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Good Morning - Today is: Monday, 18 May 2026 09:43:20 NZST
FORECAST:
Sunshine and clouds mixed. High near 15C. Winds ESE at 10 to 15 km/h. It feels like 9.5°C. 3 clothing layers recommended.
 Weather Forecast |
Temperature | : | 
11.6°C, 78% |
Pressure | : |
1037.1hPa |
 Fire Danger |
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| Wind Speed | : |
NE  8km/h |
Wind Gust | : |
15km/h |
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| Air Quality | : | 6 AQI 1.7ug/m3 | Rainfall | : |
 0.0mm |
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| Sun Light | : | 38.4kLux, 2.1hrs | Solar UV | : | 2.0UVI 303W/m2 | ||||
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Last weather station contact: Monday, 18 May 2026 at 09:46:10. Updated in seconds |
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Weather Warnings
WEATHER STATION WARNING
Weather Forecast
Today
15°C |
Tonight
5°C |
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Sunshine and clouds mixed. High near 15C. Winds ESE at 10 to 15 km/h. Chance of Rain: 7% |
Moon & Sun Forecast
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Moonrise 08:56 Moonset 17:50 Visibility 2% |
Sunrise 07:19 Sunset 17:09 Day Length 9.49 Hrs |
Moon Phase: Waxing Crescent
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 1min 45s less daylight tomorrow
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 1min 45s less daylight tomorrow
System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 09:46:10 18/05/2026
Time Zone: UTC +12:00(NZST)
System Up: 122 days 14 hours
Prgm Up: 122 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
Station Is OnlineUpdated: 09:46:10 18/05/2026
Time Zone: UTC +12:00(NZST)
System Up: 122 days 14 hours
Prgm Up: 122 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
NOAA Climate Reports - Daily, Month and Year History Report and Extremes
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Report for 2009 Nov
Monthly Climatological Summary for Nov 2009
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 13.8 19.6 17:17 5.9 05:52 4.5 0.0 0.0 5.6 13.3 15:22 WSW
2 12.4 15.5 15:22 11.0 06:52 5.9 0.0 4.2 13.6 31.7 14:52 W
3 12.6 20.7 16:22 12.5 00:22 5.7 0.0 2.1 8.1 14.8 10:52 W
4 12.5 17.6 13:22 11.3 04:52 5.8 0.0 0.3 16.2 34.2 11:52 W
5 12.9 19.4 15:52 11.7 21:52 5.4 0.0 1.8 11.5 30.6 17:22 WSW
6 12.0 22.5 15:22 9.1 05:52 6.3 0.0 0.0 7.8 27.0 00:22 NW
7 9.6 18.5 14:22 6.1 05:22 8.7 0.0 0.0 10.7 33.1 12:22 WNW
8 9.8 22.3 13:52 7.5 02:22 8.5 0.0 0.0 6.6 14.8 12:52 S
9 11.0 16.3 16:52 7.8 22:52 7.3 0.0 1.2 10.4 35.6 17:52 E
10 8.1 19.0 14:22 3.5 06:22 10.2 0.0 0.0 10.5 22.0 17:22 WSW
11 12.3 17.6 11:52 5.7 23:52 6.0 0.0 1.8 14.7 30.6 17:22 WSW
12 5.7 18.1 17:22 2.2 06:22 12.6 0.0 0.0 9.6 22.0 18:22 WSW
13 11.1 17.2 15:22 7.4 21:52 7.2 0.0 1.8 18.8 39.2 10:22 W
14 7.9 16.5 15:22 4.2 04:52 10.4 0.0 0.3 15.4 40.3 18:22 W
15 12.0 17.5 13:22 11.0 23:52 6.3 0.0 3.0 25.3 43.9 12:22 WNW
16 11.0 16.4 12:52 10.7 05:52 7.3 0.0 0.0 27.4 49.0 10:52 W
17 11.5 18.1 14:52 11.0 23:52 6.8 0.0 6.6 14.4 28.1 03:22 W
18 11.0 19.5 14:52 10.8 04:22 7.3 0.0 40.2 11.4 25.6 10:52 SE
19 10.9 20.5 15:52 8.3 05:22 7.4 0.0 0.0 7.3 20.9 10:22 W
20 12.2 16.6 14:52 12.2 00:22 6.1 0.0 0.0 15.5 35.6 13:52 W
21 13.9 20.9 14:22 13.1 01:52 4.4 0.0 4.8 19.1 39.2 12:22 WNW
22 16.0 19.7 16:52 10.0 08:52 2.3 0.0 12.6 11.7 23.4 00:52 SE
23 11.1 18.5 09:22 10.3 02:52 7.2 0.0 0.0 7.9 22.0 15:22 W
24 14.9 20.0 18:52 11.4 21:52 3.4 0.0 4.2 8.3 17.3 13:52 WSW
25 13.0 18.8 13:22 7.8 05:52 5.3 0.0 0.3 16.0 35.6 14:52 WNW
26 14.3 19.2 14:22 11.0 23:52 4.0 0.0 0.0 20.6 41.8 13:52 WNW
27 11.0 19.8 12:22 11.0 00:22 7.3 0.0 0.0 14.7 35.6 17:22 W
28 13.0 17.6 11:52 12.5 05:22 5.3 0.0 11.1 14.0 28.1 09:22 NW
29 16.0 20.4 14:52 12.1 06:22 2.3 0.0 1.8 12.0 25.6 08:52 WSW
30 12.8 17.2 16:22 11.5 05:22 5.5 0.0 21.0 3.7 19.4 23:22 SSE
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11.9 22.5 6 2.2 12 192.7 0.0 119.1 13.0 49.0 16 W
Max >= 27.0: 0
Max <= 0.0: 0
Min <= 0.0: 0
Min <= -18.0: 0
Max Rain: 40.2 on day 18
Days of Rain: 18 (> 0.2 mm) 10 (> 2.0 mm) 2 (> 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3 Cool Base: 18.3 Method: Integration
