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A very early Good Morning - Today is: Thursday, 30 April 2026 04:08:40 NZST
Current: 14.2°C, Max: 16.2°C, Min: 14.2°C. It feels like 13.7°C
FORECAST: Cloudy and damp with rain this morning...then becoming mostly sunny by afternoon. Cooler. High 16C. Winds SE at 15 to 30 km/h. Chance of rain 80%. It feels like 13.7°C. A waterproof and 3 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Settled fine | Sunrise: 07:02 | Sunset: 17:28 | Dawn: 06:33 | Dusk: 17:56
Weather Forecast
 Temperature : Current trend is Falling, changing by -0.6 °C/hr 14.2°C, 89%   Pressure : Current trend is Rising, changing by 0.7 hPa/hr 1029.7hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  ESE  Current wind speed is Light breeze (F2) from ESE (121°) 7km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Steady 16km/h
Air Quality :  14 AQI  4ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Rising 0.6mm
Sun Light : 0Lux, 0.0hrs   Solar UV :  0.0UVI  0W/m2
Last weather station contact: Thursday, 30 April 2026 at 04:10:05. Updated in seconds

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 Weather Warnings
No WarningsNo current weather
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 Weather Forecast
Today
AM Rain
16°C
AM Rain		 Tonight
Clear
4°C
Clear
Cloudy and damp with rain this morning...then becoming mostly sunny by afternoon. Cooler. High 16C. Winds SE at 15 to 30 km/h. Chance of rain 80%.
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: Waxing Gibbous       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
16:20
Moonset
05:16
Visibility
96% 		Sunrise
07:02
Sunset
17:28
Day Length
10.26 Hrs
Moon Phase: Waxing Gibbous
Sun Phase: Below Horizon
There will be 2min 16s less daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 04:10:05 30/04/2026
Time Zone: UTC +12:00(NZST)
System Up: 104 days 8 hours
Prgm Up: 104 days 8 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 2010 Jun 
                   Monthly Climatological Summary for Jun 2010

Name: City Centre   City: Palmerston North   State: Manawatu
Elevation: 23 m  Lat: S 40° 21' 15"   Lon: E 175° 37' 34"

                  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
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 1  10.3  11.7   17:05   8.6   02:53   8.0   0.0   5.7  19.9  49.0   15:20   ESE
 2  12.2  14.1   15:44   9.4   23:55   6.1   0.0   9.6   7.1  33.1   00:17   ESE
 3  12.3  22.5   12:10   7.4   01:08   6.0   0.0   0.3   2.3  14.8   16:05    SE
 4   9.4  20.6   15:57   2.3   23:56   8.9   0.0   0.0   2.6  11.2   13:49     E
 5   9.2  20.9   13:37   0.5   03:10   9.1   0.0   0.0   2.6   9.7   07:08   ESE
 6  12.4  15.0   18:06   8.7   00:29   5.9   0.0  17.1   7.0  25.6   09:55   ESE
 7  13.4  17.5   13:40   8.5   23:08   4.9   0.0   5.4  13.0  49.0   09:47    NW
 8   7.7  13.0   11:58   3.1   22:51  10.6   0.0   0.3   6.0  34.2   05:47   SSE
 9   6.1  16.0   11:59   0.6   05:03  12.2   0.0   0.0   2.8  14.8   12:20    NW
10   9.7  16.8   13:09   2.7   00:00   8.6   0.0   0.0   5.9  25.6   13:29   NNW
11  12.0  16.5   15:01   8.3   00:00   6.3   0.0   5.1   7.1  28.1   21:16    NW
12  12.7  17.3   12:26   9.8   22:22   5.6   0.0   6.9  17.4  46.4   14:44    NW
13   8.7  12.6   14:43   1.7   23:59   9.6   0.0   6.6   8.0  28.1   09:38    NW
14   6.2  15.8   15:18   0.2   03:21  12.1   0.0   3.9   1.9  14.8   15:46   WSW
15   6.7  16.0   12:45   1.9   23:48  11.6   0.0   0.6   3.0  15.8   12:46   WSW
16   9.1  17.1   12:16   1.6   01:17   9.2   0.0   0.0   2.5  17.3   14:10   NNW
17  10.7  14.4   16:18   8.3   06:26   7.6   0.0   0.3   4.6  18.4   13:33    NW
18  10.6  17.6   13:33   5.4   05:11   7.7   0.0   0.0   4.2  20.9   14:53   NNW
19  11.5  24.0   12:59   5.1   04:48   6.8   0.0   0.0   2.5   8.6   05:41   ESE
20  12.4  16.2   15:06   8.7   00:59   5.9   0.0  20.7  10.9  37.8   21:54   NNW
21  11.6  16.5   12:34   4.4   23:34   6.7   0.0   2.4  15.1  46.4   13:13    NW
22   9.2  18.3   10:20   2.9   06:12   9.1   0.0   0.0   5.6  22.0   12:14    NW
23  11.1  17.8   14:51   8.2   04:31   7.2   0.0   0.0   8.3  23.4   20:19     E
24  11.9  15.6   12:40   9.3   00:00   6.4   0.0   1.2  14.9  43.9   14:53   ESE
25  11.7  13.4   14:41  10.2   00:33   6.6   0.0   0.9  15.8  39.2   06:51   ESE
26  10.7  13.8   11:40   8.4   20:58   7.6   0.0  10.8   6.2  31.7   01:36   SSE
27   9.2  11.3   15:32   6.6   20:27   9.1   0.0   3.9   6.4  24.5   12:10   WNW
28  11.0  17.2   12:20   8.3   00:00   7.3   0.0   7.8   6.0  24.5   10:59   NNW
29  10.2  14.1   10:38   5.7   22:44   8.1   0.0   5.7   5.0  19.4   10:22   WNW
30   8.9  18.8   11:31   3.7   07:51   9.4   0.0   0.0   2.6  13.3   14:26     E
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    10.3  24.0    19     0.2    14   240.2   0.0 115.2   7.2  49.0     1       N

Max >=  27.0:  0
Max <=   0.0:  0
Min <=   0.0:  0
Min <= -18.0:  0
Max Rain: 20.7 on day 20
Days of Rain: 20 (> 0.2 mm)  14 (> 2.0 mm)  1 (> 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3  Cool Base: 18.3  Method: Integration