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A late Good Evening - Today was: Wednesday, 7 October 2026 22:11:01 NZDT
Current: 11.6°C, Max: 17.5°C, Min: 5.7°C. It feels like 10.5°C
FORECAST: Mostly cloudy. Low 8C. Winds light and variable. It feels like 10.5°C. 3 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Fine weather | Sunrise: 06:43 | Sunset: 19:29 | Dawn: 06:15 | Dusk: 19:57
Weather Forecast
 Temperature : Current trend is Falling, changing by -1.0 °C/hr 11.6°C, 84%   Pressure : Current trend is Rising, changing by 0.6 hPa/hr 1021.7hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed : Current wind speed is Light air (F1) from NNE (16°)   NNE  4km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Steady 8km/h
Air Quality :  11 AQI  3.3ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.0mm
Sun Light : 0lx, 11.1hrs   Solar UV :  0.0UVI  0W/m2
Last weather station contact: Wednesday, 07 October 2026 at 22:12:22. Updated in seconds

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  News  

⛅ 07 Oct 2026 9:09PM: 'Half surprised, half pissed-off': David Tamihere still processing freedom news (rnz.co.nz) 1/10 ⛅ 07 Oct 2026 7:22PM: Large bush fire burns through 1400 hectares in high country above Lake Whakatipu (rnz.co.nz) 2/10 ⛅ 07 Oct 2026 7:02PM: Loafers Lodge fire trial: Charred remnants of building shown to jury (rnz.co.nz) 3/10 ⛅ 07 Oct 2026 6:30PM: Slink skin factory manager takes on regional council in the Environment Court (rnz.co.nz) 4/10 ⛅ 07 Oct 2026 6:11PM: Race for vaccine to save hoiho/yellow eyed penguin (rnz.co.nz) 5/10 ⛅ 07 Oct 2026 6:05PM: Free mental health support launched for sextortion victims as cases reach record high (rnz.co.nz) 6/10 ⛅ 07 Oct 2026 5:01PM: Auckland bin collectors dumped, offered chance to buy their own rubbish trucks (rnz.co.nz) 7/10 ⛅ 07 Oct 2026 4:55PM: Search for missing Queenstown woman Erika Rodrigues Coelho paused but still active, police say (rnz.co.nz) 8/10 ⛅ 07 Oct 2026 4:32PM: Gap grows between powders and fats at Global Dairy Trade auction (rnz.co.nz) 9/10 ⛅ 07 Oct 2026 3:37PM: NZ investigators help jail California man over child abuse (rnz.co.nz) 10/10


 Weather Forecast
Tonight
Mostly Cloudy
8°C
Mostly Cloudy		 Tomorrow
AM Clouds, PM Sun
19°C
AM Clouds, PM Sun
Mostly cloudy. Low 8C. Winds light and variable.
Chance of Rain: 8%
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: Waning Crescent       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
04:50
Moonset
15:42
Visibility
12% 		Sunrise
06:43
Sunset
19:29
Day Length
12.46 hrs
Moon Phase: Waning Crescent
Sun Phase: Below Horizon
There will be 2min 39s more daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 22:12:22 7/10/2026
Time Zone: UTC +13:00(NZDT)
System Up: 57 days 1 hours
Prgm Up: 6 days 2 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