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Good Afternoon - Today is: Monday, 16 February 2026 14:03:07 NZDT
FORECAST:
Rain and wind. High around 20C. Winds WSW at 40 to 55 km/h. Chance of rain 80%. Winds could occasionally gust over 65 km/h. It feels like 16.5°C. A windproof and 2 clothing layers recommended.
 Weather Forecast |
Temperature | : | 
18.7°C, 72% |
Pressure | : |
998.2hPa |
 Fire Danger |
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| Wind Speed | : |
SW  17km/h |
Wind Gust | : |
 33km/h |
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| Air Quality | : | 9 AQI 2.3ug/m3 | Rainfall | : |
2.1mm |
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| Sun Light | : | 69.4kLux, 1.3hrs | Solar UV | : | 5.0UVI 548W/m2 | ||||
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Last weather station contact: Monday, 16 February 2026 at 14:03:24. Updated in seconds |
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Weather Forecast
Today
20°C |
Tonight
13°C |
| Rain and wind. High around 20C. Winds WSW at 40 to 55 km/h. Chance of rain 80%. Winds could occasionally gust over 65 km/h. |
Moon & Sun Forecast
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Moonrise 04:47 Moonset 19:45 Visibility 2% |
Sunrise 06:44 Sunset 20:19 Day Length 13.35 Hrs |
Moon Phase: Waning Crescent
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 2min 33s less daylight tomorrow
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 2min 33s less daylight tomorrow
System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 14:03:24 16/02/2026
Time Zone: UTC +13:00(NZDT)
System Up: 31 days 17 hours
Prgm Up: 31 days 17 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: 14:03:24 16/02/2026
Time Zone: UTC +13:00(NZDT)
System Up: 31 days 17 hours
Prgm Up: 31 days 17 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
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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
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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
