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Good Afternoon - Today was: Wednesday, 8 July 2026 17:22:57 NZST
Current: 12.3°C, Max: 13.7°C, Min: 9.0°C. It feels like 9.2°C
FORECAST: Cloudy with periods of rain. Low 9C. Winds SSE at 25 to 40 km/h. Chance of rain 100%. Rainfall near 12mm. Locally heavy rainfall possible. It feels like 9.2°C. A windproof and 3 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Fairly fine, possible showers early | Sunrise: 07:40 | Sunset: 17:06 | Dawn: 07:10 | Dusk: 17:36
Weather Forecast
 Temperature : Current trend is Falling, changing by -0.2 °C/hr 12.3°C, 77%   Pressure : Current trend is Rising, changing by 0.6 hPa/hr 1001.9hPa
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 (158°) 14km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Rising 31km/h
Air Quality :  5 AQI  1.5ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 2.7mm
Sun Light : 0Lux, 3.3hrs   Solar UV :  0.0UVI  0W/m2
Last weather station contact: Wednesday, 08 July 2026 at 17:25:20. Updated in seconds

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  News  

⛅ 08 Jul 2026 5:05PM: Reopened police files include cases where children may have been left at risk (rnz.co.nz) 1/10 ⛅ 08 Jul 2026 4:40PM: Weather live: Bridges close, rivers rise as heavy rain moves from Kaikōura to Wairarapa (rnz.co.nz) 2/10 ⛅ 08 Jul 2026 4:38PM: Family says woman died after hospital told her she faced a 25-hour wait (rnz.co.nz) 3/10 ⛅ 08 Jul 2026 3:39PM: Tradie charging up to 30 percent more for clients on streets with no parking (rnz.co.nz) 4/10 ⛅ 08 Jul 2026 3:25PM: 'Nothing to sell': Martinborough businesses struggle to get supplies in (rnz.co.nz) 5/10 ⛅ 08 Jul 2026 3:16PM: In pictures: Parts of New Zealand hammered by storms (rnz.co.nz) 6/10 ⛅ 08 Jul 2026 3:12PM: Bridges shut, farmers on edge as worse rainfall expected in Wairarapa (rnz.co.nz) 7/10 ⛅ 08 Jul 2026 2:14PM: Driver hit 'good sized rock' as slip came down in darkness (rnz.co.nz) 8/10 ⛅ 08 Jul 2026 12:34PM: Slower pace sees more Americans eye 'laid-back' Kiwi lifestyle (rnz.co.nz) 9/10 ⛅ 08 Jul 2026 11:40AM: Truck crashes disrupt traffic flow on SH3 in Waikato (rnz.co.nz) 10/10


 Weather Warnings
Warning METSERVICE ORANGE WEATHER WARNING
Heavy Rain Warning
30hrs from 6pm Wed 8 July to midnight Thu 9 July
No WarningsNo current weather
station warnings
 Weather Forecast
Tonight
Rain
9°C
Rain		 Tomorrow
Showers
10°C
Showers
Cloudy with periods of rain. Low 9C. Winds SSE at 25 to 40 km/h. Chance of rain 100%. Rainfall near 12mm. Locally heavy rainfall possible.
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: Last Quarter       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
00:19
Moonset
11:37
Visibility
46% 		Sunrise
07:40
Sunset
17:06
Day Length
9.25 Hrs
Moon Phase: Last Quarter
Sun Phase: Is setting
There will be 0min 59s more daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 17:25:20 8/07/2026
Time Zone: UTC +12:00(NZST)
System Up: 16 days 0 hours
Prgm Up: 16 days 0 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 2012 Feb 
                   Monthly Climatological Summary for Feb 2012

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  18.7  22.6   15:12  15.7   23:44   0.6   1.0  15.6  16.9  42.8   10:28     W
 2  15.9  19.8   15:50  12.8   06:29   2.6   0.1   0.0  18.3  42.8   04:36     E
 3  16.1  19.4   14:45  13.8   03:50   2.3   0.1   0.0  19.4  39.2   02:27     E
 4  17.5  23.3   15:32  14.0   05:41   1.8   1.0   0.9  12.8  27.0   16:55     E
 5  18.2  23.2   14:36  15.3   00:00   1.2   1.2   0.0  16.3  36.7   16:41     E
 6  17.3  22.2   12:08  13.7   23:59   1.8   0.7   0.0  13.6  30.6   10:48     E
 7  17.9  24.2   12:53  12.6   06:35   1.8   1.4   0.9   8.8  29.5   18:15     E
 8  18.8  25.5   13:58  14.8   06:34   1.3   1.8   0.0  13.7  29.5   12:21     E
 9  20.4  28.5   10:34  12.6   06:15   1.4   3.5   0.0   9.6  31.7   15:46     W
10  17.9  21.3   17:41  16.0   01:07   0.9   0.5   8.7   8.7  25.6   04:13   WNW
11  16.2  22.6   13:40  13.0   23:46   2.7   0.6  14.4  14.7  41.8   14:13     E
12  17.0  24.3   15:43  10.6   06:19   2.7   1.4   0.0  13.0  27.0   11:40     E
13  16.9  21.8   13:36  14.1   00:13   1.9   0.5   0.0  11.1  30.6   16:44     E
14  18.4  26.1   13:51  14.2   05:28   1.5   1.6  47.7   8.5  30.6   15:41   NNE
15  20.0  26.9   12:07  15.4   05:14   0.8   2.5   0.0   6.8  41.8   22:47     W
16  17.8  23.4   14:21  13.8   05:32   1.8   1.3   0.0  14.3  35.6   16:22     E
17  20.1  29.4   13:42  11.0   06:27   1.9   3.7   0.0   6.7  24.5   14:57   WSW
18  20.6  28.6   10:26  14.5   06:35   1.1   3.4   0.0  12.9  35.6   15:27     W
19  18.6  26.5   12:53  13.7   03:10   1.6   2.0   0.0   9.1  39.2   17:03     E
20  18.3  24.0   14:04  15.4   02:11   1.1   1.1   5.1   9.6  31.7   00:03     E
21  19.4  27.1   14:51  12.8   06:36   1.3   2.5   2.7   6.4  27.0   14:39   WSW
22  19.1  23.7   12:10  16.4   06:56   0.4   1.2  15.3   3.2  14.8   05:15    NE
23  21.0  26.5   12:30  17.9   23:55   0.0   2.7   5.7  24.0  51.5   13:44   WNW
24  18.0  23.0   12:47  15.0   23:19   1.1   0.8   9.3  20.5  50.0   16:38   WNW
25  17.3  24.7   14:12  12.3   06:46   2.4   1.3   0.3   8.2  34.2   00:52     W
26  16.6  24.9   15:58   9.4   06:45   3.1   1.4   0.0   5.6  19.4   17:46     E
27  16.0  22.5   10:00  10.6   23:58   3.0   0.7   0.0   8.6  27.0   12:51     E
28  14.1  23.3   13:33   8.5   04:19   4.7   0.5   0.0   5.4  24.5   14:00   ENE
29  16.8  26.4   14:34   6.9   06:47   3.4   1.9   0.3   7.7  28.1   15:08   WNW
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    18.0  29.4    17     6.9    29    52.2  42.4 126.9  11.4  51.5    23     ENE

Max >=  27.0:  4
Max <=   0.0:  0
Min <=   0.0:  0
Min <= -18.0:  0
Max Rain: 47.7 on day 14
Days of Rain: 13 (> 0.2 mm)  9 (> 2.0 mm)  1 (> 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3  Cool Base: 18.3  Method: Integration