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Good Afternoon - Today is: Tuesday, 20 October 2026 13:03:36 NZDT
FORECAST:
Lots of sunshine. High near 20C. Winds E at 15 to 25 km/h. It feels like 16.2°C. 2 clothing layers recommended.
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Temperature | : | 
18.5°C, 54% |
Pressure | : | 
1029.9hPa |
 Fire Danger |
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| Wind Speed | : |
ENE 11km/h |
Wind Gust | : |
 28km/h |
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| Air Quality | : | 4 AQI 1.1ug/m3 | Rainfall | : |
0.0mm |
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| Sun Light | : | 116.1klx, 6.6hrs | Solar UV | : | 8.0UVI 917W/m2 | ||||
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Last weather station contact: Tuesday, 20 October 2026 at 13:05:53. Updated in seconds |
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Weather Warnings
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Weather Forecast
Today
20°C |
Tonight
8°C |
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Lots of sunshine. High near 20C. Winds E at 15 to 25 km/h. Chance of Rain: 1% |
Moon & Sun Forecast
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Moonrise 13:13 Moonset 03:16 Visibility 63% |
Sunrise 06:23 Sunset 19:43 Day Length 13.20 hrs |
Moon Phase: Waxing Gibbous
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 2min 34s more daylight tomorrow
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 2min 34s more daylight tomorrow
System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 13:05:53 20/10/2026
Time Zone: UTC +13:00(NZDT)
System Up: 69 days 16 hours
Prgm Up: 18 days 17 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: 13:05:53 20/10/2026
Time Zone: UTC +13:00(NZDT)
System Up: 69 days 16 hours
Prgm Up: 18 days 17 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 2018 Dec
Monthly Climatological Summary for Dec 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
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01 16.9 20.6 14:01 14.2 22:18 1.8 0.4 3.2 13.2 54.1 07:59 ENE
02 18.6 24.7 14:25 14.9 00:00 1.1 1.4 0.0 12.1 56.2 02:55 ENE
03 19.6 26.5 12:44 15.0 23:52 0.9 2.2 1.6 5.8 46.9 01:53 E
04 17.9 25.4 10:50 13.8 22:01 1.6 1.2 0.0 7.2 56.2 13:51 W
05 14.4 19.8 13:48 11.6 05:39 3.9 0.0 2.0 16.5 110.3 12:31 WNW
06 12.7 17.6 13:24 8.8 22:59 5.6 0.0 0.4 7.8 45.4 16:43 SSE
07 13.1 20.4 13:58 6.7 02:47 5.2 0.1 0.0 5.0 39.7 17:59 WSW
08 16.4 23.1 14:42 9.2 05:47 2.8 0.9 0.0 4.7 46.9 15:11 W
09 18.2 25.7 14:37 11.6 05:19 1.9 1.8 0.0 5.6 33.9 14:47 WSW
10 17.3 25.0 07:45 10.7 05:45 2.3 1.3 0.0 8.0 55.5 15:08 ESE
11 16.8 23.2 15:28 11.5 04:32 2.3 0.7 0.0 4.4 31.7 00:10 ESE
12 17.8 23.5 13:32 14.2 23:49 1.7 1.2 1.0 4.9 31.7 14:51 WSW
13 16.8 24.8 14:03 12.1 03:30 2.5 1.1 5.0 5.7 46.1 10:53 ESE
14 17.2 26.7 14:25 12.0 23:50 2.5 1.3 1.6 3.9 22.4 18:23 E
15 17.9 25.2 16:52 9.5 04:58 2.3 1.9 0.0 4.9 42.5 19:26 ESE
16 18.8 26.5 16:11 12.3 05:36 1.5 2.0 0.0 6.5 40.4 07:46 ESE
17 18.8 26.4 08:19 11.3 05:35 1.6 2.1 0.0 2.5 15.9 17:59 NW
18 17.9 22.9 17:13 14.7 04:13 1.3 0.9 1.2 4.3 31.7 18:46 NW
19 16.8 21.0 12:56 14.4 05:25 1.7 0.3 8.4 2.6 30.3 12:20 NW
20 15.8 18.2 17:21 13.9 23:15 2.5 0.0 10.8 1.1 12.3 15:45 SE
21 15.7 21.6 14:33 12.0 03:09 2.8 0.2 0.6 1.9 15.1 16:05 NW
22 15.7 22.3 17:10 12.1 03:35 3.1 0.5 5.8 2.3 20.2 02:49 NW
23 15.5 22.1 14:27 11.6 05:58 3.1 0.3 0.0 3.2 33.9 21:14 SE
24 16.0 17.8 12:52 14.3 00:53 2.3 0.0 0.0 4.7 36.0 16:42 E
25 16.6 23.4 14:43 15.5 02:56 2.0 0.3 50.2 2.5 24.5 08:10 SE
26 17.0 22.6 14:27 14.8 23:53 1.7 0.4 0.6 1.7 20.2 17:20 SSE
27 16.7 22.3 15:35 14.0 06:29 2.1 0.5 0.0 1.7 14.4 16:44 ENE
28 17.1 22.7 16:56 11.3 05:45 2.0 0.8 0.0 2.3 27.4 18:46 NNE
29 15.8 19.9 14:37 13.5 23:56 2.5 0.0 0.0 2.1 29.6 09:40 WNW
30 16.9 21.6 15:54 14.0 08:47 1.9 0.6 0.0 9.0 53.4 16:16 W
31 17.6 21.6 13:37 17.5 18:09 1.2 0.6 0.0 1.6 28.8 12:38 W
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16.8 26.7 14 6.7 7 71.7 25.0 92.4 5.2 110.3 5 E
Max >= 27.0 0
Max <= 0.0 0
Min <= 0.0 0
Min <= -18.0 0
Max Rain: 50.2 on day 25
Days of Rain: 14 (>= 0.2 mm) 7 (>= 2.0 mm) 1 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3 Cool Base: 18.3 Method: Integration
