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A very early Good Morning - Today is: Monday, 10 August 2026 03:57:01 NZST
Current: 10.2°C, Max: 10.4°C, Min: 9.1°C. It feels like 7.6°C
FORECAST: A steady rain this morning. Showers continuing this afternoon. High 14C. Winds WNW at 15 to 30 km/h. Chance of rain 70%. It feels like 7.6°C. 4 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Showery, becoming less settled | Sunrise: 07:14 | Sunset: 17:33 | Dawn: 06:45 | Dusk: 18:02
Weather Forecast
 Temperature : Current trend is Rising, changing by 0.1 °C/hr 10.2°C, 90%   Pressure : Current trend is Falling slowly, changing by -0.3 hPa/hr 1015.6hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  NW  Current wind speed is Light breeze (F2) from NW (304°) 12km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Steady 23km/h
Air Quality :  12 AQI  3.4ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Falling 1.6mm
Sun Light : 0lx, 0.0hrs   Solar UV :  0.0UVI  0W/m2
Last weather station contact: Monday, 10 August 2026 at 04:01:56. Updated in seconds

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 Weather Warnings
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 Weather Forecast
Today
Rain
14°C
Rain		 Tonight
Showers Early
4°C
Showers Early
A steady rain this morning. Showers continuing this afternoon. High 14C. Winds WNW at 15 to 30 km/h. Chance of rain 70%.
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: Waning Crescent       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
05:16
Moonset
14:11
Visibility
13% 		Sunrise
07:14
Sunset
17:33
Day Length
10.19 Hrs
Moon Phase: Waning Crescent
Sun Phase: Below Horizon
There will be 2min 11s more daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 04:01:56 10/08/2026
Time Zone: UTC +12:00(NZST)
System Up: 26 days 10 hours
Prgm Up: 4 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 2022 Apr 
                   Monthly Climatological Summary for Apr 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  21.0   14:40  17.1   01:49   0.3   0.6   0.0   3.2  40.0   16:46   ESE
02  18.9  21.8   15:29  17.3   23:52   0.3   0.9   0.0   4.0  35.0   14:34    SW
03  18.5  21.8   15:28  15.8   08:17   0.6   0.8   0.2   3.0  40.0   16:15   WSW
04  18.6  21.2   16:05  17.0   02:46   0.3   0.6   0.0   2.9  30.0   14:28     W
05  18.4  21.8   14:27  15.0   06:04   0.8   0.9   0.0   3.3  35.0   10:18     W
06  18.8  21.2   15:17  15.8   23:57   0.3   0.8   4.8   9.7  51.0   19:31   WNW
07  15.4  16.9   14:48  13.1   07:25   2.9   0.0   0.8   4.9  33.0   14:20   SSE
08  14.9  18.2   15:56  11.7   04:21   3.4   0.0   0.0   4.3  49.0   14:30     W
09  15.8  18.3   15:01  13.1   03:07   2.5   0.0   0.0   2.5  32.0   11:37   ESE
10  15.5  18.9   15:28  12.0   05:02   2.9   0.1   0.0   2.8  34.0   12:06     W
11  16.5  18.8   16:11  14.0   23:11   1.8   0.0   0.0   5.9  46.0   15:45   WNW
12  16.6  19.8   13:47  13.1   08:13   1.9   0.3   0.0   3.1  25.0   14:03    SW
13  15.9  18.4   14:11  13.6   23:20   2.4   0.0   0.0   8.4  57.0   14:31   SSE
14  14.2  17.5   16:08  11.7   07:52   4.0   0.0   0.0   2.5  17.0   11:19   SSW
15  13.9  17.9   16:41  10.3   05:48   4.4   0.0   0.0   2.0  20.0   09:31     N
16  14.8  18.5   15:05  11.3   05:59   3.5   0.0   0.0   5.7  53.0   10:42   WNW
17  15.3  17.1   12:47  13.9   07:00   3.0   0.0   0.0   7.4  46.0   11:11   ESE
18  15.6  17.7   12:27  13.9   03:20   2.7   0.0   0.0   8.0  53.0   09:16     E
19  17.4  20.6   15:37  15.2   02:14   1.3   0.4   0.0   2.1  19.0   13:57    NE
20  18.4  23.0   16:01  15.2   06:25   0.9   1.0   0.0   1.7  34.0   16:13    NE
21  18.3  21.6   14:13  15.6   05:53   0.8   0.8   0.0   3.5  46.0   14:10    NW
22  17.2  21.6   16:45  12.1   23:55   1.4   0.3   5.8   6.2  60.0   12:48   WSW
23  12.2  18.9   14:57   6.5   07:04   6.1   0.0   0.0   2.8  34.0   12:47     W
24  14.9  21.2   14:05   8.9   01:10   3.8   0.4   0.0   5.6  43.0   10:59   WNW
25  15.3  23.4   13:26  10.5   22:19   3.5   0.5   0.0   3.0  35.0   10:26    SE
26  13.7  19.9   14:51   8.6   07:11   4.7   0.1   0.0   2.3  28.0   14:07    NW
27  14.9  20.7   12:55  11.0   23:48   3.6   0.2   0.0   3.2  40.0   09:25   ESE
28  12.2  18.0   13:41   6.6   07:02   6.1   0.0   0.0   3.6  41.0   12:09   ESE
29  12.4  19.1   14:44   6.3   07:04   6.0   0.0   0.0   4.0  35.0   13:30   ESE
30  11.6  19.8   14:50   6.0   06:51   6.8   0.1   0.0   1.7  16.0   14:02   NNE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    15.8  23.4    25     6.0    30    83.0   8.8  11.6   4.1  60.0    22     WSW

Max >=  27.0  0
Max <=   0.0  0
Min <=   0.0  0
Min <= -18.0  0
Max Rain: 5.8 on day 22
Days of Rain: 4 (>= 0.2 mm)  2 (>= 2.0 mm)  0 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3  Cool Base: 18.3  Method: Integration