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Good Evening - Today was: Monday, 4 May 2026 18:05:18 NZST
Current: 13.9°C, Max: 14.9°C, Min: 10.0°C. It feels like 12.5°C
FORECAST: Cloudy skies this evening will become partly cloudy after midnight. Low 7C. Winds light and variable. It feels like 12.5°C. 3 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Settled fine | Sunrise: 07:06 | Sunset: 17:23 | Dawn: 06:37 | Dusk: 17:52
Weather Forecast
 Temperature : Current trend is Falling, changing by -0.3 °C/hr 13.9°C, 73%   Pressure : Current trend is Steady, changing by 0.0 hPa/hr 1034.0hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  WSW  Current wind speed is Light breeze (F2) from WSW (256°) 6km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Steady 10km/h
Air Quality :  10 AQI  3.1ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.0mm
Sun Light : 0Lux, 1.6hrs   Solar UV :  0.0UVI  0W/m2
Last weather station contact: Monday, 04 May 2026 at 18:07:10. Updated in seconds

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  News  

⛅ 04 May 2026 6:03PM: Baby who died on mother's chest not regularly checked by midwife (rnz.co.nz) 1/10 ⛅ 04 May 2026 5:59PM: Fears for patient care after Palmerston North hospital's last expert leaves (rnz.co.nz) 2/10 ⛅ 04 May 2026 5:25PM: Abbey Caves inquest: School staff member 'certain' heavy rain wouldn't hit until after caving trip (rnz.co.nz) 3/10 ⛅ 04 May 2026 5:24PM: Crews had 'clear knowledge gap' on Aratere ferry ahead of grounding (rnz.co.nz) 4/10 ⛅ 04 May 2026 5:06PM: Mauao Mount Maunganui restorations begin, could take up to four months (rnz.co.nz) 5/10 ⛅ 04 May 2026 5:02PM: Identities of mother and children killed at Hastings property to remain secret (rnz.co.nz) 6/10 ⛅ 04 May 2026 4:58PM: Helicopter crash in West Coast (rnz.co.nz) 7/10 ⛅ 04 May 2026 4:33PM: Customs cash find leads to seizures in Gisborne (rnz.co.nz) 8/10 ⛅ 04 May 2026 4:25PM: Autistic man still detained after 21 years of seclusion, even after Supreme Court ruling (rnz.co.nz) 9/10 ⛅ 04 May 2026 4:19PM: Man who spray-painted racist graffiti in Auckland claimed he was drunk, didn't remember (rnz.co.nz) 10/10


 Weather Warnings
No WarningsNo current weather
station warnings
 Weather Forecast
Tonight
Clouds Early, Clearing Late
7°C
Clouds Early, Clearing Late		 Tomorrow
Partly Cloudy
16°C
Partly Cloudy
Cloudy skies this evening will become partly cloudy after midnight. Low 7C. Winds light and variable.
Chance of Rain: 9%
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: Waning Gibbous       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
18:23
Moonset
09:29
Visibility
94% 		Sunrise
07:06
Sunset
17:23
Day Length
10.17 Hrs
Moon Phase: Waning Gibbous
Sun Phase: Below Horizon
There will be 2min 11s less daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 18:07:10 4/05/2026
Time Zone: UTC +12:00(NZST)
System Up: 108 days 22 hours
Prgm Up: 108 days 22 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 2018 Jun 
                   Monthly Climatological Summary for Jun 2018

Name: City Centre   City: Palmerston North   State: Manawatu
Elevation: 25 m  Lat: S 40 20 57   Lon: E 175 36 55

                  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   7.7  10.7   12:22   4.3   00:19  10.6   0.0   0.0   5.8  39.7   12:00    SE
02   9.5  13.6   13:51   7.1   00:23   8.8   0.0   0.0   8.3  46.1   10:07   ESE
03  11.7  13.5   12:43   9.2   00:00   6.6   0.0   0.0  10.8  46.1   07:20   ESE
04  13.2  15.6   11:17  11.6   06:59   5.1   0.0   0.0  11.1  46.1   04:39   ESE
05  11.8  15.3   13:19   6.2   20:35   6.5   0.0   0.0   3.6  41.1   01:12   SSW
06   8.0   9.6   03:14   4.8   23:53  10.3   0.0   0.0   6.3  39.7   16:01   SSE
07   4.9   8.1   12:28   0.7   04:14  13.4   0.0   3.4   1.7  23.1   00:04   ENE
08   8.5  12.8   13:45   5.1   03:41   9.8   0.0   0.0   2.5  29.6   15:23    SE
09   6.6  13.8   13:18   0.5   05:35  15.8   0.0   0.0   3.5  41.8   13:12    NW
10   9.4  14.6   14:08   4.3   23:25   8.9   0.0   0.0   3.7  26.7   03:43    NW
11  10.2  13.5   12:23   3.8   00:54   8.1   0.0   0.0   7.2  40.4   20:18    SE
12  12.6  14.0   20:51  10.8   06:23   5.7   0.0   7.8  12.3  48.3   08:12    SE
13  12.2  13.5   01:08  10.6   18:48   6.1   0.0   8.2   6.3  33.9   01:27   NNW
14  11.7  14.1   13:10  10.6   05:03   6.6   0.0   0.0   5.2  41.8   13:11    NW
15  12.1  15.5   12:47  10.2   06:41   6.2   0.0   0.6   5.6  38.9   11:44   NNW
16  12.8  16.6   13:12  10.3   22:24   5.5   0.0   1.0   6.3  40.4   10:22    NW
17  11.5  15.2   12:39   8.3   23:03   6.8   0.0   3.6   7.3  59.8   14:27   WNW
18   9.5  11.3   11:01   7.6   22:30   8.8   0.0  17.8   2.1  23.8   19:43   ENE
19   9.5  12.9   12:51   6.9   23:59   8.8   0.0   0.4   6.3  46.9   11:42   SSE
20   7.9  11.8   11:40   6.1   00:34  10.4   0.0   0.0   8.9  52.6   12:44    SE
21   7.3  11.0   13:43   4.8   23:56  11.0   0.0   0.0   8.6  53.4   01:48    SE
22   5.2   9.7   12:32   1.3   07:43  13.1   0.0   0.0   2.3  28.1   22:54   SSE
23   7.1  12.7   13:51   1.0   01:25  11.2   0.0   2.2   4.5  54.1   14:59    NW
24  10.8  15.3   13:13   7.9   00:43   7.5   0.0   3.6  10.4  59.1   13:59    NW
25   8.8  11.7   13:17   6.7   19:17   9.5   0.0   3.0   8.5  48.3   00:28    NW
26   6.4   9.4   12:12   0.8   22:43  11.9   0.0   1.8   5.4  38.9   04:40     W
27   4.4  10.8   15:00   0.0   06:46  13.9   0.0   0.0   0.9  28.8   14:42   WNW
28   5.0  12.8   13:00  -0.1   05:04  13.3   0.0   0.0   0.6  10.8   15:38    SW
29   5.0  12.2   14:54   0.0   04:38  13.3   0.0   0.2   0.0   5.0   01:32   ESE
30   6.4  10.8   13:30   2.4   00:57  11.9   0.0   0.0   2.2  21.6   15:06    NW
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     8.9  16.6    16    -0.1    28   285.4   0.0  53.6   5.6  59.8    17     ESE

Max >=  27.0  0
Max <=   0.0  0
Min <=   0.0  3
Min <= -18.0  0
Max Rain: 17.8 on day 18
Days of Rain: 13 (>= 0.2 mm)  8 (>= 2.0 mm)  0 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3  Cool Base: 18.3  Method: Integration