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A very early Good Morning - Today is: Thursday, 6 August 2026 05:02:03 NZST
Current: -0.3°C, Max: 1.1°C, Min: -1.0°C. It feels like -3.0°C
FORECAST: A mix of clouds and sun. Widespread frost likely. High around 10C. Winds NW at 10 to 15 km/h. Frost or heavy dew may be present. It feels like -3.0°C. 5 or more clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Settled fine | Sunrise: 07:19 | Sunset: 17:30 | Dawn: 06:50 | Dusk: 17:58
Weather Forecast
 Temperature : Current trend is Steady, changing by 0.0 °C/hr -0.3°C, 97%   Pressure : Current trend is Rising slowly, changing by 0.1 hPa/hr 1034.3hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  E  Current wind speed is Light air (F1) from E (88°) 3km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Steady 6km/h
Air Quality :  45 AQI  18.2ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.0mm
Sun Light : 0lx, 0.0hrs   Solar UV :  0.0UVI  0W/m2
Last weather station contact: Thursday, 06 August 2026 at 05:06:43. Updated in seconds

 The Palmy Sun: Palmy Weather Newsroom
  News  

⛅ 06 Aug 2026 4:47AM: Another frosty start as MetService warns of negative temperatures (rnz.co.nz) 1/10 ⛅ 06 Aug 2026 4:47AM: Man due in court after violent rampage in Auckland's Epsom (rnz.co.nz) 2/10 ⛅ 06 Aug 2026 4:47AM: Mt Eden Prison to be reviewed after 'significant changes and challenges' (rnz.co.nz) 3/10 ⛅ 05 Aug 2026 8:09PM: Man veered into teenage cyclists, allegedly killed dog in violent rampage in Auckland's Epsom (rnz.co.nz) 4/10 ⛅ 05 Aug 2026 6:26PM: Steps the Tauranga hospital cat goes missing, community launches search (rnz.co.nz) 5/10 ⛅ 05 Aug 2026 5:55PM: More cold weather on the way: 'There's going to be plenty of negative temperatures' (rnz.co.nz) 6/10 ⛅ 05 Aug 2026 5:38PM: Fire crews tackle house blaze in East Auckland (rnz.co.nz) 7/10 ⛅ 05 Aug 2026 5:30PM: English 'didn't have to compete' for official status - Māori Language Commissioner (rnz.co.nz) 8/10 ⛅ 05 Aug 2026 5:04PM: Fears young people slipping through gaps in mental health data (rnz.co.nz) 9/10 ⛅ 05 Aug 2026 4:18PM: Missing Auckland 6-year-old spent the night with people known to his family - police (rnz.co.nz) 10/10


 Weather Forecast
Today
Mostly Sunny
10°C
Mostly Sunny		 Tonight
Mostly Clear
-1°C
Mostly Clear
A mix of clouds and sun. Widespread frost likely. High around 10C. Winds NW at 10 to 15 km/h.
Chance of Rain: 6%
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: Last Quarter       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
00:32
Moonset
10:37
Visibility
54% 		Sunrise
07:19
Sunset
17:30
Day Length
10.10 Hrs
Moon Phase: Last Quarter
Sun Phase: Below Horizon
There will be 2min 6s more daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 05:06:43 6/08/2026
Time Zone: UTC +12:00(NZST)
System Up: 22 days 11 hours
Prgm Up: 0 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 2010 Jul 
                   Monthly Climatological Summary for Jul 2010

Name: City Centre   City: Palmerston North   State: Manawatu
Elevation: 23 m  Lat: S 40 21' 15"   Lon: E 175 37' 34"

                  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
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 1   7.4  15.8   14:50   2.1   07:04  10.9   0.0   0.0   2.1   8.6   10:50   ENE
 2  10.4  17.6   12:44   5.1   05:24   7.9   0.0   0.0   4.4  22.0   13:46   NNW
 3   9.9  16.0   14:53   4.2   03:21   8.4   0.0   0.0   9.9  33.1   13:56    NW
 4  11.8  20.8   13:28   6.6   07:53   6.5   0.0   0.0   7.3  29.5   17:51     E
 5  11.0  14.2   11:13   8.4   00:00   7.3   0.0   0.0  11.1  29.5   11:28   ESE
 6  11.5  16.5   11:07  10.1   18:54   6.8   0.0   1.5   9.9  42.8   14:18    SE
 7  11.2  14.3   12:36   9.0   23:26   7.1   0.0   0.3   3.9  14.8   08:11     S
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    10.5  20.8     4     2.1     1    54.9   0.0   1.8   6.6  42.8     6     ESE

Max >=  27.0:  0
Max <=   0.0:  0
Min <=   0.0:  0
Min <= -18.0:  0
Max Rain: 1.5 on day 6
Days of Rain: 2 (> 0.2 mm)  0 (> 2.0 mm)  0 (> 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3  Cool Base: 18.3  Method: Integration