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Good Afternoon - Today is: Wednesday, 28 October 2026 14:50:16 NZDT
Current: 16.0°C, Max: 16.9°C, Min: 9.6°C. It feels like 11.0°C
FORECAST: Windy with rain showers. High 18C. Winds WNW at 40 to 55 km/h. Chance of rain 50%. It feels like 11.0°C. A windproof and 3 clothing layers recommended.
Temperature : Current trend is Rising, changing by 0.4 °C/hr 16.0°C, 61%   Pressure : Current trend is Falling, changing by -0.7 hPa/hr 1006.4hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed : Current wind speed is Moderate breeze (F4) from W (261°)   W  24km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Steady 42km/h
Air Quality :  9 AQI  2.3ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.0mm
Sun Light : 105.9klx, 5.4hrs   Solar UV :  7.0UVI  837W/m2
Last weather station contact: Wednesday, 28 October 2026 at 14:53:10. Updated in seconds

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 Weather Forecast
Today
Showers, Wind
18°C
Showers, Wind		 Tonight
Showers Early
11°C
Showers Early
Windy with rain showers. High 18C. Winds WNW at 40 to 55 km/h. Chance of rain 50%.
Chance of Rain: 49%
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: Waning Gibbous       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
22:38
Moonset
06:51
Visibility
95% 		Sunrise
06:12
Sunset
19:52
Day Length
13.40 hrs
Moon Phase: Waning Gibbous
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 2min 27s more daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 14:53:10 28/10/2026
Time Zone: UTC +13:00(NZDT)
System Up: 77 days 18 hours
Prgm Up: 26 days 19 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 2010 
                   Annual Climatological Summary for 2010

Name: City Centre   City: Palmerston North   State: Manawatu
Elevation: 23 m  Lat: S 40° 21' 15"   Lon: E 175° 37' 34"

                  Temperature (°C), Heat Base: 18.3  Cool Base: 18.3
                          Dep.  Heat  Cool                       Max  Max  Min  Min
        Mean  Mean        From  Deg   Deg                        >=   <=   <=   <=
 YR MO  Max   Min   Mean  Norm  Days  Days  Hi  Date  Low  Date 27.0  0.0  0.0 -18.0
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 10  1  23.7  13.3  14.9  -3.0   109     2  30.8  18   7.5   12    9    0    0    0
 10  2  26.4  13.2  18.4   0.2    15    19  31.8  24   7.7   20    8    0    0    0
 10  3  22.7  10.7  15.8  -0.8    80     2  32.6  11   2.0   18    3    0    0    0
 10  4  20.4   8.5  13.8  -0.3   136     0  24.7  10   2.2   10    0    0    0    0
 10  5  19.0   5.7  11.6   0.2   207     0  24.9  13 -11.1   16    0    0    1    0
 10  6  16.4   5.7  10.3   1.0   240     0  24.0  19   0.2   14    0    0    0    0
 10  7  16.5   6.5  10.5   1.9    54     0  20.8   4   2.1    1    0    0    0    0
 10  8
 10  9
 10 10
 10 11  26.7  13.7  19.0   4.6    16    30  35.5  20   7.3    9    9    0    0    0
 10 12  25.5  12.9  18.2   1.8    25    21  31.1  25   5.9   19    9    0    0    0
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        21.9  10.0  14.7   0.6   886    77  35.5 Nov -11.1  May   38    0    1    0

                                Precipitation (mm)

              Dep.   Max        Days of Rain
              From   Obs.          Over
 YR MO Total  Norm   Day Date  0.2  2.0 20.0
---------------------------------------------
 10  1  66.3   1.3  21.3  23    15    8    1
 10  2  48.0 -14.0  98.7   2    10    5    0
 10  3  40.5 -33.5  47.4   5    11    6    1
 10  4  31.5 -44.5  46.8  25    13    4    0
 10  5  33.6 -60.4  23.1  26     6    4    1
 10  6 115.2  28.2  26.1  10    20   14    1
 10  7   1.8 -92.2  24.3  11     2    0    0
 10  8
 10  9
 10 10
 10 11 621.9 543.9 550.2   9     8    4    3
 10 12  60.6 -22.4  15.9  18    12    7    0
---------------------------------------------
      1019.4 306.4 550.2  Nov   97   52    7

                                Wind Speed (km/h)
                          Dom
 YR MO   Avg.  Hi   Date  Dir
------------------------------
 10  1  10.1  45.4    4     W
 10  2   8.0  64.8   13    NW
 10  3  10.4 189.0   11    NW
 10  4   9.0  47.9   14    NW
 10  5   6.3  42.8   28     E
 10  6   7.2  49.0    1   NNE
 10  7   6.6  42.8    6   ESE
 10  8
 10  9
 10 10
 10 11  11.3  45.4   19   ENE
 10 12  10.2  55.1    4   WNW
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         8.8 189.0  Mar   NNW