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Good Evening - Today was: Sunday, 18 October 2026 19:38:29 NZDT
Current: 12.7°C, Max: 17.2°C, Min: 4.1°C. It feels like 11.3°C
FORECAST: Partly cloudy skies early will give way to cloudy skies late. Low 6C. Winds NNW at 10 to 15 km/h. It feels like 11.3°C. 3 clothing layers recommended.
Temperature : Current trend is Falling, changing by -0.9 °C/hr 12.7°C, 76%   Pressure : Current trend is Rising slowly, changing by 0.1 hPa/hr 1029.3hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed : Current wind speed is Light air (F1) from SW (221°)   SW  6km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Rising 11km/h
Air Quality :  8 AQI  2.1ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.0mm
Sun Light : 506.3lx, 9.5hrs   Solar UV :  0.0UVI  4W/m2
Last weather station contact: Sunday, 18 October 2026 at 19:40:36. Updated in seconds

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 Weather Forecast
Tonight
Mostly Cloudy
6°C
Mostly Cloudy		 Tomorrow
Partly Cloudy
19°C
Partly Cloudy
Partly cloudy skies early will give way to cloudy skies late. Low 6C. Winds NNW at 10 to 15 km/h.
Chance of Rain: 9%
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: First Quarter       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
11:07
Moonset
02:07
Visibility
46% 		Sunrise
06:26
Sunset
19:41
Day Length
13.15 hrs
Moon Phase: First Quarter
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 2min 35s more daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 19:40:36 18/10/2026
Time Zone: UTC +13:00(NZDT)
System Up: 67 days 23 hours
Prgm Up: 17 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 2009 Dec 
                   Monthly Climatological Summary for Dec 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
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 1  19.7  21.0   13:22  11.4   05:22   0.0   1.4  23.1  11.1  27.0   00:22   SSE
 2  13.9  23.5   13:52  12.8   23:52   4.4   0.0  12.9   8.3  24.5   20:22   SSE
 3  12.8  16.0   14:22   9.2   23:52   5.5   0.0   0.3  19.3  31.7   17:22   ESE
 4   9.2  17.1   14:22   8.5   04:22   9.1   0.0   0.3  17.6  35.6   09:52   ESE
 5  11.5  23.0   15:52  10.6   03:52   6.8   0.0   0.6   6.4  13.3   10:22     E
 6  13.8  22.9   12:52  12.2   04:52   4.5   0.0   0.3   9.5  17.3   10:22   WNW
 7  13.0  22.8   16:53  12.3   22:53   5.3   0.0   0.3  11.5  22.0   04:22     W
 8  12.3  21.2   15:23   8.9   05:23   6.0   0.0   0.0   9.5  25.6   17:23   WSW
 9  13.8  22.6   15:23  13.2   03:53   4.5   0.0   0.0  12.4  34.2   17:23   WNW
10  13.6  24.3   15:53  13.2   00:53   4.7   0.0   0.0   6.7  15.8   14:53   WSW
11  16.8  24.3   13:23  14.5   02:53   1.5   0.0   0.0   7.1  25.6   13:23     W
12  18.1  20.5   01:53  13.8   22:53   0.2   0.0  13.2  24.0  46.4   19:53   WNW
13  13.9  21.8   14:53  12.1   04:23   4.4   0.0   4.8  18.5  36.7   16:23   WNW
14  15.0  20.6   15:53  11.8   23:23   3.3   0.0   1.2  15.7  30.6   14:53   WNW
15  12.1  19.4   16:23   8.6   23:53   6.2   0.0   0.9   6.8  14.8   09:53    SE
16   8.6  20.4   16:53   5.3   05:53   9.7   0.0   0.0   7.4  29.5   13:53     W
17  11.6  24.0   15:53  10.0   03:23   6.7   0.0   0.0   5.2  13.3   17:53    SW
18  12.2  20.7   14:53  12.2   00:23   6.1   0.0   0.0  17.6  37.8   15:53     W
19  13.9  22.7   16:23  13.9   00:23   4.4   0.0   0.6  16.5  28.1   21:23   WNW
20  16.3  20.4   13:23  12.6   23:53   2.0   0.0   1.5  21.1  42.8   12:53     W
21  12.6  20.8   16:53   9.0   01:53   5.7   0.0   3.9   9.9  22.0   01:23    SE
22   9.5  24.6   16:53   5.8   05:23   8.8   0.0   0.0   4.4  18.4   17:23     S
23  11.0  21.3   15:53   8.2   03:53   7.3   0.0   0.0   8.0  20.9   14:23     W
24  13.0  24.5   16:53  11.5   23:23   5.3   0.0   0.0   7.5  19.4   13:23   WSW
25  11.7  22.6   17:23  11.6   00:23   6.6   0.0   0.0   7.6  17.3   16:53     W
26  14.9  22.6   14:23  14.8   01:53   3.4   0.0   0.0  14.8  28.1   13:53     W
27  16.9  21.7   14:23  14.6   23:53   1.4   0.0  25.8  15.9  33.1   12:23     W
28  14.6  28.0   15:23  13.7   01:23   3.7   0.0   4.8   8.1  20.9   09:23     S
29  16.8  22.4   14:23  16.6   23:53   1.5   0.0  19.8  16.8  35.6   19:53     W
30  16.6  20.5   13:53   9.3   23:53   1.7   0.0   0.0  26.7  46.4   15:53     W
31   9.3  20.5   15:23   7.4   06:23   9.0   0.0   0.0   8.1  20.9   16:53     W
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    13.5  28.0    28     5.3    16   149.7   1.4 114.3  12.2  46.4    12       W

Max >=  27.0:  1
Max <=   0.0:  0
Min <=   0.0:  0
Min <= -18.0:  0
Max Rain: 25.8 on day 27
Days of Rain: 17 (> 0.2 mm)  8 (> 2.0 mm)  2 (> 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3  Cool Base: 18.3  Method: Integration