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Good Afternoon - Today is: Thursday, 22 January 2026 13:54:27 NZDT
Current: 20.3°C, Max: 21.7°C, Min: 16.7°C. It feels like 20.0°C
FORECAST: Windy. A few showers from time to time. High 21C. Winds WNW at 30 to 50 km/h. Chance of rain 30%. It feels like 20.0°C. 1 clothing layer recommended.
Station Forecast: Stormy, much rain | Sunrise: 06:13 | Sunset: 20:45 | Dawn: 05:42 | Dusk: 21:16
Weather Forecast
 Temperature : Current trend is Falling, changing by -0.2 °C/hr 20.3°C, 82%   Pressure : Current trend is Falling slowly, changing by -0.2 hPa/hr 987.8hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  W  Current wind speed is Gentle breeze (F3) from W (262°) 14km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Steady 27km/h
Air Quality :  3 AQI  0.9ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 3.8mm
Sun Light : 106.6kLux, 0.7hrs   Solar UV :  7.0UVI  842W/m2
Last weather station contact: Thursday, 22 January 2026 at 13:56:08. Updated in seconds

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⛅ 22 Jan 2026 1:37PM: Weather live: Several people missing as slip hits Mt Maunganui holiday park (rnz.co.nz) 1/10 ⛅ 22 Jan 2026 1:26PM: Mauao campground landslide: Children missing after slip in Mount Maunganui (rnz.co.nz) 2/10 ⛅ 22 Jan 2026 12:18PM: 'Warzone': East Coast flooding damage comes to light (rnz.co.nz) 3/10 ⛅ 22 Jan 2026 1:42PM: Search continues for driver swept away trying to cross Mahurangi River (rnz.co.nz) 4/10 ⛅ 22 Jan 2026 10:49AM: Traveller hikes three days with abandoned kitten on Te Araroa trail (rnz.co.nz) 5/10 ⛅ 22 Jan 2026 12:53PM: Ōakura Bay could be cut off for days after major Northland slips (rnz.co.nz) 6/10 ⛅ 22 Jan 2026 1:13PM: Floods, power cuts, land slips: What is happening in your region (rnz.co.nz) 7/10 ⛅ 22 Jan 2026 10:36AM: Two people missing after major slip blocks road in Tauranga (rnz.co.nz) 8/10 ⛅ 22 Jan 2026 9:17AM: Warbirds Over Wānaka display of deadly jets sparks backlash (rnz.co.nz) 9/10 ⛅ 22 Jan 2026 1:21PM: Pharmac opens consultation over funding of cystic fibrosis drugs Trikafta and Alyftrek (rnz.co.nz) 10/10


 Weather Warnings
Warning WEATHER STATION WARNING
Low pressure has been detected
 Weather Forecast
Today
Few Showers, Wind
21°C
Few Showers, Wind		 Tonight
Showers
16°C
Showers
Windy. A few showers from time to time. High 21C. Winds WNW at 30 to 50 km/h. Chance of rain 30%.
Chance of Rain: 32%
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: Waxing Crescent       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
09:18
Moonset
22:32
Visibility
10% 		Sunrise
06:13
Sunset
20:45
Day Length
14.31 Hrs
Moon Phase: Waxing Crescent
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 1min 54s less daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 13:56:08 22/01/2026
Time Zone: UTC +13:00(NZDT)
System Up: 6 days 17 hours
Prgm Up: 6 days 17 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 2021 May 
                   Monthly Climatological Summary for May 2021

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  11.4  17.4   13:12   3.5   23:53   6.9   0.0   0.0   4.0  37.5   01:09   SSE
02   7.8  17.0   14:55   1.1   06:08  10.5   0.0   0.0   2.2  22.4   12:59     W
03   9.0  19.4   14:55   2.5   06:56   9.3   0.0   0.0   1.5  16.6   15:15     E
04  10.8  18.2   12:14   2.9   05:25   7.5   0.0   0.0   6.3  57.7   15:51   WNW
05  14.9  20.5   13:23  12.1   00:44   3.5   0.2   0.0   5.8  45.4   13:21    NW
06  15.1  20.0   14:12  12.9   06:49   3.2   0.1   0.2   3.4  31.0   10:52     N
07  13.8  17.8   13:15  10.8   21:34   4.5   0.0   0.0   5.9  41.1   15:07     E
08  13.9  21.4   13:48   9.1   06:25   4.6   0.3   0.0   2.3  15.1   13:52   NNW
09  16.2  22.7   13:54  13.0   01:57   2.5   0.4   1.4   4.0  46.9   12:29   WNW
10  17.4  21.2   12:38  15.8   23:31   1.2   0.3   1.4   6.6  47.6   12:39     W
11  17.1  22.3   13:33  13.3   07:13   1.8   0.6   3.4   7.2  49.0   11:51   WNW
12  12.2  16.5   00:19   8.7   23:33   6.1   0.0   0.4   7.1  47.6   12:58   ESE
13   8.4  13.8   13:00   2.7   23:30   9.9   0.0   0.0   4.2  38.9   13:05   ESE
14   7.2  16.3   14:45   1.1   05:58  11.1   0.0   0.0   2.5  31.0   13:37   NNE
15  13.0  18.6   12:27   7.1   00:00   5.3   0.0   0.2   8.7  62.0   13:40   WNW
16  11.7  19.2   13:50   6.1   07:05   6.6   0.0   0.0   0.8  25.2   12:45    NW
17  13.1  18.3   13:38  10.0   00:00   5.2   0.0   5.8   4.8  64.9   16:55   WNW
18  11.7  15.4   13:29   9.9   16:54   6.6   0.0   4.6  12.9  69.2   12:16     W
19  13.3  16.5   13:55  11.2   00:44   5.0   0.0   0.0  11.7  55.5   10:22     W
20  14.1  20.7   14:33   9.9   22:11   4.4   0.2   0.0   3.3  29.6   11:29     N
21  11.6  16.4   15:40   6.8   23:59   6.7   0.0   0.0   4.4  38.2   09:52    NW
22  10.5  15.4   14:13   4.7   04:40   7.8   0.0   0.2   4.9  35.3   16:43     E
23  11.1  13.1   13:15   9.8   03:48   7.2   0.0   0.0   5.9  41.8   16:32   ESE
24  11.1  13.0   12:05   9.8   04:42   7.2   0.0   0.0   7.8  49.7   14:20    SE
25   9.7  13.7   13:09   6.9   23:16   8.6   0.0   0.0   6.8  47.6   02:05    SE
26   9.4  15.3   08:37   3.8   05:00   8.8   0.0   0.0   3.6  29.6   10:17     E
27   7.6  15.9   14:38   3.0   23:59  10.7   0.0   0.2   2.8  27.4   08:49   NNE
28   8.0  17.6   15:14   1.2   06:36  10.3   0.0   0.0   1.8  15.9   12:14   NNE
29  10.6  14.2   14:19   6.2   03:27   7.7   0.0   1.6   6.4  64.9   12:13   ENE
30  11.0  18.6   14:43   4.9   23:52   7.3   0.0   0.0   2.6  22.4   14:05   NNW
31   7.7  16.6   13:33   2.2   07:27  10.6   0.0   5.6   2.1  18.0   13:33   NNE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    11.6  22.7     9     1.1     2   208.6   2.1  25.0   5.1  69.2    18      NW

Max >=  27.0  0
Max <=   0.0  0
Min <=   0.0  0
Min <= -18.0  0
Max Rain: 5.8 on day 17
Days of Rain: 12 (>= 0.2 mm)  4 (>= 2.0 mm)  0 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3  Cool Base: 18.3  Method: Integration