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Good Morning - Today is: Saturday, 21 March 2026 06:59:43 NZDT
FORECAST:
Cloudy skies early, followed by partial clearing. High near 20C. Winds ESE at 10 to 15 km/h. It feels like 11.0°C. 3 clothing layers recommended.
 Weather Forecast |
Temperature | : | 
11.8°C, 83% |
Pressure | : |
1021.6hPa |
 Fire Danger |
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| Wind Speed | : |
ENE  3km/h |
Wind Gust | : |
8km/h |
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| Air Quality | : | 4 AQI 1.1ug/m3 | Rainfall | : |
 0.0mm |
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| Sun Light | : | 0Lux, 0.0hrs | Solar UV | : | 0.0UVI 0W/m2 | ||||
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Last weather station contact: Saturday, 21 March 2026 at 07:02:40. Updated in seconds |
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Weather Warnings
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Weather Forecast
Today
20°C |
Tonight
6°C |
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Cloudy skies early, followed by partial clearing. High near 20C. Winds ESE at 10 to 15 km/h. Chance of Rain: 3% |
Moon & Sun Forecast
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Moonrise 09:31 Moonset 20:15 Visibility 4% |
Sunrise 07:21 Sunset 19:29 Day Length 12.07 Hrs |
Moon Phase: Waxing Crescent
Sun Phase: Is Rising
There will be 2min 41s less daylight tomorrow
Sun Phase: Is Rising
There will be 2min 41s less daylight tomorrow
System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 07:02:40 21/03/2026
Time Zone: UTC +13:00(NZDT)
System Up: 64 days 10 hours
Prgm Up: 64 days 10 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: 07:02:40 21/03/2026
Time Zone: UTC +13:00(NZDT)
System Up: 64 days 10 hours
Prgm Up: 64 days 10 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
The NOAA Climate Report provides a day-by-day, monthly and yearly look at the weather since 2009 in Palmerston North. This offers detailed records for the rain, wind and temperatures as well as totals and summaries all recored at the Palmerston North location.
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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
