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A late Good Afternoon - Today was: Monday, 12 October 2026 17:39:25 NZDT
Current: 20.1°C, Max: 21.5°C, Min: 13.8°C. It feels like 19.9°C
FORECAST: Mostly clear skies during the evening will give way to cloudy skies and light rain after midnight. Low near 10C. Winds light and variable. Chance of rain 60%. It feels like 19.9°C. 1 clothing layer recommended.
Temperature : Current trend is Falling, changing by -0.2 °C/hr 20.1°C, 69%   Pressure : Current trend is Falling slowly, changing by -0.3 hPa/hr 1020.6hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed : Current wind speed is Light breeze (F2) from SW (220°)   SW  8km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Steady 16km/h
Air Quality :  11 AQI  3.1ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.0mm
Sun Light : 31.9klx, 6.6hrs   Solar UV :  2.0UVI  252W/m2
Last weather station contact: Monday, 12 October 2026 at 17:41:04. Updated in seconds

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 Weather Forecast
Tonight
Light Rain Late
10°C
Light Rain Late		 Tomorrow
Showers
21°C
Showers
Mostly clear skies during the evening will give way to cloudy skies and light rain after midnight. Low near 10C. Winds light and variable. Chance of rain 60%.
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: Waxing Crescent       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
06:49
Moonset
21:22
Visibility
2% 		Sunrise
06:35
Sunset
19:34
Day Length
12.59 hrs
Moon Phase: Waxing Crescent
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 2min 38s more daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 17:41:04 12/10/2026
Time Zone: UTC +13:00(NZDT)
System Up: 61 days 21 hours
Prgm Up: 10 days 22 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
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    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