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Good Morning - Today is: Thursday, 14 May 2026 11:43:42 NZST
Current: 13.3°C, Max: 13.4°C, Min: 4.7°C. It feels like 12.7°C
FORECAST: Partly cloudy. High 14C. Winds light and variable. It feels like 12.7°C. 3 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Settled fine | Sunrise: 07:16 | Sunset: 17:12 | Dawn: 06:46 | Dusk: 17:42
Weather Forecast
 Temperature : Current trend is Rising, changing by 1.8 °C/hr 13.3°C, 74%   Pressure : Current trend is Steady, changing by 0.0 hPa/hr 1034.8hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  NW  Current wind speed is Light air (F1) from NW (310°) 2km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Rising 4km/h
Air Quality :  8 AQI  2.2ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.0mm
Sun Light : 23.3kLux, 1.6hrs   Solar UV :  1.0UVI  184W/m2
Last weather station contact: Thursday, 14 May 2026 at 11:46:16. Updated in seconds

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⛅ 14 May 2026 11:40AM: Billy Macfarlane founder of rehabilitation service charged with assaulting woman (rnz.co.nz) 1/10 ⛅ 14 May 2026 11:34AM: Nearly $12m seized from criminals to help combat methamphetamine and gang-related harm (rnz.co.nz) 2/10 ⛅ 14 May 2026 11:34AM: State Highway 6, upper Buller Gorge Road reopens after slip (rnz.co.nz) 3/10 ⛅ 14 May 2026 11:12AM: NZ's approach to AI continues to favour slop over substance (rnz.co.nz) 4/10 ⛅ 14 May 2026 11:01AM: 'Prior dispute' a factor in violent West Auckland train station brawl between students - police (rnz.co.nz) 5/10 ⛅ 14 May 2026 9:54AM: Te Atiawa opens high-end development on former colonial parade ground (rnz.co.nz) 6/10 ⛅ 14 May 2026 9:48AM: Family of Dylan Barford, whose body lay undiscovered near motorway for weeks, want to know how he wasn't found sooner (rnz.co.nz) 7/10 ⛅ 14 May 2026 9:48AM: Government to spend $15.5m on palliative care for children (rnz.co.nz) 8/10 ⛅ 14 May 2026 9:47AM: 'Unique' 360-degree film festival hits Wellington (rnz.co.nz) 9/10 ⛅ 14 May 2026 9:27AM: Review: Deftones have fans running up the walls of Spark Arena (rnz.co.nz) 10/10


 Weather Warnings
No WarningsNo current weather
station warnings
 Weather Forecast
Today
Partly Cloudy
14°C
Partly Cloudy		 Tonight
Partly Cloudy
6°C
Partly Cloudy
Partly cloudy. High 14C. Winds light and variable.
Chance of Rain: 4%
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: Waning Crescent       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
03:41
Moonset
15:11
Visibility
12% 		Sunrise
07:16
Sunset
17:12
Day Length
9.56 Hrs
Moon Phase: Waning Crescent
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 1min 53s less daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 11:46:16 14/05/2026
Time Zone: UTC +12:00(NZST)
System Up: 118 days 16 hours
Prgm Up: 118 days 16 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