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A new day - Good Morning - Today is: Sunday, 4 October 2026 00:16:40 NZDT
Current: 8.6°C, Max: 8.7°C, Min: 8.6°C. It feels like 6.4°C
FORECAST: Partly cloudy skies. Low around 5C. Winds SE at 15 to 25 km/h. It feels like 6.4°C. 4 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Settled fine | Sunrise: 06:48 | Sunset: 19:26 | Dawn: 06:20 | Dusk: 19:53
Weather Forecast
 Temperature : Current trend is Falling, changing by -0.4 °C/hr 8.6°C, 76%   Pressure : Current trend is Rising slowly, changing by 0.2 hPa/hr 1031.8hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed : Current wind speed is Light air (F1) from ESE (118°)   ESE  5km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Steady 15km/h
Air Quality :  23 AQI  6.3ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.0mm
Sun Light : 0lx, 0.0hrs   Solar UV :  0.0UVI  0W/m2
Last weather station contact: Sunday, 04 October 2026 at 00:17:37. Updated in seconds

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 Weather Forecast
Tonight
Partly Cloudy
5°C
Partly Cloudy		 Tomorrow
Partly Cloudy
13°C
Partly Cloudy
Partly cloudy skies. Low around 5C. Winds SE at 15 to 25 km/h.
Chance of Rain: 4%
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: Last Quarter       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
02:58
Moonset
12:00
Visibility
51% 		Sunrise
06:48
Sunset
19:26
Day Length
12.38 hrs
Moon Phase: Last Quarter
Sun Phase: Below Horizon
There will be 2min 41s more daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 00:17:37 4/10/2026
Time Zone: UTC +13:00(NZDT)
System Up: 53 days 3 hours
Prgm Up: 2 days 5 hours
System Rollover: Midnight
City: Palmerston North
State: Manawatū/Wanganui
Country: New Zealand
Lat:S40°21'32.2"(-40.35894°)
Lon:E175°34'21.9"(175.57275°)
Elevation: 27m (89ft)
Station Environment: Urban
Hardware: Ecowitt Wittboy WS90, GW3000, WH31, WH45, WH51, WH40H, WN34S, WH57


Next 24 Hour Forecast for Palmerston North
Tonight
Chance of Rain: 4%
Partly Cloudy
5°C
Partly cloudy skies. Low around 5C. Winds SE at 15 to 25 km/h.
 Tomorrow
Chance of Rain: 8%
Partly Cloudy
13°C
Intervals of clouds and sunshine. High 13C. Winds ESE at 15 to 25 km/h.
 Tomorrow night
Chance of Rain: 7%
Mostly Clear
0°C
Clear skies. Scattered frost possible. Low near 0C. Winds ESE at 10 to 15 km/h.
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Long Range Forecast Summary for Palmerston North
Tonight Tomorrow night Monday night Tuesday night Wednesday night
Partly Cloudy5°C Mostly Clear0°C Mostly Clear3°C Mostly Clear5°C Partly Cloudy7°C
Partly Cloudy Mostly Clear Mostly Clear Mostly Clear Partly Cloudy
Rain Risk: 4% Rain Risk: 7% Rain Risk: 8% Rain Risk: 9% Rain Risk: 17%
         
Tomorrow Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday
Partly Cloudy13°C Sunny17°C Partly Cloudy16°C Partly Cloudy18°C Mostly Cloudy19°C
Partly Cloudy Sunny Partly Cloudy Partly Cloudy Mostly Cloudy
Rain Risk: 8% Rain Risk: 7% Rain Risk: 8% Rain Risk: 12% Rain Risk: 15%
         
Detailed Long Range Forecast for Palmerston North
Tonight
Partly Cloudy5°C
Partly Cloudy
Rain Risk: 4%
 Partly cloudy skies. Low around 5C. Winds SE at 15 to 25 km/h.
Tomorrow
Partly Cloudy13°C
Partly Cloudy
Rain Risk: 8%
 Intervals of clouds and sunshine. High 13C. Winds ESE at 15 to 25 km/h.
Tomorrow night
Mostly Clear0°C
Mostly Clear
Rain Risk: 7%
 Clear skies. Scattered frost possible. Low near 0C. Winds ESE at 10 to 15 km/h.
Monday
Sunny17°C
Sunny
Rain Risk: 7%
 Sunny. High 17C. Winds light and variable.
Monday night
Mostly Clear3°C
Mostly Clear
Rain Risk: 8%
 Clear to partly cloudy. Low 3C. Winds light and variable.
Tuesday
Partly Cloudy16°C
Partly Cloudy
Rain Risk: 8%
 Intervals of clouds and sunshine. High 16C. Winds WNW at 15 to 25 km/h.
Tuesday night
Mostly Clear5°C
Mostly Clear
Rain Risk: 9%
 Mostly clear skies. Low around 5C. Winds NW at 10 to 15 km/h.
Wednesday
Partly Cloudy18°C
Partly Cloudy
Rain Risk: 12%
 Intervals of clouds and sunshine. High 18C. Winds WNW at 15 to 25 km/h.
Wednesday night
Partly Cloudy7°C
Partly Cloudy
Rain Risk: 17%
 Partly cloudy early with increasing clouds overnight. Low 7C. Winds N at 10 to 15 km/h.
Thursday
Mostly Cloudy19°C
Mostly Cloudy
Rain Risk: 15%
 Mainly cloudy. High 19C. Winds SE at 15 to 25 km/h.
Thursday night
Mostly Cloudy9°C
Mostly Cloudy
Rain Risk: 15%
 Mostly cloudy. Low 9C. Winds SE at 15 to 25 km/h.

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