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Good Afternoon - Today is: Wednesday, 12 August 2026 15:23:07 NZST
Current: 13.6°C, Max: 13.7°C, Min: 7.7°C. It feels like 10.9°C
FORECAST: Mainly cloudy. A few peeks of sunshine possible. High around 15C. Winds E at 10 to 15 km/h. It feels like 10.9°C. 3 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Showery, becoming less settled | Sunrise: 07:11 | Sunset: 17:35 | Dawn: 06:43 | Dusk: 18:03
Weather Forecast
 Temperature : Current trend is Rising, changing by 0.2 °C/hr 13.6°C, 72%   Pressure : Current trend is Falling, changing by -0.6 hPa/hr 1016.0hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  ENE  Current wind speed is Gentle breeze (F3) from ENE (75°) 12km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Rising 24km/h
Air Quality :  7 AQI  1.9ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.0mm
Sun Light : 16.1klx, 1.2hrs   Solar UV :  1.0UVI  127W/m2
Last weather station contact: Wednesday, 12 August 2026 at 15:28:16. Updated in seconds

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⛅ 12 Aug 2026 3:08PM: Warning that 'pests will not stop' for local government reform (rnz.co.nz) 1/10 ⛅ 12 Aug 2026 3:05PM: Ex-cops not guilty of obstructing justice relating to Alan Hall case (rnz.co.nz) 2/10 ⛅ 12 Aug 2026 3:03PM: Toddler died after 'very significant level of force', inquest told (rnz.co.nz) 3/10 ⛅ 12 Aug 2026 2:55PM: Kiwi ICE detainee Everlee Wihongi on 'dehumanising conditions' in custody (rnz.co.nz) 4/10 ⛅ 12 Aug 2026 2:54PM: Disability transport subsidy cut 'feels like being targeted' (rnz.co.nz) 5/10 ⛅ 12 Aug 2026 2:53PM: Pharmac to make it easier to access oestrogen patches (rnz.co.nz) 6/10 ⛅ 12 Aug 2026 1:29PM: Yellow rain watches issued for Northland, Auckland and Westland (rnz.co.nz) 7/10 ⛅ 12 Aug 2026 1:16PM: Empty police station should become inner-city high school, advocate says (rnz.co.nz) 8/10 ⛅ 12 Aug 2026 1:13PM: Boil water notice remains in place despite Ohakune supply being restored (rnz.co.nz) 9/10 ⛅ 12 Aug 2026 12:00PM: Pauline Hanna inquest: Coroner orders footage of Philip Polkinghorne interview (rnz.co.nz) 10/10


 Weather Warnings
No WarningsNo current weather
station warnings
 Weather Forecast
Today
Mostly Cloudy
15°C
Mostly Cloudy		 Tonight
Light Rain Late
8°C
Light Rain Late
Mainly cloudy. A few peeks of sunshine possible. High around 15C. Winds E at 10 to 15 km/h.
Chance of Rain: 3%
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: Waning Crescent       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
06:48
Moonset
16:49
Visibility
1% 		Sunrise
07:11
Sunset
17:35
Day Length
10.23 Hrs
Moon Phase: Waning Crescent
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 2min 14s more daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 15:28:16 12/08/2026
Time Zone: UTC +12:00(NZST)
System Up: 0 days 19 hours
Prgm Up: 0 days 19 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 2017 Mar 
                   Monthly Climatological Summary for Mar 2017

Name: City Centre   City: Palmerston North   State: Manawatu
Elevation: 25 m  Lat: S 40 20 57   Lon: E 175 36 55

                  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
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
01  19.5  26.4   13:41  12.9   06:58   1.3   2.6   0.0   4.0  48.3   16:59     W
02  18.2  23.9   16:45  13.6   05:10   1.4   1.3   0.0   2.2  26.7   15:28     W
03  17.7  21.5   15:00  15.1   03:07   1.2   0.6   0.0   8.7  80.8   15:38   WNW
04  19.0  23.4   13:52  16.2   23:07   0.4   1.1   0.0  11.6 103.8   11:33     W
05  17.8  22.6   15:00  15.1   03:44   1.2   0.7   0.0   8.3  82.9   14:35     W
06  17.7  22.9   14:33  15.4   06:56   1.3   0.7   0.0   7.6  77.9   14:11     W
07  16.3  21.9   15:29  11.8   22:30   2.6   0.6   1.8   4.4  38.9   16:54   WSW
08  14.6  19.9   14:59  11.7   00:01   3.8   0.1   0.0   7.3  77.9   17:45     E
09  16.6  21.9   15:39  12.0   05:07   2.4   0.7   0.0  10.1  82.2   20:14     E
10  21.1  28.5   13:20  16.0   03:15   0.5   3.3   0.0   7.3  55.5   01:55     E
11  19.6  24.6   13:52  15.8   23:57   0.3   1.6  13.0   3.5  37.5   21:28     E
12  17.2  24.8   12:47  14.7   22:27   1.7   0.6   4.6   4.4  41.8   06:37     E
13  16.9  21.2   12:55  15.0   04:11   1.8   0.4   4.8   4.6  52.6   14:47     W
14  14.2  17.4   14:51  12.2   08:42   4.1   0.0   8.4   2.6  35.3   00:52   ENE
15  14.5  20.0   15:45  10.9   06:40   3.9   0.0   0.0   2.3  30.3   11:59    SE
16  16.8  24.1   16:37   9.1   07:23   3.0   1.5   0.0   3.9  44.0   13:48   ENE
17  17.0  23.8   13:57  10.6   06:45   2.7   1.4   0.0   3.5  57.0   15:55     W
18  16.8  23.8   14:17  13.2   23:53   2.3   0.8   0.0   3.3  41.8   23:48   ESE
19  16.2  22.8   14:20  11.1   07:17   3.0   0.9   0.0   4.0  44.7   00:19     E
20  16.0  20.7   16:14  11.4   01:48   2.4   0.1   0.0   7.6  98.8   17:15   WNW
21  19.1  25.6   15:32  16.0   01:03   0.9   1.7   0.9   3.6  44.0   17:22    NW
22  18.0  19.7   14:43  16.8   01:28   0.5   0.2   9.2   9.6  78.6   14:57   WNW
23  16.3  20.5   15:43  12.9   23:56   2.1   0.1   0.0   3.8  41.1   11:00     E
24  15.0  18.3   15:59  11.5   03:53   3.3   0.0   0.9   3.1  42.5   15:11   WSW
25  16.2  19.9   15:06  13.7   08:48   2.2   0.1  11.9   6.3  58.4   16:28   ENE
26  18.0  23.5   14:58  14.5   01:03   1.4   1.1   5.1   7.5  54.8   10:25   ENE
27  19.0  24.7   15:12  14.9   04:26   1.0   1.6   0.0   3.8  46.9   11:31     E
28  19.5  24.4   14:32  16.1   06:00   0.6   1.7   0.0   4.9  48.3   16:37     E
29  19.4  23.4   13:45  16.3   03:10   0.5   1.6   2.0   3.8  58.4   02:56     E
30  17.4  20.1   14:23  16.3   04:25   1.0   0.1  13.4   6.0  46.9   14:28     W
31  17.8  22.1   14:30  15.1   04:20   1.2   0.7   0.0   4.7  67.8   13:06     W
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    17.4  28.5    10     9.1    16    56.0  27.9  76.0   5.4 103.8     4     NNW

Max >=  27.0  1
Max <=   0.0  0
Min <=   0.0  0
Min <= -18.0  0
Max Rain: 13.4 on day 30
Days of Rain: 12 (>= 0.2 mm)  9 (>= 2.0 mm)  0 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3  Cool Base: 18.3  Method: Integration