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Good Afternoon - Today is: Tuesday, 31 March 2026 13:49:05 NZDT
Current: 18.5°C, Max: 20.1°C, Min: 13.9°C. It feels like 17.5°C
FORECAST: Cloudy skies. High 18C. Winds SE at 15 to 30 km/h. It feels like 17.5°C. 2 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Settled fine | Sunrise: 07:32 | Sunset: 19:12 | Dawn: 07:04 | Dusk: 19:39
Weather Forecast
 Temperature : Current trend is Falling, changing by -0.2 °C/hr 18.5°C, 68%   Pressure : Current trend is Rising, changing by 0.6 hPa/hr 1016.2hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Moderate Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  ESE  Current wind speed is Light breeze (F2) from ESE (111°) 9km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Steady 29km/h
Air Quality :  4 AQI  1ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.0mm
Sun Light : 93kLux, 3.6hrs   Solar UV :  6.0UVI  735W/m2
Last weather station contact: Tuesday, 31 March 2026 at 13:52:46. Updated in seconds

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⛅ 31 Mar 2026 1:30PM: Border collie found two weeks after owner falls down waterfall in alpine backcountry (rnz.co.nz) 1/10 ⛅ 31 Mar 2026 1:25PM: Broadcaster Duncan Garner charged with driving while suspended (rnz.co.nz) 2/10 ⛅ 31 Mar 2026 1:14PM: Broadcaster Joanna Paul-Robie in 'the long middle' with cancer (rnz.co.nz) 3/10 ⛅ 31 Mar 2026 1:09PM: Government reduces housing intensification rules for Auckland - again (rnz.co.nz) 4/10 ⛅ 31 Mar 2026 12:39PM: Murderer Rajinder's wife admits helping him dispose of evidence (rnz.co.nz) 5/10 ⛅ 31 Mar 2026 11:20AM: Terrible timing but pending power price increase justified - Commerce Commission (rnz.co.nz) 6/10 ⛅ 31 Mar 2026 11:44AM: Police staffer claimed nearly $30,000 for overtime hours they didn't work, watchdog reveals (rnz.co.nz) 7/10 ⛅ 31 Mar 2026 11:58AM: Person stabbed then run over in Hastings (rnz.co.nz) 8/10 ⛅ 31 Mar 2026 12:52PM: Truck rolls in Napier, blocking highway (rnz.co.nz) 9/10 ⛅ 31 Mar 2026 12:10PM: Search underway after person goes overboard from ferry in Cook Strait (rnz.co.nz) 10/10


 Weather Warnings
No WarningsNo current weather
station warnings
 Weather Forecast
Today
Cloudy
18°C
Cloudy		 Tonight
Partly Cloudy
6°C
Partly Cloudy
Cloudy skies. High 18C. Winds SE at 15 to 30 km/h.
Chance of Rain: 2%
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: Waxing Gibbous       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
18:12
Moonset
05:11
Visibility
95% 		Sunrise
07:32
Sunset
19:12
Day Length
11.40 Hrs
Moon Phase: Waxing Gibbous
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 2min 40s less daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 13:52:46 31/03/2026
Time Zone: UTC +13:00(NZDT)
System Up: 74 days 17 hours
Prgm Up: 74 days 17 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