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Good Morning - Today is: Monday, 30 March 2026 11:39:37 NZDT
Current: 18.7°C, Max: 18.7°C, Min: 15.6°C. It feels like 18.5°C
FORECAST: Overcast. High near 20C. Winds W at 15 to 30 km/h. It feels like 18.5°C. 1 clothing layer recommended.
Station Forecast: Fine weather | Sunrise: 07:31 | Sunset: 19:14 | Dawn: 07:03 | Dusk: 19:41
Weather Forecast
 Temperature : Current trend is Rising, changing by 0.9 °C/hr 18.7°C, 87%   Pressure : Current trend is Falling slowly, changing by -0.0 hPa/hr 1007.5hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  W  Current wind speed is Gentle breeze (F3) from W (266°) 12km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Rising 23km/h
Air Quality :  5 AQI  1.3ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.2mm
Sun Light : 26.5kLux, 0.7hrs   Solar UV :  1.0UVI  209W/m2
Last weather station contact: Monday, 30 March 2026 at 11:43:17. Updated in seconds

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 Weather Warnings
No WarningsNo current weather
station warnings
 Weather Forecast
Today
Cloudy
20°C
Cloudy		 Tonight
Showers Early
12°C
Showers Early
Overcast. High near 20C. Winds W at 15 to 30 km/h.
Chance of Rain: 24%
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: Waxing Gibbous       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
17:49
Moonset
04:03
Visibility
89% 		Sunrise
07:31
Sunset
19:14
Day Length
11.43 Hrs
Moon Phase: Waxing Gibbous
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 2min 39s less daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 11:43:17 30/03/2026
Time Zone: UTC +13:00(NZDT)
System Up: 73 days 15 hours
Prgm Up: 73 days 15 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 2014 Jul 
                   Monthly Climatological Summary for Jul 2014

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  10.7  14.7   11:32   7.6   23:32   7.6   0.0   3.3  11.3  30.6   11:55    NW
 2   7.2  11.1   14:03   2.5   23:17  11.1   0.0   3.6  12.8  36.7   13:53   WNW
 3   5.9  12.2   13:19   2.3   00:51  12.4   0.0   0.0   6.0  25.6   12:18    NW
 4   7.1  11.4   12:25   2.4   08:14  11.2   0.0   0.0   8.4  36.7   23:47   WNW
 5  11.7  15.2   10:50   8.4   23:58   6.6   0.0   0.3  20.6  55.1   06:54   WNW
 6   8.4  14.0   12:35   4.0   23:48   9.9   0.0   0.0   4.4  13.3   14:35   ENE
 7   7.4  12.6   13:58   2.2   05:54  10.9   0.0   0.0  11.0  30.6   14:23   ESE
 8   9.0  12.2   13:07   5.8   02:09   9.3   0.0   0.0  20.3  46.4   11:50     E
 9  10.9  12.3   12:31   9.3   07:55   7.4   0.0   0.0  22.4  46.4   15:16     E
10  12.0  15.1   13:29  10.5   23:50   6.3   0.0   0.0  21.4  43.9   06:24     E
11  11.4  16.3   13:47   7.0   04:14   6.9   0.0   0.0  11.6  25.6   14:42     E
12  11.8  14.1   14:00  10.4   03:35   6.6   0.0   0.9  10.9  27.0   10:30     E
13  12.2  17.4   12:55   8.8   06:46   6.1   0.0   2.7   5.6  22.0   12:39    NW
14  10.9  14.7   13:55   7.9   23:36   7.4   0.0   0.3   6.2  24.5   19:28    SE
15   7.7  12.1   13:06   3.6   23:51  10.6   0.0   0.0   4.0  14.8   09:58    SE
16   5.5  11.3   12:31   1.9   07:48  12.8   0.0   0.0   4.4  24.5   14:48    SE
17   4.4  10.1   14:00  -1.1   06:59  13.9   0.0   0.3   3.6  14.8   13:03   SSE
18   4.0  10.1   11:47  -1.0   06:40  14.3   0.0   0.0   2.2   9.7   12:01   ENE
19   6.2  12.2   14:16   0.1   00:58  12.1   0.0   0.0   7.9  29.5   14:35   ESE
20   9.5  11.3   12:40   7.6   23:55   8.8   0.0   0.6   6.3  27.0   04:29    SE
21   6.5  10.7   12:17   2.0   23:56  11.8   0.0   2.1   4.1  28.1   15:34   ESE
22   4.4   9.2   15:44  -0.9   05:47  13.9   0.0   0.0   8.5  34.2   13:58    SW
23   7.6  11.9   15:28   3.6   23:59  10.7   0.0   0.3   4.2  17.3   00:57   NNE
24   6.9  14.4   13:24   1.2   05:07  11.4   0.0   0.3   4.5  23.4   13:15    NW
25   8.2  14.8   13:17   3.2   06:22  10.1   0.0   0.0   3.7  19.4   12:52     S
26   5.4  11.5   15:24   0.2   06:04  12.9   0.0   0.0   3.7  14.8   11:42     E
27   5.9  12.0   14:18   0.8   07:21  12.4   0.0   0.0   2.8  11.2   15:39    NE
28   6.9  14.3   13:06   1.0   04:35  11.4   0.0   0.0   4.5  15.8   14:37    NW
29   9.8  14.9   14:06   5.5   07:40   8.5   0.0   0.0   6.3  28.1   13:51    NW
30  12.6  16.8   14:06   9.0   07:32   5.7   0.0   0.0  16.0  40.3   15:20   WNW
31  14.7  18.3   12:02  12.7   23:11   3.6   0.0   0.0  17.1  42.8   02:56   WNW
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     8.5  18.3    31    -1.1    17   304.6   0.0  14.7   8.9  55.1     5      NE

Max >=  27.0:  0
Max <=   0.0:  0
Min <=   0.0:  3
Min <= -18.0:  0
Max Rain: 3.6 on day 2
Days of Rain: 11 (>= 0.2 mm)  4 (>= 2.0 mm)  0 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3  Cool Base: 18.3  Method: Integration