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Midday - Today is: Thursday, 21 May 2026 12:16:25 NZST
FORECAST:
Partly to mostly cloudy. High 19C. Winds WNW at 15 to 30 km/h. It feels like 13.8°C. A windproof and 3 clothing layers recommended.
 Weather Forecast |
Temperature | : | 
17.0°C, 57% |
Pressure | : | 
1023.5hPa |
 Fire Danger |
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| Wind Speed | : |
WNW  14km/h |
Wind Gust | : |
 31km/h |
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| Air Quality | : | 4 AQI 1.1ug/m3 | Rainfall | : |
0.0mm |
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| Sun Light | : | 54.3kLux, 3.8hrs | Solar UV | : | 3.0UVI 429W/m2 | ||||
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Last weather station contact: Thursday, 21 May 2026 at 12:19:36. Updated in seconds |
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Weather Warnings
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Weather Forecast
Today
19°C |
Tonight
6°C |
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Partly to mostly cloudy. High 19C. Winds WNW at 15 to 30 km/h. Chance of Rain: 3% |
Moon & Sun Forecast
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Moonrise 11:53 Moonset 21:29 Visibility 24% |
Sunrise 07:22 Sunset 17:06 Day Length 9.44 Hrs |
Moon Phase: Waxing Crescent
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 1min 37s less daylight tomorrow
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 1min 37s less daylight tomorrow
System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 12:19:36 21/05/2026
Time Zone: UTC +12:00(NZST)
System Up: 125 days 17 hours
Prgm Up: 125 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: 12:19:36 21/05/2026
Time Zone: UTC +12:00(NZST)
System Up: 125 days 17 hours
Prgm Up: 125 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
NOAA Climate Reports - Daily, Month and Year History Report and Extremes
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Report for 2017 Mar
Monthly Climatological Summary for Mar 2017
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
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01 19.5 26.4 13:41 12.9 06:58 1.3 2.6 0.0 4.0 48.3 16:59 W
02 18.2 23.9 16:45 13.6 05:10 1.4 1.3 0.0 2.2 26.7 15:28 W
03 17.7 21.5 15:00 15.1 03:07 1.2 0.6 0.0 8.7 80.8 15:38 WNW
04 19.0 23.4 13:52 16.2 23:07 0.4 1.1 0.0 11.6 103.8 11:33 W
05 17.8 22.6 15:00 15.1 03:44 1.2 0.7 0.0 8.3 82.9 14:35 W
06 17.7 22.9 14:33 15.4 06:56 1.3 0.7 0.0 7.6 77.9 14:11 W
07 16.3 21.9 15:29 11.8 22:30 2.6 0.6 1.8 4.4 38.9 16:54 WSW
08 14.6 19.9 14:59 11.7 00:01 3.8 0.1 0.0 7.3 77.9 17:45 E
09 16.6 21.9 15:39 12.0 05:07 2.4 0.7 0.0 10.1 82.2 20:14 E
10 21.1 28.5 13:20 16.0 03:15 0.5 3.3 0.0 7.3 55.5 01:55 E
11 19.6 24.6 13:52 15.8 23:57 0.3 1.6 13.0 3.5 37.5 21:28 E
12 17.2 24.8 12:47 14.7 22:27 1.7 0.6 4.6 4.4 41.8 06:37 E
13 16.9 21.2 12:55 15.0 04:11 1.8 0.4 4.8 4.6 52.6 14:47 W
14 14.2 17.4 14:51 12.2 08:42 4.1 0.0 8.4 2.6 35.3 00:52 ENE
15 14.5 20.0 15:45 10.9 06:40 3.9 0.0 0.0 2.3 30.3 11:59 SE
16 16.8 24.1 16:37 9.1 07:23 3.0 1.5 0.0 3.9 44.0 13:48 ENE
17 17.0 23.8 13:57 10.6 06:45 2.7 1.4 0.0 3.5 57.0 15:55 W
18 16.8 23.8 14:17 13.2 23:53 2.3 0.8 0.0 3.3 41.8 23:48 ESE
19 16.2 22.8 14:20 11.1 07:17 3.0 0.9 0.0 4.0 44.7 00:19 E
20 16.0 20.7 16:14 11.4 01:48 2.4 0.1 0.0 7.6 98.8 17:15 WNW
21 19.1 25.6 15:32 16.0 01:03 0.9 1.7 0.9 3.6 44.0 17:22 NW
22 18.0 19.7 14:43 16.8 01:28 0.5 0.2 9.2 9.6 78.6 14:57 WNW
23 16.3 20.5 15:43 12.9 23:56 2.1 0.1 0.0 3.8 41.1 11:00 E
24 15.0 18.3 15:59 11.5 03:53 3.3 0.0 0.9 3.1 42.5 15:11 WSW
25 16.2 19.9 15:06 13.7 08:48 2.2 0.1 11.9 6.3 58.4 16:28 ENE
26 18.0 23.5 14:58 14.5 01:03 1.4 1.1 5.1 7.5 54.8 10:25 ENE
27 19.0 24.7 15:12 14.9 04:26 1.0 1.6 0.0 3.8 46.9 11:31 E
28 19.5 24.4 14:32 16.1 06:00 0.6 1.7 0.0 4.9 48.3 16:37 E
29 19.4 23.4 13:45 16.3 03:10 0.5 1.6 2.0 3.8 58.4 02:56 E
30 17.4 20.1 14:23 16.3 04:25 1.0 0.1 13.4 6.0 46.9 14:28 W
31 17.8 22.1 14:30 15.1 04:20 1.2 0.7 0.0 4.7 67.8 13:06 W
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17.4 28.5 10 9.1 16 56.0 27.9 76.0 5.4 103.8 4 NNW
Max >= 27.0 1
Max <= 0.0 0
Min <= 0.0 0
Min <= -18.0 0
Max Rain: 13.4 on day 30
Days of Rain: 12 (>= 0.2 mm) 9 (>= 2.0 mm) 0 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3 Cool Base: 18.3 Method: Integration
