A very early Good Morning - Today is: Friday, 14 August 2026 02:16:05 NZST
Current: 11.4°C, Max: 11.8°C, Min: 11.1°C. It feels like 10.9°C
FORECAST: Cloudy with occasional light rain . Low 9C. Winds light and variable. Chance of rain 40%. It feels like 10.9°C. 3 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Showery, bright intervals | Sunrise: 07:09 | Sunset: 17:37 | Dawn: 06:40 | Dusk: 18:05
Weather Forecast
Temperature : Current trend is Falling, changing by -0.3 °C/hr 11.4°C, 92%   Pressure : Current trend is Rising slowly, changing by 0.1 hPa/hr 1010.5hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  ENE  Current wind speed is Light air (F1) from ENE (69°) 3km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Steady 6km/h
Air Quality :  35 AQI  12.6ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.0mm
Sun Light : 0lx, 0.0hrs   Solar UV :  0.0UVI  0W/m2
Last weather station contact: Friday, 14 August 2026 at 02:21:24. 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 2015 Mar
                   Monthly Climatological Summary for Mar 2015

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  20.0  25.4   15:45  15.4   01:21   0.8   2.5   0.0   9.2  28.1   14:08     W
 2  20.3  27.2   14:13  14.6   06:00   0.7   2.8   0.0  ----  30.6   16:03   WSW
 3  20.8  27.6   15:57  16.3   05:10   0.5   3.0   0.0  ----  19.4   15:18   WSW
 4  20.3  25.5   11:42  16.2   06:49   0.4   2.4   0.0  ----  24.5   14:45   WSW
 5  20.8  27.9   15:46  13.3   07:08   1.2   3.7   0.0  ----  22.0   13:32    SW
 6  18.6  23.9   13:16  15.1   06:44   0.9   1.2   8.4  ----  43.9   17:02   WNW
 7  17.6  27.0   14:20  13.6   23:08   2.1   1.4   9.9  ----  58.7   15:01    NW
 8  17.8  22.4   15:28  14.0   00:07   1.5   1.0  10.5  ----  49.0   14:22     W
 9  18.4  24.5   15:13  15.6   06:44   1.2   1.3   0.0   6.3  29.5   16:11   WNW
10  18.8  25.3   13:52  14.3   05:41   1.3   1.8   0.0   6.0  27.0   15:47     W
11  18.5  23.4   15:58  13.7   06:23   1.2   1.4   0.0   6.9  35.6   16:23     E
12  18.3  25.1   15:19  15.0   23:54   1.2   1.1   7.2   8.9  27.0   01:31     E
13  18.3  25.5   14:48  11.6   07:14   1.9   2.0   0.0   5.7  22.0   16:02   WSW
14  19.6  24.8   14:11  15.9   05:55   0.6   1.9   0.0   6.8  27.0   18:12     E
15  19.5  24.6   14:01  15.2   06:10   0.6   1.8   0.0  16.4  45.4   16:50   ENE
16  18.2  20.9   15:14  16.0   23:58   0.5   0.4   2.1   7.5  31.7   16:33     E
17  14.7  16.6   10:23  10.4   23:39   3.6   0.0   0.0   5.2  27.0   20:15    SE
18  14.5  20.0   13:03  10.4   06:49   4.0   0.2   0.0   5.2  25.6   16:59     E
19  14.0  19.4   15:11  11.0   23:42   4.3   0.0   0.0   5.7  39.2   15:08    SE
20  12.9  19.2   14:57   5.8   07:36   5.4   0.0   0.0   6.5  25.6   13:49     E
21  15.8  23.0   16:22   7.3   07:19   3.7   1.2   0.0   7.3  35.6   14:22    SW
22  17.0  22.5   13:20  12.6   04:42   2.2   0.9   0.0   3.0  19.4   22:59     E
23  18.6  25.0   14:29  15.1   05:29   1.4   1.7   0.0  12.9  23.4   18:29   ENE
24  18.0  23.4   13:30  14.0   02:30   1.7   1.3   0.0   6.0  20.9   16:00    SW
25  18.5  24.5   13:30  12.8   07:30   1.6   1.8   0.0   3.2  22.0   15:00     W
26  17.9  23.1   11:58  13.7   06:45   1.4   1.0   0.0   3.5  18.4   11:02   WSW
27  19.3  24.8   14:41  16.1   08:02   0.7   1.7   0.0   8.5  25.6   10:42     E
28  19.1  25.0   15:59  15.9   01:29   0.8   1.6   2.4   5.3  18.4   16:59   WSW
29  17.8  21.9   15:59  15.1   22:30   1.1   0.7  16.8  11.8  36.7   15:59     W
30  17.0  21.2   16:30  14.2   04:00   2.0   0.7   7.2  10.7  22.0   13:30   WNW
31  17.2  22.9   13:08  12.8   23:53   2.0   1.0   0.0   9.9  31.7   15:35   WNW
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    18.0  27.9     5     5.8    20    52.5  43.5  64.5   7.1  58.7     7       E

Max >=  27.0:  4
Max <=   0.0:  0
Min <=   0.0:  0
Min <= -18.0:  0
Max Rain: 16.8 on day 29
Days of Rain: 8 (>= 0.2 mm)  8 (>= 2.0 mm)  0 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3  Cool Base: 18.3  Method: Integration