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Good Morning - Today is: Monday, 31 August 2026 11:34:46 NZST
Current: 14.5°C, Max: 14.8°C, Min: 11.9°C. It feels like 8.1°C
FORECAST: Decreasing cloudiness and windy. High near 15C. Winds WNW at 40 to 55 km/h. Winds could occasionally gust over 80 km/h. It feels like 8.1°C. A windproof and 4 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Occasional rain, worsening | Sunrise: 06:44 | Sunset: 17:53 | Dawn: 06:16 | Dusk: 18:20
Weather Forecast
 Temperature : Current trend is Rising, changing by 0.5 °C/hr 14.5°C, 71%   Pressure : Current trend is Rising slowly, changing by 0.0 hPa/hr 1001.1hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  W  Current wind speed is Fresh breeze (F5) from W (275°) 32km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Rising 55km/h
Air Quality :  23 AQI  6.6ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.2mm
Sun Light : 89.7klx, 2.3hrs   Solar UV :  6.0UVI  709W/m2
Last weather station contact: Monday, 31 August 2026 at 11:34:20. Updated in seconds

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 Weather Warnings
Warning WEATHER STATION WARNING
High wind gust levels have been detected
Warning WEATHER STATION WARNING
High continuous wind levels have been detected
 Weather Forecast
Today
Partly Cloudy, Wind
15°C
Partly Cloudy, Wind		 Tonight
Showers, Wind Early
4°C
Showers, Wind Early
Decreasing cloudiness and windy. High near 15C. Winds WNW at 40 to 55 km/h. Winds could occasionally gust over 80 km/h.
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: Waning Gibbous       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
21:11
Moonset
07:47
Visibility
92% 		Sunrise
06:44
Sunset
17:53
Day Length
11.09 Hrs
Moon Phase: Waning Gibbous
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 2min 31s more daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 11:34:20 31/08/2026
Time Zone: UTC +12:00(NZST)
System Up: 19 days 16 hours
Prgm Up: 19 days 16 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