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Good Afternoon - Today is: Sunday, 18 October 2026 16:48:12 NZDT
FORECAST:
Clear skies this evening will become overcast overnight. Low 6C. Winds NW at 10 to 15 km/h. It feels like 13.6°C. 3 clothing layers recommended.
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Temperature | : | 
15.6°C, 64% |
Pressure | : | 
1028.8hPa |
 Fire Danger |
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| Wind Speed | : |
SW 9km/h |
Wind Gust | : |
17km/h |
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| Air Quality | : | 9 AQI 2.5ug/m3 | Rainfall | : |
 0.0mm |
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| Sun Light | : | 59.5klx, 7.0hrs | Solar UV | : | 4.0UVI 470W/m2 | ||||
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Last weather station contact: Sunday, 18 October 2026 at 16:50:26. Updated in seconds |
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Weather Warnings
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Weather Forecast
Tonight
6°C |
Tomorrow
19°C |
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Clear skies this evening will become overcast overnight. Low 6C. Winds NW at 10 to 15 km/h. Chance of Rain: 9% |
Moon & Sun Forecast
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Moonrise 11:07 Moonset 02:07 Visibility 45% |
Sunrise 06:26 Sunset 19:41 Day Length 13.15 hrs |
Moon Phase: First Quarter
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 2min 35s more daylight tomorrow
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 2min 35s more daylight tomorrow
System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 16:50:26 18/10/2026
Time Zone: UTC +13:00(NZDT)
System Up: 67 days 20 hours
Prgm Up: 16 days 21 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: 16:50:26 18/10/2026
Time Zone: UTC +13:00(NZDT)
System Up: 67 days 20 hours
Prgm Up: 16 days 21 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 2016 May
Monthly Climatological Summary for May 2016
Name: City Centre City: Palmerston North State: Manawatu
Elevation: 25 m Lat: S 40 20 58 Lon: E 175 36 55
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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01 13.6 20.5 11:56 6.6 06:14 4.9 0.3 0.0 4.4 37.5 11:02 WSW
02 16.5 22.1 13:06 13.1 07:46 2.2 0.4 0.0 7.0 67.8 13:57 W
03 17.6 22.0 14:25 14.7 05:37 1.2 0.5 0.0 6.6 44.7 12:29 WNW
04 17.6 22.3 13:48 13.6 22:28 1.5 0.8 0.0 3.5 28.1 11:03 WNW
05 16.1 19.8 09:42 12.8 01:31 2.3 0.1 53.4 1.5 18.0 11:29 ENE
06 16.3 18.6 13:20 14.9 23:55 2.0 0.0 0.3 2.9 18.7 15:20 WSW
07 15.5 18.9 14:33 12.1 22:16 2.8 0.0 0.0 3.0 28.1 12:10 WNW
08 15.1 19.9 14:34 12.2 23:33 3.3 0.1 0.0 1.9 18.7 13:58 WSW
09 15.4 18.9 11:32 12.2 00:08 2.9 0.0 0.0 3.5 32.4 11:47 W
10 14.9 19.1 12:42 11.8 23:43 3.5 0.0 0.0 2.5 30.3 01:18 E
11 16.6 20.1 22:07 10.7 02:44 2.4 0.7 0.0 1.3 18.0 21:02 WSW
12 16.9 18.9 14:39 14.7 19:30 1.5 0.0 1.5 11.2 55.5 07:30 W
13 16.3 19.3 13:49 14.5 07:37 1.9 0.0 3.9 11.1 52.6 07:00 W
14 16.0 19.4 13:58 13.7 22:38 2.3 0.0 0.6 9.2 45.4 12:42 W
15 16.0 19.1 12:47 13.9 07:08 2.3 0.0 0.0 7.7 34.6 14:49 W
16 15.8 21.1 14:00 11.7 23:14 2.9 0.4 11.7 7.8 56.2 22:57 WNW
17 11.4 15.0 13:21 7.2 23:55 6.9 0.0 1.5 3.2 26.7 13:21 ENE
18 12.5 16.4 16:15 6.6 02:01 5.7 0.0 6.6 10.5 67.8 21:42 W
19 14.5 17.4 13:53 12.5 05:46 3.8 0.0 0.3 12.6 67.1 00:33 W
20 14.8 18.8 15:03 12.0 06:40 3.3 0.0 5.7 5.6 42.5 10:54 WNW
21 11.4 15.2 10:30 6.8 23:59 6.8 0.0 8.4 4.0 35.3 04:54 WNW
22 8.5 16.6 12:51 5.0 19:12 7.9 0.0 9.9 ---- 38.9 17:29 NNE
23 9.8 15.3 13:28 4.9 08:19 5.5 0.0 7.2 2.9 24.5 23:54 NNE
24 11.6 15.3 13:30 9.2 07:15 6.7 0.0 11.1 5.1 36.8 04:18 WNW
25 12.3 17.7 12:59 10.2 06:57 6.0 0.0 9.9 5.9 59.8 05:08 WNW
26 11.9 14.2 11:57 10.7 00:00 6.4 0.0 17.1 6.5 60.6 15:46 WNW
27 12.2 15.3 12:30 9.7 05:42 6.1 0.0 6.0 4.6 29.6 06:06 WNW
28 13.4 16.8 14:03 11.6 00:21 4.9 0.0 6.6 4.3 48.3 14:20 NW
29 13.0 16.9 12:08 10.2 22:33 5.3 0.0 8.4 4.9 50.5 12:18 W
30 10.7 14.6 13:11 7.6 07:39 7.6 0.0 14.1 2.3 28.1 12:19 SW
31 6.6 8.6 00:00 5.3 23:44 2.7 0.0 9.9 2.2 8.7 21:12 E
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13.9 22.3 4 4.9 23 125.5 3.3 194.1 5.4 67.8 2 W
Max >= 27.0 0
Max <= 0.0 0
Min <= 0.0 0
Min <= -18.0 0
Max Rain: 53.4 on day 5
Days of Rain: 21 (>= 0.2 mm) 16 (>= 2.0 mm) 1 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3 Cool Base: 18.3 Method: Integration
