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A new day - Good Morning - Today is: Monday, 16 March 2026 00:53:40 NZDT
FORECAST:
A few clouds. Low 9C. Winds light and variable. It feels like 13.0°C. 3 clothing layers recommended.
 Weather Forecast |
Temperature | : | 
13.1°C, 83% |
Pressure | : | 
1016.3hPa |
 Fire Danger |
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| Wind Speed | : |
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Wind Gust | : |
5km/h |
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| Air Quality | : | 9 AQI 2.7ug/m3 | Rainfall | : |
 0.0mm |
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| Sun Light | : | 0Lux, 0.0hrs | Solar UV | : | 0.0UVI 0W/m2 | ||||
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Last weather station contact: Monday, 16 March 2026 at 00:56:08. Updated in seconds |
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Weather Warnings
No current weather
Weather Forecast
Tonight
9°C |
Tomorrow
21°C |
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A few clouds. Low 9C. Winds light and variable. Chance of Rain: 3% |
Moon & Sun Forecast
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Moonrise 03:36 Moonset 18:12 Visibility 14% |
Sunrise 07:16 Sunset 19:37 Day Length 12.21 Hrs |
Moon Phase: Waning Crescent
Sun Phase: Below Horizon
There will be 2min 42s less daylight tomorrow
Sun Phase: Below Horizon
There will be 2min 42s less daylight tomorrow
System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 00:56:08 16/03/2026
Time Zone: UTC +13:00(NZDT)
System Up: 59 days 4 hours
Prgm Up: 59 days 4 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: 00:56:08 16/03/2026
Time Zone: UTC +13:00(NZDT)
System Up: 59 days 4 hours
Prgm Up: 59 days 4 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 2020 Mar
Monthly Climatological Summary for Mar 2020
Name: City Centre City: Palmerston North State: Manawatu
Elevation: 36 m Lat: S 40 21 32 Lon: E 175 34 22
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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01 18.5 27.8 16:05 12.5 07:12 1.9 2.2 0.0 6.2 44.7 17:54 E
02 20.0 26.5 13:43 16.0 04:37 0.6 2.3 0.0 4.8 36.0 16:13 SE
03 21.6 28.8 13:36 16.5 07:00 0.2 3.5 0.0 5.4 36.8 14:18 WSW
04 17.5 20.8 13:06 13.3 23:53 1.2 0.4 2.0 6.9 47.6 14:13 ESE
05 15.1 21.5 14:26 11.4 06:15 3.5 0.3 0.0 7.5 46.1 16:07 E
06 15.7 22.5 16:01 11.6 06:40 3.1 0.5 0.0 7.8 49.7 16:25 ENE
07 16.6 27.2 15:31 9.7 07:06 3.3 1.6 0.0 4.1 33.2 12:56 SSE
08 17.2 25.7 14:34 9.6 07:01 3.2 2.1 0.0 3.7 29.6 14:21 SW
09 17.3 26.0 14:38 12.3 06:38 2.0 1.0 1.8 3.1 33.9 16:53 W
10 17.5 22.7 12:45 13.8 22:37 1.7 0.9 0.4 5.8 44.7 18:44 W
11 15.4 21.8 13:13 12.0 23:44 3.1 0.1 0.0 4.1 37.5 21:56 ESE
12 13.7 20.7 15:04 5.0 07:19 5.0 0.3 0.0 3.9 34.6 17:40 ESE
13 16.0 24.1 15:33 10.8 05:08 3.4 1.1 0.0 5.3 31.0 10:50 E
14 16.4 26.8 15:28 8.5 07:15 3.5 1.6 0.0 3.5 25.2 16:38 SW
15 16.1 27.8 16:11 8.5 07:22 3.9 1.7 0.0 4.1 38.2 11:08 ENE
16 17.2 23.5 16:05 12.3 07:14 2.1 0.9 0.0 5.3 39.7 14:05 WSW
17 13.7 17.4 12:52 11.7 23:32 4.6 0.0 0.0 10.0 55.5 11:08 SSE
18 14.3 22.7 16:03 10.7 21:45 4.4 0.4 0.0 3.5 32.4 18:42 SSW
19 15.6 19.9 12:35 12.1 05:14 2.7 0.1 0.0 8.7 47.6 17:37 WNW
20 16.5 21.9 17:55 14.0 23:30 2.2 0.4 1.0 7.1 44.7 07:39 WNW
21 16.6 24.0 14:01 12.7 06:38 2.5 0.9 0.0 4.4 49.7 15:01 W
22 17.7 22.7 13:49 13.8 00:04 1.4 0.8 3.8 7.3 41.1 14:54 W
23 16.4 21.4 13:25 13.4 05:41 2.2 0.3 0.0 5.4 33.2 10:58 WNW
24 12.8 18.1 16:04 8.2 07:39 5.5 0.0 1.6 5.9 48.3 12:47 W
25 13.8 22.3 13:50 6.9 04:29 5.1 0.6 0.0 3.9 36.8 15:14 WNW
26 15.6 21.8 16:22 11.5 05:18 3.0 0.3 0.0 6.7 44.0 14:22 WNW
27 12.3 18.3 16:20 8.3 23:32 6.0 0.0 5.0 2.3 21.6 16:51 N
28 11.2 18.0 15:35 7.7 01:48 7.0 0.0 10.4 3.0 42.5 16:46 SW
29 14.1 21.3 13:57 9.4 02:28 4.4 0.2 0.0 3.5 29.6 20:06 NE
30 15.7 20.6 16:30 12.2 05:29 2.8 0.2 0.0 6.1 37.5 10:25 ENE
31 15.9 22.9 17:15 13.4 07:10 2.7 0.3 3.4 3.7 21.6 10:42 SE
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15.9 28.8 3 5.0 12 98.2 25.0 29.4 5.3 55.5 17 SW
Max >= 27.0 4
Max <= 0.0 0
Min <= 0.0 0
Min <= -18.0 0
Max Rain: 10.4 on day 28
Days of Rain: 9 (>= 0.2 mm) 5 (>= 2.0 mm) 0 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3 Cool Base: 18.3 Method: Integration
