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Poppy of Remembrance ANZAC DAY - 25/04/2026
They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning, We will remember them.
Good Morning - Today is: Saturday, 25 April 2026 07:16:55 NZST
Current: 3.6°C, Max: 6.3°C, Min: 3.2°C. It feels like 1.9°C
FORECAST: Abundant sunshine. High 17C. Winds WNW at 10 to 15 km/h. Frost or heavy dew may be present. It feels like 1.9°C. 5 or more clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Settled fine | Sunrise: 06:57 | Sunset: 17:35 | Dawn: 06:28 | Dusk: 18:02
Weather Forecast
 Temperature : Current trend is Falling, changing by -0.1 °C/hr 3.6°C, 95%   Pressure : Current trend is Steady, changing by 0.0 hPa/hr 1025.9hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  NE  Current wind speed is Calm (F0) from NE (44°) 1km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Steady 4km/h
Air Quality :  32 AQI  9.9ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.0mm
Sun Light : 2.4kLux, 0.5hrs   Solar UV :  0.0UVI  19W/m2
Last weather station contact: Saturday, 25 April 2026 at 07:18:02. Updated in seconds

 The Palmy Sun: Palmy Weather Newsroom
  News  

⛅ 25 Apr 2026 6:55AM: Live: Anzac Day commemorations around New Zealand (rnz.co.nz) 1/10 ⛅ 25 Apr 2026 6:07AM: NZ Remembrance Army calls for more volunteers to help restore veterans' graves (rnz.co.nz) 2/10 ⛅ 25 Apr 2026 5:13AM: Daughter dedicates decades to preserving the legacy of the 28th Māori Battalion (rnz.co.nz) 3/10 ⛅ 25 Apr 2026 5:11AM: Musician MĀ was born to brave a storm (rnz.co.nz) 4/10 ⛅ 25 Apr 2026 5:10AM: In pictures: 'The Sound of My Father' - a story of love, loss and connection (rnz.co.nz) 5/10 ⛅ 25 Apr 2026 5:10AM: Christchurch's new Te Kaha stadium completed without major incident - WorkSafe (rnz.co.nz) 6/10 ⛅ 25 Apr 2026 4:53AM: All Blacks star Jordie Barrett back to Christchurch where it all began (rnz.co.nz) 7/10 ⛅ 24 Apr 2026 9:47PM: Whānau carry legacy of Māori Battalion soldier George Manapiri Pitman (rnz.co.nz) 8/10 ⛅ 24 Apr 2026 9:47PM: Prisoner dies in custody at Mt Eden Corrections Facility (rnz.co.nz) 9/10 ⛅ 24 Apr 2026 8:53PM: Drone, dog used in search for missing Motueka man (rnz.co.nz) 10/10


 Weather Warnings
Warning WEATHER STATION WARNING
Low temperatures have been detected
Warning WEATHER STATION CAUTION
FROST or heavy DEW warning conditions have been met
 Weather Forecast
Today
Sunny
17°C
Sunny		 Tonight
Partly Cloudy
7°C
Partly Cloudy
Abundant sunshine. High 17C. Winds WNW at 10 to 15 km/h.
Chance of Rain: 5%
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: Waxing Gibbous       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
14:28
Moonset
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Visibility
58% 		Sunrise
06:57
Sunset
17:35
Day Length
10.37 Hrs
Moon Phase: Waxing Gibbous
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 2min 22s less daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 07:18:02 25/04/2026
Time Zone: UTC +12:00(NZST)
System Up: 99 days 12 hours
Prgm Up: 99 days 12 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
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       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
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         5.9 103.8  Jan    NW