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Good Afternoon - Today was: Tuesday, 28 April 2026 16:58:47 NZST
Current: 16.9°C, Max: 20.1°C, Min: 8.1°C. It feels like 16.1°C
FORECAST: A few clouds. Low 9C. Winds light and variable. It feels like 16.1°C. 2 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Settled fine | Sunrise: 07:00 | Sunset: 17:31 | Dawn: 06:31 | Dusk: 17:59
Weather Forecast
 Temperature : Current trend is Falling, changing by -0.7 °C/hr 16.9°C, 75%   Pressure : Current trend is Rising slowly, changing by 0.1 hPa/hr 1025.1hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  SW  Current wind speed is Light breeze (F2) from SW (224°) 8km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Steady 19km/h
Air Quality :  8 AQI  2.4ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.0mm
Sun Light : 3.5kLux, 9.2hrs   Solar UV :  0.0UVI  28W/m2
Last weather station contact: Tuesday, 28 April 2026 at 17:00:08. Updated in seconds

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⛅ 28 Apr 2026 4:34PM: Woman accused of 'predatory' stealing-spree against hospital patients (rnz.co.nz) 1/10 ⛅ 28 Apr 2026 4:26PM: Police investigate after baby suffers unexplained injuries at Christchurch property (rnz.co.nz) 2/10 ⛅ 28 Apr 2026 4:13PM: Auckland childcare centres offer steep discounts to keep afloat (rnz.co.nz) 3/10 ⛅ 28 Apr 2026 4:08PM: Dunedin man charged with trying to strangle police officer (rnz.co.nz) 4/10 ⛅ 28 Apr 2026 2:19PM: 'Total loss': Fire tears through Auckland boat building facility (rnz.co.nz) 5/10 ⛅ 28 Apr 2026 2:12PM: Neighbours evacuated as fire engulfs home in Rolleston (rnz.co.nz) 6/10 ⛅ 28 Apr 2026 1:44PM: Tom Phillips: Police reject koha for officer injured in Marokopa shooting (rnz.co.nz) 7/10 ⛅ 28 Apr 2026 12:42PM: Parent prosecuted over child's school absence as part of government's truancy crackdown (rnz.co.nz) 8/10 ⛅ 28 Apr 2026 12:04PM: Community group alarmed by Shotover River's spike in E. coli, council opens investigation (rnz.co.nz) 9/10 ⛅ 28 Apr 2026 11:54AM: State Highway 1 Desert Road between Rangipo and Waiouru closed after truck, car crash (rnz.co.nz) 10/10


 Weather Warnings
No WarningsNo current weather
station warnings
 Weather Forecast
Tonight
Partly Cloudy
9°C
Partly Cloudy		 Tomorrow
AM Clouds, PM Sun
17°C
AM Clouds, PM Sun
A few clouds. Low 9C. Winds light and variable.
Chance of Rain: 21%
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: Waxing Gibbous       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
15:38
Moonset
03:09
Visibility
88% 		Sunrise
07:00
Sunset
17:31
Day Length
10.30 Hrs
Moon Phase: Waxing Gibbous
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 2min 18s less daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 17:00:08 28/04/2026
Time Zone: UTC +12:00(NZST)
System Up: 102 days 21 hours
Prgm Up: 102 days 21 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