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Good Afternoon - Today is: Sunday, 3 May 2026 15:22:22 NZST
FORECAST:
Sun and clouds mixed. High 17C. Winds light and variable. It feels like 15.6°C. 2 clothing layers recommended.
 Weather Forecast |
Temperature | : | 
17.1°C, 62% |
Pressure | : | 
1033.0hPa |
 Fire Danger |
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| Wind Speed | : |
W  7km/h |
Wind Gust | : |
 18km/h |
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| Air Quality | : | 12 AQI 3.5ug/m3 | Rainfall | : |
0.0mm |
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| Sun Light | : | 27.8kLux, 6.2hrs | Solar UV | : | 2.0UVI 220W/m2 | ||||
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Last weather station contact: Sunday, 03 May 2026 at 15:24:01. Updated in seconds |
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Weather Warnings
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Weather Forecast
Today
17°C |
Tonight
7°C |
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Sun and clouds mixed. High 17C. Winds light and variable. Chance of Rain: 3% |
Moon & Sun Forecast
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Moonrise 17:44 Moonset 08:27 Visibility 98% |
Sunrise 07:05 Sunset 17:24 Day Length 10.19 Hrs |
Moon Phase: Waning Gibbous
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 2min 12s less daylight tomorrow
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 2min 12s less daylight tomorrow
System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 15:24:01 3/05/2026
Time Zone: UTC +12:00(NZST)
System Up: 107 days 20 hours
Prgm Up: 107 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: 15:24:01 3/05/2026
Time Zone: UTC +12:00(NZST)
System Up: 107 days 20 hours
Prgm Up: 107 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
The NOAA Climate Report provides a day-by-day, monthly and yearly look at the weather since 2009 in Palmerston North. This offers detailed records for the rain, wind and temperatures as well as totals and summaries all recored at the Palmerston North location.
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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
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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
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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
