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Good Morning - Today is: Friday, 16 January 2026 08:47:18 NZDT
FORECAST:
Thunderstorms. High 22C. Winds WNW at 10 to 15 km/h. Chance of rain 100%. Locally heavier rainfall possible. It feels like 19.8°C. 1 clothing layer recommended.
 Weather Forecast |
Temperature | : | 
18.7°C, 87% |
Pressure | : |
1003.8hPa |
 Fire Danger |
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| Wind Speed | : |
E  5km/h |
Wind Gust | : |
 13km/h |
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| Air Quality | : | 6 AQI 1.6ug/m3 | Rainfall | : |
6.1mm |
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| Sun Light | : | 39.5kLux, 0.6hrs | Solar UV | : | 2.0UVI 312W/m2 | ||||
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28 LIGHTNING STRIKES DETECTED TODAY
New Station Record
Weather Forecast
Today
22°C |
Tonight
13°C |
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Thunderstorms. High 22C. Winds WNW at 10 to 15 km/h. Chance of rain 100%. Locally heavier rainfall possible. Chance of Rain: 100% |
Moon & Sun Forecast
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Moonrise 03:00 Moonset 19:11 Visibility 9% |
Sunrise 06:06 Sunset 20:48 Day Length 14.42 Hrs |
Moon Phase: Waning Crescent
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 1min 36s less daylight tomorrow
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 1min 36s less daylight tomorrow
System Information
Station Is Online
A new record has been made
Updated: 08:48:35 16/01/2026
Time Zone: UTC +13:00(NZDT)
System Up: 0 days 12 hours
Prgm Up: 0 days 12 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
Station Is OnlineA new record has been madeUpdated: 08:48:35 16/01/2026
Time Zone: UTC +13:00(NZDT)
System Up: 0 days 12 hours
Prgm Up: 0 days 12 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
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Report for 2014 Jan
Monthly Climatological Summary for Jan 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 16.8 26.9 13:09 10.7 06:07 3.0 1.5 9.0 8.2 33.1 15:50 NW
2 17.3 24.6 12:07 12.8 06:42 2.0 1.1 0.3 16.1 41.8 14:09 W
3 18.1 24.7 12:29 11.3 06:14 1.8 1.7 2.4 14.7 49.0 11:41 WNW
4 19.1 24.3 13:06 15.5 03:20 0.8 1.6 4.2 12.9 37.8 00:45 W
5 19.1 23.3 12:18 16.1 22:55 0.4 1.2 11.4 20.0 62.3 13:10 WNW
6 18.3 23.1 13:28 14.3 23:54 1.3 1.3 0.0 19.2 46.4 13:19 WNW
7 16.5 25.4 12:48 11.1 06:03 2.6 0.8 0.3 5.7 22.0 22:40 W
8 17.7 22.3 13:09 14.0 06:29 1.4 0.8 0.3 14.6 36.7 13:06 WNW
9 14.6 18.2 16:33 12.0 08:02 3.7 0.0 11.1 5.7 22.0 19:35 ESE
10 15.4 21.7 14:24 9.0 04:59 3.5 0.6 0.0 8.3 28.1 15:55 W
11 18.7 25.4 16:58 13.6 06:26 1.6 2.0 0.0 7.5 22.0 14:36 WNW
12 17.3 21.3 15:31 15.2 08:08 1.4 0.4 0.3 19.4 51.5 19:34 WNW
13 17.6 21.9 14:25 14.6 05:27 1.4 0.7 2.7 26.2 62.3 16:12 WNW
14 17.1 21.5 14:42 13.0 04:04 2.0 0.8 0.0 14.5 37.8 11:00 WNW
15 17.6 26.3 12:27 9.8 06:10 2.8 2.1 0.0 9.4 30.6 14:19 W
16 17.1 19.1 10:31 14.1 02:25 1.3 0.1 0.3 22.5 55.1 22:31 WNW
17 17.4 22.6 15:46 11.7 21:24 1.7 0.8 0.9 22.8 66.2 01:16 WNW
18 15.1 23.2 15:20 7.5 06:09 3.9 0.7 0.0 5.8 28.1 17:01 WSW
19 17.0 23.5 14:32 10.8 03:02 2.6 1.3 0.0 13.6 39.2 18:04 W
20 17.8 23.8 15:16 14.3 06:14 1.7 1.2 3.0 8.5 34.2 23:51 N
21 17.3 20.7 11:28 13.7 00:53 1.4 0.3 5.4 15.5 42.8 03:27 ESE
22 18.2 23.0 15:29 14.3 06:19 1.5 1.4 0.6 16.7 45.4 12:12 WNW
23 17.0 20.7 13:18 13.7 05:55 1.8 0.6 3.3 28.0 69.8 14:51 WNW
24 18.5 24.6 12:23 14.0 01:40 1.5 1.7 0.0 14.1 31.7 01:01 WNW
25 18.9 29.6 15:04 10.5 05:16 2.5 3.1 0.0 5.9 23.4 16:47 WSW
26 17.8 25.3 10:27 11.7 06:39 2.2 1.6 11.7 6.6 40.3 17:27 WNW
27 15.3 20.5 14:35 10.5 23:59 3.2 0.3 0.3 9.6 31.7 09:07 ESE
28 14.8 23.0 15:11 7.3 06:49 4.3 0.8 0.0 5.6 22.0 18:59 E
29 17.0 25.6 15:11 9.0 06:27 3.1 1.7 0.0 6.2 22.0 14:03 WSW
30 19.3 27.1 15:30 12.6 04:54 1.6 2.6 0.0 6.7 28.1 20:35 SSW
31 18.8 22.6 15:39 16.0 23:59 0.6 1.1 0.0 15.1 35.6 18:14 E
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17.4 29.6 25 7.3 28 64.6 35.9 67.5 13.1 69.8 23 WNW
Max >= 27.0: 2
Max <= 0.0: 0
Min <= 0.0: 0
Min <= -18.0: 0
Max Rain: 11.7 on day 26
Days of Rain: 18 (>= 0.2 mm) 10 (>= 2.0 mm) 0 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3 Cool Base: 18.3 Method: Integration
