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Good Morning - Today is: Wednesday, 5 August 2026 11:41:44 NZST
Current: 7.4°C, Max: 7.4°C, Min: 1.5°C. It feels like 5.2°C
FORECAST: Partly cloudy. Cold. High 8C. Winds light and variable. It feels like 5.2°C. 4 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Settled fine | Sunrise: 07:20 | Sunset: 17:29 | Dawn: 06:51 | Dusk: 17:57
Weather Forecast
 Temperature : Current trend is Rising, changing by 1.6 °C/hr 7.4°C, 77%   Pressure : Current trend is Rising slowly, changing by 0.3 hPa/hr 1030.6hPa
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 (224°) 4km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Steady 9km/h
Air Quality :  6 AQI  1.8ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.3mm
Sun Light : 34.7klx, 1.8hrs   Solar UV :  2.0UVI  274W/m2
Last weather station contact: Wednesday, 05 August 2026 at 11:46:19. Updated in seconds

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  News  

⛅ 05 Aug 2026 11:24AM: Live weather: Another icy morning, with temperatures set to dip further (rnz.co.nz) 1/10 ⛅ 05 Aug 2026 11:21AM: Christchurch medical tech company secures milestone sale of CT scanner (rnz.co.nz) 2/10 ⛅ 05 Aug 2026 11:18AM: Five hurt, person arrested as witnesses say SUV hit cyclists in Epsom, dog killed (rnz.co.nz) 3/10 ⛅ 05 Aug 2026 11:02AM: Unemployment rises to 11-year high of 5.6% (rnz.co.nz) 4/10 ⛅ 05 Aug 2026 11:01AM: Veteran radio broadcaster hangs up the mic, aged 93 (rnz.co.nz) 5/10 ⛅ 05 Aug 2026 10:53AM: Man pleads guilty to murdering teen in Auckland street fight (rnz.co.nz) 6/10 ⛅ 05 Aug 2026 10:47AM: Solomon Islands-US shiprider deal raises 'serious concerns' over sovereignty (rnz.co.nz) 7/10 ⛅ 05 Aug 2026 10:14AM: Transpower issues power warning (rnz.co.nz) 8/10 ⛅ 05 Aug 2026 10:00AM: Only 57 percent of Kiwi children reach age 5 without tooth decay (rnz.co.nz) 9/10 ⛅ 05 Aug 2026 9:20AM: Older Kiwis choosing between 'starving or heating' as price increases bite (rnz.co.nz) 10/10


 Weather Warnings
No WarningsNo current weather
station warnings
Caution WEATHER STATION CAUTION
Extra cool day temperatures are being recorded
 Weather Forecast
Today
Partly Cloudy
8°C
Partly Cloudy		 Tonight
Mostly Clear
-1°C
Mostly Clear
Partly cloudy. Cold. High 8C. Winds light and variable.
Chance of Rain: 7%
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: Waning Gibbous       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
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Moonset
10:07
Visibility
63% 		Sunrise
07:20
Sunset
17:29
Day Length
10.08 Hrs
Moon Phase: Waning Gibbous
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 2min 4s more daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 11:46:19 5/08/2026
Time Zone: UTC +12:00(NZST)
System Up: 21 days 18 hours
Prgm Up: 21 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