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Good Morning - Today is: Saturday, 3 January 2026 08:49:41 NZDT
Current: 15.9°C, Max: 16.8°C, Min: 15.5°C. It feels like 14.1°C
FORECAST: Cloudy with rain ending for the afternoon. High 18C. Winds SE at 15 to 30 km/h. Chance of rain 80%. It feels like 14.1°C. A windproof and 2 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Becoming fine | Sunrise: 05:53 | Sunset: 20:51 | Dawn: 05:20 | Dusk: 21:24
Weather Forecast
 Temperature : Current trend is Rising, changing by 0.1 °C/hr 15.9°C, 76%   Pressure : Current trend is Rising, changing by 0.7 hPa/hr 1009.6hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Moderate Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  E  Current wind speed is Light breeze (F2) from E (87°) 12km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Steady 31km/h
Air Quality :  5 AQI  1.5ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.0mm
Sun Light : 13.2kLux, 0.7hrs   Solar UV :  0.0UVI  104W/m2
Last weather station contact: Saturday, 03 January 2026 at 08:49:55. Updated in seconds

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  News  

⛅ 03 Jan 2026 8:36AM: Lightning strike sets fire to Auckland house (rnz.co.nz) 1/10 ⛅ 02 Jan 2026 7:39PM: Frustration as Auckland's storm-damaged tracks still shut off (rnz.co.nz) 2/10 ⛅ 02 Jan 2026 3:28PM: Teenager saved from rip thanks to police officer and lifeguard (rnz.co.nz) 3/10 ⛅ 02 Jan 2026 1:59PM: Investigation underway into unexplained death in Auckland's Devonport (rnz.co.nz) 4/10 ⛅ 02 Jan 2026 4:32PM: Fire and Emergency receives 15 calls for help during strike (rnz.co.nz) 5/10 ⛅ 02 Jan 2026 4:21PM: Health NZ says systems unaffected by ManageMyHealth app breach (rnz.co.nz) 6/10 ⛅ 02 Jan 2026 6:05PM: Mayoral Relief Fund activated for Horowhenua residents after severe weather (rnz.co.nz) 7/10 ⛅ 02 Jan 2026 12:45PM: Officer hit by bottle as police break up crowd of 1000 youth in Coromandel (rnz.co.nz) 8/10 ⛅ 02 Jan 2026 11:19AM: Vehicle involved in serious Levin crash had earlier fled police (rnz.co.nz) 9/10 ⛅ 02 Jan 2026 10:20AM: Men warned to stop swinging seat before falling from ferris wheel - operator (rnz.co.nz) 10/10


 Weather Forecast
Today
AM Rain
18°C
AM Rain		 Tonight
Clouds Early, Clearing Late
11°C
Clouds Early, Clearing Late
Cloudy with rain ending for the afternoon. High 18C. Winds SE at 15 to 30 km/h. Chance of rain 80%.
Chance of Rain: 79%
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: Waxing Gibbous       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
21:02
Moonset
04:47
Visibility
99% 		Sunrise
05:53
Sunset
20:51
Day Length
14.58 Hrs
Moon Phase: Waxing Gibbous
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 0min 51s less daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 08:49:55 3/01/2026
Time Zone: UTC +13:00(NZDT) System Up: 2 days 11 hours
Prgm Up: 2 days 11 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 2020 Aug 
                   Monthly Climatological Summary for Aug 2020

Name: City Centre   City: Palmerston North   State: Manawatu
Elevation: 36 m  Lat: S 40 21 32   Lon: E 175 34 22

                  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
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
01   9.2  14.2   15:01   4.6   05:40   9.1   0.0   0.0   3.4  34.6   13:59   ENE
02   9.3  15.5   13:18   4.5   06:20   9.0   0.0   0.0   3.1  39.7   13:35   ENE
03   8.4  17.9   13:00   3.7   04:44   9.9   0.0   0.0   1.8  15.9   12:10     E
04   8.5  16.3   13:42   1.8   05:56   9.8   0.0   0.0   2.7  34.6   15:02     W
05  10.3  17.4   14:44   6.2   21:33   8.0   0.0   0.0   2.3  36.0   12:26   WNW
06   9.3  17.6   13:11   2.6   06:02   9.0   0.0   0.2   2.0  20.2   08:48     N
07  10.6  17.5   12:21   8.0   00:00   7.7   0.0   1.6   2.5  36.8   11:21   WNW
08   8.0  13.2   12:30   1.8   21:53  10.3   0.0   0.2   1.2  25.2   13:10   SSE
09   8.8  14.7   12:01   4.1   00:58   9.5   0.0   0.0   6.1  59.1   13:25   WNW
10  11.1  15.6   13:21   8.9   00:00   7.2   0.0   0.2   8.8  44.7   10:57   WNW
11  10.3  15.2   13:26   7.2   03:37   8.0   0.0   0.2   2.7  23.8   01:57   NNW
12  10.1  14.9   13:19   5.1   23:58   8.2   0.0   0.0   4.5  38.2   08:23    SE
13   7.7  13.8   12:50   1.4   07:09  10.6   0.0   0.0   1.7  16.6   21:51   ESE
14   7.7  11.5   13:07   3.0   23:16  10.6   0.0   0.0   5.5  41.8   16:31     E
15   5.1  14.3   14:48  -1.4   07:04  13.2   0.0   0.0   2.2  20.2   11:37   NNE
16   6.3  13.2   13:41  -0.4   02:56  12.0   0.0   0.0   3.8  29.6   14:03     E
17   6.2  15.8   14:58  -1.3   06:45  12.1   0.0   0.0   2.0  14.4   08:49     N
18   8.4  16.1   14:31   1.9   07:09   9.9   0.0   0.0   5.5  45.4   11:41   ENE
19  11.2  13.7   10:09   6.6   00:19   7.1   0.0   3.6   8.3  43.3   15:07   ENE
22  12.4  18.6   14:03   7.3   23:53   5.8   0.0   0.0   1.0  47.6   14:23   WNW
23  11.9  18.8   13:48   6.6   00:37   6.4   0.0   0.0   3.4  23.8   22:54   ENE
24  10.3  15.5   11:51   6.1   22:57   8.0   0.0   6.0   6.6  44.0   11:39    NW
25  10.0  15.8   15:33   5.1   05:25   8.3   0.0   0.6   3.3  24.5   13:28    SW
26   8.6  14.3   13:18   5.8   07:30   9.7   0.0   0.2   3.3  31.7   23:45    NW
27   9.1  14.4   15:30   5.1   23:57   9.1   0.0   5.0   7.2  44.7   04:43   WNW
28   8.2  15.5   14:35   2.3   04:20  10.1   0.0   0.4   5.8  46.9   15:10   WNW
29  12.2  17.3   12:37   7.0   00:35   6.0   0.0   0.2  11.1  53.4   18:35   WNW
30  12.5  15.6   12:43  11.2   21:32   5.8   0.0   0.0  11.5  57.0   02:25   WNW
31  11.9  16.1   12:18  10.2   06:14   6.4   0.0   0.0   8.1  35.3   09:38   WNW
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     9.4  18.8    23    -1.4    15   256.8   0.0  18.4   4.7  59.1     9      NW

Max >=  27.0  0
Max <=   0.0  0
Min <=   0.0  3
Min <= -18.0  0
Max Rain: 6.0 on day 24
Days of Rain: 12 (>= 0.2 mm)  3 (>= 2.0 mm)  0 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3  Cool Base: 18.3  Method: Integration