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Good Morning - Today is: Monday, 17 August 2026 09:12:16 NZST
Current: 7.5°C, Max: 7.8°C, Min: 4.5°C. It feels like 4.1°C
FORECAST: Cloudy skies. High 9C. Winds SSW at 10 to 15 km/h. It feels like 4.1°C. 4 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Settled fine | Sunrise: 07:05 | Sunset: 17:40 | Dawn: 06:36 | Dusk: 18:08
Weather Forecast
 Temperature : Current trend is Rising, changing by 0.8 °C/hr 7.5°C, 68%   Pressure : Current trend is Rising slowly, changing by 0.3 hPa/hr 1022.5hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  SSE  Current wind speed is Light breeze (F2) from SSE (152°) 9km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Steady 17km/h
Air Quality :  11 AQI  2.8ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.0mm
Sun Light : 35.7klx, 2.2hrs   Solar UV :  2.0UVI  282W/m2
Last weather station contact: Monday, 17 August 2026 at 09:17:48. Updated in seconds

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 Weather Warnings
No WarningsNo current weather
station warnings
 Weather Forecast
Today
Cloudy
9°C
Cloudy		 Tonight
Mostly Cloudy
1°C
Mostly Cloudy
Cloudy skies. High 9C. Winds SSW at 10 to 15 km/h.
Chance of Rain: 11%
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: Waxing Crescent       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
08:57
Moonset
22:44
Visibility
20% 		Sunrise
07:05
Sunset
17:40
Day Length
10.35 Hrs
Moon Phase: Waxing Crescent
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 2min 21s more daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 09:17:48 17/08/2026
Time Zone: UTC +12:00(NZST)
System Up: 5 days 13 hours
Prgm Up: 5 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