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Good Afternoon - Today was: Tuesday, 16 June 2026 17:05:28 NZST
Current: 9.7°C, Max: 12.2°C, Min: 9.2°C. It feels like 8.7°C
FORECAST: Partly cloudy this evening followed by mostly cloudy skies and a few showers after midnight. Low near 5C. NE winds shifting to NW at 15 to 30 km/h. Chance of rain 40%. It feels like 8.7°C. 4 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Fine, becoming less settled | Sunrise: 07:40 | Sunset: 16:57 | Dawn: 07:09 | Dusk: 17:28
Weather Forecast
 Temperature : Current trend is Falling, changing by -0.7 °C/hr 9.7°C, 83%   Pressure : Current trend is Falling, changing by -0.5 hPa/hr 1020.3hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  E  Current wind speed is Light air (F1) from E (100°) 2km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Steady 4km/h
Air Quality :  7 AQI  2ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 9.4mm
Sun Light : 126.6Lux, 2.1hrs   Solar UV :  0.0UVI  1W/m2
Last weather station contact: Tuesday, 16 June 2026 at 17:06:10. Updated in seconds

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 Weather Warnings
No WarningsNo current weather
station warnings
 Weather Forecast
Tonight
Showers Late
5°C
Showers Late		 Tomorrow
Showers
14°C
Showers
Partly cloudy this evening followed by mostly cloudy skies and a few showers after midnight. Low near 5C. NE winds shifting to NW at 15 to 30 km/h. Chance of rain 40%.
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: Waxing Crescent       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
08:51
Moonset
17:47
Visibility
2% 		Sunrise
07:40
Sunset
16:57
Day Length
9.17 Hrs
Moon Phase: Waxing Crescent
Sun Phase: Is setting
There will be 0min 17s less daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 17:06:10 16/06/2026
Time Zone: UTC +12:00(NZST)
System Up: 151 days 21 hours
Prgm Up: 151 days 21 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 2013 Oct 
                   Monthly Climatological Summary for Oct 2013

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  14.0  20.3   13:28   8.4   07:12   4.4   0.2   0.0   6.0  25.6   14:56     W
 2  14.3  18.7   14:08  10.6   07:24   4.0   0.0   0.0  10.4  35.6   11:53     W
 3  14.9  18.9   12:12  11.9   05:21   3.5   0.0   0.0   6.5  19.4   16:36   WSW
 4  15.4  20.7   14:12  11.5   04:24   3.1   0.2   0.0   8.1  31.7   14:16   WNW
 5  15.9  20.4   14:59  14.0   00:18   2.5   0.1   0.3   5.6  17.3   14:29     W
 6  15.7  21.3   12:44  13.0   05:43   3.0   0.4   0.0  11.8  30.6   15:23     W
 7  15.1  19.1   12:49  13.2   22:52   3.2   0.0   0.0  13.2  33.1   16:19   WNW
 8  14.6  18.9   14:52   5.8   09:33   3.8   0.0   6.0   6.3  28.1   11:20     E
 9  10.9  12.7   03:05   7.9   23:56   7.4   0.0   6.9   4.3  18.4   05:18   NNE
10  10.0  16.3   13:28   5.1   06:58   8.3   0.0   2.4   9.2  36.7   14:02    NW
11  13.5  15.6   17:36  10.8   00:00   4.8   0.0  28.8  12.9  45.4   23:37   WNW
12  11.9  17.7   13:56   6.2   21:04   6.4   0.0   0.0  17.2  46.4   17:35   WNW
13  13.9  17.9   13:57   9.4   07:20   4.4   0.0   0.0  17.7  41.8   12:57   WNW
14  16.6  22.3   14:54  12.0   01:05   2.4   0.6   3.9  21.9  64.8   16:13    NW
15  11.2  15.6   01:14   8.0   14:00   7.1   0.0  53.1  10.8  33.1   23:10   WNW
16  12.3  15.9   14:40   9.2   04:52   6.0   0.0   0.6  19.6  43.9   12:38     W
17  14.2  18.6   14:08  11.4   01:01   4.1   0.0   0.0  18.2  49.0   17:05   WNW
18  16.3  21.2   14:12  12.4   06:16   2.5   0.5   0.0  25.4  52.6   12:04   WNW
19  15.8  21.1   11:55  11.6   07:01   2.9   0.4   0.0  11.7  40.3   00:31   WNW
20  14.6  21.5   13:30   9.3   06:23   4.1   0.4   0.0   9.3  29.5   16:14     W
21  14.2  17.8   11:56  12.1   20:29   4.1   0.0   0.0  16.3  39.2   13:45     W
22  14.6  17.9   10:33  10.8   20:01   3.7   0.0  12.3  25.0  62.3   14:04   WNW
23  15.7  22.1   14:48  10.9   06:46   3.1   0.4   4.8   7.1  25.6   00:08     W
24  17.1  22.7   12:56  13.3   05:49   2.0   0.9   0.0  17.3  47.9   10:55    NW
25  15.9  19.9   13:36  12.3   23:25   2.5   0.1   1.5  20.4  52.6   16:19   WNW
26  14.2  19.5   14:29   9.5   06:21   4.1   0.1   0.0  18.9  45.4   16:16   WNW
27  14.1  18.9   14:33  10.9   03:15   4.2   0.0   1.8  21.2  49.0   14:09   WNW
28  12.9  18.3   15:26   8.7   23:57   5.4   0.0   0.3  12.4  36.7   11:01   WNW
29  12.9  20.8   13:23   6.8   03:54   5.4   0.1   0.0   7.3  24.5   16:37     W
30  13.3  18.3   15:04   7.8   05:25   5.0   0.0   0.0   9.9  34.2   13:15   WNW
31  17.6  23.1   14:57  12.5   04:41   1.9   1.3   3.0  14.5  49.0   12:22    NW
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    14.3  23.1    31     5.1    10   129.3   5.7 125.7  13.3  64.8    14     WNW

Max >=  27.0:  0
Max <=   0.0:  0
Min <=   0.0:  0
Min <= -18.0:  0
Max Rain: 53.1 on day 15
Days of Rain: 14 (>= 0.2 mm)  9 (>= 2.0 mm)  2 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3  Cool Base: 18.3  Method: Integration