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Good Afternoon - Today is: Saturday, 18 April 2026 15:21:32 NZST
FORECAST:
Cloudy with periods of rain. High 17C. Winds NW at 15 to 25 km/h. Chance of rain 100%. It feels like 17.8°C. 2 clothing layers recommended.
 Weather Forecast |
Temperature | : | 
17.4°C, 83% |
Pressure | : |
1002.4hPa |
 Fire Danger |
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| Wind Speed | : |
NW  5km/h |
Wind Gust | : |
 13km/h |
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| Air Quality | : | 3 AQI 0.9ug/m3 | Rainfall | : |
2.0mm |
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| Sun Light | : | 11.3kLux, 3.0hrs | Solar UV | : | 0.0UVI 89W/m2 | ||||
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Weather Forecast
Today
17°C |
Tonight
13°C |
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Cloudy with periods of rain. High 17C. Winds NW at 15 to 25 km/h. Chance of rain 100%. Chance of Rain: 100% |
Moon & Sun Forecast
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Moonrise 07:24 Moonset 17:44 Visibility 1% |
Sunrise 06:50 Sunset 17:44 Day Length 10.54 Hrs |
Moon Phase: Waxing Crescent
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 2min 27s less daylight tomorrow
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 2min 27s less daylight tomorrow
System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 15:22:02 18/04/2026
Time Zone: UTC +12:00(NZST)
System Up: 92 days 20 hours
Prgm Up: 92 days 20 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: 15:22:02 18/04/2026
Time Zone: UTC +12:00(NZST)
System Up: 92 days 20 hours
Prgm Up: 92 days 20 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 2017 Nov
Monthly Climatological Summary for Nov 2017
Name: City Centre City: Palmerston North State: Manawatu
Elevation: 25 m Lat: S 40 20 57 Lon: E 175 36 55
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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01 16.6 23.2 16:02 11.6 02:55 2.5 0.8 0.0 4.1 34.6 17:00 WSW
02 17.4 23.6 12:19 13.3 06:14 1.9 1.0 0.0 4.4 41.8 16:09 W
03 17.0 22.2 12:33 12.4 03:13 2.1 0.8 0.0 6.4 52.6 13:26 WNW
04 17.1 21.7 11:42 15.1 23:59 1.7 0.4 0.0 12.9 86.5 17:26 W
05 15.0 19.4 13:58 10.9 23:28 3.3 0.0 0.8 13.2 53.4 08:30 WNW
06 12.9 17.6 14:09 9.5 06:12 5.4 0.0 1.2 10.8 69.2 12:04 W
07 13.7 20.1 13:42 8.5 04:39 4.6 0.1 0.0 7.1 50.5 11:20 NW
08 14.7 18.1 05:01 11.4 21:30 3.6 0.0 6.2 15.3 82.9 11:53 WNW
09 13.4 18.7 12:52 8.8 06:09 4.9 0.0 0.0 10.1 66.3 16:31 WNW
10 13.5 18.3 14:13 11.2 02:43 4.8 0.0 0.4 8.1 52.6 17:52 ENE
11 12.4 17.1 15:50 7.8 06:06 5.9 0.0 0.0 5.9 49.7 09:39 ESE
12 12.0 17.3 15:02 8.5 05:04 6.1 0.0 0.0 3.1 26.7 13:30 SSE
13 12.8 18.7 14:50 9.4 02:16 5.4 0.0 0.0 4.2 42.5 12:23 ESE
14 13.7 20.9 13:58 8.0 05:41 4.8 0.2 0.0 4.3 30.3 14:20 E
15 14.7 22.1 13:39 8.2 06:10 4.0 0.4 0.0 3.9 37.5 15:35 WSW
16 14.6 22.0 14:17 7.5 05:54 4.2 0.5 0.0 5.4 47.6 18:45 W
17 15.6 21.9 15:40 10.8 04:59 3.3 0.6 0.0 6.9 37.5 11:44 WNW
18 13.8 18.7 14:51 11.0 23:45 4.4 0.0 0.0 7.1 58.4 17:56 ESE
19 13.2 17.3 10:43 10.5 03:51 5.1 0.0 0.0 5.7 47.6 09:00 ESE
20 14.8 21.9 15:30 10.6 03:02 4.0 0.5 0.0 5.9 41.1 12:42 E
21 15.4 23.2 13:47 10.5 04:44 3.2 0.3 0.0 3.4 22.4 17:11 ESE
22 16.6 24.1 17:01 10.7 05:34 2.9 1.2 0.0 4.7 41.1 09:49 SSE
23 18.3 28.0 14:52 11.4 02:41 2.3 2.3 0.0 3.7 30.3 17:39 W
24 17.0 24.6 12:39 11.8 04:16 2.4 1.1 0.0 5.0 51.9 16:09 W
25 18.2 24.6 14:23 13.7 04:35 1.7 1.6 0.0 2.7 28.8 21:05 E
26 18.6 23.7 13:37 14.8 05:31 1.2 1.4 0.0 5.1 34.6 07:25 E
27 19.4 25.5 13:18 14.9 06:21 0.9 2.0 0.0 4.0 27.4 14:41 WSW
28 19.2 28.4 13:56 13.8 03:44 1.3 2.2 0.0 3.3 41.1 15:21 W
29 18.7 26.5 16:17 13.3 03:56 1.5 1.9 0.0 3.3 44.7 14:55 WNW
30 18.9 26.1 15:35 14.3 01:54 1.4 2.1 0.2 5.3 46.1 18:40 E
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15.6 28.4 28 7.5 16 100.8 21.4 8.8 6.2 86.5 4 W
Max >= 27.0 2
Max <= 0.0 0
Min <= 0.0 0
Min <= -18.0 0
Max Rain: 6.2 on day 8
Days of Rain: 5 (>= 0.2 mm) 1 (>= 2.0 mm) 0 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3 Cool Base: 18.3 Method: Integration
