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Good Afternoon - Today was: Friday, 11 September 2026 17:00:14 NZST
Current: 12.5°C, Max: 13.6°C, Min: 5.3°C. It feels like 9.5°C
FORECAST: Overcast with showers at times. Low 6C. WNW winds at 25 to 40 km/h, decreasing to 10 to 15 km/h. Chance of rain 40%. It feels like 9.5°C. A windproof and 3 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Occasional rain, worsening | Sunrise: 06:26 | Sunset: 18:03 | Dawn: 05:59 | Dusk: 18:30
Weather Forecast
 Temperature : Current trend is Falling, changing by -0.3 °C/hr 12.5°C, 82%   Pressure : Current trend is Falling slowly, changing by -0.4 hPa/hr 1004.0hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  W  Current wind speed is Gentle breeze (F3) from W (269°) 15km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Steady 32km/h
Air Quality :  16 AQI  4.4ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.4mm
Sun Light : 5.3klx, 5.1hrs   Solar UV :  0.0UVI  42W/m2
Last weather station contact: Friday, 11 September 2026 at 17:01:31. Updated in seconds

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 Weather Forecast
Tonight
Showers
6°C
Showers		 Tomorrow
Partly Cloudy
14°C
Partly Cloudy
Overcast with showers at times. Low 6C. WNW winds at 25 to 40 km/h, decreasing to 10 to 15 km/h. Chance of rain 40%.
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: New Moon       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
06:13
Moonset
18:08
Visibility
0% 		Sunrise
06:26
Sunset
18:03
Day Length
11.37 Hrs
Moon Phase: New Moon
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 2min 34s more daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 17:01:31 11/09/2026
Time Zone: UTC +12:00(NZST)
System Up: 30 days 21 hours
Prgm Up: 30 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 2018 Nov 
                   Monthly Climatological Summary for Nov 2018

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
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
01   9.9  13.1   12:40   4.0   23:58   8.4   0.0   3.2   8.2  49.7   13:46     S
02  10.8  17.1   11:40   2.3   05:47   7.5   0.0   0.0   6.0  54.8   13:56     W
03  12.2  16.7   15:06   8.8   06:14   6.1   0.0   4.6  11.8  70.7   14:54   WNW
04  13.6  16.5   14:47  10.7   23:16   4.7   0.0   1.0  18.6 106.7   12:36     W
05  12.9  18.0   13:35   8.7   23:59   5.4   0.0   0.0  10.6  54.8   09:50   WNW
06  14.1  20.2   11:56   8.5   00:16   4.2   0.1   0.0   6.4  38.9   13:00   WNW
07  16.7  22.0   13:10  10.6   06:10   2.3   0.7   0.0   8.9  33.9   22:49     W
08  18.8  23.9   12:45  16.0   01:07   0.9   1.4   0.0  11.7  59.8   13:10   WNW
09  16.8  22.7   13:27  10.5   23:52   2.2   0.6   1.6   8.0  43.3   12:30   WNW
10  12.6  18.1   13:28   9.3   05:47   5.7   0.0   0.0   8.0  50.5   21:49     E
11  14.0  20.7   16:23  10.1   01:57   4.4   0.1   0.0   5.6  38.2   01:07     E
12  15.3  21.3   15:15  10.0   05:10   3.4   0.4   0.0   3.7  43.3   17:22   WSW
13  15.7  22.9   15:18   8.3   04:22   3.5   0.8   0.0   5.2  55.5   15:25     S
14  17.1  24.9   14:20  10.7   05:21   2.5   1.3   0.0   6.0  39.7   18:14    SE
15  16.5  23.6   07:36   9.8   05:36   2.7   0.9   0.0   5.8  54.1   17:27   WSW
16  16.0  21.6   13:13  10.8   05:59   2.9   0.6   0.0   7.7  56.2   16:53     W
17  15.6  21.0   13:53  10.8   03:25   3.1   0.4   0.0   6.5  44.0   12:52     W
18  13.5  18.3   14:09  10.2   23:58   4.8   0.0   0.4   9.1  52.6   17:24     W
19  11.2  15.8   16:39   8.0   23:03   7.1   0.0   1.2   6.8  45.4   13:06    NW
20  11.8  20.2   07:41   6.0   06:07   6.5   0.0   3.0   4.6  34.6   16:16   WNW
21  11.7  20.4   12:37   5.8   05:23   6.7   0.1   4.4   3.4  37.5   16:41     N
22  11.5  17.7   14:39   8.3   05:32   6.8   0.0   0.8   3.2  36.8   15:10   SSW
23  15.4  21.9   16:00   8.8   04:32   3.5   0.5   0.2   7.2  42.5   23:21     E
24  17.2  22.6   16:41  12.6   06:02   1.9   0.7   0.4   5.9  42.5   15:17     E
25  15.3  19.6   11:03  13.5   04:55   3.0   0.0  16.4   8.4  49.7   10:25     E
26  13.9  15.5   15:52  12.9   10:30   4.4   0.0  20.8   5.0  38.9   16:31   ESE
27  15.2  21.5   15:19  11.1   05:17   3.4   0.3   0.0   4.7  42.5   13:22    NW
28  16.5  21.6   12:13  13.1   23:56   2.1   0.4   0.4   9.0  51.2   18:27   ESE
29  15.0  19.9   14:26  11.8   04:37   3.3   0.1   0.0   8.4  44.7   14:33   ESE
30  16.0  21.2   16:07  11.6   00:26   2.8   0.5   0.0  12.3  68.5   12:40     E
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    14.4  24.9    14     2.3     2   126.2   9.9  58.4   7.5 106.7     4       W

Max >=  27.0  0
Max <=   0.0  0
Min <=   0.0  0
Min <= -18.0  0
Max Rain: 20.8 on day 26
Days of Rain: 14 (>= 0.2 mm)  6 (>= 2.0 mm)  1 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3  Cool Base: 18.3  Method: Integration