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A very early Good Morning - Today is: Tuesday, 14 April 2026 02:30:56 NZST
Current: 14.0°C, Max: 14.3°C, Min: 13.3°C. It feels like 12.6°C
FORECAST: Cloudy with periods of rain. Low 13C. Winds NW at 15 to 25 km/h. Chance of rain 70%. It feels like 12.6°C. A waterproof and 3 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Changeable, some rain | Sunrise: 06:45 | Sunset: 17:50 | Dawn: 06:18 | Dusk: 18:17
Weather Forecast
 Temperature : Current trend is Rising, changing by 0.4 °C/hr 14.0°C, 92%   Pressure : Current trend is Rising slowly, changing by 0.0 hPa/hr 1003.0hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  WNW  Current wind speed is Light breeze (F2) from WNW (294°) 12km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Steady 25km/h
Air Quality :  7 AQI  1.9ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Rising 2.4mm
Sun Light : 0Lux, 0.0hrs   Solar UV :  0.0UVI  0W/m2
Last weather station contact: Tuesday, 14 April 2026 at 02:31:07. Updated in seconds

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 Weather Warnings
Warning WEATHER STATION WARNING
High rainfall rate (/hour) has been detected
 Weather Forecast
Tonight
Rain
13°C
Rain		 Tomorrow
AM Rain
17°C
AM Rain
Cloudy with periods of rain. Low 13C. Winds NW at 15 to 25 km/h. Chance of rain 70%.
Chance of Rain: 72%
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: Waning Crescent       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
02:33
Moonset
16:01
Visibility
19% 		Sunrise
06:45
Sunset
17:50
Day Length
11.04 Hrs
Moon Phase: Waning Crescent
Sun Phase: Below Horizon
There will be 2min 31s less daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 02:31:07 14/04/2026
Time Zone: UTC +12:00(NZST)
System Up: 88 days 7 hours
Prgm Up: 88 days 7 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 2011 Aug 
                   Monthly Climatological Summary for Aug 2011

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   9.0  12.0   12:31   5.9   00:00   9.3   0.0   0.0   7.2  19.4   16:06    NW
 2  10.7  19.3   12:58   6.3   23:58   7.6   0.0   0.0   4.4  17.3   09:58   NNW
 3   8.8  15.8   14:07   5.2   07:18   9.5   0.0   0.0   4.9  25.6   14:42     E
 4   9.5  18.5   11:00   2.7   07:37   8.8   0.0   0.0   3.2  15.8   13:15   WSW
 5   7.3  15.0   12:32   1.6   23:31  11.0   0.0   3.9   3.0  15.8   15:08   ESE
 6   8.9  12.9   15:15   2.2   00:58   9.4   0.0   0.6  14.7  55.1   23:43   WNW
 7  10.4  14.7   11:24   1.9   23:09   7.9   0.0   4.5  22.4  54.0   11:46     W
 8   8.8  12.7   10:58   0.2   02:09   9.5   0.0   0.3  16.4  49.0   11:09     W
 9  10.8  19.8   14:45   5.3   23:57   7.5   0.0   0.0   7.9  27.0   00:02   WNW
10   8.3  16.6   10:29   2.2   03:38  10.0   0.0   0.0   5.2  27.0   12:51     W
11   8.3  13.0   13:21   2.5   01:27  10.0   0.0   0.3  10.1  31.7   16:27     E
12  11.0  15.8   13:39   9.0   08:28   7.3   0.0   9.3   8.3  27.0   04:10     E
13  10.8  15.8   13:21   7.5   19:34   7.5   0.0   0.9   3.0  15.8   14:34     W
14   6.3   9.8   14:53   0.7   20:40  12.0   0.0  21.9   3.6  45.4   18:30   NNE
15   2.7  10.1   12:05   0.0   17:24  15.6   0.0   6.0   6.9  37.8   15:48    SW
16   3.0  11.1   14:10  -2.8   05:24  15.3   0.0  16.5   5.2  30.6   16:31   WSW
17   4.3   9.0   15:06   0.5   02:46  14.0   0.0   1.8   3.2  18.4   17:06   SSW
18   6.3  13.9   13:54   3.2   00:54  12.0   0.0   0.9   4.4  30.6   15:14   SSE
19   7.3  14.4   13:39   3.4   02:00  11.0   0.0   0.0   5.1  24.5   14:17   SSE
20   6.4  15.2   11:43  -1.1   07:11  11.9   0.0   0.0   2.8  13.3   16:25   SSW
21   7.9  19.1   15:52  -1.0   01:56  10.4   0.0   0.0   4.7  19.4   10:15    NW
22   8.5  15.8   14:51   0.1   06:10   9.8   0.0   0.0   5.3  20.9   13:40     W
23  11.6  19.1   10:27   4.4   06:21   6.7   0.0   0.3   4.7  18.4   16:18     W
24  11.0  13.3   11:55   9.6   03:37   7.3   0.0   0.3  17.2  47.9   11:33   WNW
25  11.6  16.2   12:30   8.9   21:03   6.7   0.0   0.9  14.9  46.4   13:16   WNW
26  11.0  16.1   13:02   8.8   04:26   7.3   0.0   0.0  13.3  36.7   15:37   WNW
27  11.9  16.9   12:47   8.5   21:48   6.4   0.0   0.0  13.3  40.3   10:29     W
28  10.2  15.0   11:03   6.6   23:00   8.1   0.0   0.0   5.3  20.9   10:55   WNW
29  10.9  17.6   12:37   6.8   04:46   7.4   0.0   0.0   3.0  17.3   14:02   ESE
30  12.6  21.2   11:29   7.0   00:04   5.7   0.0   0.6   4.7  20.9   15:32   WSW
31  12.0  16.5   12:32   9.6   23:02   6.3   0.0   0.6  16.4  34.2   15:05   WNW
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     9.0  21.2    30    -2.8    16   289.2   0.0  69.6   7.8  55.1     6       W

Max >=  27.0:  0
Max <=   0.0:  0
Min <=   0.0:  4
Min <= -18.0:  0
Max Rain: 21.9 on day 14
Days of Rain: 17 (> 0.2 mm)  6 (> 2.0 mm)  1 (> 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3  Cool Base: 18.3  Method: Integration