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Good Evening - Today was: Thursday, 15 October 2026 20:44:01 NZDT
Current: 11.3°C, Max: 18.0°C, Min: 11.1°C. It feels like 10.0°C
FORECAST: Rain likely. Low 7C. Winds SW at 10 to 15 km/h. Chance of rain 80%. It feels like 10.0°C. 3 clothing layers recommended.
Temperature : Current trend is Falling, changing by -0.8 °C/hr 11.3°C, 84%   Pressure : Current trend is Rising slowly, changing by 0.1 hPa/hr 1003.6hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed : Current wind speed is Light air (F1) from W (279°)   W  5km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Steady 11km/h
Air Quality :  6 AQI  1.7ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 17.6mm
Sun Light : 0lx, 2.1hrs   Solar UV :  0.0UVI  0W/m2
Last weather station contact: Thursday, 15 October 2026 at 20:45:59. Updated in seconds

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⛅ 15 Oct 2026 7:55PM: Car catches fire by SH1 offramp near Sylvia Park (rnz.co.nz) 1/10 ⛅ 15 Oct 2026 7:10PM: Piha campground to reopen this summer against council recommendations (rnz.co.nz) 2/10 ⛅ 15 Oct 2026 7:05PM: Starship Hospital's cancer ward three months away from full staff after chemotherapy delays (rnz.co.nz) 3/10 ⛅ 15 Oct 2026 6:55PM: Auckland's Carmel College principal slams 'unacceptable' behaviour after students' cars egged (rnz.co.nz) 4/10 ⛅ 15 Oct 2026 6:42PM: Two seriously hurt after crash, part of State Highway 1 west of Balclutha closed (rnz.co.nz) 5/10 ⛅ 15 Oct 2026 5:44PM: Auckland's Starship Hospital delays some cancer treatments due to nurse shortage (rnz.co.nz) 6/10 ⛅ 15 Oct 2026 5:35PM: Three hospitalised after chemical exposure in Christchurch (rnz.co.nz) 7/10 ⛅ 15 Oct 2026 5:08PM: Dog attacks in Auckland fall for first time in six years (rnz.co.nz) 8/10 ⛅ 15 Oct 2026 4:26PM: NZ apple sector helps Indian growers to expand orchards under FTA commitment (rnz.co.nz) 9/10 ⛅ 15 Oct 2026 4:21PM: Petition calls for Tino Rangatiratanga flag to fly permanently on Auckland Harbour Bridge (rnz.co.nz) 10/10


 Weather Forecast
Tonight
Rain
7°C
Rain		 Tomorrow
AM Light Rain
10°C
AM Light Rain
Rain likely. Low 7C. Winds SW at 10 to 15 km/h. Chance of rain 80%.
Chance of Rain: 75%
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: Waxing Crescent       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
08:29
Moonset
-----
Visibility
20% 		Sunrise
06:30
Sunset
19:38
Day Length
13.07 hrs
Moon Phase: Waxing Crescent
Sun Phase: Below Horizon
There will be 2min 36s more daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 20:45:59 15/10/2026
Time Zone: UTC +13:00(NZDT)
System Up: 65 days 0 hours
Prgm Up: 14 days 1 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 2020 May 
                   Monthly Climatological Summary for May 2020

Name: City Centre   City: Palmerston North   State: Manawatu
Elevation: 36 m  Lat: S 40 21 32   Lon: E 175 34 22

                  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
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
01  14.3  17.5   13:01  12.0   02:20   4.0   0.0   0.0   5.1  36.8   14:31   WNW
02  16.1  23.7   14:18  11.0   07:12   2.8   0.6   0.0   7.3  49.0   13:04    NW
03  17.7  21.8   12:24  13.9   23:53   1.0   0.4  15.2   5.0  39.7   17:32    NW
04  13.8  21.0   12:59   9.5   22:44   4.6   0.1   3.8   4.3  29.6   21:03   NNW
05  10.9  15.5   11:38   7.1   23:33   7.4   0.0   6.2   5.5  39.7   05:31   WNW
06   8.4  16.4   14:13   3.7   07:27   9.9   0.0   0.0   2.1  18.0   15:57   WNW
07  11.8  17.0   15:27   3.9   01:34   6.5   0.0   0.0   8.2  52.6   12:54    NW
08  14.6  18.7   13:28  12.2   07:17   3.7   0.0   0.0   6.6  41.1   12:47   WNW
09  13.1  20.2   14:42   9.1   05:02   5.4   0.2   0.0   2.6  19.5   11:10   NNE
10  13.3  19.4   14:37   8.3   04:28   5.1   0.0   0.0   2.2  15.9   14:42     N
11  13.7  18.9   14:40   8.1   23:57   4.6   0.0   0.0   3.9  33.2   01:58   ENE
12  11.6  18.4   14:16   7.4   07:37   6.7   0.0   0.0   3.2  24.5   18:52    NE
13  12.1  17.4   13:45   6.0   03:51   6.1   0.0   0.0   5.6  42.5   11:39   ENE
14  11.5  19.3   13:41   6.4   23:42   6.9   0.0   0.0   2.1  21.6   09:34    NE
15  11.1  19.7   14:16   5.0   06:22   7.2   0.0   0.0   2.6  14.4   16:36   ESE
16  12.1  16.7   13:40   9.0   06:01   6.2   0.0   0.0   3.8  22.4   13:52     E
17  12.9  17.0   13:26  10.3   23:54   5.4   0.0   0.0   4.0  26.7   23:56     E
18  10.6  18.0   14:34   4.9   07:02   7.7   0.0   0.0   2.7  15.1   20:18    NE
19   9.7  14.7   11:58   5.4   22:30   8.6   0.0   0.0   3.7  35.3   10:46    SE
20   6.1  14.7   14:46   0.2   07:44  12.2   0.0   0.0   1.8  17.3   10:05   NNE
21   6.0  16.2   14:49  -1.1   07:29  12.3   0.0   0.0   2.3  16.6   14:38   WNW
22   7.7  16.1   13:21   0.7   05:27  10.6   0.0   0.0   3.4  23.1   15:03   WNW
23  10.4  16.3   13:29   4.5   07:23   7.9   0.0   0.0   4.2  26.0   16:31   ENE
24   9.2  13.6   15:06   4.5   01:30   9.1   0.0   6.0   2.3  15.9   08:04   ENE
25  12.8  15.9   11:19  10.9   23:53   5.5   0.0  16.2   2.9  19.5   19:43    NE
26  11.0  14.7   13:02   9.0   06:46   7.3   0.0   0.0   4.3  26.7   14:31     E
27   9.7  13.4   12:47   7.5   06:18   8.6   0.0   0.0   5.5  30.3   11:18     E
28   8.5  13.8   14:33   2.7   23:20   9.8   0.0   0.0   3.2  23.8   11:57     E
29   8.8  15.5   13:42   2.3   06:15   9.5   0.0   0.0   1.4  30.3   00:40   ESE
30  11.6  15.8   13:07   9.5   23:28   6.7   0.0   0.0   5.2  31.0   02:04   ESE
31  11.5  14.7   13:17   8.4   01:12   6.8   0.0   0.0   8.1  49.7   20:45   ENE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    11.4  23.7     2    -1.1    21   216.1   1.3  47.4   4.0  52.6     7     NNE

Max >=  27.0  0
Max <=   0.0  0
Min <=   0.0  1
Min <= -18.0  0
Max Rain: 16.2 on day 25
Days of Rain: 5 (>= 0.2 mm)  5 (>= 2.0 mm)  0 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3  Cool Base: 18.3  Method: Integration