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Good Morning - Today is: Wednesday, 8 July 2026 11:56:53 NZST
Current: 12.5°C, Max: 13.2°C, Min: 9.0°C. It feels like 12.4°C
FORECAST: Cloudy. Some light rain will fall throughout the day. High 13C. Winds S at 10 to 15 km/h. Chance of rain 80%. It feels like 12.4°C. 3 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Showery early, improving | Sunrise: 07:40 | Sunset: 17:06 | Dawn: 07:10 | Dusk: 17:36
Weather Forecast
 Temperature : Current trend is Rising, changing by 1.1 °C/hr 12.5°C, 89%   Pressure : Current trend is Falling slowly, changing by -0.1 hPa/hr 1000.5hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  ENE  Current wind speed is Light air (F1) from ENE (67°) 2km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Rising 5km/h
Air Quality :  6 AQI  1.6ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Falling 2.5mm
Sun Light : 17.5kLux, 1.6hrs   Solar UV :  1.0UVI  138W/m2
Last weather station contact: Wednesday, 08 July 2026 at 11:59:20. Updated in seconds

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  News  

⛅ 08 Jul 2026 11:51AM: Driver hit 'good sized rock' as slip came down in darkness (rnz.co.nz) 1/10 ⛅ 08 Jul 2026 11:40AM: Truck crashes disrupt traffic flow on SH3 in Waikato (rnz.co.nz) 2/10 ⛅ 08 Jul 2026 11:19AM: Weather live: Bridges close, rivers rise as heavy rain moves from Kaikōura to Wairarapa (rnz.co.nz) 3/10 ⛅ 08 Jul 2026 10:23AM: Trial date set for accused in fatal stabbing case in Auckland CBD (rnz.co.nz) 4/10 ⛅ 08 Jul 2026 9:48AM: Bridges shut, farmers on edge as heavy rain on way in Wairarapa (rnz.co.nz) 5/10 ⛅ 08 Jul 2026 8:04AM: Man stabbed at West Auckland petrol station (rnz.co.nz) 6/10 ⛅ 08 Jul 2026 8:03AM: Tradie charging up to 30 percent more for clients on streets with no parking (rnz.co.nz) 7/10 ⛅ 08 Jul 2026 5:27AM: Beating back the illicit tobacco trade (rnz.co.nz) 8/10 ⛅ 08 Jul 2026 5:08AM: Senior cop under investigation over handling of more than 50 cases says police haven't given him any details (rnz.co.nz) 9/10 ⛅ 07 Jul 2026 9:50PM: Weather live: Motorists warned against driving to Kaikōura, with no safe routes (rnz.co.nz) 10/10


 Weather Warnings
No WarningsNo current weather
station warnings
 Weather Forecast
Today
Light Rain
13°C
Light Rain		 Tonight
Rain
9°C
Rain
Cloudy. Some light rain will fall throughout the day. High 13C. Winds S at 10 to 15 km/h. Chance of rain 80%.
Chance of Rain: 80%
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: Last Quarter       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
00:19
Moonset
11:37
Visibility
49% 		Sunrise
07:40
Sunset
17:06
Day Length
9.25 Hrs
Moon Phase: Last Quarter
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 0min 59s more daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 11:59:20 8/07/2026
Time Zone: UTC +12:00(NZST)
System Up: 15 days 18 hours
Prgm Up: 15 days 18 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