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A very early Good Morning - Today is: Saturday, 24 October 2026 05:09:14 NZDT
Current: 12.5°C, Max: 12.7°C, Min: 11.8°C. It feels like 12.2°C
FORECAST: Cloudy skies this morning will become partly cloudy this afternoon. High 18C. Winds WNW at 25 to 40 km/h. It feels like 12.2°C. 3 clothing layers recommended.
Temperature : Current trend is Rising, changing by 0.1 °C/hr 12.5°C, 94%   Pressure : Current trend is Falling slowly, changing by -0.1 hPa/hr 1026.7hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed : Current wind speed is Light air (F1) from WSW (254°)   WSW  4km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Steady 8km/h
Air Quality :  13 AQI  4ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.0mm
Sun Light : 0lx, 0.0hrs   Solar UV :  0.0UVI  0W/m2
Last weather station contact: Saturday, 24 October 2026 at 05:11:46. Updated in seconds

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 Weather Forecast
Today
AM Clouds, PM Sun
18°C
AM Clouds, PM Sun		 Tonight
Drizzle Late
12°C
Drizzle Late
Cloudy skies this morning will become partly cloudy this afternoon. High 18C. Winds WNW at 25 to 40 km/h.
Chance of Rain: 13%
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: Waxing Gibbous       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
17:36
Moonset
04:52
Visibility
92% 		Sunrise
06:17
Sunset
19:48
Day Length
13.30 hrs
Moon Phase: Waxing Gibbous
Sun Phase: Below Horizon
There will be 2min 30s more daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 05:11:46 24/10/2026
Time Zone: UTC +13:00(NZDT)
System Up: 73 days 8 hours
Prgm Up: 22 days 9 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 Aug 
                   Monthly Climatological Summary for Aug 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  11.8  15.8   22:11   5.0   05:09   6.5   0.0   0.0  ----  36.7   11:40   ---
 2  15.0  22.1   16:06   8.3   23:55   3.3   0.0   0.3  ----  23.4   00:12   ---
 3   9.3  11.2   13:10   6.1   03:44   9.0   0.0   6.9  ----  14.8   13:46   ---
 4  15.0  20.9   13:58  10.1   01:23   3.3   0.0   5.4  ----  35.6   22:10   ---
 5  11.8  15.1   00:00   8.4   23:59   6.5   0.0   5.7  ----  22.0   04:40   ---
 6  10.4  21.7   14:21   4.3   08:25   7.9   0.0   0.0  ----  24.5   15:18   ---
 7  13.1  19.7   23:47   1.4   06:20   5.2   0.0   0.3  ----  29.5   21:18   ---
 8  12.5  24.3   15:48   2.9   20:52   5.8   0.0   3.6  ----  27.0   18:11   ---
 9   8.6  13.2   05:13   1.9   01:20   9.7   0.0   0.0  ----  56.2   17:08   ---
10   8.5  14.1   15:13   3.8   23:55   9.8   0.0   0.0  ----  39.2   00:32   ---
11   6.2  15.7   15:42   0.9   06:57  12.1   0.0   0.0  ----  17.3   08:40   ---
12   8.3  18.0   13:56   0.9   06:11  10.0   0.0   0.0  ----  28.1   14:45   ---
13  15.1  17.8   14:06   9.3   00:00   3.2   0.0   0.0  ----  39.2   20:01   ---
14  16.7  20.7   12:01  11.0   18:45   1.6   0.0  15.6  ----  40.3   08:00   ---
15  11.7  17.7   06:20   9.3   14:20   6.6   0.0  30.9  ----  41.8   15:08   ---
16  11.4  15.0   14:14   9.0   23:55   6.9   0.0   1.5  ----  13.3   13:40   ---
17  14.5  21.4   13:48   7.6   04:48   3.8   0.0   0.3  ----  34.2   10:17   ---
18  13.0  17.3   13:50   9.4   23:57   5.3   0.0   0.0  ----  31.7   11:40   ---
19  10.1  16.9   14:46   5.0   06:55   8.2   0.0   0.0  ----  17.3   17:26   ---
20  10.4  18.7   13:41   4.0   07:05   7.9   0.0   1.2  ----  22.0   14:35   ---
21   9.8  11.2   21:15   8.7   04:00   8.5   0.0  11.4  ----  15.8   20:23   ---
22  10.7  17.4   12:18   6.7   22:30   7.6   0.0   1.8  ----  15.8   23:21   ---
23  10.6  18.7   13:16   4.3   07:12   7.7   0.0   0.0  ----  19.4   08:32   ---
24   9.7  14.4   14:50   6.1   06:03   8.6   0.0   8.1  ----  27.0   13:35   ---
25  11.1  17.5   14:42   4.8   04:26   7.2   0.0   5.4  ----  23.4   14:18   ---
26  11.9  17.0   12:47   8.9   05:38   6.4   0.0   0.9  ----  17.3   10:22   ---
27  12.1  19.6   12:03   7.9   03:27   6.2   0.0   0.0  ----  14.8   08:24   ---
28  13.5  21.4   13:20   6.5   03:58   4.8   0.0   0.3  ----  24.5   13:30   ---
29  11.8  22.8   14:23   2.5   22:27   6.5   0.0   0.0  ----  20.9   13:08   ---
30  10.6  15.9   12:01   7.9   00:04   7.7   0.0  15.9  ----  45.4   22:49   ---
31  12.2  15.8   13:00   5.1   22:48   6.1   0.0  19.8  ----  40.3   06:33   ---
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    11.5  24.3     8     0.9    11   209.9   0.0 135.3  ----  56.2     9     ---

Max >=  27.0:  0
Max <=   0.0:  0
Min <=   0.0:  0
Min <= -18.0:  0
Max Rain: 30.9 on day 15
Days of Rain: 19 (>= 0.2 mm)  11 (>= 2.0 mm)  1 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3  Cool Base: 18.3  Method: Integration