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Good Morning - Today is: Friday, 10 April 2026 07:26:01 NZST
Current: 12.4°C, Max: 14.6°C, Min: 10.8°C. It feels like 12.5°C
FORECAST: Sun and clouds mixed. High 23C. Winds ESE at 15 to 25 km/h. It feels like 12.5°C. 3 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Fine weather | Sunrise: 06:41 | Sunset: 17:56 | Dawn: 06:14 | Dusk: 18:23
Weather Forecast
 Temperature : Current trend is Falling, changing by -0.1 °C/hr 12.4°C, 93%   Pressure : Current trend is Rising slowly, changing by 0.4 hPa/hr 1019.2hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Moderate Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  ESE  Current wind speed is Light air (F1) from ESE (107°) 2km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Steady 4km/h
Air Quality :  13 AQI  3.7ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.0mm
Sun Light : 3.2kLux, 0.8hrs   Solar UV :  0.0UVI  25W/m2
Last weather station contact: Friday, 10 April 2026 at 07:30:32. Updated in seconds

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 Weather Warnings
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 Weather Forecast
Today
Partly Cloudy
23°C
Partly Cloudy		 Tonight
Cloudy
12°C
Cloudy
Sun and clouds mixed. High 23C. Winds ESE at 15 to 25 km/h.
Chance of Rain: 3%
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: Last Quarter       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
23:13
Moonset
14:06
Visibility
54% 		Sunrise
06:41
Sunset
17:56
Day Length
11.14 Hrs
Moon Phase: Last Quarter
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 2min 33s less daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 07:30:32 10/04/2026
Time Zone: UTC +12:00(NZST)
System Up: 84 days 12 hours
Prgm Up: 84 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 Jan 
                   Monthly Climatological Summary for Jan 2017

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

                  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
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
01  19.1  23.1   13:23  15.8   01:36   0.6   1.4   0.0   9.3  49.7   13:26    NW
02  17.9  21.7   13:34  13.6   23:09   0.9   0.5   1.3   7.8  57.0   00:14     E
03  15.3  18.3   18:36  13.5   04:35   2.9   0.0  29.3   6.4  37.5   22:53    SE
04  15.7  20.5   14:59   8.4   21:40   2.9   0.3   1.5  13.2  62.7   09:22   WNW
05  13.6  20.6   17:01   6.2   05:28   4.9   0.3   0.2   4.8  37.5   13:35   WSW
06  13.9  18.7   14:19   8.3   02:48   4.4   0.0   0.0  10.0  51.9   14:27     W
07  16.5  21.9   12:28  13.3   06:51   2.3   0.5   0.0   9.3  43.3   14:56     W
08  16.2  20.7   12:55  13.4   02:17   2.4   0.2   0.0  12.8  53.4   17:24   WNW
09  16.9  19.2   16:52  14.7   03:21   1.5   0.1   0.4  15.0  77.9   14:57     W
10  17.8  21.8   14:29  15.5   23:58   0.9   0.5   0.0  11.7  58.4   01:20     W
11  19.1  25.0   14:58  14.4   01:40   1.2   2.0   0.0  11.8  96.6   13:59     W
12  19.9  26.5   13:00  15.9   04:33   0.5   2.1   2.4  13.1  59.1   18:51   WNW
13  17.1  21.2   16:51  13.9   06:19   1.7   0.5   0.0  13.5  52.6   14:45     W
14  17.3  22.1   16:46  14.4   06:10   1.5   0.6   0.0   6.1  51.9   17:51     W
15  18.1  22.5   11:49  15.1   06:40   1.1   0.9   1.1   9.2 103.8   19:26   WNW
16  17.4  21.5   14:21  14.3   05:31   1.4   0.5   0.0  13.8  54.1   18:42     W
17  18.6  23.5   15:44  14.3   06:54   1.2   1.5   0.0  12.5  48.3   14:08     W
18  19.4  25.7   17:12  16.5   02:14   0.5   1.6   2.2  11.9  57.0   14:24   WNW
19  17.4  20.6   13:23  13.0   10:31   1.2   0.4   1.3  12.3  92.3   13:26   WNW
20  13.6  19.4   14:00   9.1   06:49   4.7   0.0  13.4   2.7  21.6   01:28     S
21  14.7  22.2   13:24   7.4   06:25   4.1   0.5   1.1   3.0  20.9   17:36   ENE
22  16.9  23.4   12:11  14.0   21:48   1.9   0.5   5.9  12.5  66.3   13:45    NW
23  15.7  19.9   16:07  13.1   23:35   2.7   0.1   1.5  10.1  97.3   03:48   WNW
24  17.5  23.2   14:43  13.6   00:00   1.6   0.9   0.0   5.6  28.8   17:23   WNW
25  16.7  19.8   09:34  12.5   23:58   1.8   0.2   2.6  11.0  64.2   18:35   WNW
26  15.5  20.0   13:32  10.7   05:50   3.0   0.2   0.0   9.7  51.9   14:14   WNW
27  17.9  23.1   14:47  14.0   04:35   1.6   1.2   0.0  13.5  65.6   12:22   WNW
28  19.8  27.8   15:25  15.8   23:09   1.0   2.5   0.0   5.6  20.2   16:05   NNW
29  17.4  21.3   14:00  13.8   06:35   2.3   0.9   0.0   8.1  40.4   13:20   WSW
30  17.2  21.9   17:01  15.1   07:53   1.6   0.4   5.3   4.1  24.5   16:50     W
31  18.0  22.3   17:35  14.5   05:53   1.1   0.8   0.0   9.4  54.1   12:48     W
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    17.0  27.8    28     6.2     5    61.4  22.1  69.5   9.7 103.8    15     WNW

Max >=  27.0  1
Max <=   0.0  0
Min <=   0.0  0
Min <= -18.0  0
Max Rain: 29.3 on day 3
Days of Rain: 15 (>= 0.2 mm)  7 (>= 2.0 mm)  1 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3  Cool Base: 18.3  Method: Integration