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A very early Good Morning - Today is: Sunday, 18 January 2026 05:21:15 NZDT
FORECAST:
Cloudy. Gusty winds this morning. High 17C. Winds SE at 30 to 50 km/h. It feels like 10.8°C. 3 clothing layers recommended.
 Weather Forecast |
Temperature | : | 
12.8°C, 79% |
Pressure | : |
1019.9hPa |
 Fire Danger |
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| Wind Speed | : |
SE  9km/h |
Wind Gust | : |
 21km/h |
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| Air Quality | : | 8 AQI 2.1ug/m3 | Rainfall | : |
0.0mm |
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| Sun Light | : | 0Lux, 0.0hrs | Solar UV | : | 0.0UVI 0W/m2 | ||||
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Last weather station contact: Sunday, 18 January 2026 at 05:22:43. Updated in seconds |
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Weather Forecast
Today
17°C |
Tonight
13°C |
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Cloudy. Gusty winds this morning. High 17C. Winds SE at 30 to 50 km/h. Chance of Rain: 9% |
Moon & Sun Forecast
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Moonrise 04:51 Moonset 20:41 Visibility 1% |
Sunrise 06:08 Sunset 20:47 Day Length 14.38 Hrs |
Moon Phase: Waning Crescent
Sun Phase: Below Horizon
There will be 1min 43s less daylight tomorrow
Sun Phase: Below Horizon
There will be 1min 43s less daylight tomorrow
System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 05:22:43 18/01/2026
Time Zone: UTC +13:00(NZDT)
System Up: 2 days 9 hours
Prgm Up: 2 days 9 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: 05:22:43 18/01/2026
Time Zone: UTC +13:00(NZDT)
System Up: 2 days 9 hours
Prgm Up: 2 days 9 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 2023 Jan
Monthly Climatological Summary for Jan 2023
Name: City Centre City: Palmerston North State: Manawatu
Elevation: 36 m Lat: S 40° 21' 32" Lon: E 175° 34' 22"
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 17.4 20.1 18:35 14.5 04:59 1.2 0.3 0.0 4.9 38.0 18:52 ENE
02 18.4 21.7 16:08 16.0 01:56 0.7 0.8 0.0 7.4 61.0 12:42 NE
03 19.9 23.7 15:21 17.1 06:03 0.3 2.0 0.0 9.0 60.0 20:13 NNE
04 20.0 22.5 13:57 18.0 06:29 0.0 1.7 0.0 11.7 74.0 11:37 NE
05 19.7 22.3 16:55 17.9 05:52 0.0 1.5 3.4 6.8 38.0 02:28 NE
06 20.6 23.6 13:51 18.6 05:37 0.0 2.3 3.2 3.1 27.0 02:43 ESE
07 19.7 21.2 10:48 17.7 22:49 0.0 1.4 4.2 3.2 37.0 07:40 E
08 18.5 21.5 17:57 16.5 23:46 0.5 0.7 2.6 6.2 48.0 11:46 E
09 18.1 20.7 15:31 15.9 04:37 0.8 0.5 0.0 6.3 43.0 17:58 ENE
10 18.6 20.2 14:25 17.5 05:12 0.3 0.5 1.0 7.5 51.0 12:56 NE
11 19.9 25.3 15:47 16.9 02:05 0.4 2.0 4.2 8.9 54.0 17:55 E
12 19.0 23.6 16:14 15.9 23:26 0.5 1.1 0.0 7.7 53.0 03:23 ESE
13 18.9 23.2 15:39 15.3 06:49 0.7 1.2 0.0 3.8 34.0 09:04 ENE
14 19.2 25.1 16:28 15.9 06:22 0.7 1.6 0.0 4.0 27.0 10:39 ENE
15 19.3 23.3 18:00 16.3 04:51 0.5 1.5 0.0 5.5 45.0 16:44 NE
16 20.8 25.2 17:23 17.5 07:08 0.1 2.7 0.0 3.6 40.0 14:58 W
17 21.6 26.6 16:38 17.9 06:23 0.0 3.3 0.0 2.9 28.0 14:52 WSW
18 20.5 23.6 16:47 18.2 07:22 0.0 2.2 0.0 5.9 41.0 11:02 ENE
19 21.0 26.2 16:33 18.5 06:48 0.0 2.7 0.0 3.5 33.0 15:03 E
20 21.2 25.1 15:55 19.4 01:05 0.0 3.0 0.0 6.8 48.0 15:19 WNW
21 21.0 25.2 16:10 19.0 23:42 0.0 2.7 0.6 5.7 39.0 15:28 E
22 20.6 24.5 16:14 18.4 03:38 0.0 2.3 0.0 6.5 58.0 17:05 W
23 20.0 23.8 15:48 17.5 08:16 0.0 1.7 0.0 3.9 28.0 08:24 E
24 20.1 26.3 16:12 17.1 01:55 0.3 2.1 0.0 5.6 40.0 11:19 ENE
25 20.7 24.4 16:28 17.6 06:00 0.1 2.4 0.0 5.6 41.0 09:22 NE
26 22.1 27.6 16:27 19.3 03:48 0.0 3.8 0.0 3.3 28.0 18:19 WSW
27 20.7 23.6 13:38 19.5 06:39 0.0 2.4 14.0 1.8 25.0 13:48 ENE
29 20.6 26.1 15:17 18.3 05:16 0.0 4.7 19.8 5.4 40.0 08:41 ENE
30 22.6 25.8 16:09 20.1 07:23 0.0 4.3 8.2 3.1 24.0 16:16 SW
31 21.6 23.7 16:05 20.2 06:25 0.0 3.3 0.0 6.0 55.0 13:26 NE
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20.1 27.6 26 14.5 1 7.1 62.7 61.2 5.5 74.0 4 ENE
Max >= 27.0 1
Max <= 0.0 0
Min <= 0.0 0
Min <= -18.0 0
Max Rain: 19.8 on day 29
Days of Rain: 10 (>= 0.2 mm) 8 (>= 2.0 mm) 0 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3 Cool Base: 18.3 Method: Integration
