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Good Morning - Today is: Saturday, 6 June 2026 08:08:57 NZST
Current: 12.6°C, Max: 14.7°C, Min: 12.1°C. It feels like 11.7°C
FORECAST: Rain early...then remaining cloudy with thundershowers developing for the afternoon. High near 15C. Winds WNW at 15 to 30 km/h. Chance of rain 90%. It feels like 11.7°C. 3 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Showery early, improving | Sunrise: 07:34 | Sunset: 16:58 | Dawn: 07:04 | Dusk: 17:29
Weather Forecast
 Temperature : Current trend is Rising, changing by 0.2 °C/hr 12.6°C, 92%   Pressure : Current trend is Rising, changing by 0.6 hPa/hr 999.8hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  WNW  Current wind speed is Light breeze (F2) from WNW (284°) 7km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Steady 14km/h
Air Quality :  9 AQI  2.4ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Falling 5.7mm
Sun Light : 2.5kLux, 0.7hrs   Solar UV :  0.0UVI  20W/m2
Last weather station contact: Saturday, 06 June 2026 at 08:09:14. Updated in seconds

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 Weather Warnings
No WarningsNo current weather
station warnings
 Weather Forecast
Today
Rain, Thunder
15°C
Rain, Thunder		 Tonight
Showers
9°C
Showers
Rain early...then remaining cloudy with thundershowers developing for the afternoon. High near 15C. Winds WNW at 15 to 30 km/h. Chance of rain 90%.
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: Waning Gibbous       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
22:06
Moonset
11:40
Visibility
75% 		Sunrise
07:34
Sunset
16:58
Day Length
9.23 Hrs
Moon Phase: Waning Gibbous
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 0min 51s less daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 08:09:14 6/06/2026
Time Zone: UTC +12:00(NZST)
System Up: 141 days 12 hours
Prgm Up: 141 days 12 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 2026 Mar 
                   Monthly Climatological Summary for Mar 2026

Name: City Centre   City: Palmerston North   State: Manawatu
Elevation: 27 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  15.9  21.5   14:00  11.1   23:22   2.9   0.6   0.5   8.8  40.7   14:21     W
02  10.5  14.8   13:16   8.1   05:29   7.8   0.0   8.7   8.4  50.8   16:59     S
03  10.7  16.7   15:37   6.9   06:43   7.6   0.0   2.9   5.0  33.1   16:01   SSW
04  13.5  20.0   16:55   8.9   04:09   4.9   0.1   0.0   4.2  24.1   18:34     W
05  13.8  20.4   14:13   6.2   07:02   4.8   0.3   0.0   6.4  31.7   15:06   WSW
06  16.2  22.2   14:56  11.8   04:59   2.7   0.7   0.0   8.4  40.7   15:08     W
07  17.4  21.3   15:43  12.2   00:23   1.5   0.6   0.0   4.8  21.6   11:11     W
08  17.7  20.0   13:14  16.6   05:04   0.8   0.2   0.0   9.6  38.5   13:43     W
09  16.7  20.9   14:50  13.4   22:15   1.8   0.2   0.0   9.1  37.1   17:27   WSW
10  14.8  19.5   14:36  12.6   05:51   3.5   0.0   0.0   9.2  38.2   14:56     E
11  15.8  21.1   16:14  12.0   02:00   2.9   0.4   0.0   9.0  36.4   20:51     E
12  17.5  25.5   16:54  11.1   06:46   2.4   1.6   0.0   5.4  27.0   18:32   ENE
13  21.5  28.9   15:31  16.2   00:00   0.3   3.5   3.2   6.1  32.4   13:04    SW
14  17.9  20.7   17:48  12.8   23:57   0.9   0.5   3.6   6.1  28.4   12:47   SSW
15  16.5  22.8   16:02  11.1   03:01   2.7   1.0   0.0   4.7  20.2   16:02   SSW
16  15.8  21.6   13:57  10.3   05:20   3.1   0.6   0.0   7.1  40.0   15:39   WSW
17  17.7  26.0   17:38  11.2   05:53   2.2   1.6   0.0   4.0  17.6   09:46   WSW
18  17.0  22.5   15:14  11.4   07:37   2.1   0.9   0.0   6.9  34.2   16:00   WSW
19  17.3  19.9   12:05  15.1   01:29   1.3   0.3   0.0   9.2  40.3   14:53    SE
20  17.1  21.8   14:33  13.5   23:46   1.7   0.6   0.0   7.4  31.7   13:30    SE
21  15.4  21.3   16:58   9.8   03:23   3.3   0.4   0.0   4.9  24.8   12:45   ESE
22  15.1  23.6   15:30   6.6   06:51   4.2   1.0   0.0   4.3  23.4   15:34   SSW
23  17.2  23.5   16:42   9.6   05:27   2.4   1.2   0.0   7.2  34.6   16:30     E
24  16.3  21.6   15:34  11.0   07:32   2.7   0.7   0.0   4.9  24.8   15:36    SW
25  17.5  22.8   16:28  12.8   07:23   2.0   1.2   0.0   5.8  42.8   20:28   ENE
26  17.5  18.5   13:19  16.7   20:07   0.8   0.0   5.8  16.9  58.3   11:11   ENE
27  20.8  27.9   16:51  17.1   02:15   0.1   2.6   0.2   9.3  44.3   00:56   ENE
28  18.7  23.4   14:41  14.3   07:25   1.0   1.4   0.9   7.5  39.6   13:17   WSW
29  17.5  21.6   13:30  14.5   07:12   1.4   0.6   0.1   4.8  24.5   15:18   WSW
30  17.8  20.5   15:01  15.6   07:53   0.9   0.4   0.2   8.5  36.7   14:15     W
31  15.5  20.1   11:26  11.7   23:59   2.9   0.1   0.0   8.9  42.1   12:48   ENE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    16.5  28.9    13     6.2     5    79.8  23.5  26.1   7.2  58.3    26     SSW

Max >=  27.0  2
Max <=   0.0  0
Min <=   0.0  0
Min <= -18.0  0
Max Rain: 8.7 on day 2
Days of Rain: 9 (>= 0.2 mm)  5 (>= 2.0 mm)  0 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3  Cool Base: 18.3  Method: Integration