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Good Morning - Today is: Monday, 21 September 2026 09:05:08 NZST
Current: 10.6°C, Max: 10.6°C, Min: 2.3°C. It feels like 7.8°C
FORECAST: Cloudy with gusty winds. High 13C. Winds WNW at 30 to 50 km/h. It feels like 7.8°C. 4 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Fairly fine, showers likely | Sunrise: 06:09 | Sunset: 18:13 | Dawn: 05:43 | Dusk: 18:40
Weather Forecast
 Temperature : Current trend is Rising, changing by 2.7 °C/hr 10.6°C, 78%   Pressure : Current trend is Rising slowly, changing by 0.1 hPa/hr 1013.3hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  NW  Current wind speed is Light breeze (F2) from NW (313°) 11km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Steady 23km/h
Air Quality :  14 AQI  4ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.0mm
Sun Light : 11.9klx, 1.1hrs   Solar UV :  0.0UVI  94W/m2
Last weather station contact: Monday, 21 September 2026 at 09:05:06. Updated in seconds

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 Weather Forecast
Today
Cloudy, Wind
13°C
Cloudy, Wind		 Tonight
Showers Late
10°C
Showers Late
Cloudy with gusty winds. High 13C. Winds WNW at 30 to 50 km/h.
Chance of Rain: 11%
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: Waxing Gibbous       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
12:20
Moonset
03:12
Visibility
69% 		Sunrise
06:09
Sunset
18:13
Day Length
12.03 hrs
Moon Phase: Waxing Gibbous
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 2min 37s more daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 09:05:06 21/09/2026
Time Zone: UTC +12:00(NZST)
System Up: 40 days 13 hours
Prgm Up: 40 days 13 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 2023 Feb 
                   Monthly Climatological Summary for Feb 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  21.0  23.3   15:22  19.5   06:22   0.0   2.7   1.4   7.6  63.0   12:36    NE
02  23.3  29.0   16:25  20.1   03:21   0.0   5.0   0.8   3.1  23.0   17:04    SW
03  22.3  24.4   14:22  21.3   06:59   0.0   4.0  14.0   2.5  24.0   14:55    NW
04  23.2  27.5   16:31  20.5   04:40   0.0   4.9   0.2   4.4  34.0   13:18   WSW
05  22.9  27.2   15:08  20.4   21:32   0.0   4.6   5.2   4.0  35.0   17:44   WSW
06  20.9  24.1   15:54  18.0   07:37   0.0   2.6   0.4   7.3  58.0   15:15     W
07  20.5  23.9   15:55  18.8   23:28   0.0   2.2   0.0   8.4  61.0   14:43   WNW
08  20.1  23.5   15:55  18.2   06:09   0.0   1.8   0.0   9.6  56.0   16:58     W
09  19.1  22.3   14:29  16.7   06:28   0.2   1.0   1.0   4.6  37.0   19:52     N
10  19.0  22.0   16:06  16.3   06:11   0.5   1.1   0.0   8.4  67.0   11:22    NE
11  19.8  23.1   16:00  17.8   03:42   0.1   1.7   0.0   7.7  50.0   15:40    NE
12  18.9  21.2   13:17  17.6   06:31   0.1   0.8   0.2   8.2  54.0   13:01   ENE
13  18.2  19.2   12:57  17.0   23:20   0.2   0.2   2.8   7.7  45.0   11:26   ENE
14  18.4  22.6   14:11  16.0   08:24   0.8   0.9  13.2  10.3  67.0   11:54   SSE
15  18.5  22.6   17:41  16.0   05:40   0.7   0.9   9.2   7.0  74.0   13:28    SW
16  16.7  18.0   12:07  15.0   02:02   1.6   0.0   4.4   3.8  54.0   00:11   WSW
17  17.4  19.4   17:42  15.8   04:37   1.1   0.1   0.2   1.7  20.0   08:45   NNE
18  18.6  24.2   17:18  14.8   06:44   1.1   1.4   0.0   2.2  29.0   17:32   WSW
19  19.4  24.0   17:18  16.0   05:34   0.6   1.7   0.0   3.7  40.0   18:38     W
20  20.6  25.3   16:35  17.7   05:48   0.1   2.4   0.0   3.5  26.0   18:05     W
21  20.3  24.4   16:39  18.5   22:45   0.0   2.0   0.0   4.9  35.0   16:39   WNW
22  20.3  23.3   13:37  18.5   02:38   0.0   2.0   0.0   6.7  48.0   17:08     W
23  16.8  19.5   00:00  15.0   05:42   1.6   0.0   1.0   4.6  40.0   16:57    SE
24  16.8  19.3   17:28  15.0   07:29   1.6   0.1   0.0   6.4  47.0   11:24     E
25  16.7  18.7   14:11  15.0   01:56   1.6   0.0   3.0   4.6  53.0   13:54    SE
26  18.3  21.8   15:50  15.1   07:49   0.8   0.8   0.0   2.7  43.0   15:48     W
27  17.9  21.0   16:16  15.4   04:46   0.9   0.5   0.0   2.1  27.0   14:17     E
28  19.0  22.1   15:02  16.6   04:42   0.4   1.1   0.4   3.2  40.0   12:30   ESE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    19.5  29.0     2    14.8    18    14.0  46.5  57.4   5.4  74.0    15     WNW

Max >=  27.0  3
Max <=   0.0  0
Min <=   0.0  0
Min <= -18.0  0
Max Rain: 14.0 on day 3
Days of Rain: 16 (>= 0.2 mm)  7 (>= 2.0 mm)  0 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3  Cool Base: 18.3  Method: Integration