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A new day, a new dawn - Today is: Wednesday, 13 May 2026 06:02:51 NZST
FORECAST:
Sunshine and clouds mixed. High 14C. Winds SE at 10 to 15 km/h. It feels like 3.4°C. 4 clothing layers recommended.
 Weather Forecast |
Temperature | : | 
4.9°C, 96% |
Pressure | : |
1026.7hPa |
 Fire Danger |
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| Wind Speed | : |
WNW  1km/h |
Wind Gust | : |
 5km/h |
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| Air Quality | : | 28 AQI 8.6ug/m3 | Rainfall | : |
0.1mm |
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| Sun Light | : | 0Lux, 0.0hrs | Solar UV | : | 0.0UVI 0W/m2 | ||||
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Last weather station contact: Wednesday, 13 May 2026 at 06:05:17. Updated in seconds |
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WEATHER STATION CAUTION
Weather Forecast
Today
14°C |
Tonight
6°C |
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Sunshine and clouds mixed. High 14C. Winds SE at 10 to 15 km/h. Chance of Rain: 5% |
Moon & Sun Forecast
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Moonrise 02:31 Moonset 14:47 Visibility 22% |
Sunrise 07:15 Sunset 17:13 Day Length 9.58 Hrs |
Moon Phase: Waning Crescent
Sun Phase: Below Horizon
There will be 1min 56s less daylight tomorrow
Sun Phase: Below Horizon
There will be 1min 56s less daylight tomorrow
System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 06:05:17 13/05/2026
Time Zone: UTC +12:00(NZST)
System Up: 117 days 10 hours
Prgm Up: 117 days 10 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: 06:05:17 13/05/2026
Time Zone: UTC +12:00(NZST)
System Up: 117 days 10 hours
Prgm Up: 117 days 10 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
NOAA Climate Reports - Daily, Month and Year History Report and Extremes
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Report for 2020 May
Monthly Climatological Summary for May 2020
Name: City Centre City: Palmerston North State: Manawatu
Elevation: 36 m Lat: S 40 21 32 Lon: E 175 34 22
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 14.3 17.5 13:01 12.0 02:20 4.0 0.0 0.0 5.1 36.8 14:31 WNW
02 16.1 23.7 14:18 11.0 07:12 2.8 0.6 0.0 7.3 49.0 13:04 NW
03 17.7 21.8 12:24 13.9 23:53 1.0 0.4 15.2 5.0 39.7 17:32 NW
04 13.8 21.0 12:59 9.5 22:44 4.6 0.1 3.8 4.3 29.6 21:03 NNW
05 10.9 15.5 11:38 7.1 23:33 7.4 0.0 6.2 5.5 39.7 05:31 WNW
06 8.4 16.4 14:13 3.7 07:27 9.9 0.0 0.0 2.1 18.0 15:57 WNW
07 11.8 17.0 15:27 3.9 01:34 6.5 0.0 0.0 8.2 52.6 12:54 NW
08 14.6 18.7 13:28 12.2 07:17 3.7 0.0 0.0 6.6 41.1 12:47 WNW
09 13.1 20.2 14:42 9.1 05:02 5.4 0.2 0.0 2.6 19.5 11:10 NNE
10 13.3 19.4 14:37 8.3 04:28 5.1 0.0 0.0 2.2 15.9 14:42 N
11 13.7 18.9 14:40 8.1 23:57 4.6 0.0 0.0 3.9 33.2 01:58 ENE
12 11.6 18.4 14:16 7.4 07:37 6.7 0.0 0.0 3.2 24.5 18:52 NE
13 12.1 17.4 13:45 6.0 03:51 6.1 0.0 0.0 5.6 42.5 11:39 ENE
14 11.5 19.3 13:41 6.4 23:42 6.9 0.0 0.0 2.1 21.6 09:34 NE
15 11.1 19.7 14:16 5.0 06:22 7.2 0.0 0.0 2.6 14.4 16:36 ESE
16 12.1 16.7 13:40 9.0 06:01 6.2 0.0 0.0 3.8 22.4 13:52 E
17 12.9 17.0 13:26 10.3 23:54 5.4 0.0 0.0 4.0 26.7 23:56 E
18 10.6 18.0 14:34 4.9 07:02 7.7 0.0 0.0 2.7 15.1 20:18 NE
19 9.7 14.7 11:58 5.4 22:30 8.6 0.0 0.0 3.7 35.3 10:46 SE
20 6.1 14.7 14:46 0.2 07:44 12.2 0.0 0.0 1.8 17.3 10:05 NNE
21 6.0 16.2 14:49 -1.1 07:29 12.3 0.0 0.0 2.3 16.6 14:38 WNW
22 7.7 16.1 13:21 0.7 05:27 10.6 0.0 0.0 3.4 23.1 15:03 WNW
23 10.4 16.3 13:29 4.5 07:23 7.9 0.0 0.0 4.2 26.0 16:31 ENE
24 9.2 13.6 15:06 4.5 01:30 9.1 0.0 6.0 2.3 15.9 08:04 ENE
25 12.8 15.9 11:19 10.9 23:53 5.5 0.0 16.2 2.9 19.5 19:43 NE
26 11.0 14.7 13:02 9.0 06:46 7.3 0.0 0.0 4.3 26.7 14:31 E
27 9.7 13.4 12:47 7.5 06:18 8.6 0.0 0.0 5.5 30.3 11:18 E
28 8.5 13.8 14:33 2.7 23:20 9.8 0.0 0.0 3.2 23.8 11:57 E
29 8.8 15.5 13:42 2.3 06:15 9.5 0.0 0.0 1.4 30.3 00:40 ESE
30 11.6 15.8 13:07 9.5 23:28 6.7 0.0 0.0 5.2 31.0 02:04 ESE
31 11.5 14.7 13:17 8.4 01:12 6.8 0.0 0.0 8.1 49.7 20:45 ENE
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11.4 23.7 2 -1.1 21 216.1 1.3 47.4 4.0 52.6 7 NNE
Max >= 27.0 0
Max <= 0.0 0
Min <= 0.0 1
Min <= -18.0 0
Max Rain: 16.2 on day 25
Days of Rain: 5 (>= 0.2 mm) 5 (>= 2.0 mm) 0 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3 Cool Base: 18.3 Method: Integration
