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A late Good Morning - Today is: Saturday, 3 October 2026 11:21:28 NZDT
Current: 11.4°C, Max: 12.5°C, Min: 10.8°C. It feels like 10.6°C
FORECAST: Cloudy with periods of rain. High 12C. Winds SE at 15 to 30 km/h. Chance of rain 100%. Rainfall around 12mm. It feels like 10.6°C. A waterproof and 3 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Settled fine | Sunrise: 06:50 | Sunset: 19:25 | Dawn: 06:22 | Dusk: 19:52
Weather Forecast
 Temperature : Current trend is Rising, changing by 0.2 °C/hr 11.4°C, 97%   Pressure : Current trend is Steady, changing by 0.0 hPa/hr 1025.6hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  E  Current wind speed is Light air (F1) from E (87°) 5km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Rising 10km/h
Air Quality :  8 AQI  2.1ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Falling 5.7mm
Sun Light : 6.2klx, 0.6hrs   Solar UV :  0.0UVI  49W/m2
Last weather station contact: Saturday, 03 October 2026 at 11:22:27. Updated in seconds

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 Weather Forecast
Today
Rain
12°C
Rain		 Tonight
Partly Cloudy
5°C
Partly Cloudy
Cloudy with periods of rain. High 12C. Winds SE at 15 to 30 km/h. Chance of rain 100%. Rainfall around 12mm.
Chance of Rain: 100%
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: Waning Gibbous       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
02:01
Moonset
10:49
Visibility
58% 		Sunrise
06:50
Sunset
19:25
Day Length
12.35 hrs
Moon Phase: Waning Gibbous
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 2min 41s more daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 11:22:27 3/10/2026
Time Zone: UTC +13:00(NZDT)
System Up: 52 days 14 hours
Prgm Up: 1 days 16 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