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Good Morning - Today is: Saturday, 8 August 2026 09:22:15 NZST
Current: 10.5°C, Max: 10.5°C, Min: 7.6°C. It feels like 9.1°C
FORECAST: Cloudy. High 14C. Winds WNW at 10 to 15 km/h. It feels like 9.1°C. 3 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Settled fine | Sunrise: 07:16 | Sunset: 17:31 | Dawn: 06:47 | Dusk: 18:00
Weather Forecast
 Temperature : Current trend is Rising, changing by 0.9 °C/hr 10.5°C, 82%   Pressure : Current trend is Steady, changing by -0.0 hPa/hr 1028.2hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  SW  Current wind speed is Light air (F1) from SW (234°) 5km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Steady 9km/h
Air Quality :  17 AQI  5.3ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.4mm
Sun Light : 9.4klx, 0.9hrs   Solar UV :  0.0UVI  74W/m2
Last weather station contact: Saturday, 08 August 2026 at 09:27:10. Updated in seconds

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⛅ 08 Aug 2026 9:21AM: City Rail Link 'First Look' events begin (rnz.co.nz) 1/10 ⛅ 08 Aug 2026 9:17AM: Privacy experts warn of gaps in NZ law, as camera glasses hit Kmart shelves (rnz.co.nz) 2/10 ⛅ 08 Aug 2026 8:25AM: Weather: One of NZ's warmest Julys followed by record-breaking lows (rnz.co.nz) 3/10 ⛅ 08 Aug 2026 7:48AM: Country Life: From sheep and beef to growing olives (rnz.co.nz) 4/10 ⛅ 08 Aug 2026 7:09AM: Missing teen in New Plymouth found (rnz.co.nz) 5/10 ⛅ 08 Aug 2026 6:27AM: Hutt Hospital neonatal upgrades underway, long-promised maternity ward delayed (rnz.co.nz) 6/10 ⛅ 08 Aug 2026 6:15AM: Country Life: Three native nurseries, a fridge full of seeds (rnz.co.nz) 7/10 ⛅ 08 Aug 2026 5:26AM: Timor-Leste: The new tourism frontier (rnz.co.nz) 8/10 ⛅ 08 Aug 2026 4:55AM: Way forward on merger unclear for Wellington councils (rnz.co.nz) 9/10 ⛅ 07 Aug 2026 10:27PM: Pacific Islands Forum fails to reach consensus on anti-missile statement against China (rnz.co.nz) 10/10


 Weather Warnings
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 Weather Forecast
Today
Cloudy
14°C
Cloudy		 Tonight
Light Rain Late
7°C
Light Rain Late
Cloudy. High 14C. Winds WNW at 10 to 15 km/h.
Chance of Rain: 6%
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: Waning Crescent       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
03:02
Moonset
12:01
Visibility
30% 		Sunrise
07:16
Sunset
17:31
Day Length
10.15 Hrs
Moon Phase: Waning Crescent
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 2min 9s more daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 09:27:10 8/08/2026
Time Zone: UTC +12:00(NZST)
System Up: 24 days 16 hours
Prgm Up: 2 days 17 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 Jul 
                   Monthly Climatological Summary for Jul 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   7.4  15.8   14:50   2.1   07:04  10.9   0.0   0.0   2.1   8.6   10:50   ENE
 2  10.4  17.6   12:44   5.1   05:24   7.9   0.0   0.0   4.4  22.0   13:46   NNW
 3   9.9  16.0   14:53   4.2   03:21   8.4   0.0   0.0   9.9  33.1   13:56    NW
 4  11.8  20.8   13:28   6.6   07:53   6.5   0.0   0.0   7.3  29.5   17:51     E
 5  11.0  14.2   11:13   8.4   00:00   7.3   0.0   0.0  11.1  29.5   11:28   ESE
 6  11.5  16.5   11:07  10.1   18:54   6.8   0.0   1.5   9.9  42.8   14:18    SE
 7  11.2  14.3   12:36   9.0   23:26   7.1   0.0   0.3   3.9  14.8   08:11     S
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    10.5  20.8     4     2.1     1    54.9   0.0   1.8   6.6  42.8     6     ESE

Max >=  27.0:  0
Max <=   0.0:  0
Min <=   0.0:  0
Min <= -18.0:  0
Max Rain: 1.5 on day 6
Days of Rain: 2 (> 0.2 mm)  0 (> 2.0 mm)  0 (> 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3  Cool Base: 18.3  Method: Integration