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A late Good Evening - Today was: Tuesday, 17 March 2026 21:18:15 NZDT
Current: 17.3°C, Max: 26.0°C, Min: 11.2°C. It feels like 17.8°C
FORECAST: Some clouds. Low 11C. Winds light and variable. It feels like 17.8°C. 2 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Settled fine | Sunrise: 07:17 | Sunset: 19:35 | Dawn: 06:49 | Dusk: 20:02
Weather Forecast
 Temperature : Current trend is Falling, changing by -2.2 °C/hr 17.3°C, 78%   Pressure : Current trend is Rising slowly, changing by 0.5 hPa/hr 1022.1hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  WSW  Current wind speed is Light air (F1) from WSW (249°) 3km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Rising 8km/h
Air Quality :  8 AQI  2.4ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.0mm
Sun Light : 0Lux, 10.6hrs   Solar UV :  0.0UVI  0W/m2
Last weather station contact: Tuesday, 17 March 2026 at 21:20:55. Updated in seconds

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  News  

⛅ 17 Mar 2026 9:00PM: Shoppers struggle with rising costs of meat and veges (rnz.co.nz) 1/10 ⛅ 17 Mar 2026 8:27PM: Seven Oranga Tamariki workers on trial for assaulting two teens at youth justice facility (rnz.co.nz) 2/10 ⛅ 17 Mar 2026 6:40PM: Watch: Labour leader Chris Hipkins holds media conference over ex-wife's allegations (rnz.co.nz) 3/10 ⛅ 17 Mar 2026 7:04PM: Home invasion in Howick leads to police chase across Auckland (rnz.co.nz) 4/10 ⛅ 17 Mar 2026 7:57PM: Fire crews battle building blaze in Palmerston North (rnz.co.nz) 5/10 ⛅ 17 Mar 2026 6:33PM: Mother's fuel bill triples after child no longer eligible for government-funded school bus (rnz.co.nz) 6/10 ⛅ 17 Mar 2026 7:03PM: Rising cost of getting to cancer treatment: 'It's already hard times and this is going to make it a lot harder' (rnz.co.nz) 7/10 ⛅ 17 Mar 2026 6:20PM: Lines company offers reward to help reduce copper theft (rnz.co.nz) 8/10 ⛅ 17 Mar 2026 6:59PM: Union calls for government to offer targeted financial aid to home support workers (rnz.co.nz) 9/10 ⛅ 17 Mar 2026 5:41PM: Western Bay of Plenty sees boost in childhood vaccination rates (rnz.co.nz) 10/10


 Weather Warnings
No WarningsNo current weather
station warnings
 Weather Forecast
Tonight
Partly Cloudy
11°C
Partly Cloudy		 Tomorrow
Partly Cloudy
22°C
Partly Cloudy
Some clouds. Low 11C. Winds light and variable.
Chance of Rain: 9%
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: Waning Crescent       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
04:45
Moonset
18:37
Visibility
4% 		Sunrise
07:17
Sunset
19:35
Day Length
12.18 Hrs
Moon Phase: Waning Crescent
Sun Phase: Below Horizon
There will be 2min 42s less daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 21:20:55 17/03/2026
Time Zone: UTC +13:00(NZDT)
System Up: 61 days 1 hours
Prgm Up: 61 days 1 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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                   Monthly Climatological Summary for Jan 2024

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  17.7  21.5   17:22  14.6   06:01   1.2   0.6   0.0   7.5  45.0   13:53     W
02  18.2  22.0   17:17  15.2   04:11   0.9   0.7   0.0   5.9  50.0   14:23   WNW
03  20.1  25.5   15:50  17.0   02:17   0.2   2.0   0.0   3.7  31.0   12:31     W
04  19.3  23.0   15:53  17.4   06:42   0.1   1.1   0.0   7.0  45.0   13:03     W
05  18.5  20.7   13:35  16.9   05:27   0.3   0.6   1.6   5.2  37.0   10:27     W
06  18.4  20.0   11:59  17.0   06:41   0.3   0.4   1.0   3.4  36.0   16:23   ESE
07  19.4  25.7   17:31  15.7   05:09   0.7   1.8   0.0   4.1  34.0   17:02   ENE
08  20.6  27.3   15:41  16.9   06:00   0.2   2.5   0.0   5.6  43.0   17:19     W
09  19.8  26.1   15:55  15.0   03:54   0.8   2.3   0.0   6.3  48.0   13:39     W
10  20.3  25.7   15:25  15.5   00:59   0.6   2.6   0.0   6.2  48.0   11:42     E
11  20.6  25.4   13:21  17.0   06:47   0.2   2.5   0.0   7.5  54.0   14:32     W
12  20.1  26.3   15:35  15.1   04:49   0.7   2.4   0.0   5.5  42.0   09:17   WNW
13  19.4  24.7   15:08  15.3   06:01   0.7   1.7   0.0   6.4  48.0   18:13     W
14  21.0  26.4   15:40  15.2   06:40   0.4   3.1   0.0   9.8  53.0   15:50     W
15  18.8  23.5   14:08  14.8   23:14   0.6   1.1   0.2   6.6  50.0   11:33   WNW
16  18.5  23.7   15:33  14.2   04:38   1.3   1.6   0.0  10.9  63.0   16:04   ENE
17  21.7  28.8   16:32  16.4   04:58   0.5   3.9   0.0   5.2  37.0   15:45   SSW
18  22.7  29.3   16:22  18.2   05:17   0.0   4.4   0.0   3.7  27.0   16:07   WSW
19  23.7  30.5   13:49  19.4   05:16   0.0   5.4   0.0   4.7  43.0   12:21     W
20  22.2  26.8   13:02  18.9   04:08   0.0   3.9   0.0   5.5  47.0   17:26     W
21  23.6  30.2   16:06  19.8   04:10   0.0   5.3   0.4   3.6  29.0   18:47     W
22  23.2  28.4   14:59  19.5   04:03   0.0   4.9   0.0   5.0  53.0   13:28   ENE
23  19.9  24.4   13:53  15.6   22:15   0.4   1.9   3.2  10.2  58.0   11:20     W
24  16.5  21.2   14:00  12.4   07:11   2.2   0.4   0.0   6.5  50.0   13:23     W
25  17.2  22.8   14:21  12.2   01:28   2.2   1.1   0.0   6.3  48.0   10:13     E
26  17.9  25.7   15:03  10.0   05:20   2.3   1.9   0.0   5.0  48.0   10:43   WNW
27  17.8  22.8   14:06  13.4   00:56   1.5   1.0   1.8   6.9  48.0   14:24    NW
28  15.1  19.7   10:21  12.1   06:43   3.3   0.1   9.4   3.2  31.0   16:58    NW
29  17.3  23.1   13:23  12.7   00:46   2.1   1.0   0.0   6.5  49.7   14:56   SSE
30  20.2  27.0   15:26  16.0   05:54   0.5   2.4   0.0   5.8  41.8   00:32    SE
31  19.9  25.5   16:34  16.0   05:57   0.7   2.2   0.0   5.3  43.3   09:00    SE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    19.7  30.5    19    10.0    26    24.8  66.9  17.6   6.0  63.0    16       W

Max >=  27.0  7
Max <=   0.0  0
Min <=   0.0  0
Min <= -18.0  0
Max Rain: 9.4 on day 28
Days of Rain: 7 (>= 0.2 mm)  2 (>= 2.0 mm)  0 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3  Cool Base: 18.3  Method: Integration