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Good Morning - Today is: Monday, 19 January 2026 09:27:49 NZDT
Current: 17.2°C, Max: 17.3°C, Min: 13.5°C. It feels like 15.7°C
FORECAST: Cloudy. Gusty winds this morning. High around 20C. Winds ESE at 30 to 50 km/h. It feels like 15.7°C. A windproof and 2 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Settled fine | Sunrise: 06:09 | Sunset: 20:47 | Dawn: 05:38 | Dusk: 21:18
Weather Forecast
 Temperature : Current trend is Rising, changing by 1.1 °C/hr 17.2°C, 72%   Pressure : Current trend is Steady, changing by 0.0 hPa/hr 1020.9hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  ESE  Current wind speed is Light breeze (F2) from ESE (110°) 11km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Steady 31km/h
Air Quality :  7 AQI  1.8ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.0mm
Sun Light : 60.8kLux, 2.6hrs   Solar UV :  4.0UVI  480W/m2
Last weather station contact: Monday, 19 January 2026 at 09:29:22. Updated in seconds

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⛅ 19 Jan 2026 8:59AM: Family's harrowing night escaping raging flood-waters in Northland (rnz.co.nz) 1/10 ⛅ 19 Jan 2026 7:36AM: Man dies after being pulled from water in Rotorua geothermal area (rnz.co.nz) 2/10 ⛅ 19 Jan 2026 8:05AM: Tramper missing in Kahurangi National Park found alive (rnz.co.nz) 3/10 ⛅ 19 Jan 2026 7:20AM: Abuse in Care: Police prosecuted fewer than 1 in 10 referred cases (rnz.co.nz) 4/10 ⛅ 19 Jan 2026 8:23AM: People still isolated in Northland campsite, more heavy rain on the way (rnz.co.nz) 5/10 ⛅ 19 Jan 2026 7:20AM: An inter-island ferry route from Picton to Clifford Bay has been an idea for almost a century (rnz.co.nz) 6/10 ⛅ 19 Jan 2026 6:07AM: Education Ministry error almost cut 2027 school year short (rnz.co.nz) 7/10 ⛅ 19 Jan 2026 7:21AM: Fire crews respond to blaze at egg carton factory overnight in Auckland (rnz.co.nz) 8/10 ⛅ 18 Jan 2026 7:45PM: Inside Northland floods: Through the eyes of Ōakura residents (rnz.co.nz) 9/10 ⛅ 18 Jan 2026 10:19PM: Mercury's Tararua wind farm was offline for hours after a turbine caught fire (rnz.co.nz) 10/10


 Weather Warnings
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 Weather Forecast
Today
Cloudy
20°C
Cloudy		 Tonight
Cloudy
14°C
Cloudy
Cloudy. Gusty winds this morning. High around 20C. Winds ESE at 30 to 50 km/h.
Chance of Rain: 9%
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: New Moon       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
05:55
Moonset
21:15
Visibility
0% 		Sunrise
06:09
Sunset
20:47
Day Length
14.37 Hrs
Moon Phase: New Moon
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 1min 45s less daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 09:29:22 19/01/2026
Time Zone: UTC +13:00(NZDT)
System Up: 3 days 13 hours
Prgm Up: 3 days 13 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 2017 May 
                   Monthly Climatological Summary for May 2017

Name: City Centre   City: Palmerston North   State: Manawatu
Elevation: 25 m  Lat: S 40 20 57   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  10.5  14.2   11:59   5.8   23:52   7.8   0.0   0.0   2.6  41.1   14:28     S
02   9.9  16.1   15:07   3.2   05:42   8.4   0.0   0.2   3.5  38.9   15:04   WNW
03  14.0  17.4   13:18  12.4   03:09   4.3   0.0   2.0   7.8  48.3   17:36    NW
04  12.5  16.4   13:25   9.2   07:47   5.8   0.0   0.6   6.5  49.7   15:24     W
05   9.9  16.2   11:45   4.6   06:34   8.4   0.0   0.0   2.3  46.1   14:26     W
06  10.4  17.9   13:07   4.9   03:44   7.9   0.0   0.0   1.4  24.5   13:53    NW
07  11.6  16.9   12:40   5.9   02:11   6.7   0.0   0.0   2.0  33.2   12:57    NW
08  13.2  17.5   11:31  10.7   02:45   5.1   0.0   0.0   3.4  41.8   15:58   WNW
09  13.6  19.3   12:30   8.0   04:50   4.8   0.1   0.0   3.1  38.2   14:17     W
10  14.6  21.8   12:49   9.6   07:29   4.0   0.3   0.0   0.6  13.7   13:16     N
11  13.6  15.4   14:57  12.4   03:13   4.7   0.0  14.6   1.0  24.5   14:27   ENE
12  12.2  13.4   13:56  10.3   23:55   6.1   0.0  15.0   2.1  25.2   09:41    SE
13  10.2  14.1   12:11   7.4   21:20   8.1   0.0   0.0   1.9  26.7   03:26   SSE
14   9.8  14.7   15:18   3.9   06:04   8.5   0.0   0.0   1.1  22.4   13:25   WNW
15  11.4  16.1   14:20   6.8   23:53   6.9   0.0   0.0   1.1  23.8   16:12   NNE
16  10.2  16.9   13:00   5.5   05:16   8.1   0.0   0.0   1.6  23.1   14:33    NE
17  13.5  18.5   15:50   9.9   00:01   4.8   0.0   2.4   1.5  13.7   01:19   ENE
18  12.4  13.8   09:03  10.2   18:41   5.9   0.0  17.2   3.4  48.3   23:54    NW
19  11.8  14.7   11:56   5.9   07:38   6.5   0.0   0.4  13.0  98.8   02:15     W
20   8.6  12.9   03:28   1.6   23:56   9.7   0.0   0.2   6.5  53.4   05:34     W
21   5.8  12.3   13:50   1.1   01:36  12.5   0.0   0.0   3.5  54.8   14:08    SW
22   6.9  13.6   14:11   1.1   04:34  11.4   0.0   0.0   2.8  32.4   13:49   NNW
23  11.4  15.2   13:17   8.5   00:03   6.8   0.0   0.2   6.3  46.9   08:00    NW
24  11.6  13.8   10:05   7.9   23:41   6.7   0.0  29.8   1.8  25.2   00:01   ENE
25  10.3  16.7   13:43   5.5   05:27   8.0   0.0   0.0   1.6  23.1   13:17   ENE
26   9.9  17.4   13:31   3.9   06:40   8.4   0.0   0.0   1.3  25.2   20:34     E
27  12.9  18.6   12:51   8.8   00:39   5.4   0.0   5.6   2.0  18.7   20:01   ESE
28  13.1  16.9   12:42  11.0   23:15   5.2   0.0   3.6   2.4  27.4   02:53    SE
29  12.5  17.3   14:25   8.6   07:01   5.8   0.0   0.0   0.8  14.4   12:15   SSE
30  12.1  16.1   14:46   8.1   23:00   6.2   0.0   0.4   2.0  30.3   10:14    NW
31  10.9  17.4   13:12   5.6   07:38   7.4   0.0   0.0   1.3  18.0   21:09   WSW
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    11.3  21.8    10     1.1    21   216.3   0.4  92.2   3.0  98.8    19     WNW

Max >=  27.0  0
Max <=   0.0  0
Min <=   0.0  0
Min <= -18.0  0
Max Rain: 29.8 on day 24
Days of Rain: 14 (>= 0.2 mm)  8 (>= 2.0 mm)  1 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3  Cool Base: 18.3  Method: Integration