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Midday - Today is: Saturday, 24 January 2026 12:32:22 NZDT
Current: 17.3°C, Max: 17.3°C, Min: 12.1°C. It feels like 14.0°C
FORECAST: Overcast with rain showers at times. High 17C. Winds W at 15 to 30 km/h. Chance of rain 40%. It feels like 14.0°C. A windproof and 2 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Rather unsettled clearing later | Sunrise: 06:15 | Sunset: 20:43 | Dawn: 05:45 | Dusk: 21:15
Weather Forecast
 Temperature : Current trend is Rising, changing by 1.7 °C/hr 17.3°C, 66%   Pressure : Current trend is Rising slowly, changing by 0.4 hPa/hr 983.4hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  SW  Current wind speed is Gentle breeze (F3) from SW (227°) 18km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Steady 32km/h
Air Quality :  9 AQI  2.3ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 11.4mm
Sun Light : 83.4kLux, 0.7hrs   Solar UV :  6.0UVI  659W/m2
Last weather station contact: Saturday, 24 January 2026 at 12:34:15. Updated in seconds

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  News  

⛅ 24 Jan 2026 12:04PM: Live: Six remain missing at Mt Maunganui landslide, campsite search ongoing (rnz.co.nz) 1/10 ⛅ 24 Jan 2026 12:01PM: Homicide investigation launched after woman’s death in Clutha (rnz.co.nz) 2/10 ⛅ 24 Jan 2026 12:26PM: Search underway for man swept downstream in Ōpōtiki (rnz.co.nz) 3/10 ⛅ 24 Jan 2026 10:41AM: Marae provides community lifeline following Northland floods (rnz.co.nz) 4/10 ⛅ 24 Jan 2026 8:01AM: 'Automatic citizenship': Children of GB-NZ parents need UK passports to fly to Britain (rnz.co.nz) 5/10 ⛅ 24 Jan 2026 10:05AM: ACC's plan to avoid $26 billion deficit may cost taxpayers more, lawyer claims (rnz.co.nz) 6/10 ⛅ 24 Jan 2026 11:35AM: Independent review ordered into Mauao landslide as iwi call for answers (rnz.co.nz) 7/10 ⛅ 24 Jan 2026 6:12AM: Vigil held for child killed in Pāpāmoa landslide, search continues at Mt Maunganui (rnz.co.nz) 8/10 ⛅ 24 Jan 2026 10:26AM: Weeks of work ahead to clear part of SH35 on the East Cape due to 'massive' landslide (rnz.co.nz) 9/10 ⛅ 23 Jan 2026 10:12PM: Watch: Local iwi speak with father of two children missing in Mt Maunganui landslide (rnz.co.nz) 10/10


 Weather Warnings
Warning WEATHER STATION WARNING
Low pressure has been detected
 Weather Forecast
Today
Showers
17°C
Showers		 Tonight
Rain
13°C
Rain
Overcast with rain showers at times. High 17C. Winds W at 15 to 30 km/h. Chance of rain 40%.
Chance of Rain: 40%
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: Waxing Crescent       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
11:33
Moonset
23:16
Visibility
26% 		Sunrise
06:15
Sunset
20:43
Day Length
14.28 Hrs
Moon Phase: Waxing Crescent
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 1min 59s less daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 12:34:15 24/01/2026
Time Zone: UTC +13:00(NZDT)
System Up: 8 days 16 hours
Prgm Up: 8 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 2019 Apr 
                   Monthly Climatological Summary for Apr 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
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 1  17.9  26.8   12:22  14.8   23:57   1.4   0.9   6.6  ----  42.5   11:53    NW
 2  14.6  20.5   12:11  10.5   07:42   3.8   0.1   0.0  ----  46.1   18:52    SE
 3  13.2  18.8   14:19   9.2   06:29   5.1   0.0   0.0  ----  36.0   15:51    SE
 4  13.0  22.0   15:16   6.1   07:55   5.6   0.4   0.0  ----  26.7   10:15     N
 5  12.9  19.7   13:58   8.2   01:51   5.4   0.0   0.0  ----  43.3   20:15   SSE
 6  11.9  16.5   12:02   6.6   23:23   6.4   0.0   0.2  ----  35.3   01:31     S
 7  10.5  17.9   15:28   4.3   04:42   8.1   0.0   0.0  ----  28.8   19:03   ESE
 8  12.9  19.2   14:02   8.7   23:57   5.4   0.0   0.0  ----  31.0   11:11     S
 9  13.3  21.3   14:12   6.4   06:35   5.3   0.3   0.0  ----  38.2   13:56   WNW
10  17.2  23.2   13:05  13.4   03:39   1.9   0.9   0.0  ----  49.7   13:23   WNW
11  14.6  19.8   11:41  10.5   04:43   3.0   0.1  18.4  ----  10.8   09:57    NW
12  13.1  19.3   12:19   6.0   23:22   3.3   0.0   7.0  ----  40.4   18:32   SSE
13   9.5  18.8   15:53   3.2   06:45   8.8   0.0   0.0  ----  18.7   11:07   NNW
14  11.7  19.0   15:25   4.9   06:35   6.6   0.0   0.0  ----  14.4   21:07   WNW
15  11.6  18.5   12:33   6.6   23:29   6.7   0.0   0.0  ----  19.5   11:45   SSE
16  10.5  19.3   13:46   4.9   02:10   7.8   0.0   0.0  ----  30.3   18:04   ESE
17  12.2  18.1   13:51   6.3   04:44   4.9   0.0   0.0  ----  26.0   14:43     E
18  11.8  18.6   14:30   5.5   06:10   6.5   0.0   0.0  ----  17.3   14:10   ESE
19  10.6  18.9   13:20   2.5   06:50   7.7   0.0   0.0  ----  14.4   14:45   WSW
20  13.8  21.2   13:18   8.9   06:29   4.7   0.2   0.0  ----  44.7   15:56   WNW
21  13.0  20.4   12:04   7.7   02:49   5.4   0.1   0.0  ----  23.8   13:43   SSW
22  11.4  11.9   08:01  11.0   05:44   2.5   0.0   0.0  ----  13.7   05:40    NE
23  16.2  22.4   13:09  12.2   20:19   1.7   0.3   0.0  ----  23.8   11:53   ENE
24  15.0  22.2   14:15   9.6   03:08   3.7   0.4   0.0  ----  18.7   14:42   ESE
25  15.2  21.4   13:38  10.3   06:47   3.4   0.3   0.0  ----  33.2   15:30     W
26  15.6  21.6   11:58  12.3   23:32   3.0   0.3   0.0  ----  32.4   12:20    NW
27  16.0  23.0   14:19  11.0   02:45   3.0   0.7   0.2  ----  38.2   15:29   WNW
28  14.4  19.3   13:36  10.0   21:54   3.9   0.0   2.4  ----  40.4   11:10   WNW
29  11.6  16.8   13:18   8.7   23:52   6.7   0.0  14.4  ----  40.4   13:17   WNW
30  10.5  15.1   13:54   6.0   06:17   7.8   0.0   0.0  ----  46.9   08:22     S
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    13.2  26.8     1     2.5    19   149.5   5.0  49.2  ----  49.7    10     ---

Max >=  27.0:  0
Max <=   0.0:  0
Min <=   0.0:  0
Min <= -18.0:  0
Max Rain: 18.4 on day 11
Days of Rain: 7 (>= 0.2 mm)  5 (>= 2.0 mm)  0 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3  Cool Base: 18.3  Method: Integration