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Good Morning - Today is: Tuesday, 21 April 2026 08:18:48 NZST
FORECAST:
Occasional light rain. High 12C. Winds S at 25 to 40 km/h. Chance of rain 80%. It feels like 5.6°C. A windproof and 4 clothing layers recommended.
 Weather Forecast |
Temperature | : | 
11.4°C, 68% |
Pressure | : | 
1007.3hPa |
 Fire Danger |
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| Wind Speed | : |
SSE  25km/h |
Wind Gust | : |
44km/h |
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| Air Quality | : | 6 AQI 1.6ug/m3 | Rainfall | : |
 0.0mm |
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| Sun Light | : | 2.4kLux, 0.5hrs | Solar UV | : | 0.0UVI 19W/m2 | ||||
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Last weather station contact: Tuesday, 21 April 2026 at 08:19:28. Updated in seconds |
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Weather Forecast
Today
12°C |
Tonight
9°C |
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Occasional light rain. High 12C. Winds S at 25 to 40 km/h. Chance of rain 80%. Chance of Rain: 76% |
Moon & Sun Forecast
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Moonrise 11:20 Moonset 20:06 Visibility 16% |
Sunrise 06:53 Sunset 17:40 Day Length 10.47 Hrs |
Moon Phase: Waxing Crescent
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 2min 26s less daylight tomorrow
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 2min 26s less daylight tomorrow
System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 08:19:28 21/04/2026
Time Zone: UTC +12:00(NZST)
System Up: 95 days 13 hours
Prgm Up: 95 days 13 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: 08:19:28 21/04/2026
Time Zone: UTC +12:00(NZST)
System Up: 95 days 13 hours
Prgm Up: 95 days 13 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 2019 Dec
Monthly Climatological Summary for Dec 2019
Name: City Centre City: Palmerston North State: Manawatu
Elevation: 25 ft Lat: S 40 21 32 Lon: E 175 34 22
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 20.8 29.3 13:51 15.6 23:59 0.5 3.0 0.0 5.8 46.1 12:22 WNW
02 18.9 23.4 17:59 14.8 05:13 0.9 1.4 0.0 3.1 26.7 13:51 WSW
03 19.2 26.7 11:26 15.2 15:52 0.6 1.6 6.4 8.7 68.5 14:55 NW
04 18.6 24.1 14:17 13.5 05:05 1.4 1.8 0.0 10.5 57.7 18:34 WNW
05 18.2 24.2 11:28 14.0 23:54 1.4 1.3 0.0 10.8 54.1 11:35 W
06 18.5 24.1 08:02 11.7 05:21 1.9 2.1 0.0 7.7 58.4 18:01 W
07 19.5 27.2 13:49 11.4 04:16 1.8 3.0 0.0 5.5 46.9 13:18 WNW
08 17.2 22.7 13:28 14.4 22:33 1.6 0.5 25.4 4.2 49.0 17:18 NW
09 16.4 22.3 15:43 12.3 23:34 2.6 0.7 0.0 7.0 38.2 14:27 W
10 16.3 23.1 15:31 8.7 05:36 3.0 1.0 0.0 5.9 49.0 18:00 ENE
11 18.2 26.7 17:25 11.0 04:47 2.2 2.1 0.0 6.4 58.4 09:23 E
12 19.3 25.5 17:31 13.8 04:05 1.3 2.3 0.0 6.6 38.9 14:35 ESE
13 18.8 24.8 14:40 13.3 04:03 1.3 1.8 0.0 6.2 38.9 11:22 W
14 17.9 21.9 11:24 14.3 06:10 1.2 0.9 0.0 9.6 49.0 15:13 W
15 17.7 23.1 16:06 11.9 03:59 1.8 1.2 0.0 7.6 49.7 15:45 W
16 19.1 27.9 13:10 15.0 04:49 0.8 1.6 12.0 2.8 31.0 13:40 WSW
17 20.0 26.4 15:02 16.4 23:54 0.3 2.1 1.4 3.7 33.2 17:37 ENE
18 14.1 18.0 16:24 11.3 08:35 4.2 0.0 14.4 5.2 38.2 14:08 NNE
19 15.3 20.3 13:32 11.8 02:55 3.1 0.1 0.0 10.3 44.7 13:10 WNW
20 15.6 20.9 13:37 10.8 23:51 3.0 0.2 7.0 10.0 49.0 14:42 WNW
21 15.1 20.9 15:20 9.0 05:45 3.4 0.2 1.6 4.9 36.0 11:12 SE
22 16.7 26.4 14:04 6.8 05:24 3.5 1.8 0.0 3.8 31.0 16:39 NW
23 17.7 25.5 08:26 11.1 04:54 2.1 1.5 0.0 5.2 37.5 18:37 ESE
24 18.0 22.3 13:26 14.4 23:52 1.2 1.0 0.0 5.9 36.8 12:33 SE
25 16.9 23.1 14:14 13.1 05:52 2.3 0.9 0.0 6.8 37.5 18:53 E
26 17.3 24.2 15:09 13.2 02:32 2.0 1.1 0.0 5.0 46.9 18:00 E
27 17.1 21.6 12:09 13.3 03:59 1.9 0.6 0.0 8.4 46.1 15:00 W
28 17.3 22.1 15:38 12.5 23:20 1.9 0.9 0.0 9.3 44.7 07:43 W
29 16.9 23.6 08:20 11.2 05:15 2.3 1.0 0.0 9.3 53.4 19:14 WNW
30 17.2 22.3 17:29 13.7 05:42 1.7 0.6 4.2 6.7 38.9 14:53 WNW
31 18.8 26.3 15:11 12.5 05:56 1.6 2.2 0.0 5.0 38.9 18:38 S
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17.7 29.3 1 6.8 22 58.8 40.5 72.4 6.7 68.5 3 WNW
Max >= 27.0 3
Max <= 0.0 0
Min <= 0.0 0
Min <= -18.0 0
Max Rain: 25.4 on day 8
Days of Rain: 8 (>= 0.2 mm) 6 (>= 2.0 mm) 1 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3 Cool Base: 18.3 Method: Integration
