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A very early Good Morning - Today is: Wednesday, 30 September 2026 05:27:41 NZDT
Current: 9.8°C, Max: 10.9°C, Min: 9.8°C. It feels like 8.8°C
FORECAST: Mostly cloudy skies. High 16C. Winds NW at 10 to 15 km/h. It feels like 8.8°C. 4 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Fine weather | Sunrise: 06:55 | Sunset: 19:22 | Dawn: 06:27 | Dusk: 19:49
Weather Forecast
 Temperature : Current trend is Falling, changing by -0.3 °C/hr 9.8°C, 86%   Pressure : Current trend is Rising slowly, changing by 0.2 hPa/hr 1023.5hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  NNW  Current wind speed is Light air (F1) from NNW (331°) 2km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Steady 8km/h
Air Quality :  9 AQI  2.6ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.0mm
Sun Light : 0lx, 0.0hrs   Solar UV :  0.0UVI  0W/m2
Last weather station contact: Wednesday, 30 September 2026 at 05:28:22. Updated in seconds

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 Weather Forecast
Today
Mostly Cloudy
16°C
Mostly Cloudy		 Tonight
Partly Cloudy
8°C
Partly Cloudy
Mostly cloudy skies. High 16C. Winds NW at 10 to 15 km/h.
Chance of Rain: 13%
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: Waning Gibbous       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
23:40
Moonset
08:15
Visibility
89% 		Sunrise
06:55
Sunset
19:22
Day Length
12.27 hrs
Moon Phase: Waning Gibbous
Sun Phase: Below Horizon
There will be 2min 40s more daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 05:28:22 30/09/2026
Time Zone: UTC +13:00(NZDT)
System Up: 49 days 8 hours
Prgm Up: 49 days 8 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 Feb 
                   Monthly Climatological Summary for Feb 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
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 1  18.1  24.5   14:56  13.7   23:58   1.6   1.4   0.0   8.1  34.2   12:19   ESE
 2  17.3  23.0   16:04  12.4   03:24   2.1   1.1   0.0   9.7  33.1   16:50     E
 3  19.6  28.7   15:53  12.0   06:57   1.9   3.1   0.0   8.5  22.0   02:03     E
 4  18.3  24.8   14:14  11.6   06:42   2.0   1.9   0.0  10.5  33.1   17:03     W
 5  19.8  25.0   18:22  16.0   07:14   0.7   2.2   0.0  15.9  41.8   10:14     W
 6  17.2  22.4   14:05  13.7   06:07   1.8   0.8   0.0  17.6  47.9   16:09     E
 7  18.3  23.6   13:21  14.4   05:53   1.3   1.2   0.0  21.3  40.3   13:04     E
 8  20.0  24.7   14:30  17.2   07:39   0.1   1.8  20.7   8.8  29.5   20:58   ESE
 9  19.8  23.9   12:56  17.4   23:29   0.1   1.7   0.0   7.3  25.6   13:21   SSE
10  17.6  20.2   13:37  16.0   23:28   0.9   0.3   0.3   5.7  27.0   12:27   SSE
11  17.6  20.3   11:11  15.0   06:59   1.3   0.5   0.0   7.7  22.0   14:47     W
12  17.9  23.1   13:40  14.6   06:23   1.3   0.9   0.0  14.0  40.3   15:11   WNW
13  17.5  21.6   13:52  14.4   05:23   1.6   0.7   0.3  22.9  54.0   12:22   WNW
14  17.2  21.6   15:40  14.7   05:19   1.6   0.5   1.2  19.5  41.8   16:10   WNW
15  18.8  24.5   14:42  14.8   23:58   1.2   1.7   0.0   9.9  29.5   16:07   WNW
16  20.0  29.1   13:58  11.2   07:01   2.1   3.8   0.0   8.5  34.2   16:10   ENE
17  21.5  30.8   14:17  14.7   06:13   0.9   4.1   0.0   6.4  24.5   15:12   SSW
18  20.7  28.7   14:31  13.9   06:55   1.1   3.6   0.0   8.6  31.7   14:04     W
19  23.7  33.6   15:07  16.1   06:20   0.4   5.8   0.0   6.1  29.5   13:35     E
20  22.8  30.8   14:59  16.4   06:47   0.2   4.8   0.0   8.9  35.6   16:51     E
21  22.0  28.6   15:04  17.2   06:52   0.1   3.8   0.0   8.5  27.0   16:36     W
22  21.4  27.9   13:15  18.0   19:46   0.0   3.1   0.0  15.9  40.3   12:46     W
23  18.2  22.4   13:16  12.7   23:54   1.0   0.9   0.0  22.6  54.0   12:25   WNW
24  16.7  26.2   13:34  10.7   06:47   3.1   1.5   0.0  10.0  31.7   19:12   WNW
25  18.5  25.6   14:44  14.1   04:16   1.8   2.0   0.0  10.4  37.8   18:15   ENE
26  18.5  23.5   14:29  15.0   03:05   1.2   1.4   0.0  17.6  35.6   15:08     E
27  19.3  28.7   13:26  12.6   07:09   1.7   2.7   0.0   9.1  25.6   17:06     W
28  17.9  23.8   14:27  14.2   23:58   1.3   0.9   0.0  18.4  51.5   17:06   WNW
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    19.2  33.6    19    10.7    24    34.4  58.2  22.5  12.1  54.0    13     WNW

Max >=  27.0:  9
Max <=   0.0:  0
Min <=   0.0:  0
Min <= -18.0:  0
Max Rain: 20.7 on day 8
Days of Rain: 4 (>= 0.2 mm)  1 (>= 2.0 mm)  1 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3  Cool Base: 18.3  Method: Integration