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Good Afternoon - Today is: Wednesday, 17 June 2026 14:16:27 NZST
Current: 13.5°C, Max: 15.2°C, Min: 4.5°C. It feels like 12.7°C
FORECAST: Overcast with rain showers at times. High around 15C. Winds S at 15 to 25 km/h. Chance of rain 40%. It feels like 12.7°C. 3 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Fairly fine, showery later | Sunrise: 07:40 | Sunset: 16:57 | Dawn: 07:09 | Dusk: 17:29
Weather Forecast
 Temperature : Current trend is Falling, changing by -0.2 °C/hr 13.5°C, 92%   Pressure : Current trend is Falling, changing by -0.5 hPa/hr 1012.2hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  W  Current wind speed is Light breeze (F2) from W (278°) 8km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Steady 15km/h
Air Quality :  8 AQI  2.1ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Falling 2.2mm
Sun Light : 9.6kLux, 1.7hrs   Solar UV :  0.0UVI  76W/m2
Last weather station contact: Wednesday, 17 June 2026 at 14:17:08. Updated in seconds

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 Weather Warnings
No WarningsNo current weather
station warnings
 Weather Forecast
Today
Showers
15°C
Showers		 Tonight
Cloudy
8°C
Cloudy
Overcast with rain showers at times. High around 15C. Winds S at 15 to 25 km/h. Chance of rain 40%.
Chance of Rain: 39%
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: Waxing Crescent       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
09:44
Moonset
19:06
Visibility
6% 		Sunrise
07:40
Sunset
16:57
Day Length
9.17 Hrs
Moon Phase: Waxing Crescent
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 0min 13s less daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 14:17:08 17/06/2026
Time Zone: UTC +12:00(NZST)
System Up: 152 days 19 hours
Prgm Up: 152 days 19 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 2009 Mar 
                   Monthly Climatological Summary for Mar 2009

Name: City Centre   City: Palmerston North   State: Manawatu
Elevation: 23 m  Lat: S 40° 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
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 1  16.9  24.7   14:16  16.5   05:47   1.4   0.0   2.7  10.2  20.9   07:35     W
 2  16.9  22.7   13:16  15.6   04:16   1.4   0.0   5.4   9.5  25.6   10:16     W
 3  16.8  21.7   16:16  13.1   23:46   1.5   0.0   0.3   9.5  23.4   12:16   ESE
 4  13.1  27.6   16:46  10.8   07:16   5.2   0.0   0.0   9.6  22.0   04:16   ESE
 5  15.7  23.8   12:16  12.0   07:16   2.6   0.0   0.0   8.3  23.4   19:46   ENE
 6  19.0  27.7   18:16  17.1   07:16   0.0   0.7   2.4   4.6  11.2   13:46     E
 7   0.0  21.3   18:47  15.4   23:47  18.3   0.0   0.0   6.8  11.2   19:17   WNW
 8  15.4  21.8   15:17  14.6   04:17   2.9   0.0   0.9  18.0  40.3   14:17   WNW
 9  16.7  21.1   15:17  12.7   22:47   1.6   0.0   0.0  13.6  22.0   17:47     W
10  13.3  19.5   17:47  10.2   04:17   5.0   0.0   0.6  19.9  46.4   17:17   WNW
11  15.6  15.9   11:47   6.8   23:47   2.7   0.0   4.2   8.3  30.6   08:03   WSW
12   6.8  18.9   14:47   3.4   06:47  11.5   0.0   0.6   8.2  25.6   17:47     W
13  14.5  21.2   15:47  11.5   23:47   3.8   0.0   0.0   8.9  17.3   00:47   ESE
14  11.5  22.1   15:47   8.5   04:47   6.8   0.0   0.0   8.8  17.3   12:47   ESE
15  11.0  22.6   16:17  10.4   06:47   7.3   0.0   0.0  14.5  34.2   13:47     E
16  14.2  23.1   13:47  10.5   04:47   4.1   0.0   0.0  10.2  25.6   16:47     E
17  14.8  26.1   13:47  14.0   00:47   3.5   0.0   0.0   6.6  13.3   06:47     E
18  15.2  26.4   14:17  12.1   07:47   3.1   0.0   0.3   5.2  15.8   18:17     W
19  17.3  20.7   16:47  14.1   07:47   1.0   0.0   2.1  15.9  45.4   16:47   WNW
20  14.3  24.1   16:47  12.8   04:17   4.0   0.0   0.0   9.2  17.3   07:17    NW
21  13.7  22.5   15:47   8.4   07:17   4.6   0.0   0.9   6.7  25.6   22:47    SW
22  11.5  15.2   12:17   9.4   07:17   6.8   0.0   0.9   5.5  12.2   21:17    SE
23  10.5  17.3   12:17   5.1   07:17   7.8   0.0   1.8   6.0  20.9   20:47   SSW
24  11.7  22.7   15:47   8.9   06:17   6.6   0.0   0.0   3.8  12.2   12:17    SW
25   9.2  23.3   14:47   8.0   04:17   9.1   0.0   0.0   5.5  14.8   15:17   WSW
26  15.2  21.8   13:47  13.3   06:47   3.1   0.0   0.0   7.6  27.0   15:17     W
27  14.0  21.7   16:17  13.4   05:47   4.3   0.0   0.0  15.3  28.1   13:17   WNW
28  15.2  21.9   15:17  12.4   21:47   3.1   0.0   0.0  11.8  23.4   11:17   WNW
29  12.5  21.0   14:47  11.4   01:47   5.8   0.0   0.0  12.7  29.5   17:47    NW
30  13.4  25.2   17:48  13.3   00:17   4.9   0.0   0.0   7.8  22.0   09:17   NNW
31  15.1  19.3   11:48  11.9   03:48   3.2   0.0   0.0  14.2  31.7   13:48   ESE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    13.6  27.7     6     3.4    12   147.0   0.7  23.1   9.8  46.4    10     WNW

Max >=  27.0:  2
Max <=   0.0:  0
Min <=   0.0:  0
Min <= -18.0:  0
Max Rain: 5.4 on day 2
Days of Rain: 13 (> 0.2 mm)  5 (> 2.0 mm)  0 (> 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3  Cool Base: 18.3  Method: Integration