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Good Morning - Today is: Thursday, 2 July 2026 07:23:04 NZST
Current: 3.4°C, Max: 3.6°C, Min: 2.1°C. It feels like 1.0°C
FORECAST: Some clouds this morning will give way to generally sunny skies for the afternoon. High 12C. Winds NNW at 10 to 15 km/h. Frost or heavy dew may be present. It feels like 1.0°C. 5 or more clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Settled fine | Sunrise: 07:42 | Sunset: 17:02 | Dawn: 07:11 | Dusk: 17:33
Weather Forecast
 Temperature : Current trend is Rising, changing by 0.4 °C/hr 3.4°C, 92%   Pressure : Current trend is Rising slowly, changing by 0.2 hPa/hr 1035.3hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  ENE  Current wind speed is Light air (F1) from ENE (60°) 4km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Steady 7km/h
Air Quality :  22 AQI  6.7ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.0mm
Sun Light : 0Lux, 0.0hrs   Solar UV :  0.0UVI  0W/m2
Last weather station contact: Thursday, 02 July 2026 at 07:24:58. Updated in seconds

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 Weather Forecast
Today
Partly Cloudy
12°C
Partly Cloudy		 Tonight
Mostly Clear
2°C
Mostly Clear
Some clouds this morning will give way to generally sunny skies for the afternoon. High 12C. Winds NNW at 10 to 15 km/h.
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: Waning Gibbous       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
18:54
Moonset
09:15
Visibility
97% 		Sunrise
07:42
Sunset
17:02
Day Length
9.20 Hrs
Moon Phase: Waning Gibbous
Sun Phase: Is Rising
There will be 0min 39s more daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 07:24:58 2/07/2026
Time Zone: UTC +12:00(NZST)
System Up: 9 days 14 hours
Prgm Up: 9 days 14 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 Sep 
                   Monthly Climatological Summary for Sep 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  10.0  19.0   00:21   5.4   23:46   8.3   0.0  17.7  ----  31.7   00:32   ---
 2  10.0  18.7   22:05   2.9   05:48   8.3   0.0   0.0  ----  35.6   19:15   ---
 3  13.4  18.9   13:47   3.5   04:50   4.9   0.0   0.0  ----  42.8   23:17   ---
 4   9.8  15.0   14:47   5.2   23:47   8.5   0.0   1.5  ----  45.4   03:17   ---
 5  11.1  21.1   13:25   2.1   06:20   7.2   0.0   0.0  ----  42.8   19:32   ---
 6  17.3  21.6   15:13  11.8   12:59   1.0   0.0   0.0  ----  47.9   12:21   ---
 7  14.5  21.6   13:57  10.2   23:52   3.8   0.0   6.6  ----  33.1   10:39   ---
 8  12.4  19.4   09:28   9.0   19:40   5.9   0.0   0.6  ----  20.9   12:20   ---
 9  12.4  16.9   23:10   9.5   19:10   5.9   0.0  10.8  ----  12.2   11:05   ---
10  16.1  22.4   15:38   9.6   23:56   2.2   0.0   0.0  ----  29.5   14:47   ---
11  12.4  18.1   16:07   6.3   06:41   5.9   0.0   0.0  ----  24.5   17:50   ---
12  17.8  24.6   15:55  12.7   03:26   0.5   0.0   0.9  ----  31.7   09:54   ---
13  16.6  22.2   15:43  11.3   06:27   1.7   0.0   0.0  ----  33.1   13:56   ---
14  13.8  17.7   16:57   7.9   05:57   4.5   0.0   0.0  ----  30.6   17:40   ---
15  12.7  17.0   08:24   5.7   23:54   5.6   0.0   0.0  ----  36.7   00:56   ---
16  11.4  21.6   15:52   3.3   04:20   6.9   0.0   0.4  ----  47.9   19:40   ---
17  14.5  20.4   12:01   8.4   00:14   3.8   0.0   3.3  ----  66.2   15:16   ---
18  13.9  19.0   13:35   7.9   04:52   4.4   0.0   0.0  ----  70.9   13:23   ---
19  14.4  18.6   10:05   8.3   23:15   3.9   0.0   0.0  ----  47.9   11:22   ---
20  13.6  20.0   14:36   4.8   05:40   4.7   0.0   0.0  ----  47.9   17:41   ---
21  14.2  19.4   11:29   6.8   23:59   4.1   0.0   0.0  ----  47.9   04:17   ---
22   8.9  13.8   16:07   4.9   10:11   9.4   0.0   1.8  ----  63.7   08:35   ---
23  12.2  17.6   09:55   6.6   22:43   6.1   0.0   0.0  ----  50.0   11:42   ---
24  13.9  19.4   13:55   7.4   06:00   4.4   0.0   0.0  ----  50.0   14:25   ---
25  16.4  22.3   12:57  11.7   23:58   1.9   0.0   0.0  ----  39.2   03:23   ---
26  15.9  20.7   15:55   9.8   01:46   2.4   0.0   0.0  ----  45.4   17:31   ---
27  18.7  26.2   12:27  11.7   23:57   0.0   0.4   0.0  ----  22.0   03:00   ---
28  15.9  25.2   17:25   8.6   06:47   2.4   0.0   0.0  ----  17.3   17:35   ---
29  17.4  24.9   15:45   9.8   04:12   0.9   0.0   0.0  ----  33.1   13:57   ---
30  17.4  22.1   15:55  14.4   06:28   0.9   0.0   0.0  ----  55.1   16:04   ---
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    14.0  26.2    27     2.1     5   130.4   0.4  43.6  ----  70.9    18     ---

Max >=  27.0:  0
Max <=   0.0:  0
Min <=   0.0:  0
Min <= -18.0:  0
Max Rain: 17.7 on day 1
Days of Rain: 9 (>= 0.2 mm)  4 (>= 2.0 mm)  0 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3  Cool Base: 18.3  Method: Integration