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Midday - Today is: Friday, 1 May 2026 12:32:06 NZST
FORECAST:
Lots of sunshine. High 16C. Winds ESE at 10 to 15 km/h. It feels like 14.2°C. 2 clothing layers recommended.
 Weather Forecast |
Temperature | : | 
16.0°C, 48% |
Pressure | : | 
1037.1hPa |
 Fire Danger |
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| Wind Speed | : |
E  3km/h |
Wind Gust | : |
 8km/h |
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| Air Quality | : | 9 AQI 2.7ug/m3 | Rainfall | : |
0.0mm |
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| Sun Light | : | 63.2kLux, 5.6hrs | Solar UV | : | 4.0UVI 499W/m2 | ||||
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Weather Warnings
WEATHER STATION WARNING
Weather Forecast
Today
16°C |
Tonight
4°C |
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Lots of sunshine. High 16C. Winds ESE at 10 to 15 km/h. Chance of Rain: 2% |
Moon & Sun Forecast
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Moonrise 16:44 Moonset 06:20 Visibility 99% |
Sunrise 07:03 Sunset 17:27 Day Length 10.23 Hrs |
Moon Phase: Waxing Gibbous
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 2min 14s less daylight tomorrow
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 2min 14s less daylight tomorrow
System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 12:32:34 1/05/2026
Time Zone: UTC +12:00(NZST)
System Up: 105 days 17 hours
Prgm Up: 105 days 17 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
Station Is OnlineUpdated: 12:32:34 1/05/2026
Time Zone: UTC +12:00(NZST)
System Up: 105 days 17 hours
Prgm Up: 105 days 17 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 2012 Mar
Monthly Climatological Summary for Mar 2012
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
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1 15.8 19.5 12:15 9.8 23:55 2.5 0.0 12.3 16.7 50.0 16:13 WNW
2 12.7 22.6 11:18 6.6 07:11 5.9 0.3 11.1 7.1 33.1 13:09 WNW
3 12.4 15.1 04:48 10.0 08:16 5.9 0.0 28.2 12.8 50.0 04:06 SE
4 13.6 21.2 15:11 7.0 05:40 5.1 0.3 0.0 5.4 23.4 18:10 ESE
5 14.9 23.5 10:25 5.9 06:58 4.4 1.0 0.0 6.7 27.0 18:31 E
6 17.4 27.0 10:07 9.4 07:19 3.1 2.2 0.0 6.4 23.4 16:03 W
7 19.3 28.5 11:42 11.9 07:20 1.9 2.9 0.0 6.7 39.2 21:12 ESE
8 14.0 16.3 16:23 12.3 07:59 4.3 0.0 0.0 14.4 43.9 01:40 ESE
9 14.3 18.7 15:07 11.9 02:06 3.9 0.0 0.0 19.3 36.7 09:34 E
10 18.6 28.3 13:43 11.9 05:59 2.0 2.4 0.0 9.3 27.0 00:07 ENE
11 20.6 29.8 14:11 15.4 03:28 1.0 3.2 0.3 3.9 17.3 14:59 NNE
12 17.8 21.7 15:28 15.2 10:11 0.9 0.4 6.9 6.9 29.5 15:50 E
13 14.9 20.4 15:28 11.0 23:25 3.5 0.1 0.0 13.8 36.7 10:31 E
14 15.7 26.0 13:05 6.9 07:08 3.9 1.4 0.0 8.6 30.6 15:27 WNW
15 16.8 22.6 14:08 14.2 01:16 2.0 0.5 0.0 15.5 47.9 15:31 W
16 16.5 23.0 12:58 11.6 05:23 2.6 0.8 0.0 12.4 35.6 18:32 E
17 18.9 29.0 12:11 11.5 07:17 2.3 2.9 0.0 6.3 23.4 14:49 SSE
18 18.4 27.3 12:50 10.6 06:59 2.4 2.5 0.0 8.7 31.7 12:15 W
19 16.6 19.0 10:41 13.5 22:41 1.7 0.0 3.9 8.8 43.9 21:19 ESE
20 15.1 19.1 12:31 12.9 05:24 3.3 0.0 0.3 15.7 52.6 09:03 ESE
21 19.3 25.4 13:51 15.0 00:00 1.0 2.0 3.0 17.1 50.0 23:01 E
22 21.0 27.4 12:32 17.3 07:19 0.1 2.8 0.9 12.9 54.0 01:24 NNW
23 18.3 22.8 14:15 15.8 22:48 0.8 0.8 6.3 9.5 35.6 14:27 W
24 19.6 27.7 12:51 15.7 00:54 0.9 2.1 4.2 4.3 22.0 12:18 WSW
25 17.3 23.4 11:42 13.4 21:01 1.6 0.6 1.5 19.7 45.4 15:45 WNW
26 15.9 22.3 09:31 11.5 07:53 3.2 0.8 0.0 11.9 30.6 14:20 W
27 15.8 22.7 14:56 12.2 05:58 3.0 0.5 0.0 9.5 34.2 14:37 NW
28 17.8 26.5 12:56 12.9 07:59 2.2 1.7 0.0 8.3 36.7 20:51 E
29 14.9 22.1 13:14 10.8 23:55 3.7 0.3 0.0 12.2 34.2 16:05 E
30 15.3 22.4 12:50 10.7 01:20 3.3 0.3 0.0 8.8 34.2 17:11 E
31 17.0 24.3 13:49 13.3 05:14 2.2 0.9 1.5 6.6 27.0 17:27 E
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16.7 29.8 11 5.9 5 84.6 33.7 80.4 10.4 54.0 22 E
Max >= 27.0: 8
Max <= 0.0: 0
Min <= 0.0: 0
Min <= -18.0: 0
Max Rain: 28.2 on day 3
Days of Rain: 13 (> 0.2 mm) 8 (> 2.0 mm) 1 (> 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3 Cool Base: 18.3 Method: Integration
