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Good Afternoon - Today was: Monday, 2 March 2026 17:12:09 NZDT
Current: 13.3°C, Max: 14.8°C, Min: 8.1°C. It feels like 8.3°C
FORECAST: Rain showers this evening with clearing overnight. Low near 5C. Winds SW at 10 to 15 km/h. Chance of rain 50%. It feels like 8.3°C. A windproof and 4 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Settled fine | Sunrise: 07:00 | Sunset: 19:59 | Dawn: 06:32 | Dusk: 20:26
Weather Forecast
 Temperature : Current trend is Rising, changing by 0.0 °C/hr 13.3°C, 52%   Pressure : Current trend is Rising slowly, changing by 0.3 hPa/hr 1009.8hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  SSE  Current wind speed is Gentle breeze (F3) from SSE (161°) 19km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Steady 34km/h
Air Quality :  5 AQI  1.2ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 8.3mm
Sun Light : 27.1kLux, 2.8hrs   Solar UV :  1.0UVI  214W/m2
Last weather station contact: Monday, 02 March 2026 at 17:13:35. Updated in seconds

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 Weather Warnings
Warning WEATHER STATION WARNING
High wind gust levels have been detected
Warning WEATHER STATION WARNING
High continuous wind levels have been detected
 Weather Forecast
Tonight
Showers Early
5°C
Showers Early		 Tomorrow
Partly Cloudy
15°C
Partly Cloudy
Rain showers this evening with clearing overnight. Low near 5C. Winds SW at 10 to 15 km/h. Chance of rain 50%.
Chance of Rain: 51%
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: Waxing Gibbous       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
19:22
Moonset
05:04
Visibility
98% 		Sunrise
07:00
Sunset
19:59
Day Length
12.58 Hrs
Moon Phase: Waxing Gibbous
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 2min 40s less daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 17:13:35 2/03/2026
Time Zone: UTC +13:00(NZDT)
System Up: 45 days 20 hours
Prgm Up: 45 days 20 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 2009 Feb 
                   Monthly Climatological Summary for Feb 2009

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
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 1   0.0  23.4   13:47  14.7   23:47  18.3   0.0   2.4  15.6  34.2   17:47     W
 2  14.7  24.6   16:17  13.6   06:17   3.6   0.0   0.3  15.8  28.1   09:47     E
 3  14.3  24.2   14:17  14.1   04:17   4.0   0.0   0.0   7.6  19.4   07:38    SW
 4  16.4  20.1   12:17  15.0   22:17   1.9   0.0   0.6   6.8  17.3   10:47   WSW
 5   0.0  24.5   15:47  15.9   07:47  18.3   0.0   0.0  16.2  31.7   14:47     E
 6  16.8  27.6   15:47  16.4   01:17   1.5   0.0   0.0  10.4  24.5   16:17     W
 7  18.6  25.6   13:47  18.2   00:47   0.0   0.3   0.0  10.7  20.9   10:47   WNW
 8  19.0  27.9   16:17  18.2   05:47   0.0   0.7   0.0   8.7  17.3   14:17     W
 9  19.4  27.6   14:17  17.4   23:17   0.0   1.1   0.6  10.2  24.5   16:17   WSW
10  20.6  21.5   17:17  16.2   02:17   0.0   2.3  90.0   4.4  11.2   18:47     W
11  18.0  29.9   16:47  16.6   06:17   0.3   0.0   1.8   3.9   8.6   13:17    SW
12   0.0  24.7   13:17  14.4   22:47  18.3   0.0  35.7   6.2  17.3   13:47    NW
13  14.4  18.4   10:17  12.0   23:47   3.9   0.0   2.1  11.7  29.5   17:47    SE
14  12.0  20.6   17:17   9.6   07:17   6.3   0.0   0.0  12.9  27.0   17:17    SE
15  11.8  23.7   17:17   9.8   06:17   6.5   0.0   0.0   9.5  19.4   12:17     W
16  16.1  21.6   11:17  11.5   21:47   2.2   0.0  14.1   9.9  35.6   21:47     S
17  12.0  27.9   16:47  11.7   07:17   6.3   0.0   0.0   9.4  24.5   00:47    SE
18  12.6  31.0   17:47   9.3   05:17   5.7   0.0   0.0   4.7  14.8   21:17   ESE
19  15.6  25.7   13:17  13.8   07:17   2.7   0.0   0.0   5.7  20.9   16:17     W
20  16.8  21.1   14:17  16.8   00:17   1.5   0.0  33.9   4.6  20.9   15:17    SW
21  18.7  23.3   16:47  17.4   21:47   0.0   0.4   5.7  11.2  19.4   03:17     W
22  17.6  21.8   12:47  15.0   23:47   0.7   0.0   2.1  16.9  29.5   14:17     W
23  15.0  22.8   16:17  13.5   05:47   3.3   0.0   3.9  14.5  29.5   13:47   WNW
24  14.9  24.8   16:47  13.0   07:17   3.4   0.0  10.8   5.3  14.8   15:17     S
25  13.3  24.7   16:47  11.0   06:47   5.0   0.0   0.0   7.0  20.9   15:17     S
26  13.3  25.1   16:47  10.3   06:17   5.0   0.0   0.0   5.0  14.8   14:47   WNW
27  14.8  27.1   12:17  12.5   06:47   3.5   0.0   0.0   6.1  17.3   19:17   ESE
28  18.2  18.2   07:34  15.4   11:17   0.1   0.0  22.5  22.6  42.8   16:47   ENE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    14.1  31.0    18     9.3    18   122.3   4.8 226.5   9.8  42.8    28      SW

Max >=  27.0:  7
Max <=   0.0:  0
Min <=   0.0:  0
Min <= -18.0:  0
Max Rain: 90.0 on day 10
Days of Rain: 15 (> 0.2 mm)  11 (> 2.0 mm)  4 (> 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3  Cool Base: 18.3  Method: Integration