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Good Afternoon - Today is: Thursday, 21 May 2026 13:56:02 NZST
FORECAST:
Sunshine and clouds mixed. High 18C. Winds WNW at 15 to 25 km/h. It feels like 15.3°C. 2 clothing layers recommended.
 Weather Forecast |
Temperature | : | 
18.0°C, 53% |
Pressure | : | 
1022.9hPa |
 Fire Danger |
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| Wind Speed | : |
WNW  12km/h |
Wind Gust | : |
 21km/h |
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| Air Quality | : | 6 AQI 1.6ug/m3 | Rainfall | : |
0.0mm |
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| Sun Light | : | 35.8kLux, 5.4hrs | Solar UV | : | 2.0UVI 283W/m2 | ||||
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Last weather station contact: Thursday, 21 May 2026 at 13:59:06. Updated in seconds |
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Weather Warnings
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Weather Forecast
Today
18°C |
Tonight
6°C |
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Sunshine and clouds mixed. High 18C. Winds WNW at 15 to 25 km/h. Chance of Rain: 2% |
Moon & Sun Forecast
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Moonrise 11:53 Moonset 21:29 Visibility 24% |
Sunrise 07:22 Sunset 17:06 Day Length 9.44 Hrs |
Moon Phase: Waxing Crescent
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 1min 37s less daylight tomorrow
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 1min 37s less daylight tomorrow
System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 13:59:06 21/05/2026
Time Zone: UTC +12:00(NZST)
System Up: 125 days 18 hours
Prgm Up: 125 days 18 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: 13:59:06 21/05/2026
Time Zone: UTC +12:00(NZST)
System Up: 125 days 18 hours
Prgm Up: 125 days 18 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 2022 May
Monthly Climatological Summary for May 2022
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
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01 12.3 20.7 14:47 6.6 05:53 6.3 0.3 0.0 2.7 41.0 13:05 W
02 14.6 20.9 13:53 9.3 02:58 4.0 0.3 0.0 2.6 27.0 14:09 WSW
03 15.8 21.3 13:34 12.8 23:16 2.8 0.3 0.0 1.6 21.0 14:41 WSW
04 14.9 21.0 13:52 11.4 23:57 3.6 0.2 0.0 2.7 27.0 18:00 ENE
05 15.0 22.4 14:52 11.0 00:27 3.8 0.5 0.0 2.2 25.0 14:58 NW
06 15.5 20.1 16:06 12.8 06:04 3.0 0.2 0.0 1.8 17.0 14:52 W
07 14.0 20.9 13:55 8.4 07:08 4.5 0.2 0.0 2.6 24.0 15:01 W
08 15.0 20.0 14:36 11.5 07:18 3.5 0.2 0.0 5.6 35.0 13:23 WNW
09 15.3 20.1 14:13 12.5 01:38 3.2 0.2 1.2 4.0 32.0 10:41 NW
10 13.6 17.4 13:21 9.4 23:54 4.7 0.0 5.6 5.7 43.0 10:34 SSE
11 11.2 15.4 14:56 7.0 23:40 7.1 0.0 0.0 3.1 32.0 10:06 SSE
12 9.0 16.3 14:49 2.7 07:25 9.3 0.0 0.0 3.2 31.0 17:05 ESE
13 9.4 16.2 14:50 2.2 07:17 8.9 0.0 0.0 2.6 25.0 14:30 NW
14 13.9 16.4 14:34 12.4 06:36 4.4 0.0 7.0 7.2 40.0 03:03 NW
15 15.7 18.7 12:53 13.7 00:00 2.6 0.0 19.0 2.6 29.0 03:07 NNW
16 16.3 21.0 14:37 14.6 00:00 2.1 0.2 9.0 5.0 40.0 15:05 WNW
17 16.4 19.9 11:15 14.1 06:39 2.0 0.1 8.2 5.8 32.0 11:27 W
18 15.8 20.1 14:27 12.1 07:05 2.7 0.2 1.0 3.5 39.0 11:14 WNW
19 15.0 20.2 14:35 12.3 05:03 3.6 0.2 4.2 5.3 54.0 18:06 WNW
20 12.0 14.6 12:32 9.0 23:57 6.3 0.0 6.0 10.3 78.0 10:11 WNW
21 11.4 16.2 15:24 5.3 04:57 6.9 0.0 0.4 10.8 68.0 14:17 WNW
22 12.8 16.8 11:48 8.9 06:11 5.5 0.0 0.0 9.5 56.0 17:52 WNW
23 11.7 16.8 13:55 7.5 22:25 6.6 0.0 0.0 4.0 40.0 14:55 NW
24 12.3 17.0 13:20 8.0 23:52 6.0 0.0 0.0 4.4 35.0 14:22 N
25 11.2 16.9 13:29 6.0 05:37 7.1 0.0 0.2 4.0 35.0 13:10 WSW
26 10.4 13.7 12:43 6.6 23:58 7.9 0.0 0.0 4.8 33.0 18:20 SE
27 7.5 13.5 14:51 2.7 05:24 10.8 0.0 0.0 1.2 12.0 14:53 S
28 7.8 16.3 14:55 2.8 07:08 10.5 0.0 0.2 1.5 21.0 13:23 NNW
29 8.8 16.7 15:01 2.8 05:33 9.5 0.0 0.2 3.3 30.0 20:32 ESE
30 13.3 14.8 10:31 11.3 00:00 5.0 0.0 24.4 5.0 43.0 09:44 SE
31 14.7 19.8 14:35 11.8 21:01 3.8 0.1 0.2 4.6 34.0 12:51 NW
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13.0 22.4 5 2.2 13 168.0 3.2 86.8 4.3 78.0 20 WNW
Max >= 27.0 0
Max <= 0.0 0
Min <= 0.0 0
Min <= -18.0 0
Max Rain: 24.4 on day 30
Days of Rain: 15 (>= 0.2 mm) 8 (>= 2.0 mm) 1 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3 Cool Base: 18.3 Method: Integration
