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Good Afternoon - Today is: Tuesday, 8 September 2026 15:54:09 NZST
Current: 11.8°C, Max: 13.8°C, Min: 4.6°C. It feels like 10.1°C
FORECAST: Cloudy early, becoming mostly clear after midnight. Low 3C. Winds SE at 10 to 15 km/h. It feels like 10.1°C. 3 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Fine weather | Sunrise: 06:31 | Sunset: 18:01 | Dawn: 06:04 | Dusk: 18:28
Weather Forecast
 Temperature : Current trend is Falling, changing by -0.4 °C/hr 11.8°C, 75%   Pressure : Current trend is Falling slowly, changing by -0.0 hPa/hr 1008.7hPa
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 (215°) 6km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Steady 11km/h
Air Quality :  11 AQI  3.4ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.0mm
Sun Light : 7.2klx, 4.0hrs   Solar UV :  0.0UVI  57W/m2
Last weather station contact: Tuesday, 08 September 2026 at 15:55:05. Updated in seconds

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⛅ 08 Sep 2026 3:32PM: El Niño impacts on Pacific forecast to last well into 2027 (rnz.co.nz) 1/10 ⛅ 08 Sep 2026 3:32PM: Woolworths recalls its own branded cereal over potential blue plastic risk (rnz.co.nz) 2/10 ⛅ 08 Sep 2026 3:31PM: One year on, we still don't know how Tom Phillips hid his children in the bush for four years (rnz.co.nz) 3/10 ⛅ 08 Sep 2026 3:30PM: Woman and two children killed in Rotorua home (rnz.co.nz) 4/10 ⛅ 08 Sep 2026 3:08PM: New Zealand troops to continue to train Ukrainian soldiers (rnz.co.nz) 5/10 ⛅ 08 Sep 2026 1:57PM: Release of Tom Phillips inquiry report expected this month (rnz.co.nz) 6/10 ⛅ 08 Sep 2026 1:57PM: Kiwi battery tech promises $2700 power bill cut (rnz.co.nz) 7/10 ⛅ 08 Sep 2026 1:37PM: You may have heard of 'quiet quitting', but what about 'career minimalism'? (rnz.co.nz) 8/10 ⛅ 08 Sep 2026 1:19PM: Canterbury businesses see light at the end of the tunnel (rnz.co.nz) 9/10 ⛅ 08 Sep 2026 1:03PM: 'Serious injuries' following two-vehicle crash in Auckland's South Head (rnz.co.nz) 10/10


 Weather Warnings
No WarningsNo current weather
station warnings
New RecordNew Station Record
All time highest 24 hour rainfall has been recorded
 Weather Forecast
Tonight
Clouds Early, Clearing Late
3°C
Clouds Early, Clearing Late		 Tomorrow
Sunny
16°C
Sunny
Cloudy early, becoming mostly clear after midnight. Low 3C. Winds SE at 10 to 15 km/h.
Chance of Rain: 8%
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: Waning Crescent       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
04:45
Moonset
14:27
Visibility
12% 		Sunrise
06:31
Sunset
18:01
Day Length
11.29 Hrs
Moon Phase: Waning Crescent
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 2min 33s more daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
A new record has been made
Updated: 15:55:05 8/09/2026
Time Zone: UTC +12:00(NZST)
System Up: 27 days 20 hours
Prgm Up: 27 days 20 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