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Good Afternoon - Today is: Wednesday, 1 July 2026 13:26:43 NZST
Current: 12.8°C, Max: 13.3°C, Min: 1.9°C. It feels like 11.0°C
FORECAST: Lots of sunshine. High 13C. Winds light and variable. It feels like 11.0°C. 3 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Fine, becoming less settled | Sunrise: 07:42 | Sunset: 17:02 | Dawn: 07:11 | Dusk: 17:33
Weather Forecast
 Temperature : Current trend is Rising, changing by 1.4 °C/hr 12.8°C, 62%   Pressure : Current trend is Falling, changing by -0.5 hPa/hr 1033.6hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  WSW  Current wind speed is Light air (F1) from WSW (247°) 4km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Rising 12km/h
Air Quality :  3 AQI  0.8ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.0mm
Sun Light : 50kLux, 4.0hrs   Solar UV :  3.0UVI  395W/m2
Last weather station contact: Wednesday, 01 July 2026 at 13:28:30. Updated in seconds

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⛅ 01 Jul 2026 1:04PM: More than a million cigarettes seized, five arrested in black market crackdown (rnz.co.nz) 1/10 ⛅ 01 Jul 2026 12:55PM: Crash closes SH3 through Awakino Gorge (rnz.co.nz) 2/10 ⛅ 01 Jul 2026 12:50PM: Man who died in Wellington crash that caused hours-long standstill traffic named (rnz.co.nz) 3/10 ⛅ 01 Jul 2026 12:35PM: Waikato Hospital ED death: Mum and daughter describe chaos as staff tried to resuscitate man (rnz.co.nz) 4/10 ⛅ 01 Jul 2026 12:35PM: Drug checking service identifies other substance sold as GHB in Wellington (rnz.co.nz) 5/10 ⛅ 01 Jul 2026 12:25PM: Icy roads causing crashes, fog disrupting air travel on chilly day around NZ (rnz.co.nz) 6/10 ⛅ 01 Jul 2026 11:27AM: Three major cyberattacks have raised alarms about New Zealand's security (rnz.co.nz) 7/10 ⛅ 01 Jul 2026 11:06AM: Horowhenua College teacher dismissed over conduct concerns towards student (rnz.co.nz) 8/10 ⛅ 01 Jul 2026 10:31AM: Police seeking Anthony Ngapera who is considered dangerous (rnz.co.nz) 9/10 ⛅ 01 Jul 2026 9:47AM: Hospitals can now give out bowel cancer screening tests to symptomatic patients (rnz.co.nz) 10/10


 Weather Warnings
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 Weather Forecast
Today
Mostly Sunny
13°C
Mostly Sunny		 Tonight
Clear
0°C
Clear
Lots of sunshine. High 13C. Winds light and variable.
Chance of Rain: 2%
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: Waning Gibbous       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
17:51
Moonset
08:40
Visibility
99% 		Sunrise
07:42
Sunset
17:02
Day Length
9.19 Hrs
Moon Phase: Waning Gibbous
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 0min 36s more daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 13:28:30 1/07/2026
Time Zone: UTC +12:00(NZST)
System Up: 8 days 20 hours
Prgm Up: 8 days 20 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
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    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