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Good Evening - Today was: Monday, 5 January 2026 18:15:17 NZDT
FORECAST:
Cloudy early with some clearing expected late. Low 11C. Winds NW at 15 to 25 km/h. It feels like 19.4°C. 1 clothing layer recommended.
 Weather Forecast |
Temperature | : | 
20.8°C, 63% |
Pressure | : |
1017.9hPa |
 Fire Danger |
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| Wind Speed | : |
WSW  13km/h |
Wind Gust | : |
 28km/h |
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| Air Quality | : | 5 AQI 1.4ug/m3 | Rainfall | : |
0.0mm |
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| Sun Light | : | 39.4kLux, 8.7hrs | Solar UV | : | 2.0UVI 311W/m2 | ||||
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Last weather station contact: Monday, 05 January 2026 at 18:15:42. Updated in seconds |
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Weather Forecast
Tonight
11°C |
Tomorrow
23°C |
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Cloudy early with some clearing expected late. Low 11C. Winds NW at 15 to 25 km/h. Chance of Rain: 9% |
Moon & Sun Forecast
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Moonrise 22:28 Moonset 07:20 Visibility 96% |
Sunrise 05:55 Sunset 20:51 Day Length 14.56 Hrs |
Moon Phase: Waning Gibbous
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 0min 59s less daylight tomorrow
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 0min 59s less daylight tomorrow
System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 18:15:42 5/01/2026
Time Zone: UTC +13:00(NZDT) System Up: 4 days 20 hours
Prgm Up: 4 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: 18:15:42 5/01/2026
Time Zone: UTC +13:00(NZDT) System Up: 4 days 20 hours
Prgm Up: 4 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
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Monthly Climatological Summary for Dec 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
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1 14.3 20.4 13:40 8.8 06:00 4.1 0.2 0.0 13.7 40.3 17:18 W
2 16.0 20.2 12:48 13.9 01:12 2.3 0.1 4.2 26.2 57.6 13:35 WNW
3 17.2 22.4 13:46 11.9 23:54 1.9 0.8 0.0 20.4 49.0 03:50 WNW
4 15.0 21.0 14:35 8.4 04:24 3.7 0.4 0.6 9.9 29.5 14:26 W
5 19.3 27.6 13:10 14.6 00:10 1.2 2.1 8.7 11.3 45.4 12:44 WNW
6 19.1 27.9 13:22 14.4 23:55 1.6 2.3 16.5 10.9 41.8 14:23 WNW
7 13.7 17.6 14:03 9.6 23:36 4.6 0.0 11.4 18.3 58.7 11:07 WNW
8 14.4 20.8 13:45 7.8 05:28 4.4 0.4 0.0 7.8 25.6 13:33 W
9 16.4 22.0 13:57 10.9 03:05 2.8 0.9 0.0 9.9 29.5 12:02 W
10 16.4 20.0 15:10 14.1 04:20 2.0 0.1 0.0 11.9 34.2 18:03 W
11 17.2 23.5 13:03 13.2 23:55 2.0 0.9 0.0 9.8 35.6 18:39 E
12 16.8 23.1 14:47 12.7 04:10 2.5 1.0 0.0 17.0 31.7 00:19 E
13 18.8 26.1 14:04 11.5 05:52 2.1 2.6 0.0 8.4 29.5 17:50 W
14 17.0 21.8 13:13 13.4 05:11 1.9 0.6 0.0 13.8 36.7 14:06 W
15 17.8 23.1 15:16 14.0 23:58 1.5 1.0 0.0 9.2 23.4 13:11 W
16 18.5 27.2 13:05 10.0 05:33 2.5 2.6 0.0 7.5 28.1 15:02 W
17 20.2 25.3 17:04 16.0 01:41 0.6 2.4 0.0 11.0 31.7 13:57 W
18 20.5 24.8 13:23 18.0 06:32 0.0 2.2 24.0 7.8 25.6 14:46 W
19 19.3 23.5 12:33 15.9 23:22 0.4 1.3 1.8 14.4 42.8 10:17 WNW
20 21.4 30.0 15:41 13.6 05:42 0.9 4.0 0.0 11.3 24.5 01:51 E
21 21.7 28.3 14:25 17.1 05:52 0.1 3.5 0.0 9.6 30.6 13:59 WSW
22 21.4 25.9 13:06 17.8 23:40 0.0 3.1 0.0 8.0 31.7 15:24 W
23 21.6 27.8 15:22 16.9 01:25 0.3 3.5 0.0 15.4 34.2 12:26 E
24 22.5 27.0 16:10 18.8 04:58 0.0 4.2 0.0 19.2 39.2 17:40 E
25 24.8 30.8 13:42 19.8 04:40 0.0 6.5 1.2 14.8 31.7 12:17 E
26 22.8 32.2 14:07 17.1 23:58 0.0 4.6 9.6 4.9 34.2 15:22 SE
27 17.0 19.5 14:52 15.6 21:42 1.4 0.1 0.6 13.5 40.3 19:14 ESE
28 18.4 23.7 17:10 15.9 00:02 0.8 0.9 6.9 11.0 29.5 00:02 E
29 20.0 25.0 15:01 17.1 05:44 0.2 1.9 3.3 8.8 29.5 15:07 WSW
30 19.3 24.6 11:32 16.6 23:47 0.2 1.2 43.2 8.8 36.7 15:29 W
31 17.4 21.3 14:36 13.9 05:37 1.5 0.6 1.2 23.0 47.9 12:51 WNW
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18.6 32.2 26 7.8 8 47.5 56.0 133.2 12.5 58.7 7 W
Max >= 27.0: 9
Max <= 0.0: 0
Min <= 0.0: 0
Min <= -18.0: 0
Max Rain: 43.2 on day 30
Days of Rain: 14 (>= 0.2 mm) 9 (>= 2.0 mm) 2 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3 Cool Base: 18.3 Method: Integration
