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Good Morning - Today is: Wednesday, 11 March 2026 07:41:17 NZDT
Current: 12.9°C, Max: 12.9°C, Min: 12.0°C. It feels like 11.5°C
FORECAST: Cloudy skies early, followed by partial clearing. High 21C. Winds E at 15 to 25 km/h. It feels like 11.5°C. 3 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Showery, becoming less settled | Sunrise: 07:10 | Sunset: 19:45 | Dawn: 06:43 | Dusk: 20:12
Weather Forecast
 Temperature : Current trend is Rising, changing by 0.1 °C/hr 12.9°C, 72%   Pressure : Current trend is Falling slowly, changing by -0.1 hPa/hr 1020.3hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  ESE  Current wind speed is Light air (F1) from ESE (123°) 5km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Rising 13km/h
Air Quality :  6 AQI  1.6ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.0mm
Sun Light : 4.2kLux, 0.7hrs   Solar UV :  0.0UVI  33W/m2
Last weather station contact: Wednesday, 11 March 2026 at 07:43:23. Updated in seconds

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 Weather Warnings
No WarningsNo current weather
station warnings
 Weather Forecast
Today
AM Clouds, PM Sun
21°C
AM Clouds, PM Sun		 Tonight
Mostly Clear
8°C
Mostly Clear
Cloudy skies early, followed by partial clearing. High 21C. Winds E at 15 to 25 km/h.
Chance of Rain: 2%
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: Waning Gibbous       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
23:32
Moonset
14:51
Visibility
56% 		Sunrise
07:10
Sunset
19:45
Day Length
12.34 Hrs
Moon Phase: Waning Gibbous
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 2min 42s less daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 07:43:23 11/03/2026
Time Zone: UTC +13:00(NZDT)
System Up: 54 days 11 hours
Prgm Up: 54 days 11 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 2011 May 
                   Monthly Climatological Summary for May 2011

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
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 1  15.1  19.8   13:37  11.5   04:30   3.2   0.0   0.0  19.1  45.4   12:08     E
 2  16.2  18.3   12:13  14.7   00:25   2.1   0.0   2.1  22.3  47.9   10:13     E
 3  18.7  28.6   15:07  13.7   05:25   0.0   0.4   3.9   7.3  30.6   02:23     E
 4  17.5  25.5   13:00  12.5   06:49   0.8   0.0   2.4   5.1  24.5   15:30   NNW
 5  15.6  22.4   12:55  11.6   04:10   2.7   0.0   0.0   2.8  13.3   13:59    SE
 6  14.7  20.3   15:04   9.9   05:24   3.6   0.0   6.0   6.8  24.5   13:30     E
 7  15.8  22.1   13:26  10.1   23:54   2.5   0.0  13.8   6.3  54.0   16:52     E
 8  14.2  20.8   13:39   8.5   06:28   4.1   0.0   0.0   8.2  33.1   09:51     W
 9  13.3  21.7   15:41   8.3   03:26   5.0   0.0   0.0   3.2  15.8   13:20     W
10  14.8  20.0   14:28  10.3   07:13   3.5   0.0   0.0   5.7  24.5   16:49     E
11  15.7  20.9   12:54   8.4   07:31   2.6   0.0   0.0   8.3  23.4   15:03     E
12  16.0  23.2   09:43  12.1   22:40   2.3   0.0  11.1   5.0  23.4   12:27     W
13  15.5  23.9   14:10  10.8   07:22   2.8   0.0   1.2   5.6  30.6   16:04    NW
14  14.6  19.1   12:57  10.7   21:40   3.7   0.0   1.2  17.1  58.7   12:09   WNW
15  13.6  17.6   09:39  10.3   23:58   4.7   0.0  20.4  15.3  49.0   22:39   WNW
16  13.2  16.5   11:25   9.7   01:10   5.1   0.0   9.6  26.6  61.2   10:29   WNW
17  14.0  17.0   11:25  10.1   23:57   4.3   0.0   4.8  27.5  64.8   09:59     W
18   9.6  17.5   15:56   4.9   20:59   8.7   0.0   0.3   6.5  27.0   06:55    NW
19  11.1  17.3   15:29   6.0   05:49   7.2   0.0   0.0   6.0  23.4   12:59    NW
20  11.8  19.7   14:52   6.2   07:24   6.5   0.0   0.0   4.1  20.9   11:09   WNW
21  13.2  18.7   11:03   8.6   00:00   5.1   0.0   0.0   5.6  18.4   05:34     N
22  12.5  19.0   12:38   8.3   00:35   5.8   0.0   6.3   3.3  15.8   11:00     N
23  12.5  18.6   11:57   8.6   04:24   5.8   0.0   2.1   5.0  24.5   12:37   WNW
24  12.7  18.9   12:17   7.6   23:10   5.6   0.0   0.6   5.6  19.4   12:24    NW
25  13.9  24.3   11:10   7.6   00:16   4.4   0.0   1.8   3.3  23.4   11:54    NW
26  15.7  19.8   13:09  13.4   00:00   2.6   0.0  17.1   2.6  11.2   17:01   ENE
27  13.8  18.9   13:05  12.2   19:30   4.5   0.0   0.3  11.7  41.8   12:48   WNW
28  12.7  17.7   13:21   7.8   23:58   5.6   0.0   0.0  14.2  43.9   15:10   WNW
29  10.1  17.0   14:28   3.9   06:42   8.2   0.0   0.0   7.0  30.6   14:53    NW
30  11.7  16.7   12:39   9.0   00:10   6.6   0.0   0.6  11.5  33.1   11:56    NW
31  10.8  18.8   12:32   4.8   06:28   7.5   0.0   0.0   5.1  20.9   11:16    NW
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    13.9  28.6     3     3.9    29   137.1   0.4 105.6   9.1  64.8    17      NW

Max >=  27.0:  1
Max <=   0.0:  0
Min <=   0.0:  0
Min <= -18.0:  0
Max Rain: 20.4 on day 15
Days of Rain: 19 (> 0.2 mm)  12 (> 2.0 mm)  1 (> 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3  Cool Base: 18.3  Method: Integration