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Midday - Today is: Tuesday, 18 August 2026 12:29:17 NZST
FORECAST:
Cloudy with periods of light rain. High 12C. Winds SW at 15 to 30 km/h. Chance of rain 60%. It feels like 8.9°C. 4 clothing layers recommended.
 Weather Forecast |
Temperature | : | 
11.2°C, 73% |
Pressure | : | 
1021.7hPa |
 Fire Danger |
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| Wind Speed | : |
SW  8km/h |
Wind Gust | : |
15km/h |
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| Air Quality | : | 6 AQI 1.8ug/m3 | Rainfall | : |
 0.0mm |
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| Sun Light | : | 37.2klx, 2.8hrs | Solar UV | : | 2.0UVI 294W/m2 | ||||
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Last weather station contact: Tuesday, 18 August 2026 at 12:34:57. Updated in seconds |
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Weather Forecast
Today
12°C |
Tonight
4°C |
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Cloudy with periods of light rain. High 12C. Winds SW at 15 to 30 km/h. Chance of rain 60%. Chance of Rain: 56% |
Moon & Sun Forecast
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Moonrise 09:21 Moonset 23:49 Visibility 30% |
Sunrise 07:03 Sunset 17:41 Day Length 10.37 Hrs |
Moon Phase: Waxing Crescent
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 2min 20s more daylight tomorrow
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 2min 20s more daylight tomorrow
System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 12:34:57 18/08/2026
Time Zone: UTC +12:00(NZST)
System Up: 6 days 17 hours
Prgm Up: 6 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: 12:34:57 18/08/2026
Time Zone: UTC +12:00(NZST)
System Up: 6 days 17 hours
Prgm Up: 6 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 2022 Mar
Monthly Climatological Summary for Mar 2022
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
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01 18.7 23.8 17:19 15.9 05:58 0.8 1.2 0.0 4.7 34.0 11:44 SE
02 18.1 20.6 16:50 15.6 23:57 0.6 0.5 0.0 5.9 45.0 12:33 SSE
03 17.8 20.7 17:12 13.8 02:24 1.1 0.7 0.0 5.7 48.0 13:26 ESE
04 19.0 22.8 16:44 16.1 07:08 0.6 1.3 0.0 2.7 20.0 11:44 SW
05 19.6 25.3 16:56 15.8 06:27 0.5 1.7 0.0 2.3 23.0 18:06 SW
06 19.7 23.7 15:20 16.8 06:17 0.2 1.7 0.0 4.5 32.0 16:42 WSW
07 20.0 24.8 17:44 17.0 06:45 0.2 1.9 0.0 4.1 38.0 15:28 SSW
08 20.9 26.0 17:42 18.5 07:06 0.0 2.6 0.0 4.1 42.0 10:28 ESE
09 21.1 25.9 16:27 18.0 07:12 0.0 2.9 0.0 3.3 30.0 13:07 SW
10 21.3 24.0 16:25 19.1 06:52 0.0 3.0 0.0 5.3 45.0 19:16 E
11 21.1 24.0 15:51 19.7 07:46 0.0 2.8 0.0 4.4 37.0 15:48 WSW
12 19.9 24.6 14:14 16.6 05:42 0.3 1.9 0.0 4.7 44.0 15:11 WSW
13 18.6 21.4 15:33 16.2 23:35 0.4 0.7 0.0 7.2 47.0 11:27 SE
14 17.9 20.7 15:15 15.3 06:56 0.9 0.5 0.0 6.5 34.0 12:43 SE
15 17.8 19.7 14:03 15.8 08:20 0.8 0.3 0.0 6.2 53.0 13:37 SE
16 17.6 20.2 14:34 15.8 05:15 1.0 0.3 0.0 5.5 50.0 00:44 SSE
17 16.9 19.7 17:05 13.5 05:11 1.6 0.2 0.0 5.8 39.0 11:51 SE
18 16.9 20.4 17:39 13.5 07:41 1.7 0.3 0.0 3.8 26.0 12:55 SE
19 17.3 20.2 16:30 13.0 07:54 1.5 0.4 0.0 5.4 42.0 15:59 ESE
20 18.4 20.7 14:33 16.7 05:38 0.6 0.7 0.0 9.3 53.0 21:06 E
21 17.8 18.7 23:45 17.1 05:39 0.5 0.0 18.4 9.3 60.0 21:18 E
22 20.3 23.4 16:09 17.5 07:06 0.0 2.1 4.8 5.1 37.0 11:09 E
23 19.1 20.0 13:37 18.0 07:51 0.0 0.8 6.2 3.0 39.0 16:16 ENE
24 18.3 19.8 12:16 16.9 05:33 0.3 0.3 15.4 4.9 40.0 11:49 S
25 17.0 19.4 17:11 15.3 07:33 1.3 0.0 1.8 4.2 35.0 02:05 WSW
26 16.7 19.5 15:54 14.5 08:41 1.7 0.1 0.0 5.1 48.0 16:08 S
27 17.4 19.9 16:35 14.6 06:42 1.1 0.2 0.0 5.4 43.0 15:10 SSE
28 17.0 19.4 15:44 15.6 08:08 1.4 0.1 0.0 5.0 43.0 19:29 SSE
29 18.2 21.8 15:40 14.9 08:31 1.0 0.9 0.0 3.8 25.0 05:17 SSE
30 19.4 21.8 15:03 17.0 06:29 0.1 1.2 0.0 4.0 34.0 16:08 ESE
31 19.5 23.3 17:04 17.3 07:59 0.2 1.4 0.0 4.2 42.0 13:22 E
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18.7 26.0 8 13.0 19 20.4 32.7 46.6 5.0 60.0 21 SE
Max >= 27.0 0
Max <= 0.0 0
Min <= 0.0 0
Min <= -18.0 0
Max Rain: 18.4 on day 21
Days of Rain: 5 (>= 0.2 mm) 4 (>= 2.0 mm) 0 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3 Cool Base: 18.3 Method: Integration
