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Good Morning - Today is: Tuesday, 5 May 2026 11:18:04 NZST
FORECAST:
Cloudy skies early, then partly cloudy this afternoon. High 16C. Winds W at 10 to 15 km/h. It feels like 13.0°C. 3 clothing layers recommended.
 Weather Forecast |
Temperature | : | 
14.8°C, 65% |
Pressure | : | 
1034.3hPa |
 Fire Danger |
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| Wind Speed | : |
WNW  7km/h |
Wind Gust | : |
13km/h |
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| Air Quality | : | 18 AQI 5.5ug/m3 | Rainfall | : |
 0.0mm |
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| Sun Light | : | 51kLux, 1.0hrs | Solar UV | : | 3.0UVI 403W/m2 | ||||
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Last weather station contact: Tuesday, 05 May 2026 at 11:19:58. Updated in seconds |
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Weather Warnings
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Weather Forecast
Today
16°C |
Tonight
8°C |
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Cloudy skies early, then partly cloudy this afternoon. High 16C. Winds W at 10 to 15 km/h. Chance of Rain: 7% |
Moon & Sun Forecast
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Moonrise 19:10 Moonset 10:27 Visibility 91% |
Sunrise 07:07 Sunset 17:22 Day Length 10.15 Hrs |
Moon Phase: Waning Gibbous
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 2min 10s less daylight tomorrow
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 2min 10s less daylight tomorrow
System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 11:19:58 5/05/2026
Time Zone: UTC +12:00(NZST)
System Up: 109 days 16 hours
Prgm Up: 109 days 16 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: 11:19:58 5/05/2026
Time Zone: UTC +12:00(NZST)
System Up: 109 days 16 hours
Prgm Up: 109 days 16 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 Mar
Monthly Climatological Summary for Mar 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
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1 20.9 27.6 15:18 13.6 04:48 0.0 2.6 0.0 8.1 29.5 11:48 WNW
2 19.8 25.9 09:48 15.8 23:48 0.0 1.5 1.2 13.1 33.1 17:48 WNW
3 18.1 26.5 15:18 11.1 05:48 0.2 0.0 0.0 6.5 18.4 18:18 W
4 18.2 24.1 13:48 12.0 04:48 0.1 0.0 3.0 10.0 28.1 10:48 WNW
5 18.6 21.8 16:14 17.0 07:24 0.0 0.3 47.4 5.8 24.5 16:24 WNW
6 13.2 17.9 00:00 9.6 23:00 5.1 0.0 37.5 5.5 31.7 04:59 ESE
7 13.7 24.8 14:49 5.2 06:01 4.6 0.0 0.0 5.2 30.6 18:07 ESE
8 14.3 24.4 13:53 5.6 05:17 4.0 0.0 0.0 4.2 17.3 16:59 SW
9 15.7 24.0 10:53 8.7 06:40 2.6 0.0 0.0 6.0 24.5 14:25 E
10 16.6 26.2 15:32 7.2 06:53 1.7 0.0 0.0 5.3 23.4 15:39 W
11 17.5 24.0 13:37 13.3 00:35 0.8 0.0 0.0 10.0 34.2 15:05 WNW
12 17.7 25.6 14:36 12.2 05:40 0.6 0.0 0.0 7.9 27.0 14:13 E
13 19.6 29.0 14:07 11.9 07:03 0.0 1.3 0.0 6.4 22.0 00:38 W
14 18.8 26.2 14:26 11.8 07:17 0.0 0.5 0.0 11.9 36.7 13:01 W
15 18.6 24.4 15:59 15.2 06:10 0.0 0.3 0.0 13.4 37.8 12:59 W
16 19.0 26.5 14:36 12.6 07:09 0.0 0.7 0.0 6.4 27.0 14:59 W
17 18.6 26.7 11:25 13.2 02:37 0.0 0.3 0.0 6.4 33.1 12:21 W
18 16.6 22.1 15:50 13.2 23:37 1.7 0.0 0.3 11.0 39.2 17:25 W
19 16.0 22.7 16:16 12.5 06:23 2.3 0.0 0.0 11.3 33.1 10:25 W
20 18.1 27.7 15:37 12.7 04:26 0.2 0.0 0.3 4.7 19.4 15:44 WSW
21 15.4 21.8 13:13 9.0 05:42 2.9 0.0 4.5 15.1 49.0 14:00 E
22 15.6 18.9 14:38 13.6 00:18 2.7 0.0 29.4 6.7 36.7 11:01 ESE
23 15.2 21.6 14:58 11.2 23:50 3.1 0.0 0.3 9.4 37.8 14:35 E
24 14.4 19.7 16:06 10.2 06:42 3.9 0.0 0.0 17.6 36.7 16:19 E
25 16.3 23.8 14:23 10.2 06:49 2.0 0.0 0.0 11.6 27.0 10:57 E
26 17.5 26.8 15:57 13.7 05:57 0.8 0.0 19.8 4.2 14.8 23:50 E
27 18.4 24.0 11:16 15.6 23:58 0.0 0.1 8.7 11.0 42.8 22:47 W
28 16.1 24.0 14:44 9.2 06:13 2.2 0.0 0.3 7.0 36.7 02:14 NNW
29 15.8 27.7 16:23 6.2 07:43 2.5 0.0 0.0 4.9 19.4 20:33 E
30 15.2 22.6 15:01 10.3 23:04 3.1 0.0 0.0 10.9 35.6 14:13 E
31 15.5 24.5 14:49 9.1 06:38 2.8 0.0 0.0 9.4 28.1 03:43 ENE
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16.9 29.0 13 5.2 7 49.9 7.6 152.7 8.6 49.0 21 NW
Max >= 27.0: 4
Max <= 0.0: 0
Min <= 0.0: 0
Min <= -18.0: 0
Max Rain: 47.4 on day 5
Days of Rain: 12 (> 0.2 mm) 7 (> 2.0 mm) 3 (> 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3 Cool Base: 18.3 Method: Integration
