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Good Evening - Today was: Monday, 16 March 2026 18:51:42 NZDT
FORECAST:
Partly cloudy skies. Low around 10C. NNW winds at 15 to 30 km/h, decreasing to 5 to 10 km/h. It feels like 16.2°C. 2 clothing layers recommended.
 Weather Forecast |
Temperature | : | 
18.0°C, 72% |
Pressure | : | 
1017.7hPa |
 Fire Danger |
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| Wind Speed | : |
WSW  14km/h |
Wind Gust | : |
 22km/h |
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| Air Quality | : | 14 AQI 4ug/m3 | Rainfall | : |
0.0mm |
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| Sun Light | : | 3.9kLux, 9.4hrs | Solar UV | : | 0.0UVI 31W/m2 | ||||
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Last weather station contact: Monday, 16 March 2026 at 18:54:16. Updated in seconds |
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Weather Warnings
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Weather Forecast
Tonight
10°C |
Tomorrow
24°C |
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Partly cloudy skies. Low around 10C. NNW winds at 15 to 30 km/h, decreasing to 5 to 10 km/h. Chance of Rain: 8% |
Moon & Sun Forecast
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Moonrise 03:36 Moonset 18:12 Visibility 9% |
Sunrise 07:16 Sunset 19:37 Day Length 12.21 Hrs |
Moon Phase: Waning Crescent
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 2min 42s less daylight tomorrow
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 2min 42s less daylight tomorrow
System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 18:54:16 16/03/2026
Time Zone: UTC +13:00(NZDT)
System Up: 59 days 22 hours
Prgm Up: 59 days 22 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: 18:54:16 16/03/2026
Time Zone: UTC +13:00(NZDT)
System Up: 59 days 22 hours
Prgm Up: 59 days 22 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
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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
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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
