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Current: 14.8°C, Max: 15.6°C, Min: 14.1°C. It feels like 14.0°C
FORECAST: A mix of clouds and sun. Gusty winds diminishing during the afternoon. High 19C. Winds WNW at 25 to 40 km/h. It feels like 14.0°C. 2 clothing layers recommended.
Temperature : Current trend is Steady, changing by 0.0 °C/hr 14.8°C, 94%   Pressure : Current trend is Steady, changing by 0.0 hPa/hr 1013.0hPa
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 WNW (297°)   WNW  10km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Rising 22km/h
Air Quality :  8 AQI  2.3ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 2.9mm
Sun Light : 15.7klx, 0.6hrs   Solar UV :  1.0UVI  124W/m2
Last weather station contact: Thursday, 12 November 2026 at 07:48:18. Updated in seconds

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 Weather Forecast
Today
Partly Cloudy, Wind
19°C
Partly Cloudy, Wind		 Tonight
Showers Late
12°C
Showers Late
A mix of clouds and sun. Gusty winds diminishing during the afternoon. High 19C. Winds WNW at 25 to 40 km/h.
Chance of Rain: 13%
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: Waxing Crescent       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
07:10
Moonset
23:14
Visibility
6% 		Sunrise
05:55
Sunset
20:09
Day Length
14.14 hrs
Moon Phase: Waxing Crescent
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 2min 7s more daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 07:48:18 12/11/2026
Time Zone: UTC +13:00(NZDT)
System Up: 92 days 11 hours
Prgm Up: 41 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 2018 Apr 
                   Monthly Climatological Summary for Apr 2018

Name: City Centre   City: Palmerston North   State: Manawatu
Elevation: 25 m  Lat: S 40 20 57   Lon: E 175 36 55

                  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  16.0  22.6   12:41  10.6   06:39   3.0   0.6   0.0   4.1  24.5   12:05    NW
02  16.4  19.7   14:05  14.1   02:42   2.0   0.1   0.0   9.6  43.3   10:39    NW
03  17.9  22.7   13:28  14.6   03:40   1.3   0.9   0.0  11.3  54.1   16:26   WNW
04  17.2  21.5   11:47  15.6   21:06   1.4   0.3   0.0  11.1  54.8   11:52   WNW
05  18.1  24.6   12:16  13.9   23:24   1.6   1.4   0.0   5.6  37.5   09:26   NNE
06  15.9  21.6   13:26  11.3   04:44   2.8   0.4   0.0   7.5  50.5   13:39     W
07  15.6  22.1   15:38  11.1   23:58   3.0   0.4   0.6   8.3  50.5   09:42    NW
08  13.9  20.6   13:25   6.7   06:56   4.6   0.2   0.0   6.1  47.6   16:04   WNW
09  15.4  20.0   13:53  12.3   06:03   3.0   0.1   1.8   7.8  52.6   12:55    NW
10   9.2  15.4   03:54   5.5   22:35   9.1   0.0  46.2   7.4  59.8   17:37   ESE
11   7.4  12.3   13:58   4.9   22:41  10.9   0.0   0.6   3.2  26.0   17:31    SW
12   9.3  16.3   13:37   3.3   03:05   9.0   0.0   7.6   6.2  46.9   23:26    NW
13  11.7  16.9   12:56   6.6   07:04   6.7   0.0   1.8   4.9  41.8   00:36   WSW
14  11.4  16.8   13:10   9.0   02:59   6.9   0.0   1.2   7.0  61.3   13:01     E
15  13.4  18.1   15:42   9.4   04:55   4.9   0.0   0.0   7.5  49.7   13:53     E
16  15.0  19.4   13:48  11.8   23:53   3.4   0.0  12.2   8.4  82.9   17:00   WNW
17  15.9  23.1   13:21  11.1   00:24   3.1   0.7   0.2   9.0  57.0   12:33    NW
18  12.7  15.8   09:42   8.8   23:45   5.7   0.0   3.6   9.3  52.6   16:13   WNW
19  12.6  18.0   12:13   7.5   04:27   5.7   0.0   0.2   9.2  51.9   12:47   WNW
20  14.9  18.5   12:23  12.0   03:15   3.4   0.0   0.0  14.3  93.7   11:47   WNW
21  15.0  17.7   13:28  13.3   00:00   3.3   0.0   0.4  15.7  62.7   14:08   WNW
22  12.5  17.7   12:07   6.2   23:54   5.8   0.0   0.0   5.0  51.2   00:41     W
23  12.1  15.9   15:11   5.9   00:44   6.2   0.0   0.0   5.3  36.8   15:15   NNW
24  12.6  16.0   12:12  10.5   06:29   5.7   0.0   0.8   9.3  50.5   11:37    NW
25  13.0  19.3   13:07   8.2   06:51   5.3   0.0   0.0   3.8  26.7   15:41   NNW
26  12.3  18.9   12:40   7.3   23:50   6.0   0.0   0.0   4.0  33.2   04:30   NNW
27  12.2  18.3   14:09   7.1   01:55   6.1   0.0   0.0   3.3  40.4   13:08    NW
28  14.2  19.2   12:31   9.1   02:19   4.1   0.0   0.6   9.9  58.4   18:28     E
29  16.8  21.3   14:20  14.6   00:09   1.7   0.2   0.6  10.2  58.4   00:19     E
30  16.8  21.7   13:00  13.1   23:44   1.9   0.4   0.2   6.8  38.2   16:24   ESE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    13.9  24.6     5     3.3    12   137.6   5.7  78.6   7.7  93.7    20      NW

Max >=  27.0  0
Max <=   0.0  0
Min <=   0.0  0
Min <= -18.0  0
Max Rain: 46.2 on day 10
Days of Rain: 16 (>= 0.2 mm)  4 (>= 2.0 mm)  1 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3  Cool Base: 18.3  Method: Integration