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A late Good Evening - Today was: Monday, 26 January 2026 22:23:54 NZDT
Current: 16.3°C, Max: 21.7°C, Min: 14.1°C. It feels like 17.1°C
FORECAST: Cloudy this evening with showers after midnight. Low 14C. Winds NW at 10 to 15 km/h. Chance of rain 40%. It feels like 17.1°C. 2 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Fine weather | Sunrise: 06:18 | Sunset: 20:42 | Dawn: 05:47 | Dusk: 21:13
Weather Forecast
 Temperature : Current trend is Falling, changing by -0.8 °C/hr 16.3°C, 88%   Pressure : Current trend is Rising, changing by 0.6 hPa/hr 1003.4hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  WSW  Current wind speed is Light air (F1) from WSW (253°) 3km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Rising 6km/h
Air Quality :  11 AQI  3ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 5.8mm
Sun Light : 0Lux, 6.4hrs   Solar UV :  0.0UVI  0W/m2
Last weather station contact: Monday, 26 January 2026 at 22:24:02. Updated in seconds

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 Weather Warnings
No WarningsNo current weather
station warnings
 Weather Forecast
Tonight
Showers Late
14°C
Showers Late		 Tomorrow
Rain
21°C
Rain
Cloudy this evening with showers after midnight. Low 14C. Winds NW at 10 to 15 km/h. Chance of rain 40%.
Chance of Rain: 36%
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: First Quarter       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
13:56
Moonset
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Visibility
52% 		Sunrise
06:18
Sunset
20:42
Day Length
14.24 Hrs
Moon Phase: First Quarter
Sun Phase: Below Horizon
There will be 2min 2s less daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 22:24:02 26/01/2026
Time Zone: UTC +13:00(NZDT)
System Up: 11 days 2 hours
Prgm Up: 11 days 2 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 2021 Mar 
                   Monthly Climatological Summary for Mar 2021

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
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
01  20.0  27.2   16:20  14.4   05:47   0.8   2.5   0.4   4.4  46.1   16:20     E
02  21.1  29.1   13:53  16.5   02:23   0.5   3.3   0.0   3.4  39.7   13:55    NW
03  20.7  26.8   14:41  17.0   06:54   0.2   2.5   0.0   6.2  57.7   16:24     W
04  18.2  23.8   12:21  13.0   23:30   1.1   1.0   2.6   5.8  39.7   14:17   WNW
05  16.8  23.0   15:13  12.9   02:21   2.4   0.9   0.8   6.6  48.3   11:16   WNW
06  15.2  22.5   14:23  10.6   06:24   3.6   0.6   3.6   4.3  35.3   11:51   WNW
07  15.7  20.7   15:15  11.7   07:01   2.8   0.2   1.6   8.4  52.6   19:43   WNW
08  15.8  21.8   17:00  11.3   06:05   3.0   0.5   0.0   5.7  44.7   10:28     W
09  16.5  24.7   13:08  12.7   00:00   2.6   0.9   0.0   4.9  36.0   12:56   WNW
10  17.0  24.3   12:55  12.8   05:33   2.0   0.8   0.2   5.6  46.1   10:58    NW
11  15.3  17.8   16:56  12.6   23:55   3.0   0.0  17.6   3.2  37.5   15:25    SE
12  14.3  20.1   14:49   8.1   06:35   4.1   0.1   0.0   4.8  41.8   15:49   ESE
13  15.4  20.5   14:00  12.5   02:33   3.1   0.2   0.0   6.8  57.0   14:12     E
14  16.3  24.0   14:30   8.7   07:22   3.3   1.3   0.0   4.3  40.4   02:35     N
15  17.0  27.1   14:33  10.7   05:57   2.8   1.5   0.0   3.5  35.3   17:07     W
16  16.7  22.2   10:02  13.0   21:28   2.1   0.5   0.0   6.0  51.9   17:25     W
17  15.2  22.2   16:22   9.9   06:59   3.6   0.5   0.0   4.6  43.3   22:45     S
18  14.0  20.6   14:30   9.7   06:37   4.4   0.1   0.0   5.2  36.8   10:57     E
19  13.7  22.0   14:05   5.3   07:02   5.0   0.4   0.0   4.7  38.9   13:50     E
20  13.0  19.3   13:46   6.3   07:01   5.4   0.0   0.0   3.7  36.8   13:12    SE
21  14.8  20.8   15:57  11.7   22:55   3.6   0.0   0.0   3.2  35.3   15:35    SE
22  13.6  20.3   15:50   8.4   03:42   4.8   0.0   0.0   4.1  31.7   11:14   ESE
23  14.3  23.1   17:09   8.3   08:32   4.5   0.5   0.0   2.9  33.2   12:19    SE
24  14.4  23.6   15:02   7.0   05:29   4.7   0.9   0.0   3.4  48.3   12:40     E
25  16.0  21.1   15:16  12.5   01:02   2.7   0.4   0.0   5.8  44.0   06:53   ESE
26  16.6  24.9   13:28  10.2   07:26   3.2   1.5   0.0   3.8  38.2   14:05   WSW
27  17.6  27.9   15:28  12.0   07:45   2.7   1.9   0.0   2.8  24.5   16:36   WSW
28  18.2  26.2   14:00  13.5   02:30   1.8   1.7   0.0   3.2  36.0   16:11   WSW
29  18.3  24.2   15:23  15.4   06:15   1.1   1.1   3.6   2.5  23.8   15:27   WNW
30  20.4  27.9   15:16  16.2   01:10   0.6   2.7   3.8   2.9  20.9   15:34   NNW
31  18.6  25.8   15:55  15.6   07:06   0.9   1.2  22.4   3.2  44.7   14:43   ENE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    16.5  29.1     2     5.3    19    86.4  29.7  56.6   4.5  57.7     3     WNW

Max >=  27.0  5
Max <=   0.0  0
Min <=   0.0  0
Min <= -18.0  0
Max Rain: 22.4 on day 31
Days of Rain: 10 (>= 0.2 mm)  6 (>= 2.0 mm)  1 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3  Cool Base: 18.3  Method: Integration