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A late Good Evening - Today was: Friday, 7 August 2026 22:31:23 NZST
Current: 8.6°C, Max: 11.2°C, Min: -0.7°C. It feels like 7.0°C
FORECAST: Cloudy. Low 6C. Winds NNW at 10 to 15 km/h. It feels like 7.0°C. 4 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Settled fine | Sunrise: 07:18 | Sunset: 17:31 | Dawn: 06:49 | Dusk: 17:59
Weather Forecast
 Temperature : Current trend is Falling, changing by -0.1 °C/hr 8.6°C, 81%   Pressure : Current trend is Falling slowly, changing by -0.2 hPa/hr 1030.2hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  SSE  Current wind speed is Light air (F1) from SSE (163°) 3km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Steady 6km/h
Air Quality :  48 AQI  20.9ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.0mm
Sun Light : 0lx, 1.4hrs   Solar UV :  0.0UVI  0W/m2
Last weather station contact: Friday, 07 August 2026 at 22:36:12. Updated in seconds

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  News  

⛅ 07 Aug 2026 9:49PM: Dargaville man faces multiple firearms charges after shooting into a garage (rnz.co.nz) 1/10 ⛅ 07 Aug 2026 9:12PM: Firefighters battle house fire in Auckland's Milford (rnz.co.nz) 2/10 ⛅ 07 Aug 2026 8:51PM: Winston Peters says Pacific missed chance to issue statement after Chinese missile test (rnz.co.nz) 3/10 ⛅ 07 Aug 2026 7:58PM: Pacific Islands Forum fails to reach consensus on anti-missile statement against China (rnz.co.nz) 4/10 ⛅ 07 Aug 2026 6:57PM: Concern Wellington ratepayers will refuse to ration water (rnz.co.nz) 5/10 ⛅ 07 Aug 2026 6:54PM: Wellington, Wairarapa mayors agree to put two amalgamation proposals to ministers (rnz.co.nz) 6/10 ⛅ 07 Aug 2026 6:16PM: Monty Knight's alleged killer's hearing adjourned to determine if she's mentally fit for trial (rnz.co.nz) 7/10 ⛅ 07 Aug 2026 5:46PM: 'My heart went into my throat': Dog falls into sinkhole on Porirua walkway (rnz.co.nz) 8/10 ⛅ 07 Aug 2026 5:42PM: Advertising watchdog finds Wegovy used font too small for billboard (rnz.co.nz) 9/10 ⛅ 07 Aug 2026 4:31PM: Bird flu preparations ramp up as cases rise in Australia (rnz.co.nz) 10/10


 Weather Warnings
No WarningsNo current weather
station warnings
 Weather Forecast
Tonight
Cloudy
6°C
Cloudy		 Tomorrow
Cloudy
14°C
Cloudy
Cloudy. Low 6C. Winds NNW at 10 to 15 km/h.
Chance of Rain: 8%
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: Waning Crescent       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
01:46
Moonset
11:13
Visibility
35% 		Sunrise
07:18
Sunset
17:31
Day Length
10.13 Hrs
Moon Phase: Waning Crescent
Sun Phase: Below Horizon
There will be 2min 7s more daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 22:36:12 7/08/2026
Time Zone: UTC +12:00(NZST)
System Up: 24 days 5 hours
Prgm Up: 2 days 6 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