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A new day, a new dawn - Today is: Thursday, 6 August 2026 05:57:53 NZST
Current: -0.5°C, Max: 1.1°C, Min: -1.0°C. It feels like -3.5°C
FORECAST: Partly cloudy. Cold. High near 10C. Winds NW at 10 to 15 km/h. Frost or heavy dew may be present. It feels like -3.5°C. 5 or more clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Settled fine | Sunrise: 07:19 | Sunset: 17:30 | Dawn: 06:50 | Dusk: 17:58
Weather Forecast
 Temperature : Current trend is Falling, changing by -0.1 °C/hr -0.5°C, 96%   Pressure : Current trend is Rising slowly, changing by 0.2 hPa/hr 1034.3hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  ESE  Current wind speed is Light air (F1) from ESE (102°) 4km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Rising 7km/h
Air Quality :  16 AQI  4.9ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.0mm
Sun Light : 0lx, 0.0hrs   Solar UV :  0.0UVI  0W/m2
Last weather station contact: Thursday, 06 August 2026 at 06:02:33. Updated in seconds

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⛅ 06 Aug 2026 5:50AM: City Rail Link opening date revealed as 13 September (rnz.co.nz) 1/10 ⛅ 06 Aug 2026 5:16AM: Early childhood advocates fear funding review will put business bottom lines over children (rnz.co.nz) 2/10 ⛅ 06 Aug 2026 5:07AM: Mt Eden Prison to be reviewed after 'significant changes and challenges' (rnz.co.nz) 3/10 ⛅ 06 Aug 2026 4:47AM: Another frosty start as MetService warns of negative temperatures (rnz.co.nz) 4/10 ⛅ 06 Aug 2026 4:47AM: Man due in court after violent rampage in Auckland's Epsom (rnz.co.nz) 5/10 ⛅ 05 Aug 2026 8:09PM: Man veered into teenage cyclists, allegedly killed dog in violent rampage in Auckland's Epsom (rnz.co.nz) 6/10 ⛅ 05 Aug 2026 6:26PM: Steps the Tauranga hospital cat goes missing, community launches search (rnz.co.nz) 7/10 ⛅ 05 Aug 2026 5:55PM: More cold weather on the way: 'There's going to be plenty of negative temperatures' (rnz.co.nz) 8/10 ⛅ 05 Aug 2026 5:38PM: Fire crews tackle house blaze in East Auckland (rnz.co.nz) 9/10 ⛅ 05 Aug 2026 5:30PM: English 'didn't have to compete' for official status - Māori Language Commissioner (rnz.co.nz) 10/10


 Weather Forecast
Today
Mostly Sunny
10°C
Mostly Sunny		 Tonight
Mostly Clear
-1°C
Mostly Clear
Partly cloudy. Cold. High near 10C. Winds NW at 10 to 15 km/h.
Chance of Rain: 6%
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: Last Quarter       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
00:32
Moonset
10:37
Visibility
54% 		Sunrise
07:19
Sunset
17:30
Day Length
10.10 Hrs
Moon Phase: Last Quarter
Sun Phase: Below Horizon
There will be 2min 6s more daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 06:02:33 6/08/2026
Time Zone: UTC +12:00(NZST)
System Up: 22 days 12 hours
Prgm Up: 0 days 14 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
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    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