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Good Afternoon - Today is: Thursday, 25 June 2026 14:17:01 NZST
Current: 10.8°C, Max: 13.4°C, Min: 10.7°C. It feels like 6.4°C
FORECAST: Cloudy. Some light rain will fall throughout the day. High 12C. Winds SSE at 25 to 40 km/h. Chance of rain 50%. It feels like 6.4°C. A windproof and 4 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Fairly fine, showers likely | Sunrise: 07:42 | Sunset: 16:59 | Dawn: 07:11 | Dusk: 17:30
Weather Forecast
 Temperature : Current trend is Falling, changing by -0.4 °C/hr 10.8°C, 71%   Pressure : Current trend is Steady, changing by 0.0 hPa/hr 1004.2hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  SSE  Current wind speed is Gentle breeze (F3) from SSE (159°) 18km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Rising 39km/h
Air Quality :  7 AQI  2ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.1mm
Sun Light : 5.3kLux, 1.4hrs   Solar UV :  0.0UVI  42W/m2
Last weather station contact: Thursday, 25 June 2026 at 14:18:20. Updated in seconds

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 Weather Warnings
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 Weather Forecast
Today
Light Rain
12°C
Light Rain		 Tonight
Light Rain Early
8°C
Light Rain Early
Cloudy. Some light rain will fall throughout the day. High 12C. Winds SSE at 25 to 40 km/h. Chance of rain 50%.
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: Waxing Gibbous       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
13:18
Moonset
03:09
Visibility
80% 		Sunrise
07:42
Sunset
16:59
Day Length
9.17 Hrs
Moon Phase: Waxing Gibbous
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 0min 14s more daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 14:18:20 25/06/2026
Time Zone: UTC +12:00(NZST)
System Up: 2 days 21 hours
Prgm Up: 2 days 21 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 2016 May 
                   Monthly Climatological Summary for May 2016

Name: City Centre   City: Palmerston North   State: Manawatu
Elevation: 25 m  Lat: S 40 20 58   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  13.6  20.5   11:56   6.6   06:14   4.9   0.3   0.0   4.4  37.5   11:02   WSW
02  16.5  22.1   13:06  13.1   07:46   2.2   0.4   0.0   7.0  67.8   13:57     W
03  17.6  22.0   14:25  14.7   05:37   1.2   0.5   0.0   6.6  44.7   12:29   WNW
04  17.6  22.3   13:48  13.6   22:28   1.5   0.8   0.0   3.5  28.1   11:03   WNW
05  16.1  19.8   09:42  12.8   01:31   2.3   0.1  53.4   1.5  18.0   11:29   ENE
06  16.3  18.6   13:20  14.9   23:55   2.0   0.0   0.3   2.9  18.7   15:20   WSW
07  15.5  18.9   14:33  12.1   22:16   2.8   0.0   0.0   3.0  28.1   12:10   WNW
08  15.1  19.9   14:34  12.2   23:33   3.3   0.1   0.0   1.9  18.7   13:58   WSW
09  15.4  18.9   11:32  12.2   00:08   2.9   0.0   0.0   3.5  32.4   11:47     W
10  14.9  19.1   12:42  11.8   23:43   3.5   0.0   0.0   2.5  30.3   01:18     E
11  16.6  20.1   22:07  10.7   02:44   2.4   0.7   0.0   1.3  18.0   21:02   WSW
12  16.9  18.9   14:39  14.7   19:30   1.5   0.0   1.5  11.2  55.5   07:30     W
13  16.3  19.3   13:49  14.5   07:37   1.9   0.0   3.9  11.1  52.6   07:00     W
14  16.0  19.4   13:58  13.7   22:38   2.3   0.0   0.6   9.2  45.4   12:42     W
15  16.0  19.1   12:47  13.9   07:08   2.3   0.0   0.0   7.7  34.6   14:49     W
16  15.8  21.1   14:00  11.7   23:14   2.9   0.4  11.7   7.8  56.2   22:57   WNW
17  11.4  15.0   13:21   7.2   23:55   6.9   0.0   1.5   3.2  26.7   13:21   ENE
18  12.5  16.4   16:15   6.6   02:01   5.7   0.0   6.6  10.5  67.8   21:42     W
19  14.5  17.4   13:53  12.5   05:46   3.8   0.0   0.3  12.6  67.1   00:33     W
20  14.8  18.8   15:03  12.0   06:40   3.3   0.0   5.7   5.6  42.5   10:54   WNW
21  11.4  15.2   10:30   6.8   23:59   6.8   0.0   8.4   4.0  35.3   04:54   WNW
22   8.5  16.6   12:51   5.0   19:12   7.9   0.0   9.9  ----  38.9   17:29   NNE
23   9.8  15.3   13:28   4.9   08:19   5.5   0.0   7.2   2.9  24.5   23:54   NNE
24  11.6  15.3   13:30   9.2   07:15   6.7   0.0  11.1   5.1  36.8   04:18   WNW
25  12.3  17.7   12:59  10.2   06:57   6.0   0.0   9.9   5.9  59.8   05:08   WNW
26  11.9  14.2   11:57  10.7   00:00   6.4   0.0  17.1   6.5  60.6   15:46   WNW
27  12.2  15.3   12:30   9.7   05:42   6.1   0.0   6.0   4.6  29.6   06:06   WNW
28  13.4  16.8   14:03  11.6   00:21   4.9   0.0   6.6   4.3  48.3   14:20    NW
29  13.0  16.9   12:08  10.2   22:33   5.3   0.0   8.4   4.9  50.5   12:18     W
30  10.7  14.6   13:11   7.6   07:39   7.6   0.0  14.1   2.3  28.1   12:19    SW
31   6.6   8.6   00:00   5.3   23:44   2.7   0.0   9.9   2.2   8.7   21:12     E
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    13.9  22.3     4     4.9    23   125.5   3.3 194.1   5.4  67.8     2       W

Max >=  27.0  0
Max <=   0.0  0
Min <=   0.0  0
Min <= -18.0  0
Max Rain: 53.4 on day 5
Days of Rain: 21 (>= 0.2 mm)  16 (>= 2.0 mm)  1 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3  Cool Base: 18.3  Method: Integration