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A late Good Evening - Today was: Tuesday, 12 May 2026 21:16:53 NZST
FORECAST:
Foggy this evening, then partly cloudy after midnight. Low 4C. Winds light and variable. It feels like 6.3°C. 4 clothing layers recommended.
 Weather Forecast |
Temperature | : | 
7.7°C, 96% |
Pressure | : | 
1023.0hPa |
 Fire Danger |
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| Wind Speed | : |
N  4km/h |
Wind Gust | : |
 10km/h |
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| Air Quality | : | 81 AQI 43.7ug/m3 | Rainfall | : |
0.5mm |
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| Sun Light | : | 0Lux, 3.3hrs | Solar UV | : | 0.0UVI 0W/m2 | ||||
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Last weather station contact: Tuesday, 12 May 2026 at 21:19:19. Updated in seconds |
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Weather Warnings
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Weather Forecast
Tonight
4°C |
Tomorrow
14°C |
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Foggy this evening, then partly cloudy after midnight. Low 4C. Winds light and variable. Chance of Rain: 9% |
Moon & Sun Forecast
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Moonrise 01:23 Moonset 14:24 Visibility 25% |
Sunrise 07:14 Sunset 17:14 Day Length 10.00 Hrs |
Moon Phase: Waning Crescent
Sun Phase: Below Horizon
There will be 1min 57s less daylight tomorrow
Sun Phase: Below Horizon
There will be 1min 57s less daylight tomorrow
System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 21:19:19 12/05/2026
Time Zone: UTC +12:00(NZST)
System Up: 117 days 2 hours
Prgm Up: 117 days 2 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
Station Is OnlineUpdated: 21:19:19 12/05/2026
Time Zone: UTC +12:00(NZST)
System Up: 117 days 2 hours
Prgm Up: 117 days 2 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
NOAA Climate Reports - Daily, Month and Year History Report and Extremes
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Report for 2009 May
Monthly Climatological Summary for May 2009
Name: City Centre City: Palmerston North State: Manawatu
Elevation: 23 m Lat: S 40 21' 15" Lon: E 175 37' 34"
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
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1 10.4 15.0 12:50 8.1 21:50 7.9 0.0 0.3 14.0 23.4 12:50 SE
2 8.1 14.1 15:20 7.4 01:50 10.2 0.0 0.0 14.7 31.7 14:20 SE
3 9.3 19.1 13:50 8.3 03:50 9.0 0.0 0.0 8.6 20.9 11:20 SE
4 9.3 20.2 14:50 4.1 23:50 9.0 0.0 0.0 4.4 18.4 11:50 S
5 4.1 16.8 12:20 3.7 00:50 14.2 0.0 0.6 9.4 24.5 18:50 WNW
6 11.0 14.9 11:50 6.7 23:50 7.3 0.0 11.1 9.9 28.1 08:50 W
7 6.7 16.1 14:20 3.1 06:50 11.6 0.0 0.9 8.5 24.5 15:20 NW
8 10.8 12.1 11:20 7.6 22:50 7.5 0.0 7.2 6.4 19.4 00:20 NE
9 7.6 15.2 14:20 4.3 07:50 10.7 0.0 1.5 7.5 19.4 11:50 W
10 9.7 14.7 16:20 5.9 22:20 8.6 0.0 7.5 9.6 27.0 09:20 SE
11 6.2 12.4 14:50 5.9 07:20 12.1 0.0 0.0 9.9 25.6 00:50 ESE
12 7.1 15.0 12:20 4.7 23:20 11.2 0.0 0.0 5.3 20.9 01:50 S
13 4.9 15.2 14:50 4.3 00:20 13.4 0.0 6.6 11.3 28.1 13:50 NW
14 11.2 16.6 12:20 10.2 07:50 7.1 0.0 1.2 13.8 31.7 15:50 NW
15 0.0 14.4 15:49 11.6 23:19 18.3 0.0 0.0 14.0 30.6 16:19 WNW
16 11.7 21.0 14:19 11.4 06:19 6.6 0.0 0.0 14.0 23.4 11:49 NW
17 16.0 16.0 08:08 10.0 23:49 2.3 0.0 7.5 12.9 25.6 12:49 NW
18 10.0 17.8 11:49 8.9 07:19 8.3 0.0 5.1 9.6 22.0 13:19 NNW
19 10.0 14.8 13:49 7.9 23:19 8.3 0.0 7.8 13.2 34.2 14:49 WNW
20 8.0 13.1 12:49 3.7 04:49 10.3 0.0 0.0 3.4 9.7 08:10 ENE
21 4.3 14.6 14:50 1.3 22:50 14.0 0.0 0.6 4.2 9.7 06:20 NE
22 1.4 10.4 14:50 -0.4 03:20 16.9 0.0 0.3 3.5 8.6 15:20 N
23 5.7 9.5 10:20 4.3 05:20 12.6 0.0 13.2 10.0 25.6 09:50 SSW
24 7.8 13.6 12:20 7.8 00:20 10.5 0.0 2.7 13.2 33.1 10:20 SSE
25 10.7 14.0 15:20 8.9 23:20 7.6 0.0 3.3 13.9 28.1 08:50 SSE
26 9.2 14.1 11:50 8.7 06:20 9.1 0.0 0.6 13.4 39.2 08:50 SE
27 9.9 16.3 14:50 8.7 23:50 8.4 0.0 0.6 7.1 19.4 11:50 SE
28 8.7 16.8 12:20 6.5 05:20 9.6 0.0 0.0 5.7 13.3 16:20 E
29 7.4 16.1 11:20 7.1 00:20 10.9 0.0 0.0 3.1 9.7 11:20 WSW
30 10.0 16.1 11:20 8.7 22:50 8.3 0.0 0.3 5.4 14.8 19:50 SE
31 8.8 11.2 13:20 1.6 20:20 9.5 0.0 0.9 7.7 31.7 15:50 S
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8.3 21.0 16 -0.4 22 311.3 0.0 79.8 9.3 39.2 26 SSW
Max >= 27.0: 0
Max <= 0.0: 0
Min <= 0.0: 1
Min <= -18.0: 0
Max Rain: 13.2 on day 23
Days of Rain: 21 (> 0.2 mm) 10 (> 2.0 mm) 0 (> 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3 Cool Base: 18.3 Method: Integration
