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Good Morning - Today is: Tuesday, 5 May 2026 08:27:17 NZST
Current: 11.7°C, Max: 13.0°C, Min: 10.9°C. It feels like 11.0°C
FORECAST: Cloudy early with peeks of sunshine expected late. Morning high of 16C with temps falling to 9 to 11. Winds WNW at 10 to 15 km/h. It feels like 11.0°C. 3 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Settled fine | Sunrise: 07:07 | Sunset: 17:22 | Dawn: 06:38 | Dusk: 17:50
Weather Forecast
 Temperature : Current trend is Falling, changing by -0.4 °C/hr 11.7°C, 81%   Pressure : Current trend is Rising slowly, changing by 0.0 hPa/hr 1034.7hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  W  Current wind speed is Light air (F1) from W (281°) 2km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Steady 7km/h
Air Quality :  22 AQI  6.7ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.0mm
Sun Light : 6.2kLux, 0.9hrs   Solar UV :  0.0UVI  49W/m2
Last weather station contact: Tuesday, 05 May 2026 at 08:29:08. Updated in seconds

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 Weather Warnings
No WarningsNo current weather
station warnings
 Weather Forecast
Today
AM Clouds, PM Sun
16°C
AM Clouds, PM Sun		 Tonight
Partly Cloudy
8°C
Partly Cloudy
Cloudy early with peeks of sunshine expected late. Morning high of 16C with temps falling to 9 to 11. Winds WNW at 10 to 15 km/h.
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: Waning Gibbous       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
19:10
Moonset
10:27
Visibility
91% 		Sunrise
07:07
Sunset
17:22
Day Length
10.15 Hrs
Moon Phase: Waning Gibbous
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 2min 10s less daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 08:29:08 5/05/2026
Time Zone: UTC +12:00(NZST)
System Up: 109 days 13 hours
Prgm Up: 109 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 2019 Mar 
                   Monthly Climatological Summary for Mar 2019

Name: City Centre   City: Palmerston North   State: Manawatu
Elevation: 0 ft  Lat: S 00° 00' 00"   Lon: W 000° 00' 00"

                  Temperature (°C), Rain (mm), Wind Speed (m/s)

                                      Heat  Cool        Avg
    Mean                              Deg   Deg         Wind                 Dom
Day Temp  High   Time   Low    Time   Days  Days  Rain  Speed High   Time    Dir
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 1  13.7  23.3   15:25   4.3   06:35   5.2   0.7   0.0  ----  26.7   16:18   SSE
 2  15.0  23.4   14:53   8.4   07:33   4.2   0.9   0.0  ----  26.0   14:35   ESE
 3  15.8  26.1   15:37   7.9   03:32   4.2   1.7   0.0  ----  22.4   18:20   WNW
 4  15.2  23.7   13:13   7.2   07:12   4.0   0.9   0.0  ----  29.6   14:27     W
 5  18.5  25.8   15:35  14.6   07:16   1.5   1.7   0.0  ----  44.7   16:02   WNW
 6  18.6  25.9   13:31  13.1   06:52   1.3   1.7   0.0  ----  43.3   14:27   WNW
 7  18.1  25.1   14:15  11.1   05:58   2.1   1.9   0.0  ----  48.3   14:37     W
 8  17.7  22.6   16:02  14.7   23:09   1.2   0.7   5.4  ----  31.0   10:14   NNE
 9  17.5  24.4   15:32  12.2   07:13   2.2   1.4   6.4  ----  23.1   13:19    SW
10  18.0  24.0   15:16  14.4   03:12   1.5   1.2   0.0  ----  35.3   12:45    SE
11  19.2  26.3   14:49  14.3   06:48   1.2   2.1   0.0  ----  21.6   10:09   ESE
12  19.0  26.3   15:45  13.3   06:44   1.1   1.8   0.0  ----  37.5   15:22   WSW
13  19.4  25.0   13:02  16.7   01:38   0.5   1.6   5.6  ----  49.0   21:14     W
14  19.3  22.9   14:49  16.4   09:19   0.2   1.1   7.2  ----  41.8   14:12     E
15  20.5  27.4   14:19  16.2   03:33   0.6   2.8   0.0  ----  37.5   17:17   WSW
16  20.8  26.7   15:05  16.5   23:47   0.2   2.7   0.0  ----  30.3   14:04   WSW
17  18.1  23.2   14:51  14.8   23:59   1.2   1.1   0.0  ----  41.8   12:38   ESE
18  19.1  28.2   15:58  13.3   07:19   1.7   2.6   0.0  ----  23.8   17:32    SE
19  17.8  23.9   14:35  11.7   07:10   2.0   1.6   0.0  ----  32.4   22:27   ESE
20  18.0  24.9   14:52  11.7   07:34   1.8   1.5   0.0  ----  46.9   12:16     E
21  18.2  24.6   15:01  14.8   05:14   1.4   1.4   0.0  ----  55.5   12:55     E
22  19.1  27.9   14:04  14.2   07:36   1.5   2.3   0.0  ----  39.7   01:54   ESE
23  19.1  27.6   16:27  14.4   23:44   1.0   1.8   0.0  ----  28.1   10:39   ENE
24  18.5  25.9   13:52  13.5   01:46   1.7   1.9   0.0  ----  28.1   14:13   WSW
25  18.9  26.1   13:49  13.3   07:10   1.4   2.0   0.2  ----  46.1   15:24     W
26  18.2  25.3   14:19  12.6   05:17   1.8   1.7   0.0  ----  48.3   12:53   WNW
27  18.2  24.7   14:35  14.2   02:29   1.5   1.4   1.6  ----  49.7   14:26    NW
28  16.9  22.1   14:43  14.2   02:32   1.9   0.6   0.0  ----  41.8   14:56   ESE
29  17.3  22.9   14:41  14.1   03:12   1.8   0.8   0.0  ----  51.9   13:36     E
30  18.5  24.6   15:20  14.2   07:16   1.4   1.6   0.0  ----  45.4   10:40   ENE
31  19.2  28.2   14:45  13.5   05:07   1.6   2.5   0.0  ----  23.8   10:39     E
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    18.1  28.2    18     4.3     1    54.9  49.7  26.4  ----  55.5    21     ---

Max >=  27.0:  5
Max <=   0.0:  0
Min <=   0.0:  0
Min <= -18.0:  0
Max Rain: 7.2 on day 14
Days of Rain: 6 (>= 0.2 mm)  4 (>= 2.0 mm)  0 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3  Cool Base: 18.3  Method: Integration