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Good Afternoon - Today is: Wednesday, 11 February 2026 16:11:18 NZDT
Current: 26.0°C, Max: 26.2°C, Min: 13.2°C. It feels like 26.3°C
FORECAST: Rain showers this evening with clearing overnight. Low 14C. Winds SE at 10 to 15 km/h. Chance of rain 40%. It feels like 26.3°C. 1 clothing layer recommended.
Station Forecast: Fairly fine, showery later | Sunrise: 06:38 | Sunset: 20:25 | Dawn: 06:08 | Dusk: 20:55
Weather Forecast
 Temperature : Current trend is Rising, changing by 0.8 °C/hr 26.0°C, 53%   Pressure : Current trend is Falling, changing by -0.7 hPa/hr 1017.0hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  SSW  Current wind speed is Light breeze (F2) from SSW (203°) 8km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Steady 15km/h
Air Quality :  6 AQI  1.6ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.0mm
Sun Light : 85.8kLux, 4.9hrs   Solar UV :  6.0UVI  678W/m2
Last weather station contact: Wednesday, 11 February 2026 at 16:12:41. Updated in seconds

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 Weather Warnings
No WarningsNo current weather
station warnings
 Weather Forecast
Tonight
Showers Early
14°C
Showers Early		 Tomorrow
Mostly Cloudy
28°C
Mostly Cloudy
Rain showers this evening with clearing overnight. Low 14C. Winds SE at 10 to 15 km/h. Chance of rain 40%.
Chance of Rain: 35%
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: Waning Crescent       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
00:13
Moonset
16:05
Visibility
35% 		Sunrise
06:38
Sunset
20:25
Day Length
13.47 Hrs
Moon Phase: Waning Crescent
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 2min 28s less daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 16:12:41 11/02/2026
Time Zone: UTC +13:00(NZDT)
System Up: 26 days 19 hours
Prgm Up: 26 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 2014 Apr 
                   Monthly Climatological Summary for Apr 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  16.7  25.9   15:34  10.6   07:23   3.3   1.7   0.0   4.3  15.8   17:29   SSE
 2  17.2  25.4   15:33  12.7   05:35   2.5   1.4   0.0   3.7  17.3   13:46    SW
 3  17.2  25.7   13:52  10.1   07:51   2.9   1.9   0.0   8.3  29.5   18:32     E
 4  17.9  26.2   14:53  11.6   05:21   2.5   2.1   0.0   4.6  20.9   18:13     E
 5  16.9  24.5   14:32  10.8   07:43   2.7   1.3   0.0   7.3  24.5   11:37     E
 6  17.7  23.0   13:09  14.4   02:24   1.6   0.9   0.0   9.5  30.6   14:55     E
 7  19.4  23.8   12:08  16.6   00:35   0.5   1.6   0.0   7.9  28.1   16:48   ESE
 8  17.3  19.6   13:36  16.1   22:09   1.1   0.1   0.0   6.7  30.6   14:13    SE
 9  17.3  21.2   14:25  15.7   03:06   1.4   0.4   0.9   8.5  29.5   13:40   ESE
10  18.8  22.8   13:47  16.3   00:28   0.6   1.0   0.0   8.1  28.1   09:13   ESE
11  18.0  19.6   12:06  15.8   23:05   0.5   0.2   0.6   7.6  22.0   00:17     E
12  16.4  20.0   14:27  13.5   23:57   2.1   0.2   2.7  11.4  34.2   11:02   WNW
13  12.7  15.2   12:39  10.2   23:50   5.6   0.0   0.0  16.1  39.2   05:25     E
14  12.5  16.3   06:42   6.3   00:52   5.8   0.0   5.4  13.6  30.6   04:43     E
15  17.8  24.1   14:09  13.0   07:08   1.9   1.4   0.0   5.9  18.4   16:05     E
16  16.2  18.2   16:22  14.2   23:58   2.1   0.0  21.9   3.3  23.4   23:18   ESE
17  15.7  20.5   15:44  13.0   23:24   2.6   0.0  15.3  23.6  63.7   15:35     E
18  18.9  23.6   13:38  15.6   08:43   0.5   1.1   0.0  19.7  41.8   05:04     E
19  16.8  23.3   14:41  12.5   02:04   2.1   0.7   1.2   5.1  19.4   19:50     N
20  15.7  21.3   12:38  12.9   06:02   2.9   0.2   4.5  13.3  49.0   16:31   WNW
21  14.9  19.6   10:53  10.5   02:21   3.4   0.0   2.7  17.7  41.8   11:35   WNW
22  13.7  19.8   12:05   5.5   23:22   4.7   0.1  15.3   5.3  22.0   18:29     N
23  12.8  19.2   11:41   7.6   07:05   5.5   0.0   0.3   7.3  34.2   15:18   WNW
24  14.9  21.6   14:42  11.7   00:00   3.5   0.1   0.6   5.2  31.7   14:38   WNW
25  16.9  22.0   10:06  12.0   00:30   1.8   0.4   0.6  18.1  45.4   14:56   WNW
26  13.5  20.1   12:29   7.7   23:48   4.9   0.1   0.0   5.9  25.6   12:18   WNW
27  11.5  17.3   13:26   5.1   06:25   6.8   0.0   3.6   6.5  25.6   13:24    NW
28   9.0  10.0   19:48   7.9   23:59   1.6   0.0   9.0  13.7   8.6   19:59    NE
29   9.0  10.0   19:48   7.9   23:59   1.6   0.0   9.0   2.6   8.6   19:59    NE
30  11.7  18.0   11:42   7.8   00:02   6.6   0.0   0.0   4.2  22.0   14:38   WNW
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    15.5  26.2     4     5.1    27    85.6  16.9  93.6   9.3  63.7    17     ENE

Max >=  27.0:  0
Max <=   0.0:  0
Min <=   0.0:  0
Min <= -18.0:  0
Max Rain: 21.9 on day 16
Days of Rain: 16 (>= 0.2 mm)  10 (>= 2.0 mm)  1 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3  Cool Base: 18.3  Method: Integration