
(2.04)

65.9
(2.59)

71.5
(2.81)

95.1
(3.74)

82.5
(3.25)

76.9
(3.03)

86.1
(3.39)

96.4
(3.80)

80.9
(3.19)

87.5
(3.44)

918.2
(36.15)

Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm)

7.1

6.9

7.7

8.2

9.9

12.2

11.6

13.0

11.9

11.8

10.3

11.1

121.7

Average relative humidity (%)

75.3

77.7

79.4

81.2

85.8

86.8

86.8

84.6

79.7

80.5

76.7

76.0

80.9

Mean monthly sunshine hours

212.4

191.0

173.5

145.6

109.3

79.1

103.8

119.9

124.2

142.6

165.3

176.7

1,743.5

Source: NIWA Climate Data

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