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Good Afternoon - Today is: Wednesday, 7 October 2026 14:31:48 NZDT
Current: 16.7°C, Max: 17.2°C, Min: 5.7°C. It feels like 13.5°C
FORECAST: Abundant sunshine. High 19C. Winds W at 10 to 15 km/h. It feels like 13.5°C. 3 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Fairly fine, showery later | Sunrise: 06:43 | Sunset: 19:29 | Dawn: 06:15 | Dusk: 19:57
Weather Forecast
 Temperature : Current trend is Rising, changing by 0.8 °C/hr 16.7°C, 54%   Pressure : Current trend is Falling slowly, changing by -0.4 hPa/hr 1020.1hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed : Current wind speed is Gentle breeze (F3) from W (277°)   W  13km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Rising 24km/h
Air Quality :  8 AQI  2.1ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.0mm
Sun Light : 100.3klx, 6.1hrs   Solar UV :  7.0UVI  792W/m2
Last weather station contact: Wednesday, 07 October 2026 at 14:33:01. Updated in seconds

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  News  

⛅ 07 Oct 2026 2:09PM: 'Suspicious circumstances': Woman found dead in Waiheke Island home an hour after welfare check (rnz.co.nz) 1/10 ⛅ 07 Oct 2026 1:56PM: Woman charged with attempted murder over knife attack unable to appear in court again (rnz.co.nz) 2/10 ⛅ 07 Oct 2026 1:39PM: 'Let's rally behind them': PNG commits to help Tuvalu at Pre-COP climate meet (rnz.co.nz) 3/10 ⛅ 07 Oct 2026 1:22PM: Why Takanini is key for Indian representation in Parliament (rnz.co.nz) 4/10 ⛅ 07 Oct 2026 1:20PM: Fire near Queenstown surges to cover 1200 hectares as winds fuel flames (rnz.co.nz) 5/10 ⛅ 07 Oct 2026 1:14PM: Auckland mayor Wayne Brown calls National's road plan 'idiotic' (rnz.co.nz) 6/10 ⛅ 07 Oct 2026 1:01PM: French Polynesia proposes independence process at UN (rnz.co.nz) 7/10 ⛅ 07 Oct 2026 12:25PM: Plane declares mayday near Hawke's Bay Airport (rnz.co.nz) 8/10 ⛅ 07 Oct 2026 12:23PM: Cook Islands and PNG name mixed squads for Rugby League World Cup (rnz.co.nz) 9/10 ⛅ 07 Oct 2026 11:14AM: 'Respect the people': Fiji coalition clash over Rabuka's fast-tracked constitutional referendum (rnz.co.nz) 10/10


 Weather Forecast
Today
Sunny
19°C
Sunny		 Tonight
Partly Cloudy
7°C
Partly Cloudy
Abundant sunshine. High 19C. Winds W at 10 to 15 km/h.
Chance of Rain: 2%
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: Waning Crescent       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
04:50
Moonset
15:42
Visibility
15% 		Sunrise
06:43
Sunset
19:29
Day Length
12.46 hrs
Moon Phase: Waning Crescent
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 2min 39s more daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 14:33:01 7/10/2026
Time Zone: UTC +13:00(NZDT)
System Up: 56 days 18 hours
Prgm Up: 5 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 2017 
                   Annual Climatological Summary for 2017

Name: City Centre   City: Palmerston North   State: Manawatu
Elevation: 25 m  Lat: S 40 20 57   Lon: E 175 36 55

                  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
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 17  1  21.9  13.2  17.0  -0.9    61    22  27.8  28   6.2    5    1    0    0    0
 17  2  24.2  14.1  18.5   0.3    39    44  28.9  28   9.7   10    3    0    0    0
 17  3  22.5  13.8  17.4   0.8    56    28  28.5  10   9.1   16    1    0    0    0
 17  4  19.9  10.4  13.4  -0.7   169     8  23.9  11   5.0   21    0    0    0    0
 17  5  16.1   7.0  11.3  -0.1   216     0  21.8  10   1.1   21    0    0    0    0
 17  6  14.5   5.4   9.6   0.3   260     0  17.4  20   0.9   15    0    0    0    0
 17  7  13.5   4.9   9.1   0.5   284     0  17.4  19   0.0   29    0    0    1    0
 17  8  15.8   6.7  10.7   1.3   235     0  21.8  28   1.1   24    0    0    0    0
 17  9  16.7   8.4  12.0   0.9   189     1  22.2  15   2.7   12    0    0    0    0
 17 10  18.4  10.5  13.8   1.1   142     4  23.8  31   3.6   19    0    0    0    0
 17 11  21.9  11.1  15.6   1.2   101    21  28.4  28   7.5   16    2    0    0    0
 17 12  24.9  13.3  18.4   2.0    50    55  30.6   7   7.3   28    6    0    0    0
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        19.2   9.9  13.9   0.6  1803   183  30.6 Dec   0.0  Jul   13    0    1    0

                                Precipitation (mm)

              Dep.   Max        Days of Rain
              From   Obs.           >=
 YR MO Total  Norm   Day Date  0.2  2.0 20.0
---------------------------------------------
 17  1  69.5   4.5  29.3   3    15    7    1
 17  2  64.2   2.2  28.4  17    10    5    2
 17  3  76.0   2.0  13.4  30    12    9    0
 17  4 163.4  87.4  40.8   4    13    9    3
 17  5  92.2  43.2  29.8  24    14    8    1
 17  6  22.0 -65.0   8.0   6    12    4    0
 17  7  79.3 -14.7  23.3  13    19   10    1
 17  8  55.3 -26.7  10.0   1    15   11    0
 17  9  85.0   2.0  24.8   9    21   10    1
 17 10  44.7 -45.3   8.4  11    18    7    0
 17 11   8.8 -69.2   6.2   8     5    1    0
 17 12  32.0 -61.0  28.0  20     4    2    1
---------------------------------------------
       792.4-140.6  40.8  Apr  158   83   10

                                Wind Speed (km/h)
                          Dom
 YR MO   Avg.  Hi   Date  Dir
------------------------------
 17  1   9.7 103.8   15   WNW
 17  2   6.6  77.1   13   WNW
 17  3   5.4 103.8    4   NNW
 17  4   3.2  99.5    6    NE
 17  5   3.0  98.8   19   WNW
 17  6   3.6  80.8   14   NNE
 17  7   4.1  88.0   15     N
 17  8   4.6  88.0   20   NNW
 17  9   7.4  95.9    8   WNW
 17 10   9.9  95.2   23   WNW
 17 11   6.2  86.5    4   WNW
 17 12   6.8  64.2   19     W
------------------------------
         5.9 103.8  Jan    NW