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A late Good Evening - Today was: Tuesday, 18 August 2026 22:02:28 NZST
FORECAST:
Showers early, then cloudy overnight. Low 4C. Winds SW at 15 to 25 km/h. Chance of rain 30%. Chance of frost or heavy dew. It feels like 4.5°C. 4 clothing layers recommended.
 Weather Forecast |
Temperature | : | 
7.3°C, 72% |
Pressure | : | 
1022.6hPa |
 Fire Danger |
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| Wind Speed | : |
ESE  6km/h |
Wind Gust | : |
19km/h |
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| Air Quality | : | 27 AQI 8.1ug/m3 | Rainfall | : |
 0.0mm |
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| Sun Light | : | 0lx, 5.7hrs | Solar UV | : | 0.0UVI 0W/m2 | ||||
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Last weather station contact: Tuesday, 18 August 2026 at 22:08:07. Updated in seconds |
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Weather Forecast
Tonight
4°C |
Tomorrow
11°C |
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Showers early, then cloudy overnight. Low 4C. Winds SW at 15 to 25 km/h. Chance of rain 30%. Chance of Rain: 34% |
Moon & Sun Forecast
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Moonrise 09:21 Moonset 23:49 Visibility 34% |
Sunrise 07:03 Sunset 17:41 Day Length 10.37 Hrs |
Moon Phase: Waxing Crescent
Sun Phase: Below Horizon
There will be 2min 20s more daylight tomorrow
Sun Phase: Below Horizon
There will be 2min 20s more daylight tomorrow
System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 22:08:07 18/08/2026
Time Zone: UTC +12:00(NZST)
System Up: 7 days 2 hours
Prgm Up: 7 days 2 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: 22:08:07 18/08/2026
Time Zone: UTC +12:00(NZST)
System Up: 7 days 2 hours
Prgm Up: 7 days 2 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 2016 Jan
Monthly Climatological Summary for Jan 2016
Name: City Centre City: Palmerston North State: Manawatu
Elevation: 25 m Lat: S 14 21 15 Lon: E 175 37 32
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 21.7 29.3 14:19 14.8 06:00 0.7 4.2 0.0 5.2 35.3 16:20 E
02 20.1 23.7 16:30 17.1 23:51 0.0 1.8 11.4 1.4 13.7 20:51 ENE
03 18.8 26.5 13:24 14.1 22:39 1.0 1.5 10.8 2.9 29.6 14:05 SSW
04 14.5 18.2 18:15 13.2 23:57 0.9 0.0 0.0 3.9 33.2 18:34 E
05 17.1 24.9 16:29 9.7 04:40 3.0 1.7 0.0 3.6 23.1 19:29 ENE
06 18.5 25.7 18:34 11.7 06:01 2.1 2.3 0.0 4.4 30.3 04:50 E
07 19.5 24.8 14:18 15.5 02:18 0.8 2.0 0.0 6.5 36.8 16:31 WSW
08 20.6 26.1 11:24 16.3 03:07 0.3 2.7 3.0 10.0 60.6 17:28 W
09 18.4 22.3 13:34 16.0 22:20 0.8 0.9 0.0 13.0 57.7 11:31 W
10 17.3 22.3 13:36 12.3 22:12 1.6 0.6 3.0 11.5 52.6 11:15 W
11 23.0 24.1 18:00 13.1 00:00 0.0 4.7 0.0 2.9 19.5 19:40 NE
12 17.7 21.5 14:44 15.7 10:47 1.0 0.4 0.6 6.2 38.2 16:55 WSW
13 17.7 23.2 14:28 14.7 23:45 1.4 0.8 0.3 6.4 41.8 19:51 W
14 19.4 27.6 14:44 13.4 04:16 1.6 2.7 0.0 7.5 40.4 07:55 ESE
15 20.3 24.8 16:37 17.3 04:27 0.1 2.1 0.0 11.6 61.3 15:29 WSW
16 21.5 26.8 14:16 15.9 06:09 0.3 3.5 0.0 5.8 36.8 14:57 WSW
17 23.1 32.1 16:47 15.2 06:06 0.4 5.3 5.7 2.9 23.1 19:04 E
18 21.9 28.5 14:40 18.4 06:12 0.0 3.6 1.2 8.6 48.3 15:08 E
19 21.3 28.7 12:39 17.8 06:39 0.0 3.0 18.0 5.0 38.2 12:20 W
20 20.4 25.8 13:41 16.7 06:34 0.3 2.4 0.0 6.6 43.3 16:45 WSW
21 18.8 23.7 14:48 16.3 06:49 0.6 1.1 5.1 6.6 31.0 14:14 WSW
22 20.2 25.5 16:16 16.1 06:31 0.4 2.3 0.0 7.6 38.9 13:32 WSW
23 21.4 25.4 13:11 18.6 07:17 0.0 3.1 0.0 7.4 45.4 10:47 WSW
24 21.7 29.5 14:23 16.5 03:53 0.3 3.7 0.0 4.5 28.1 16:46 WSW
25 21.9 28.6 13:30 16.7 06:28 0.3 3.9 0.0 4.4 31.7 13:40 WSW
26 22.8 29.1 16:11 16.4 06:29 0.2 4.7 0.0 4.7 28.8 13:51 SW
27 19.4 21.7 13:32 17.5 20:45 0.1 1.2 0.0 4.3 38.2 18:24 E
28 19.6 25.9 14:04 17.1 06:35 0.4 1.8 0.0 4.0 32.4 15:30 E
29 20.6 26.4 14:45 16.8 05:35 0.4 2.7 0.0 3.7 41.1 17:57 WSW
30 20.3 26.5 16:47 16.2 23:55 0.5 2.4 0.0 4.1 31.0 21:56 SSE
31 19.1 24.9 14:55 15.4 00:56 1.2 2.0 0.0 8.3 31.7 15:33 E
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20.0 32.1 17 9.7 5 20.7 75.1 59.1 6.1 61.3 15 WSW
Max >= 27.0 8
Max <= 0.0 0
Min <= 0.0 0
Min <= -18.0 0
Max Rain: 18.0 on day 19
Days of Rain: 10 (>= 0.2 mm) 7 (>= 2.0 mm) 0 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3 Cool Base: 18.3 Method: Integration
