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Good Morning - Today is: Sunday, 18 October 2026 10:34:11 NZDT
Current: 12.5°C, Max: 12.8°C, Min: 4.1°C. It feels like 10.4°C
FORECAST: Cloudy early with peeks of sunshine expected late. High 17C. Winds W at 10 to 15 km/h. It feels like 10.4°C. 3 clothing layers recommended.
Temperature : Current trend is Rising, changing by 1.9 °C/hr 12.5°C, 63%   Pressure : Current trend is Steady, changing by -0.0 hPa/hr 1030.7hPa
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 N (359°)   N  5km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Rising 14km/h
Air Quality :  5 AQI  1.5ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.0mm
Sun Light : 96.5klx, 2.7hrs   Solar UV :  7.0UVI  762W/m2
Last weather station contact: Sunday, 18 October 2026 at 10:36:15. Updated in seconds

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⛅ 18 Oct 2026 9:46AM: Election 2026: ACT promises $400m boost to keep GPs in NZ, attract more from overseas (rnz.co.nz) 1/10 ⛅ 18 Oct 2026 8:45AM: TC Wati strengthens to Category 2 (rnz.co.nz) 2/10 ⛅ 18 Oct 2026 8:35AM: Category 4 Typhoon Champi bears down on Guam (rnz.co.nz) 3/10 ⛅ 18 Oct 2026 7:23AM: Tenants 'distressed' by landlord's 'baseless threats of eviction' win tribunal dispute (rnz.co.nz) 4/10 ⛅ 18 Oct 2026 7:23AM: Northland woman pleads guilty after dog kills four kiwi (rnz.co.nz) 5/10 ⛅ 18 Oct 2026 6:42AM: Fresh call for sugar tax to combat children's deteriorating oral health (rnz.co.nz) 6/10 ⛅ 18 Oct 2026 6:42AM: 'Overuse of state power': Documents detail Gloriavale school's fight to stay open (rnz.co.nz) 7/10 ⛅ 18 Oct 2026 5:30AM: Aitutaki residents urged to heed updates as Wati approaches (rnz.co.nz) 8/10 ⛅ 18 Oct 2026 5:21AM: World Cup: Tonga upsets England with Olakau'atu double (rnz.co.nz) 9/10 ⛅ 17 Oct 2026 8:15PM: Firefighters extinguish fire in South Auckland (rnz.co.nz) 10/10


 Weather Forecast
Today
AM Clouds, PM Sun
17°C
AM Clouds, PM Sun		 Tonight
Partly Cloudy
6°C
Partly Cloudy
Cloudy early with peeks of sunshine expected late. High 17C. Winds W at 10 to 15 km/h.
Chance of Rain: 3%
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: Waxing Crescent       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
11:07
Moonset
02:07
Visibility
42% 		Sunrise
06:26
Sunset
19:41
Day Length
13.15 hrs
Moon Phase: Waxing Crescent
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 2min 35s more daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 10:36:15 18/10/2026
Time Zone: UTC +13:00(NZDT)
System Up: 67 days 14 hours
Prgm Up: 16 days 15 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 2011 Feb 
                   Monthly Climatological Summary for Feb 2011

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  23.0  32.8   00:18  16.2   15:48   0.0   4.7   0.0   4.9  20.9   23:48   WSW
 2  24.3  31.5   04:18  19.5   23:59   0.0   6.0  98.7  26.1  57.6   15:59   WNW
 3  21.3  27.6   13:46  17.1   06:22   0.0   3.0   6.6  12.4  37.8   21:46   WNW
 4  20.3  21.2   01:26  19.3   22:30   0.0   2.0  17.4  14.9  42.8   03:38   WNW
 5  21.8  25.7   15:10  19.4   00:01   0.0   3.5  17.7  11.1  33.1   07:46     W
 6  22.2  26.8   17:02  19.4   07:04   0.0   3.9   0.0  17.4  35.6   12:18   WNW
 7  22.9  28.5   15:55  19.9   04:30   0.0   4.6   0.0  12.5  39.2   12:41   WNW
 8  16.6  20.2   00:00  15.5   08:33   1.7   0.0  12.0   8.5  20.9   03:31     W
 9  18.9  25.6   16:54  14.9   22:45   0.0   0.6   0.0  13.4  36.7   10:10    NW
10  19.9  26.7   16:30  14.2   23:05   0.0   1.6   0.0   9.1  28.1   01:49     N
11  20.4  26.5   12:36  14.0   00:33   0.0   2.1   0.0  19.2  40.3   20:43     E
12  22.8  34.5   15:35  17.5   04:55   0.0   4.5   0.0   7.6  27.0   16:21     E
13  24.4  33.3   16:30  19.0   06:40   0.0   6.1   0.0   5.6  20.9   19:14   WSW
14  21.9  28.3   15:16  17.3   23:48   0.0   3.6   0.0   8.0  25.6   12:43   WNW
15  19.2  25.8   16:56  15.1   23:36   0.0   0.9   0.0  14.1  35.6   18:06     E
16  18.5  23.6   11:34  14.5   06:37   0.0   0.2   0.0  16.1  36.7   11:57     E
17  18.6  26.5   14:54  13.3   02:14   0.0   0.3   0.0  11.9  33.1   17:00     E
18  20.3  29.1   12:56  12.3   05:57   0.0   2.0   0.0   7.9  30.6   14:53     W
19  21.8  30.8   13:40  16.9   00:00   0.0   3.5   0.3   8.0  28.1   20:12     E
20  20.7  27.4   15:37  15.8   04:40   0.0   2.4   0.0  14.2  31.7   10:01     E
21  23.6  34.1   12:48  16.9   04:08   0.0   5.3   0.0   6.6  20.9   16:29   WSW
22  23.7  33.5   14:19  17.9   01:37   0.0   5.4   1.8   6.5  25.6   18:13   WSW
23  21.3  29.0   16:18  16.0   23:48   0.0   3.0   0.0   5.9  20.9   21:48     W
24  19.3  25.6   13:48  15.5   01:18   0.0   1.0   0.0  ----  18.4   03:48   ---
25  20.1  25.2   18:48  16.3   06:18   0.0   1.8   0.0  ----  23.4   11:18   ---
26  18.2  25.9   11:18 -24.4   16:18   0.1   0.0   0.6  ----  27.0   21:18   ---
27  18.1  25.3   16:48  13.7   00:48   0.2   0.0   0.9  ----  20.9   18:18   ---
28  19.7  26.8   16:18  15.3   02:48   0.0   1.4   0.0  ----  33.1   13:18   ---
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    20.8  34.5    12   -24.4    26     2.0  73.4 156.0  11.2  57.6     2     WNW

Max >=  27.0: 13
Max <=   0.0:  0
Min <=   0.0:  1
Min <= -18.0:  1
Max Rain: 98.7 on day 2
Days of Rain: 9 (> 0.2 mm)  5 (> 2.0 mm)  1 (> 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3  Cool Base: 18.3  Method: Integration