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Good Morning - Today is: Saturday, 28 February 2026 10:38:31 NZDT
Current: 16.8°C, Max: 17.0°C, Min: 12.3°C. It feels like 14.4°C
FORECAST: A mix of clouds and sun. High 21C. Winds E at 25 to 40 km/h. It feels like 14.4°C. A windproof and 2 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Settled fine | Sunrise: 06:58 | Sunset: 20:02 | Dawn: 06:30 | Dusk: 20:30
Weather Forecast
 Temperature : Current trend is Rising, changing by 1.4 °C/hr 16.8°C, 65%   Pressure : Current trend is Falling slowly, changing by -0.2 hPa/hr 1022.8hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  E  Current wind speed is Gentle breeze (F3) from E (79°) 13km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Steady 31km/h
Air Quality :  7 AQI  2ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.0mm
Sun Light : 71.4kLux, 3.9hrs   Solar UV :  5.0UVI  564W/m2
Last weather station contact: Saturday, 28 February 2026 at 10:39:48. Updated in seconds

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 Weather Warnings
No WarningsNo current weather
station warnings
 Weather Forecast
Today
Partly Cloudy
21°C
Partly Cloudy		 Tonight
Mostly Clear
9°C
Mostly Clear
A mix of clouds and sun. High 21C. Winds E at 25 to 40 km/h.
Chance of Rain: 1%
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: Waxing Gibbous       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
18:18
Moonset
02:34
Visibility
85% 		Sunrise
06:58
Sunset
20:02
Day Length
13.03 Hrs
Moon Phase: Waxing Gibbous
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 2min 39s less daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 10:39:48 28/02/2026
Time Zone: UTC +13:00(NZDT)
System Up: 43 days 14 hours
Prgm Up: 43 days 14 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 2011 Jun 
                   Monthly Climatological Summary for Jun 2011

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  12.4  22.1   12:09   5.6   07:36   5.9   0.0   0.0   4.6  24.5   23:49   ENE
 2  10.6  15.8   10:42   7.7   05:40   7.7   0.0   0.0  11.0  30.6   10:06     E
 3  12.3  15.7   13:02   9.1   00:00   6.0   0.0   0.0  18.4  42.8   13:32     E
 4  12.9  15.3   15:13  10.4   03:03   5.4   0.0   0.3   8.4  24.5   11:25     E
 5  16.0  23.6   12:50  11.8   07:42   2.3   0.0  17.1   5.4  36.7   14:58   WNW
 6  14.1  20.0   14:55  11.8   05:49   4.2   0.0   8.1   4.2  13.3   08:29   ENE
 7  12.3  18.0   11:42   8.7   06:32   6.0   0.0   5.7   3.5  19.4   14:04    NW
 8  11.9  18.2   11:43   9.0   22:36   6.4   0.0  13.5   8.3  20.9   21:04     E
 9   9.7  14.4   14:47   4.3   07:31   8.6   0.0   0.0   4.0  14.8   00:53     E
10  10.5  11.5   13:16   8.4   04:58   7.8   0.0  26.1   3.9  13.3   12:35   ENE
11  11.3  16.2   12:23   9.4   22:56   7.0   0.0  15.9   6.0  20.9   14:04   NNW
12  11.8  19.5   11:34   8.4   08:19   6.5   0.0   0.3   9.6  28.1   15:15   NNW
13  12.5  17.4   12:53   9.3   07:57   5.8   0.0   0.0  10.4  28.1   14:05    NW
14  11.7  16.7   11:51   8.7   06:02   6.6   0.0   0.0   7.8  31.7   13:09    NW
15  12.3  16.0   12:19  10.2   21:03   6.0   0.0   0.0  ----  37.8   12:11   ---
16   9.8  18.4   13:12   3.3   23:46   8.5   0.0   0.0  ----  22.0   00:31   ---
17   6.3  11.0   12:22   1.2   03:55  12.0   0.0   0.3  ----  28.1   21:01   ---
18  11.4  14.7   14:42   9.4   22:25   6.9   0.0   4.5  ----  34.2   12:48   ---
19  12.6  18.1   12:54   8.9   23:55   5.7   0.0   0.6  ----  31.7   13:17   ---
20  11.8  18.0   13:32   8.8   00:34   6.5   0.0   0.3  ----  25.6   15:20   ---
21  11.2  17.0   12:24   8.9   03:30   7.1   0.0   0.3  ----  18.4   15:32   ---
22  11.3  16.3   12:47   9.2   02:52   7.0   0.0   0.6  ----  22.0   12:54   ---
23   9.7  11.5   14:56   6.0   05:03   8.6   0.0   9.9  ----  20.9   23:38   ---
24  12.2  20.1   12:38   6.8   07:47   6.1   0.0   3.3  ----  28.1   00:35   ---
25  10.0  16.5   11:43   4.6   22:43   8.3   0.0   3.9  ----  24.5   12:42   ---
26   7.6  15.6   13:10   3.5   03:55  10.7   0.0   0.0  ----  12.2   06:37   ---
27   7.9  15.6   11:45   0.0   07:01  10.4   0.0   2.1  ----  22.0   22:40   ---
28  11.0  18.2   14:13   8.2   21:57   7.3   0.0  10.5  ----  36.7   22:57   ---
29   9.0  15.2   13:24   6.0   23:55   9.3   0.0   0.3  ----  45.4   10:42   ---
30   8.2  13.6   10:40   3.7   03:56  10.1   0.0   0.9  ----  14.8   11:02   ---
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    11.1  23.6     5     0.0    27   216.7   0.0 124.5   7.4  45.4    29      NE

Max >=  27.0:  0
Max <=   0.0:  0
Min <=   0.0:  1
Min <= -18.0:  0
Max Rain: 26.1 on day 10
Days of Rain: 21 (> 0.2 mm)  12 (> 2.0 mm)  1 (> 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3  Cool Base: 18.3  Method: Integration