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A late Good Evening - Today was: Tuesday, 8 September 2026 22:19:58 NZST
Current: 8.4°C, Max: 13.8°C, Min: 4.6°C. It feels like 6.6°C
FORECAST: Partly cloudy skies. Low 2C. Winds light and variable. It feels like 6.6°C. 4 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Becoming fine | Sunrise: 06:31 | Sunset: 18:01 | Dawn: 06:04 | Dusk: 18:28
Weather Forecast
 Temperature : Current trend is Falling, changing by -0.1 °C/hr 8.4°C, 82%   Pressure : Current trend is Rising slowly, changing by 0.5 hPa/hr 1011.3hPa
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 Steady 7km/h
Air Quality :  20 AQI  5.9ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.0mm
Sun Light : 0lx, 5.2hrs   Solar UV :  0.0UVI  0W/m2
Last weather station contact: Tuesday, 08 September 2026 at 22:21:05. Updated in seconds

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  News  

⛅ 08 Sep 2026 9:24PM: One dead after helicopter crash in North Canterbury (rnz.co.nz) 1/10 ⛅ 08 Sep 2026 8:46PM: Drug funding: 'We are way behind where we need to be globally' (rnz.co.nz) 2/10 ⛅ 08 Sep 2026 8:27PM: Police officers made 'split second tactical decisions' in fatal shooting of Kaoss Price, High Court told (rnz.co.nz) 3/10 ⛅ 08 Sep 2026 8:02PM: Two people arrested after hours long stand-off with Nelson police (rnz.co.nz) 4/10 ⛅ 08 Sep 2026 7:30PM: NZ science and maths students turn around 20 years of decline in international tests (rnz.co.nz) 5/10 ⛅ 08 Sep 2026 6:57PM: Neighbour 'in shock' after woman and two children killed in Rotorua home (rnz.co.nz) 6/10 ⛅ 08 Sep 2026 6:07PM: 'Dodgy' QR codes now also being found on Auckland Transport parking meters (rnz.co.nz) 7/10 ⛅ 08 Sep 2026 6:06PM: Birds flocking back after possums eliminated from Otago Peninsula (rnz.co.nz) 8/10 ⛅ 08 Sep 2026 5:23PM: One dead following two-vehicle crash in Auckland's South Head (rnz.co.nz) 9/10 ⛅ 08 Sep 2026 5:19PM: Small improvised explosive device found at Christchurch playground (rnz.co.nz) 10/10


 Weather Warnings
No WarningsNo current weather
station warnings
 Weather Forecast
Tonight
Partly Cloudy
2°C
Partly Cloudy		 Tomorrow
Sunny
16°C
Sunny
Partly cloudy skies. Low 2C. Winds light and variable.
Chance of Rain: 8%
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: Waning Crescent       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
04:45
Moonset
14:27
Visibility
9% 		Sunrise
06:31
Sunset
18:01
Day Length
11.29 Hrs
Moon Phase: Waning Crescent
Sun Phase: Below Horizon
There will be 2min 33s more daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 22:21:05 8/09/2026
Time Zone: UTC +12:00(NZST)
System Up: 28 days 2 hours
Prgm Up: 28 days 2 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 2018 Feb 
                   Monthly Climatological Summary for Feb 2018

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
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
01  22.5  30.2   15:23  16.1   05:57   0.2   4.4  10.0   7.8  53.4   11:33   NNW
02  18.6  22.6   16:25  14.6   23:46   0.8   1.1   1.0   8.6  58.4   12:28     W
03  15.8  19.9   13:04  12.0   23:49   2.6   0.1   0.0   4.2  33.2   12:36    SE
04  16.4  24.6   14:25   8.6   06:26   3.2   1.4   0.0   5.2  31.7   14:26   WNW
05  18.3  24.2   14:16  13.2   05:10   1.5   1.5   1.0  11.6  56.2   14:30   WNW
06  18.1  23.6   13:36  13.3   23:52   1.6   1.4   1.8  10.8  62.7   10:18   WNW
07  16.5  21.6   14:25  13.1   02:21   2.3   0.5   0.0  10.0  54.8   13:51     E
08  17.5  22.9   14:16  13.7   06:21   1.7   0.9   0.0   7.7  41.8   14:47     E
09  18.4  24.3   13:18  14.7   03:49   1.2   1.3   0.0   9.4  54.1   18:24     E
10  20.0  24.5   14:04  17.3   02:11   0.2   1.9   2.6   3.7  31.7   00:42     E
11  21.8  25.1   15:59  19.4   06:24   0.0   3.5   6.0   4.3  31.7   04:11     E
12  23.2  28.0   15:15  20.4   06:32   0.0   4.9   1.4   4.9  38.2   17:47   WSW
13  21.9  26.0   13:57  19.6   23:52   0.0   3.6   0.0   5.1  36.0   17:23     W
14  20.5  24.2   16:16  17.8   06:43   0.0   2.2   0.0   5.9  48.3   15:44     W
15  19.7  25.0   14:45  15.4   06:05   0.6   2.0   0.0   8.6  48.3   17:47     W
16  21.3  26.9   15:18  18.4   02:59   0.0   3.0   0.0   7.7  41.1   12:51   WNW
17  21.2  27.9   15:34  15.1   06:32   0.5   3.4   0.0   7.9  59.1   15:09     W
18  21.5  25.9   13:11  17.6   07:28   0.0   3.2   0.0   8.1  56.2   13:58     W
19  21.7  27.1   13:56  18.3   06:54   0.0   3.4   0.8   8.4  43.3   16:38     W
20  22.5  30.8   15:28  17.8   06:26   0.0   4.3  13.2   6.5  63.4   20:55     N
21  19.1  23.4   13:01  14.0   23:40   0.6   1.5   2.4  12.3  69.9   16:19   WNW
22  15.6  20.7   14:39  12.6   08:38   2.8   0.1   3.4   4.2  41.1   19:48     E
23  16.0  23.3   14:49   9.0   06:19   3.2   0.9   0.0   3.9  46.1   14:28   WSW
24  18.5  24.6   13:27  13.4   06:00   1.5   1.7   0.0   5.8  47.6   15:49     W
25  18.4  22.3   15:17  16.3   02:07   0.7   0.8   0.0  11.3  59.1   17:07   WNW
26  15.3  19.1   10:11  12.0   23:48   3.1   0.0   9.0   7.0  45.4   04:12   NNW
27  15.1  20.1   13:14  11.2   06:00   3.3   0.1   1.2   8.3  62.0   11:12     E
28  19.2  25.3   13:59  13.6   00:00   1.3   2.2   0.0   6.5  46.1   12:54     E
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    19.1  30.8    20     8.6     4    32.9  55.3  53.8   7.4  69.9    21     WNW

Max >=  27.0  5
Max <=   0.0  0
Min <=   0.0  0
Min <= -18.0  0
Max Rain: 13.2 on day 20
Days of Rain: 13 (>= 0.2 mm)  7 (>= 2.0 mm)  0 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3  Cool Base: 18.3  Method: Integration