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Good Afternoon - Today is: Tuesday, 27 January 2026 14:06:31 NZDT
Current: 20.8°C, Max: 20.8°C, Min: 14.7°C. It feels like 20.2°C
FORECAST: Overcast. High 21C. Winds SW at 10 to 15 km/h. It feels like 20.2°C. 1 clothing layer recommended.
Station Forecast: Fine weather | Sunrise: 06:19 | Sunset: 20:41 | Dawn: 05:48 | Dusk: 21:12
Weather Forecast
 Temperature : Current trend is Rising, changing by 0.3 °C/hr 20.8°C, 67%   Pressure : Current trend is Rising slowly, changing by 0.5 hPa/hr 1008.6hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  WSW  Current wind speed is Light breeze (F2) from WSW (238°) 10km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Steady 18km/h
Air Quality :  8 AQI  2.2ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 1.7mm
Sun Light : 111.5kLux, 1.4hrs   Solar UV :  8.0UVI  881W/m2
Last weather station contact: Tuesday, 27 January 2026 at 14:06:41. Updated in seconds

 The Palmy Sun: Palmy Weather Newsroom
  News  

⛅ 27 Jan 2026 1:12PM: 'Overwhelming outpouring of grief': Tauranga iwi respond to deadly Mt Maunganui landslide (rnz.co.nz) 1/10 ⛅ 27 Jan 2026 1:09PM: 'Really lovely road': Neighbours stunned as elderly woman found dead, teen in court (rnz.co.nz) 2/10 ⛅ 27 Jan 2026 1:51PM: NZ Post to close more than 140 counters across the country (rnz.co.nz) 3/10 ⛅ 27 Jan 2026 1:51PM: Heavy suppressions over case of man who handed himself over to police (rnz.co.nz) 4/10 ⛅ 27 Jan 2026 12:39PM: Live: Criminal liability to be probed after Mount Maunganui landslip, recovery crews hope for sun (rnz.co.nz) 5/10 ⛅ 27 Jan 2026 11:24AM: People living at troubled Gore campground have until Friday to leave (rnz.co.nz) 6/10 ⛅ 27 Jan 2026 12:51PM: Did the kids stay up late in the holidays? 3 ways to get sleep routines back (rnz.co.nz) 7/10 ⛅ 27 Jan 2026 8:45AM: Tauranga City Council staff drove past three Mt Maunganui slips hours before deadly landslide, camper says (rnz.co.nz) 8/10 ⛅ 27 Jan 2026 7:27AM: Tauranga officials told not to allow buildings in potential landslide zones more than 20 years ago, documents show (rnz.co.nz) 9/10 ⛅ 27 Jan 2026 12:51PM: Police announce Jill Rogers as Deputy Police Commissioner (rnz.co.nz) 10/10


 Weather Warnings
No WarningsNo current weather
station warnings
 Weather Forecast
Today
Cloudy
21°C
Cloudy		 Tonight
Partly Cloudy
12°C
Partly Cloudy
Overcast. High 21C. Winds SW at 10 to 15 km/h.
Chance of Rain: 20%
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: Waxing Gibbous       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
15:12
Moonset
00:10
Visibility
60% 		Sunrise
06:19
Sunset
20:41
Day Length
14.22 Hrs
Moon Phase: Waxing Gibbous
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 2min 5s less daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 14:06:41 27/01/2026
Time Zone: UTC +13:00(NZDT)
System Up: 11 days 17 hours
Prgm Up: 11 days 17 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 2012 Jul 
                   Monthly Climatological Summary for Jul 2012

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   6.3  10.7   14:20   1.9   02:07  12.0   0.0   0.0   8.6  24.5   14:28   ESE
 2   7.4  11.0   14:04   5.1   05:49  10.9   0.0   0.0  12.7  30.6   15:49     E
 3   8.4  11.0   14:36   6.3   04:18   9.9   0.0   0.6  16.9  37.8   14:38     E
 4  10.7  13.3   13:07   8.8   00:00   7.7   0.0   0.6  15.2  35.6   02:59     E
 5  10.5  12.3   13:08   9.2   05:31   7.8   0.0  17.7   6.6  20.9   17:40    SE
 6  10.4  13.2   12:38   7.3   23:58   7.9   0.0   0.9   7.7  23.4   01:47   ESE
 7   7.4  12.1   12:51   2.4   23:54  10.9   0.0   0.0   3.4  18.4   12:54   ESE
 8   6.2  10.9   11:34   0.9   07:03  12.1   0.0   0.0   2.6   9.7   12:18     S
 9   9.2  12.9   12:41   6.4   08:23   9.1   0.0   0.0   3.4  15.8   11:59    SE
10   8.1  13.6   12:17   2.6   07:59  10.2   0.0   0.0   3.7  13.3   13:55   NNW
11   9.6  16.1   13:53   5.5   22:31   8.7   0.0   0.0   4.1  19.4   03:32   NNW
12   8.3  13.6   12:54   2.3   07:09  10.0   0.0   0.0   6.5  22.0   18:26   NNW
13  10.8  14.8   13:17   8.6   02:57   7.5   0.0   0.0  13.4  31.7   12:53    NW
14  10.3  14.9   12:14   6.4   03:53   8.0   0.0   0.3   3.2  22.0   12:48    NW
15  12.4  16.5   15:04   9.6   03:28   5.9   0.0  19.5   6.1  33.1   14:04   NNW
16  13.1  16.0   14:35  11.9   06:31   5.2   0.0  28.8   8.6  34.2   15:24   WNW
17  10.8  16.2   13:00   3.8   23:58   7.5   0.0   0.3   4.9  23.4   00:14   WNW
18   8.7  15.5   12:56   1.7   03:59   9.6   0.0   0.0   6.4  23.4   11:09     N
19   9.0  16.2   13:06   3.7   06:23   9.3   0.0   0.0   4.7  17.3   11:39    NW
20   7.6  16.1   14:00   1.1   07:39  10.7   0.0   0.0   3.1   9.7   16:08    SE
21   8.5  17.3   13:19   2.4   05:05   9.7   0.0   0.0   4.4  13.3   13:20     E
22  10.2  13.5   13:45   7.1   05:06   8.1   0.0   1.2  10.2  25.6   18:12   ESE
23   9.8  11.0   12:29   9.0   03:43   8.5   0.0  10.5  19.6  41.8   20:13   ESE
24  14.0  17.2   12:43  10.0   00:00   4.3   0.0   0.6  17.2  37.8   05:29   ESE
25  11.4  13.4   00:36   8.5   23:29   6.9   0.0   0.6  13.7  36.7   15:29    SE
26   7.8  10.8   12:53   4.8   23:23  10.5   0.0   0.0  10.7  28.1   11:13   ESE
27   7.7  12.5   14:50   2.2   06:13  10.6   0.0   0.0   9.7  24.5   14:14     E
28   7.7  15.5   13:50   1.1   07:03  10.6   0.0   0.0   5.2  13.3   11:00     E
29   8.2  14.4   13:17   1.9   06:43  10.0   0.0   0.0  14.5  31.7   23:27     E
30  12.3  14.9   14:10  10.6   00:44   6.0   0.0   9.0  24.5  46.4   13:46     E
31   9.3  10.9   14:20   8.3   23:49   9.0   0.0  18.9   4.7  20.9   12:34     E
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     9.4  17.3    21     0.9     8   275.1   0.0 109.5   8.9  46.4    30       E

Max >=  27.0:  0
Max <=   0.0:  0
Min <=   0.0:  0
Min <= -18.0:  0
Max Rain: 28.8 on day 16
Days of Rain: 14 (> 0.2 mm)  6 (> 2.0 mm)  1 (> 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3  Cool Base: 18.3  Method: Integration