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A very early Good Morning - Today is: Sunday, 11 October 2026 03:46:58 NZDT
Current: 14.9°C, Max: 15.2°C, Min: 14.6°C. It feels like 15.1°C
FORECAST: Showers and thundershowers this morning, then mainly cloudy this afternoon with light rain possible. High 18C. Winds NW at 15 to 30 km/h. Chance of rain 100%. It feels like 15.1°C. 2 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Unsettled, rain later | Sunrise: 06:37 | Sunset: 19:33 | Dawn: 06:09 | Dusk: 20:01
Weather Forecast
 Temperature : Current trend is Falling, changing by -0.1 °C/hr 14.9°C, 88%   Pressure : Current trend is Falling slowly, changing by -0.5 hPa/hr 1021.5hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed : Current wind speed is Light air (F1) from ENE (58°)   ENE  4km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Steady 8km/h
Air Quality :  8 AQI  2.4ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.1mm
Sun Light : 0lx, 0.0hrs   Solar UV :  0.0UVI  0W/m2
Last weather station contact: Sunday, 11 October 2026 at 03:48:35. Updated in seconds

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 Weather Forecast
Today
Rain, Thunder
18°C
Rain, Thunder		 Tonight
Showers
12°C
Showers
Showers and thundershowers this morning, then mainly cloudy this afternoon with light rain possible. High 18C. Winds NW at 15 to 30 km/h. Chance of rain 100%.
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: New Moon       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
06:24
Moonset
20:15
Visibility
0% 		Sunrise
06:37
Sunset
19:33
Day Length
12.56 hrs
Moon Phase: New Moon
Sun Phase: Below Horizon
There will be 2min 39s more daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 03:48:35 11/10/2026
Time Zone: UTC +13:00(NZDT)
System Up: 60 days 7 hours
Prgm Up: 9 days 8 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 2016 Feb 
                   Monthly Climatological Summary for Feb 2016

Name: City Centre   City: Palmerston North   State: Manawatu
Elevation: 25 m  Lat: S 14 21 15   Lon: E 175 37 34

                  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  22.0  29.7   14:32  16.6   00:00   0.6   4.3   0.0   7.5  29.6   16:22   SSE
02  23.0  28.1   15:56  20.0   04:28   0.0   4.7   0.3   6.0  31.0   17:37   WSW
03  25.1  32.9   15:14  19.9   06:32   0.0   6.8   0.0   4.8  30.3   16:43   ENE
04  22.7  28.4   13:24  19.2   04:48   0.0   4.4   0.0   4.7  33.2   17:00    SW
05  22.6  28.0   13:21  17.3   03:55   0.2   4.5   0.0   2.8  23.8   09:30   WSW
06  22.9  29.4   14:25  18.9   23:17   0.0   4.6   0.0   7.1  48.3   19:50     E
07  21.6  26.2   14:28  18.2   07:41   0.0   2.8   0.0  10.6  46.1   13:54     E
08  22.5  26.4   13:23  18.6   22:50   0.0   2.6   0.0  11.5  40.4   14:21     E
09  21.2  22.1   19:57  20.2   23:54   0.0   0.5   2.7   2.6  16.6   20:11   WSW
10  22.3  27.8   16:19  18.4   08:11   0.0   4.0   0.0   4.9  31.7   15:36     E
11  22.3  28.6   16:06  18.7   23:56   0.0   4.0   0.0   5.5  31.0   14:47   WSW
12  21.9  27.0   15:22  18.7   00:00   0.0   3.6   0.0   5.5  28.8   17:12   WSW
13  23.0  30.0   15:20  16.6   08:07   0.0   4.7   0.0   2.8  25.2   17:25    SW
14  23.2  30.6   13:49  19.5   02:13   0.0   4.9   0.0   3.7  31.0   16:13    SW
15  22.7  29.5   13:20  18.6   01:30   0.0   4.4   0.0   4.0  28.8   16:18   WSW
16  23.3  29.1   13:30  18.9   02:23   0.0   5.0   0.0   3.5  26.7   17:39    SW
17  21.6  24.4   16:14  20.5   01:27   0.0   3.3   2.4   2.4  20.9   14:53    NE
18  22.8  26.9   15:14  21.2   21:11   0.0   4.2   9.3   6.7  38.9   16:29     W
19  19.8  24.2   15:10  16.6   04:30   0.3   1.8   9.2   5.8  60.6   16:54   WNW
20  20.3  27.3   16:15  16.1   05:51   0.6   2.5   0.0   1.1  11.2   13:08   WNW
21  21.7  31.4   15:21  16.1   05:26   0.5   3.9   0.0   0.4  13.3   23:07   NNE
22  21.9  29.8   15:38  16.3   06:22   0.4   4.0   0.0   1.7  18.4   12:59     N
23  20.6  27.5   12:25  16.2   03:53   0.3   2.6   0.0   0.6   9.7   14:26   ENE
24  20.6  26.5   16:23  17.1   03:46   0.2   2.5   0.0   0.8  11.2   12:41     S
25  19.8  24.8   14:32  16.1   02:49   0.4   1.9   0.0   0.8  12.2   13:34   SSW
26  21.6  31.6   15:51  10.7   21:12   0.9   4.2   0.0   0.8   9.7   14:48     S
27  20.7  26.9   12:02  17.7   06:58   0.0   2.4   0.3   1.2  12.2   13:10   SSW
28  22.7  30.5   14:24  17.1   05:02   0.1   4.5   5.1   0.6   9.7   14:07   ESE
29  20.8  30.9   16:08  13.9   23:59   0.7   3.2   0.0   1.8  17.3   19:39     N
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    22.0  32.9     3    10.7    26     5.2 106.8  29.3   3.8  60.6    19       S

Max >=  27.0 20
Max <=   0.0  0
Min <=   0.0  0
Min <= -18.0  0
Max Rain: 9.3 on day 18
Days of Rain: 7 (>= 0.2 mm)  5 (>= 2.0 mm)  0 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3  Cool Base: 18.3  Method: Integration