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Good Evening - Today was: Sunday, 18 January 2026 20:16:19 NZDT
Current: 15.7°C, Max: 18.6°C, Min: 12.7°C. It feels like 13.8°C
FORECAST: Cloudy. Gusty winds this evening. Low 13C. Winds SE at 30 to 50 km/h. It feels like 13.8°C. 3 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Settled fine | Sunrise: 06:08 | Sunset: 20:47 | Dawn: 05:37 | Dusk: 21:19
Weather Forecast
 Temperature : Current trend is Falling, changing by -0.4 °C/hr 15.7°C, 64%   Pressure : Current trend is Rising slowly, changing by 0.4 hPa/hr 1022.0hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  SE  Current wind speed is Light breeze (F2) from SE (129°) 8km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Rising 26km/h
Air Quality :  4 AQI  1.1ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.0mm
Sun Light : 1.8kLux, 4.5hrs   Solar UV :  0.0UVI  14W/m2
Last weather station contact: Sunday, 18 January 2026 at 20:17:43. Updated in seconds

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⛅ 18 Jan 2026 4:14PM: Live: Flooding in Northland isolates communities, prompts warnings (rnz.co.nz) 1/10 ⛅ 18 Jan 2026 6:56PM: Tramper missing in Kahurangi National Park found alive (rnz.co.nz) 2/10 ⛅ 18 Jan 2026 7:45PM: Inside Northland floods: Through the eyes of Ōakura residents (rnz.co.nz) 3/10 ⛅ 18 Jan 2026 7:25PM: Government seeks urgent advice on how to protect Auckland rockpools (rnz.co.nz) 4/10 ⛅ 18 Jan 2026 6:34AM: Red panda Sundar dies after decade at Wellington Zoo (rnz.co.nz) 5/10 ⛅ 18 Jan 2026 6:40AM: Pharmac seeking clinical advice on funding Wegovy weight loss medication (rnz.co.nz) 6/10 ⛅ 18 Jan 2026 9:02AM: Pedestrian killed after being hit by car overnight in Northland's Bay of Islands (rnz.co.nz) 7/10 ⛅ 18 Jan 2026 9:54AM: Person dies day after serious crash in Whakatāne (rnz.co.nz) 8/10 ⛅ 18 Jan 2026 10:59AM: Warning after sewage leak into Wellington harbour (rnz.co.nz) 9/10 ⛅ 17 Jan 2026 9:09PM: One person left with moderate injuries, after unprovoked attack on Onehunga bus (rnz.co.nz) 10/10


 Weather Warnings
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 Weather Forecast
Tonight
Cloudy
13°C
Cloudy		 Tomorrow
Mostly Cloudy
20°C
Mostly Cloudy
Cloudy. Gusty winds this evening. Low 13C. Winds SE at 30 to 50 km/h.
Chance of Rain: 8%
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: Waning Crescent       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
04:51
Moonset
20:41
Visibility
0% 		Sunrise
06:08
Sunset
20:47
Day Length
14.38 Hrs
Moon Phase: Waning Crescent
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 1min 43s less daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 20:17:43 18/01/2026
Time Zone: UTC +13:00(NZDT)
System Up: 3 days 0 hours
Prgm Up: 3 days 0 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 2012 Nov 
                   Monthly Climatological Summary for Nov 2012

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  15.8  24.0   13:24   9.5   07:07   3.6   1.1   0.0   8.1  25.6   17:36     W
 2  14.7  17.3   12:30  12.7   03:18   3.6   0.0   0.0  12.9  33.1   15:34     W
 3  14.3  18.3   09:33  10.3   23:39   4.0   0.0   2.4  12.6  43.9   17:19    NW
 4  11.4  16.2   13:22   8.6   06:43   6.9   0.0   2.1   6.5  28.1   16:25   WNW
 5  12.6  20.2   15:11   6.9   06:24   5.9   0.2   0.0  11.2  34.2   21:24   NNW
 6  10.2  15.5   13:36   6.7   23:49   8.1   0.0   0.0   9.9  36.7   12:51   ESE
 7  10.1  18.2   13:43   2.3   06:02   8.2   0.0   0.0   6.7  33.1   18:45   ESE
 8  11.5  18.3   14:19   4.5   06:07   6.8   0.0   0.0   8.1  28.1   12:32     E
 9  14.0  22.4   14:54   4.9   06:07   5.2   0.9   0.0   5.9  20.9   15:07     W
10  14.8  22.6   12:41   7.8   03:19   4.0   0.5   0.0  11.8  45.4   16:03   WNW
11  13.4  17.6   16:01  11.3   06:27   4.8   0.0   2.4  11.7  34.2   15:52   WNW
12  12.3  17.7   12:01   8.6   04:50   6.0   0.0   0.3   8.8  34.2   14:24   ESE
13  11.0  15.2   12:47   7.9   05:18   7.3   0.0   0.0  10.8  35.6   09:23     E
14  12.4  17.8   15:13   8.4   04:53   5.9   0.0   0.0  10.8  35.6   16:51     W
15  15.6  22.0   15:55  10.8   00:42   3.4   0.7   0.0  11.2  28.1   09:27     W
16  15.0  20.2   13:31  11.4   06:22   3.5   0.2   0.6   9.2  36.7   15:04     W
17  14.0  17.7   16:49  11.5   04:31   4.3   0.0   1.8  10.9  37.8   20:36    NW
18  13.4  17.5   13:59   9.3   06:25   4.9   0.0  11.7  17.5  47.9   13:21   WNW
19  14.2  20.6   13:30   8.6   06:01   4.3   0.2   0.0  10.8  36.7   14:51   WNW
20  14.7  19.6   17:13   9.8   05:42   3.7   0.1   0.0   5.9  17.3   08:56     W
21  16.5  25.9   13:37   7.5   05:58   3.6   1.8   0.0   6.0  22.0   15:56   WSW
22  18.5  27.2   13:20  10.7   04:46   2.4   2.6   0.0   7.4  22.0   19:17   WNW
23  15.1  18.9   15:09  12.6   06:35   3.2   0.0   0.0  11.8  36.7   15:03     W
24  15.9  23.8   14:21  10.5   04:42   3.2   0.8   0.0   7.3  22.0   11:27   WNW
25  15.9  22.7   12:22  10.5   03:07   3.1   0.7   0.0  13.0  42.8   21:03     W
26  16.5  22.6   15:12  13.8   05:57   2.3   0.4   2.7  18.9  40.3   13:59   WNW
27  17.0  24.2   12:50  13.5   05:12   2.2   0.9   0.0  14.7  37.8   16:55   WNW
28  16.8  22.1   13:49  13.4   06:01   2.2   0.8   0.0  18.9  39.2   23:57   WNW
29  16.0  21.1   14:31  13.4   00:55   2.6   0.3   0.0  22.7  43.9   01:50   WNW
30  12.0  17.5   15:27   6.8   05:11   6.3   0.0   4.2   8.4  30.6   04:31     E
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    14.2  27.2    22     2.3     7   135.5  12.2  28.2  11.0  47.9    18     WNW

Max >=  27.0:  1
Max <=   0.0:  0
Min <=   0.0:  0
Min <= -18.0:  0
Max Rain: 11.7 on day 18
Days of Rain: 9 (>= 0.2 mm)  6 (>= 2.0 mm)  0 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3  Cool Base: 18.3  Method: Integration