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A very early Good Morning - Today is: Saturday, 5 September 2026 05:12:49 NZST
Current: 11.8°C, Max: 12.6°C, Min: 11.8°C. It feels like 9.2°C
FORECAST: Rain showers early becoming less numerous for the afternoon. Becoming windy. High 14C. Winds WNW at 30 to 50 km/h. Chance of rain 40%. It feels like 9.2°C. 3 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Becoming fine | Sunrise: 06:36 | Sunset: 17:58 | Dawn: 06:09 | Dusk: 18:25
Weather Forecast
 Temperature : Current trend is Falling, changing by -0.2 °C/hr 11.8°C, 78%   Pressure : Current trend is Rising slowly, changing by 0.4 hPa/hr 1013.5hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  W  Current wind speed is Light breeze (F2) from W (281°) 11km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Steady 23km/h
Air Quality :  32 AQI  9.2ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.0mm
Sun Light : 0lx, 0.0hrs   Solar UV :  0.0UVI  0W/m2
Last weather station contact: Saturday, 05 September 2026 at 05:13:30. Updated in seconds

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 Weather Warnings
No WarningsNo current weather
station warnings
New RecordNew Station Record
All time highest wind gust has been recorded
 Weather Forecast
Today
Showers, Wind
14°C
Showers, Wind		 Tonight
Showers Early
10°C
Showers Early
Rain showers early becoming less numerous for the afternoon. Becoming windy. High 14C. Winds WNW at 30 to 50 km/h. Chance of rain 40%.
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: Last Quarter       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
02:03
Moonset
10:51
Visibility
46% 		Sunrise
06:36
Sunset
17:58
Day Length
11.21 Hrs
Moon Phase: Last Quarter
Sun Phase: Below Horizon
There will be 2min 32s more daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
A new record has been made
Updated: 05:13:30 5/09/2026
Time Zone: UTC +12:00(NZST)
System Up: 24 days 9 hours
Prgm Up: 24 days 9 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 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
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    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