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A very early Good Morning - Today is: Wednesday, 15 April 2026 03:26:37 NZST
Current: 11.1°C, Max: 11.6°C, Min: 10.6°C. It feels like 10.1°C
FORECAST: Becoming partly cloudy after some morning rain. High 17C. Winds WNW at 15 to 30 km/h. Chance of rain 80%. Rainfall around 6mm. It feels like 10.1°C. 3 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Changeable, some rain | Sunrise: 06:46 | Sunset: 17:49 | Dawn: 06:19 | Dusk: 18:16
Weather Forecast
 Temperature : Current trend is Rising, changing by 0.1 °C/hr 11.1°C, 95%   Pressure : Current trend is Falling slowly, changing by -0.2 hPa/hr 997.4hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  NW  Current wind speed is Light air (F1) from NW (315°) 6km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Rising 20km/h
Air Quality :  8 AQI  2.2ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Falling 11.4mm
Sun Light : 0Lux, 0.0hrs   Solar UV :  0.0UVI  0W/m2
Last weather station contact: Wednesday, 15 April 2026 at 03:26:46. Updated in seconds

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 Weather Warnings
No WarningsNo current weather
station warnings
Lightning 1 LIGHTNING STRIKES DETECTED TODAY
Last record: 12:08:34am 15/04/2026 at 31.0km away.
 Weather Forecast
Today
AM Rain
17°C
AM Rain		 Tonight
Rain Late
13°C
Rain Late
Becoming partly cloudy after some morning rain. High 17C. Winds WNW at 15 to 30 km/h. Chance of rain 80%. Rainfall around 6mm.
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: Waning Crescent       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
03:42
Moonset
16:24
Visibility
11% 		Sunrise
06:46
Sunset
17:49
Day Length
11.02 Hrs
Moon Phase: Waning Crescent
Sun Phase: Below Horizon
There will be 2min 30s less daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 03:26:46 15/04/2026
Time Zone: UTC +12:00(NZST)
System Up: 89 days 8 hours
Prgm Up: 89 days 8 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 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
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    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