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A new day - Good Morning - Today is: Wednesday, 22 October 2025 00:44:33 NZDT
Current: 13.3°C, Max: 13.4°C, Min: 13.2°C. It feels like 10.9°C
FORECAST: Partly cloudy. Low 12C. Winds WNW at 25 to 40 km/h. It feels like 10.9°C. 3 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Becoming fine | Sunrise: 06:20 | Sunset: 19:46 | Dawn: 05:52 | Dusk: 20:14
Weather Forecast
 Temperature : Current trend is Falling, changing by -0.3 °C/hr 13.3°C, 85%   Pressure : Current trend is Rising, changing by 0.5 hPa/hr 1009.5hPa
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 (302°) 14km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Rising 30km/h
Air Quality :  2 AQI  0.5ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.0mm
Sun Light : 0Lux, 0.0hrs   Solar UV :  0.0UVI  0W/m2
Last weather station contact: Wednesday, 22 October 2025 at 00:45:27. Updated in seconds

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 Weather Warnings
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 Weather Forecast
Tonight
Partly Cloudy
12°C
Partly Cloudy		 Tomorrow
Cloudy, Wind
16°C
Cloudy, Wind
Partly cloudy. Low 12C. Winds WNW at 25 to 40 km/h.
Chance of Rain: 6%
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: New Moon       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
06:12
Moonset
20:34
Visibility
0% 		Sunrise
06:20
Sunset
19:46
Day Length
13.25 Hrs
Moon Phase: New Moon
Sun Phase: Below Horizon
There will be 2min 32s more daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 00:45:27 22/10/2025
System Up: 6 days 5 hours
Prgm Up: 6 days 5 hours
Hardware:WeatherDuino Pro2+
TX Power: Solar/Battery 13.16V
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 +13:00(NZDT)


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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