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Good Morning - Today is: Friday, 1 May 2026 09:29:32 NZST
FORECAST:
Plenty of sunshine. High 17C. Winds light and variable. It feels like 9.9°C. 3 clothing layers recommended.
 Weather Forecast |
Temperature | : | 
11.9°C, 65% |
Pressure | : |
1038.3hPa |
 Fire Danger |
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| Wind Speed | : |
E  5km/h |
Wind Gust | : |
11km/h |
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| Air Quality | : | 11 AQI 3.1ug/m3 | Rainfall | : |
 0.0mm |
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| Sun Light | : | 37.2kLux, 2.6hrs | Solar UV | : | 2.0UVI 294W/m2 | ||||
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Last weather station contact: Friday, 01 May 2026 at 09:31:04. Updated in seconds |
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Weather Warnings
WEATHER STATION WARNING
Weather Forecast
Today
17°C |
Tonight
4°C |
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Plenty of sunshine. High 17C. Winds light and variable. Chance of Rain: 5% |
Moon & Sun Forecast
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Moonrise 16:44 Moonset 06:20 Visibility 99% |
Sunrise 07:03 Sunset 17:27 Day Length 10.23 Hrs |
Moon Phase: Waxing Gibbous
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 2min 14s less daylight tomorrow
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 2min 14s less daylight tomorrow
System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 09:31:04 1/05/2026
Time Zone: UTC +12:00(NZST)
System Up: 105 days 14 hours
Prgm Up: 105 days 14 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: 09:31:04 1/05/2026
Time Zone: UTC +12:00(NZST)
System Up: 105 days 14 hours
Prgm Up: 105 days 14 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 2015 May
Monthly Climatological Summary for May 2015
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 12.7 18.6 13:10 7.4 00:00 5.6 0.0 0.0 6.5 28.1 13:12 WNW
2 13.8 19.1 12:41 10.7 04:22 4.5 0.0 0.0 5.1 22.0 13:22 NW
3 13.3 17.4 13:32 7.5 23:49 5.0 0.0 0.0 5.0 17.3 10:48 NW
4 11.0 17.3 12:41 4.4 06:09 7.3 0.0 0.0 5.2 23.4 11:41 NW
5 14.7 19.9 13:54 11.1 03:27 3.7 0.1 0.0 7.1 23.4 12:38 WNW
6 17.1 22.0 13:23 12.5 07:10 2.0 0.8 0.0 10.7 39.2 14:15 WNW
7 17.6 20.0 12:21 15.9 21:58 0.8 0.2 8.7 10.5 37.8 08:29 WNW
8 15.6 18.2 12:14 12.8 22:50 2.6 0.0 2.7 8.7 25.6 13:32 W
9 14.0 17.2 13:20 11.0 05:50 4.3 0.0 0.0 15.0 34.2 11:20 WNW
10 15.0 18.4 12:15 12.7 00:15 3.3 0.0 0.3 12.4 29.5 14:45 WNW
11 14.7 19.8 14:16 10.3 07:45 3.7 0.1 2.1 10.0 190.0 20:39 NW
12 13.9 15.8 11:53 11.8 23:23 4.4 0.0 16.8 9.2 34.2 17:00 WNW
13 13.6 17.4 11:59 -0.5 00:00 4.7 0.0 0.0 14.9 50.0 12:07 WNW
14 11.5 19.6 18:35 10.8 00:37 6.7 0.0 19.2 1.8 8.6 21:05 SW
15 12.7 18.4 10:58 9.8 23:57 5.7 0.0 43.8 3.6 15.8 15:46 NNE
16 11.2 15.3 14:39 7.5 07:46 7.1 0.0 0.9 7.7 36.7 13:00 SSW
17 10.1 19.7 18:01 -0.5 22:57 8.1 0.0 0.0 3.8 197.0 22:57 E
18 11.8 17.4 13:07 6.7 06:53 6.4 0.0 0.0 9.2 37.8 15:35 NW
19 11.5 15.1 12:20 6.5 23:55 6.8 0.0 0.3 1.6 22.0 12:20 E
20 10.0 14.3 13:53 5.7 01:17 8.3 0.0 0.0 5.9 24.5 21:44 NNW
21 13.7 16.4 12:15 10.9 02:45 4.6 0.0 6.6 15.5 43.9 14:23 WNW
22 11.1 14.5 01:03 5.2 21:38 7.2 0.0 0.3 7.8 35.6 00:59 W
23 9.8 12.6 12:51 6.7 00:24 8.5 0.0 1.8 4.6 31.7 19:35 E
24 10.9 23.6 16:40 5.6 07:59 7.4 0.0 0.0 9.8 39.2 16:40 W
25 7.1 11.8 12:54 1.3 23:55 11.0 0.0 0.9 6.5 34.2 12:25 SSW
26 5.7 12.8 13:21 0.3 03:43 12.6 0.0 0.0 3.4 19.4 13:57 SSW
27 6.5 12.1 12:44 0.7 03:50 11.8 0.0 0.0 2.7 11.2 15:09 ENE
28 6.3 13.5 13:13 1.2 07:29 12.2 0.0 0.0 2.5 9.7 13:48 ENE
29 7.3 14.9 13:21 2.2 03:42 11.0 0.0 0.0 4.8 18.4 14:16 NNW
30 9.1 15.9 14:34 1.9 07:31 9.2 0.0 0.0 2.9 20.9 13:00 NW
31 10.8 17.3 13:31 7.2 07:07 7.4 0.0 0.0 2.6 15.8 13:53 WSW
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11.7 23.6 24 -0.5 13 203.9 1.2 104.4 6.7 197.0 17 WNW
Max >= 27.0: 0
Max <= 0.0: 0
Min <= 0.0: 2
Min <= -18.0: 0
Max Rain: 43.8 on day 15
Days of Rain: 13 (>= 0.2 mm) 7 (>= 2.0 mm) 1 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3 Cool Base: 18.3 Method: Integration
