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Good Afternoon - Today is: Saturday, 28 March 2026 15:04:43 NZDT
Current: 22.8°C, Max: 23.4°C, Min: 14.3°C. It feels like 21.5°C
FORECAST: Lots of sunshine. High 24C. Winds W at 15 to 30 km/h. It feels like 21.5°C. 1 clothing layer recommended.
Station Forecast: Fine weather | Sunrise: 07:28 | Sunset: 19:17 | Dawn: 07:01 | Dusk: 19:44
Weather Forecast
 Temperature : Current trend is Rising, changing by 0.2 °C/hr 22.8°C, 67%   Pressure : Current trend is Falling slowly, changing by -0.1 hPa/hr 1016.1hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  WSW  Current wind speed is Gentle breeze (F3) from WSW (243°) 17km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Rising 28km/h
Air Quality :  10 AQI  2.8ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.9mm
Sun Light : 76.2kLux, 4.4hrs   Solar UV :  5.0UVI  602W/m2
Last weather station contact: Saturday, 28 March 2026 at 15:08:10. Updated in seconds

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  News  

⛅ 28 Mar 2026 2:30PM: Ex-reservist ready for Kerikeri's latest wild weather (rnz.co.nz) 1/10 ⛅ 28 Mar 2026 2:30PM: Gisborne vape sales crackdown: One-third of stores tested broke law (rnz.co.nz) 2/10 ⛅ 28 Mar 2026 12:53PM: Drive-off thefts a concern as people struggle with fuel costs (rnz.co.nz) 3/10 ⛅ 28 Mar 2026 1:07PM: Four people in hospital after 'violent' incident in Mount Albert (rnz.co.nz) 4/10 ⛅ 28 Mar 2026 2:30PM: Kaikohe reduces water usage, avoiding a water crisis (rnz.co.nz) 5/10 ⛅ 28 Mar 2026 11:30AM: Central Hawke's Bay mayor questions Wattie's, McCain closures in 'pretty good food producing region' (rnz.co.nz) 6/10 ⛅ 28 Mar 2026 7:32AM: Country Life: Powered by bullocks, a Northland family farms without fossil fuels (rnz.co.nz) 7/10 ⛅ 28 Mar 2026 8:03AM: Weather: Northland in the clear as sub-tropical low moves to Bay of Plenty and South Island (rnz.co.nz) 8/10 ⛅ 28 Mar 2026 10:57AM: Police appeal for information following Christchurch aggravated robbery (rnz.co.nz) 9/10 ⛅ 28 Mar 2026 11:30AM: Communities push back against proposed alcohol reforms (rnz.co.nz) 10/10


 Weather Warnings
No WarningsNo current weather
station warnings
 Weather Forecast
Today
Mostly Sunny
24°C
Mostly Sunny		 Tonight
Cloudy
14°C
Cloudy
Lots of sunshine. High 24C. Winds W at 15 to 30 km/h.
Chance of Rain: 2%
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: Waxing Gibbous       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
16:55
Moonset
01:38
Visibility
74% 		Sunrise
07:28
Sunset
19:17
Day Length
11.48 Hrs
Moon Phase: Waxing Gibbous
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 2min 41s less daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 15:08:10 28/03/2026
Time Zone: UTC +13:00(NZDT)
System Up: 71 days 18 hours
Prgm Up: 71 days 18 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