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Good Afternoon - Today is: Sunday, 29 March 2026 15:36:51 NZDT
Current: 20.3°C, Max: 21.6°C, Min: 14.5°C. It feels like 20.0°C
FORECAST: Cloudy skies early, then off and on rain showers overnight. Low 14C. Winds WNW at 10 to 15 km/h. Chance of rain 50%. It feels like 20.0°C. 1 clothing layer recommended.
Station Forecast: Showery, becoming less settled | Sunrise: 07:30 | Sunset: 19:16 | Dawn: 07:02 | Dusk: 19:43
Weather Forecast
 Temperature : Current trend is Falling, changing by -0.0 °C/hr 20.3°C, 78%   Pressure : Current trend is Falling slowly, changing by -0.2 hPa/hr 1014.7hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  WSW  Current wind speed is Gentle breeze (F3) from WSW (241°) 13km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Steady 22km/h
Air Quality :  10 AQI  2.7ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.0mm
Sun Light : 27.6kLux, 0.9hrs   Solar UV :  2.0UVI  218W/m2
Last weather station contact: Sunday, 29 March 2026 at 15:40:29. Updated in seconds

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 Weather Warnings
No WarningsNo current weather
station warnings
 Weather Forecast
Tonight
Showers Late
14°C
Showers Late		 Tomorrow
Showers
21°C
Showers
Cloudy skies early, then off and on rain showers overnight. Low 14C. Winds WNW at 10 to 15 km/h. Chance of rain 50%.
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: Waxing Gibbous       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
17:24
Moonset
02:52
Visibility
83% 		Sunrise
07:30
Sunset
19:16
Day Length
11.46 Hrs
Moon Phase: Waxing Gibbous
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 2min 40s less daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 15:40:29 29/03/2026
Time Zone: UTC +13:00(NZDT)
System Up: 72 days 19 hours
Prgm Up: 72 days 19 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 Jun 
                   Monthly Climatological Summary for Jun 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  13.2  14.8   21:35  10.8   00:51   5.1   0.0   2.8   6.0  33.9   07:08     E
02  13.1  17.4   14:04  11.0   21:08   5.2   0.0   0.0   4.0  33.9   21:12    NW
03  11.9  17.3   14:15   9.2   07:19   6.4   0.0   0.2   3.6  31.0   04:55   NNW
04  12.0  15.7   11:51  10.1   19:29   6.3   0.0   8.4   3.3  32.4   05:01   NNE
05  10.4  14.8   12:41   7.6   21:10   7.9   0.0   1.8   3.6  41.8   02:35     E
06  10.2  15.2   12:24   4.7   05:40   8.1   0.0   0.8   6.0  38.9   12:24   WNW
07   9.1  14.3   13:23   5.5   06:27   9.2   0.0   0.0   4.3  77.1   08:01    NW
08   9.4  14.5   14:04   4.8   04:52   8.9   0.0   0.0   5.9  39.7   23:45   WNW
09  10.5  16.2   14:36   3.5   23:58   7.8   0.0   0.0   5.1  41.8   05:45   WNW
10   8.0  15.3   13:29   1.1   07:33  10.2   0.0   0.0   2.9  24.5   08:38     N
11  11.3  15.8   11:34   8.9   00:39   7.0   0.0   0.8   7.9  41.1   14:24    NW
12  10.6  13.9   14:33   8.0   21:17   7.7   0.0   4.2   8.0  41.8   14:16    NW
13   8.2  12.2   13:56   5.6   23:18  10.1   0.0   0.0   5.0  36.8   16:09     E
14   7.6  13.6   14:14   4.1   23:49  10.7   0.0   0.0   4.3  62.7   01:04   ENE
15  10.0  16.7   14:26   4.5   00:00   8.3   0.0   0.0   2.6  23.8   00:18    NW
16  10.3  14.3   13:17   6.9   23:21   8.0   0.0   0.0   1.6  28.8   08:24    SW
17  11.1  16.4   15:01   7.7   00:00   7.2   0.0   0.0   2.1  20.9   14:41    NW
18  10.7  12.0   12:43   8.1   00:00   7.6   0.0  12.6   4.0  28.1   22:16     E
19  13.9  16.6   14:49  11.0   23:34   4.4   0.0   0.0   8.3  38.2   03:10   ENE
20  12.3  15.6   13:33   9.8   08:28   6.0   0.0   0.0   5.3  32.4   20:32   ESE
21  11.1  13.4   12:11   9.4   20:18   7.2   0.0   0.0   8.4  59.8   19:41    SE
22  11.8  16.3   14:40  10.1   02:56   6.4   0.0   0.0   8.7  51.9   23:08     E
23  11.3  17.6   14:30   6.9   21:48   7.0   0.0   0.0   5.5  38.9   22:57   ENE
24  10.0  14.6   13:59   5.1   05:31   8.2   0.0   0.0   9.2  44.6   23:18   ENE
25  11.0  13.0   14:17   9.5   05:37   7.3   0.0   0.0  12.5  55.0   23:04     E
26  12.7  14.5   13:33  11.4   01:24   5.5   0.0   0.8  14.4  55.8   10:24   ENE
27  13.7  15.1   13:44  12.1   02:32   4.6   0.0   0.0  10.3  51.2   16:37   ENE
28  12.5  16.6   15:01   7.5   23:06   5.8   0.0   4.4   6.0  44.7   01:55    NW
29   9.4  16.0   13:15   6.2   06:56   8.9   0.0   0.0   4.0  38.9   21:23     E
30   7.9  11.9   13:14   1.3   22:39  10.4   0.0   0.0   6.1  53.4   04:59   SSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    10.8  17.6    23     1.1    10   223.4   0.0  36.8   5.9  77.1     7     ENE

Max >=  27.0  0
Max <=   0.0  0
Min <=   0.0  0
Min <= -18.0  0
Max Rain: 12.6 on day 18
Days of Rain: 10 (>= 0.2 mm)  5 (>= 2.0 mm)  0 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3  Cool Base: 18.3  Method: Integration