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Good Morning - Today is: Saturday, 3 January 2026 08:06:21 NZDT
FORECAST:
Rain diminishing to a few showers this afternoon. High 18C. Winds SE at 15 to 30 km/h. Chance of rain 80%. It feels like 14.3°C. 2 clothing layers recommended.
 Weather Forecast |
Temperature | : | 
15.8°C, 76% |
Pressure | : | 
1009.1hPa |
 Fire Danger |
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| Wind Speed | : |
E  10km/h |
Wind Gust | : |
 25km/h |
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| Air Quality | : | 5 AQI 1.5ug/m3 | Rainfall | : |
0.0mm |
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| Sun Light | : | 6.8kLux, 0.7hrs | Solar UV | : | 0.0UVI 54W/m2 | ||||
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Last weather station contact: Saturday, 03 January 2026 at 08:06:35. Updated in seconds |
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Weather Forecast
Today
18°C |
Tonight
12°C |
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Rain diminishing to a few showers this afternoon. High 18C. Winds SE at 15 to 30 km/h. Chance of rain 80%. Chance of Rain: 82% |
Moon & Sun Forecast
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Moonrise 21:02 Moonset 04:47 Visibility 99% |
Sunrise 05:53 Sunset 20:51 Day Length 14.58 Hrs |
Moon Phase: Waxing Gibbous
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 0min 51s less daylight tomorrow
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 0min 51s less daylight tomorrow
System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 08:06:35 3/01/2026
Time Zone: UTC +13:00(NZDT) System Up: 2 days 10 hours
Prgm Up: 2 days 10 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 OnlineUpdated: 08:06:35 3/01/2026
Time Zone: UTC +13:00(NZDT) System Up: 2 days 10 hours
Prgm Up: 2 days 10 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 2015 Jan
Monthly Climatological Summary for Jan 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 18.6 25.5 13:14 14.3 05:54 1.3 1.6 0.3 13.0 30.6 08:37 WNW
2 18.0 24.5 14:44 11.8 05:50 2.0 1.6 0.0 10.9 34.2 15:42 WSW
3 19.3 25.7 15:08 14.2 06:00 1.2 2.2 0.0 7.1 25.6 17:59 E
4 19.0 24.8 15:58 12.7 06:01 1.5 2.2 0.0 9.1 25.6 12:24 WSW
5 19.4 24.4 14:51 14.6 06:28 1.0 2.1 0.0 12.3 29.5 11:44 WSW
6 19.7 25.3 13:30 16.1 01:58 0.5 1.9 0.0 10.2 35.6 15:46 W
7 19.4 24.8 15:26 16.4 23:06 0.4 1.5 5.4 9.9 30.6 23:27 W
8 17.5 23.0 14:47 13.4 06:14 1.9 1.1 0.0 16.0 40.3 09:50 E
9 19.4 28.0 14:31 11.3 06:21 2.2 3.3 0.0 7.5 22.0 15:01 WSW
10 19.8 25.8 15:10 14.6 02:50 1.0 2.5 0.0 9.0 30.6 13:51 WSW
11 19.6 24.5 13:54 14.8 05:44 0.8 2.1 0.0 15.2 40.3 14:05 WNW
12 19.9 24.9 15:05 16.2 23:58 0.1 1.7 0.3 10.4 30.6 14:48 W
13 20.1 29.1 13:21 13.2 06:14 1.2 3.0 0.0 7.9 31.7 16:37 WSW
14 21.1 28.0 14:54 15.7 05:16 0.5 3.3 0.0 6.5 29.5 15:50 SW
15 21.6 27.4 12:13 18.9 05:09 0.0 3.3 11.4 6.3 18.4 03:05 ENE
16 20.4 25.4 13:51 16.2 06:12 0.2 2.4 0.3 8.9 29.5 15:25 WSW
17 21.7 29.5 15:19 17.3 05:48 0.2 3.6 0.0 10.7 43.9 16:00 W
18 20.7 26.7 13:37 15.3 04:44 0.7 3.1 0.0 17.4 42.8 15:15 W
19 19.2 22.6 10:28 15.7 06:26 0.7 1.6 0.0 16.3 34.2 10:26 WNW
20 19.2 24.8 13:07 13.7 23:52 1.2 2.1 0.0 10.3 30.6 14:10 W
21 17.0 25.3 15:16 10.2 04:34 2.8 1.5 0.0 7.8 42.8 18:57 ESE
22 18.2 24.8 16:01 12.7 05:59 1.9 1.9 0.0 10.7 29.5 02:19 E
23 19.4 27.9 14:36 10.9 06:34 2.1 3.2 0.0 6.9 25.6 14:15 SW
24 19.8 28.0 15:07 10.5 06:10 2.1 3.6 0.0 6.9 24.5 15:20 SW
25 21.0 30.6 15:39 12.6 06:14 1.3 4.1 0.0 14.1 46.4 22:37 E
26 21.3 29.6 16:24 14.1 05:24 1.0 4.0 0.0 11.4 34.2 00:37 E
27 20.3 25.7 13:58 15.5 04:19 0.7 2.7 0.0 18.0 39.2 09:37 E
28 21.7 26.7 15:27 18.1 06:38 0.0 3.4 0.0 15.7 37.8 08:12 E
29 22.6 28.9 15:18 17.7 06:12 0.0 4.4 0.0 13.3 36.7 10:27 E
30 21.3 26.8 15:48 17.8 06:06 0.0 3.0 0.0 12.8 36.7 11:02 E
31 22.1 28.9 14:30 17.7 02:48 0.1 3.9 0.0 14.8 34.2 12:05 E
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19.9 30.6 25 10.2 21 30.6 81.9 17.7 11.3 46.4 25 W
Max >= 27.0: 11
Max <= 0.0: 0
Min <= 0.0: 0
Min <= -18.0: 0
Max Rain: 11.4 on day 15
Days of Rain: 5 (>= 0.2 mm) 2 (>= 2.0 mm) 0 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3 Cool Base: 18.3 Method: Integration
