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A late Good Afternoon - Today was: Tuesday, 27 October 2026 17:19:00 NZDT
Current: 16.8°C, Max: 17.1°C, Min: 13.4°C. It feels like 15.3°C
FORECAST: Mostly clear skies early. Increasing clouds with showers late. Low 7C. Winds NW at 15 to 25 km/h. Chance of rain 40%. It feels like 15.3°C. 2 clothing layers recommended.
Temperature : Current trend is Rising, changing by 0.6 °C/hr 16.8°C, 71%   Pressure : Current trend is Rising slowly, changing by 0.3 hPa/hr 1004.8hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed : Current wind speed is Light breeze (F2) from W (279°)   W  10km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Rising 21km/h
Air Quality :  13 AQI  3.6ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 10.1mm
Sun Light : 28.6klx, 1.4hrs   Solar UV :  2.0UVI  226W/m2
Last weather station contact: Tuesday, 27 October 2026 at 17:21:52. Updated in seconds

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  News  

⛅ 27 Oct 2026 4:57PM: Evacuations in Otago township, firefighters battle several blazes (rnz.co.nz) 1/10 ⛅ 27 Oct 2026 4:55PM: Sand-related toys will need to be tested for asbestos before being sold in New Zealand (rnz.co.nz) 2/10 ⛅ 27 Oct 2026 4:08PM: Eden Park: Getting the ground ready using decades of data (rnz.co.nz) 3/10 ⛅ 27 Oct 2026 3:32PM: Waiouru fire spreads over 3800ha, South Island blaze contained (rnz.co.nz) 4/10 ⛅ 27 Oct 2026 3:24PM: Te Tai Tokerau could be the electorate to watch (rnz.co.nz) 5/10 ⛅ 27 Oct 2026 3:11PM: ‘Sense of responsibility’: Qiulae Wong on quest to become the first Asian leader of a political party in Parliament (rnz.co.nz) 6/10 ⛅ 27 Oct 2026 3:02PM: ‘Sense of responsibility’: Qiulae Wong on quest to become the first Asian leader of a political party in Parliament (rnz.co.nz) 7/10 ⛅ 27 Oct 2026 2:24PM: 'The green cow': World's Jersey breeders coming to New Zealand (rnz.co.nz) 8/10 ⛅ 27 Oct 2026 2:22PM: US suspends visa-free travel for Chinese visitors to Northern Marianas (rnz.co.nz) 9/10 ⛅ 27 Oct 2026 1:55PM: Child assaulted at Myers Park in stable condition, accused gets name suppression (rnz.co.nz) 10/10


 Weather Forecast
Tonight
Showers Late
7°C
Showers Late		 Tomorrow
PM Showers, Wind
17°C
PM Showers, Wind
Mostly clear skies early. Increasing clouds with showers late. Low 7C. Winds NW at 15 to 25 km/h. Chance of rain 40%.
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: Waning Gibbous       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
21:20
Moonset
06:13
Visibility
99% 		Sunrise
06:13
Sunset
19:51
Day Length
13.37 hrs
Moon Phase: Waning Gibbous
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 2min 27s more daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 17:21:52 27/10/2026
Time Zone: UTC +13:00(NZDT)
System Up: 76 days 20 hours
Prgm Up: 25 days 22 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