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Good Evening - Today was: Sunday, 17 May 2026 17:57:26 NZST
FORECAST:
Clear to partly cloudy. Low near 5C. Winds ESE at 15 to 25 km/h. It feels like 10.7°C. 3 clothing layers recommended.
 Weather Forecast |
Temperature | : | 
12.2°C, 74% |
Pressure | : | 
1037.3hPa |
 Fire Danger |
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| Wind Speed | : |
SE  5km/h |
Wind Gust | : |
 13km/h |
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| Air Quality | : | 6 AQI 1.8ug/m3 | Rainfall | : |
0.1mm |
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| Sun Light | : | 0Lux, 4.6hrs | Solar UV | : | 0.0UVI 0W/m2 | ||||
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Last weather station contact: Sunday, 17 May 2026 at 18:00:12. Updated in seconds |
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Weather Warnings
WEATHER STATION WARNING
Weather Forecast
Tonight
5°C |
Tomorrow
15°C |
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Clear to partly cloudy. Low near 5C. Winds ESE at 15 to 25 km/h. Chance of Rain: 8% |
Moon & Sun Forecast
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Moonrise 07:36 Moonset 16:56 Visibility 0% |
Sunrise 07:19 Sunset 17:10 Day Length 9.51 Hrs |
Moon Phase: Waxing Crescent
Sun Phase: Below Horizon
There will be 1min 46s less daylight tomorrow
Sun Phase: Below Horizon
There will be 1min 46s less daylight tomorrow
System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 18:00:12 17/05/2026
Time Zone: UTC +12:00(NZST)
System Up: 121 days 22 hours
Prgm Up: 121 days 22 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: 18:00:12 17/05/2026
Time Zone: UTC +12:00(NZST)
System Up: 121 days 22 hours
Prgm Up: 121 days 22 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 2012 May
Monthly Climatological Summary for May 2012
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 11.0 19.6 11:52 3.9 23:13 7.4 0.0 0.0 6.3 31.7 10:22 ESE
2 7.3 14.9 13:03 2.1 04:02 11.0 0.0 0.6 2.9 20.9 17:55 ENE
3 8.9 20.4 11:13 1.5 05:34 9.6 0.1 0.0 2.8 13.3 12:25 ESE
4 10.7 20.0 13:16 2.7 05:12 7.6 0.0 0.0 5.1 28.1 13:26 E
5 12.0 19.7 13:01 6.9 23:39 6.3 0.0 0.0 7.3 27.0 18:40 E
6 11.5 17.4 10:03 6.6 06:39 6.9 0.0 0.0 13.3 30.6 16:11 E
7 11.6 23.7 11:09 2.9 07:21 7.4 0.6 0.0 4.6 23.4 14:20 WNW
8 13.5 24.9 12:09 4.3 06:52 5.6 0.8 0.9 3.7 15.8 15:02 W
9 14.5 18.0 15:36 12.7 02:43 3.8 0.0 9.6 8.4 27.0 11:36 E
10 13.8 23.8 10:36 8.7 06:57 4.7 0.2 1.5 3.0 13.3 11:54 W
11 11.4 16.4 12:56 8.6 23:57 6.9 0.0 3.3 2.9 18.4 11:32 SE
12 10.9 20.2 12:32 4.7 07:11 7.4 0.0 0.0 6.0 27.0 15:51 NW
13 14.4 22.8 10:34 10.3 00:00 4.4 0.5 1.2 8.3 35.6 12:36 NW
14 12.7 15.8 13:44 10.5 00:05 5.6 0.0 16.2 3.0 13.3 11:59 NNW
15 11.5 18.2 12:15 9.2 23:19 6.8 0.0 15.0 12.5 47.9 16:48 NW
16 7.7 10.1 11:19 2.2 23:54 10.6 0.0 9.0 6.0 23.4 01:31 NNW
17 9.1 21.4 11:15 0.3 04:04 9.4 0.2 0.0 4.2 22.0 22:10 NW
18 13.0 21.4 10:03 8.1 23:55 5.5 0.2 2.4 11.5 35.6 11:18 W
19 8.5 18.3 10:23 1.8 07:27 9.8 0.0 0.0 6.0 31.7 11:15 SW
20 7.9 20.1 10:15 1.5 06:51 10.4 0.1 0.0 4.8 19.4 13:17 WSW
21 7.8 19.0 11:12 0.5 03:10 10.5 0.0 0.0 5.4 24.5 13:41 E
22 8.9 21.4 12:15 1.9 07:32 9.7 0.3 0.0 2.6 11.2 12:57 W
23 9.1 18.1 11:50 0.3 04:00 9.2 0.0 0.0 6.2 22.0 15:36 NNW
24 12.9 19.2 11:17 10.0 02:00 5.4 0.0 0.0 10.3 29.5 11:18 NW
25 13.2 17.7 14:31 10.3 22:09 5.1 0.0 0.0 15.1 31.7 06:37 NW
26 10.9 17.4 13:47 4.4 07:37 7.3 0.0 0.0 3.6 11.2 11:48 E
27 12.6 21.4 09:35 7.2 05:47 5.7 0.1 2.4 6.8 24.5 12:04 NW
28 13.0 19.7 10:07 10.1 22:54 5.3 0.0 2.1 13.7 30.6 10:29 WNW
29 7.5 15.2 12:12 -0.2 23:53 10.8 0.0 0.3 5.1 20.9 05:32 E
30 7.7 15.5 11:13 -1.2 05:27 10.6 0.0 0.0 6.9 20.9 14:21 NNW
31 11.3 20.2 12:01 5.5 23:40 7.1 0.1 0.0 6.5 23.4 11:08 E
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10.9 24.9 8 -1.2 30 233.8 3.2 64.5 6.5 47.9 15 NNW
Max >= 27.0: 0
Max <= 0.0: 0
Min <= 0.0: 2
Min <= -18.0: 0
Max Rain: 16.2 on day 14
Days of Rain: 13 (> 0.2 mm) 8 (> 2.0 mm) 0 (> 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3 Cool Base: 18.3 Method: Integration
