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Good Morning - Today is: Tuesday, 17 March 2026 07:31:55 NZDT
FORECAST:
Partly cloudy skies. High 24C. Winds light and variable. It feels like 12.5°C. 3 clothing layers recommended.
 Weather Forecast |
Temperature | : | 
12.8°C, 88% |
Pressure | : |
1022.0hPa |
 Fire Danger |
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| Wind Speed | : |
NE  3km/h |
Wind Gust | : |
 9km/h |
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| Air Quality | : | 11 AQI 3.3ug/m3 | Rainfall | : |
0.0mm |
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| Sun Light | : | 1.8kLux, 0.4hrs | Solar UV | : | 0.0UVI 14W/m2 | ||||
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Last weather station contact: Tuesday, 17 March 2026 at 07:34:35. Updated in seconds |
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Weather Warnings
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Weather Forecast
Today
24°C |
Tonight
11°C |
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Partly cloudy skies. High 24C. Winds light and variable. Chance of Rain: 3% |
Moon & Sun Forecast
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Moonrise 04:45 Moonset 18:37 Visibility 6% |
Sunrise 07:17 Sunset 19:35 Day Length 12.18 Hrs |
Moon Phase: Waning Crescent
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 2min 42s less daylight tomorrow
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 2min 42s less daylight tomorrow
System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 07:34:35 17/03/2026
Time Zone: UTC +13:00(NZDT)
System Up: 60 days 11 hours
Prgm Up: 60 days 11 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: 07:34:35 17/03/2026
Time Zone: UTC +13:00(NZDT)
System Up: 60 days 11 hours
Prgm Up: 60 days 11 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
NOAA Climate Reports - Daily, Month and Year History Report and Extremes
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Report for 2019 Mar
Monthly Climatological Summary for Mar 2019
Name: City Centre City: Palmerston North State: Manawatu
Elevation: 0 ft Lat: S 00° 00' 00" Lon: W 000° 00' 00"
Temperature (°C), Rain (mm), Wind Speed (m/s)
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 13.7 23.3 15:25 4.3 06:35 5.2 0.7 0.0 ---- 26.7 16:18 SSE
2 15.0 23.4 14:53 8.4 07:33 4.2 0.9 0.0 ---- 26.0 14:35 ESE
3 15.8 26.1 15:37 7.9 03:32 4.2 1.7 0.0 ---- 22.4 18:20 WNW
4 15.2 23.7 13:13 7.2 07:12 4.0 0.9 0.0 ---- 29.6 14:27 W
5 18.5 25.8 15:35 14.6 07:16 1.5 1.7 0.0 ---- 44.7 16:02 WNW
6 18.6 25.9 13:31 13.1 06:52 1.3 1.7 0.0 ---- 43.3 14:27 WNW
7 18.1 25.1 14:15 11.1 05:58 2.1 1.9 0.0 ---- 48.3 14:37 W
8 17.7 22.6 16:02 14.7 23:09 1.2 0.7 5.4 ---- 31.0 10:14 NNE
9 17.5 24.4 15:32 12.2 07:13 2.2 1.4 6.4 ---- 23.1 13:19 SW
10 18.0 24.0 15:16 14.4 03:12 1.5 1.2 0.0 ---- 35.3 12:45 SE
11 19.2 26.3 14:49 14.3 06:48 1.2 2.1 0.0 ---- 21.6 10:09 ESE
12 19.0 26.3 15:45 13.3 06:44 1.1 1.8 0.0 ---- 37.5 15:22 WSW
13 19.4 25.0 13:02 16.7 01:38 0.5 1.6 5.6 ---- 49.0 21:14 W
14 19.3 22.9 14:49 16.4 09:19 0.2 1.1 7.2 ---- 41.8 14:12 E
15 20.5 27.4 14:19 16.2 03:33 0.6 2.8 0.0 ---- 37.5 17:17 WSW
16 20.8 26.7 15:05 16.5 23:47 0.2 2.7 0.0 ---- 30.3 14:04 WSW
17 18.1 23.2 14:51 14.8 23:59 1.2 1.1 0.0 ---- 41.8 12:38 ESE
18 19.1 28.2 15:58 13.3 07:19 1.7 2.6 0.0 ---- 23.8 17:32 SE
19 17.8 23.9 14:35 11.7 07:10 2.0 1.6 0.0 ---- 32.4 22:27 ESE
20 18.0 24.9 14:52 11.7 07:34 1.8 1.5 0.0 ---- 46.9 12:16 E
21 18.2 24.6 15:01 14.8 05:14 1.4 1.4 0.0 ---- 55.5 12:55 E
22 19.1 27.9 14:04 14.2 07:36 1.5 2.3 0.0 ---- 39.7 01:54 ESE
23 19.1 27.6 16:27 14.4 23:44 1.0 1.8 0.0 ---- 28.1 10:39 ENE
24 18.5 25.9 13:52 13.5 01:46 1.7 1.9 0.0 ---- 28.1 14:13 WSW
25 18.9 26.1 13:49 13.3 07:10 1.4 2.0 0.2 ---- 46.1 15:24 W
26 18.2 25.3 14:19 12.6 05:17 1.8 1.7 0.0 ---- 48.3 12:53 WNW
27 18.2 24.7 14:35 14.2 02:29 1.5 1.4 1.6 ---- 49.7 14:26 NW
28 16.9 22.1 14:43 14.2 02:32 1.9 0.6 0.0 ---- 41.8 14:56 ESE
29 17.3 22.9 14:41 14.1 03:12 1.8 0.8 0.0 ---- 51.9 13:36 E
30 18.5 24.6 15:20 14.2 07:16 1.4 1.6 0.0 ---- 45.4 10:40 ENE
31 19.2 28.2 14:45 13.5 05:07 1.6 2.5 0.0 ---- 23.8 10:39 E
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18.1 28.2 18 4.3 1 54.9 49.7 26.4 ---- 55.5 21 ---
Max >= 27.0: 5
Max <= 0.0: 0
Min <= 0.0: 0
Min <= -18.0: 0
Max Rain: 7.2 on day 14
Days of Rain: 6 (>= 0.2 mm) 4 (>= 2.0 mm) 0 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3 Cool Base: 18.3 Method: Integration
