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Good Morning - Today is: Thursday, 20 August 2026 07:10:11 NZST
FORECAST:
Cloudy early with peeks of sunshine expected late. High 13C. Winds WNW at 10 to 15 km/h. Frost or heavy dew may be present. It feels like 2.3°C. 5 or more clothing layers recommended.
 Weather Forecast |
Temperature | : | 
4.2°C, 94% |
Pressure | : | 
1029.5hPa |
 Fire Danger |
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| Wind Speed | : |
E  2km/h |
Wind Gust | : |
 5km/h |
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| Air Quality | : | 19 AQI 5.5ug/m3 | Rainfall | : |
0.0mm |
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| Sun Light | : | 1.5klx, 0.4hrs | Solar UV | : | 0.0UVI 12W/m2 | ||||
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Last weather station contact: Thursday, 20 August 2026 at 07:15:54. Updated in seconds |
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Notices:
Weather Forecast
Today
13°C |
Tonight
5°C |
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Cloudy early with peeks of sunshine expected late. High 13C. Winds WNW at 10 to 15 km/h. Chance of Rain: 7% |
Moon & Sun Forecast
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Moonrise 10:19 Moonset 00:54 Visibility 47% |
Sunrise 07:00 Sunset 17:43 Day Length 10.42 Hrs |
Moon Phase: First Quarter
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 2min 22s more daylight tomorrow
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 2min 22s more daylight tomorrow
System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 07:15:54 20/08/2026
Time Zone: UTC +12:00(NZST)
System Up: 8 days 11 hours
Prgm Up: 8 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
Station Is OnlineUpdated: 07:15:54 20/08/2026
Time Zone: UTC +12:00(NZST)
System Up: 8 days 11 hours
Prgm Up: 8 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
NOAA Climate Reports - Daily, Month and Year History Report and Extremes
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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
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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
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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
