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Good Morning - Today is: Thursday, 16 April 2026 11:14:52 NZST
Current: 16.2°C, Max: 16.7°C, Min: 13.2°C. It feels like 11.0°C
FORECAST: Partly cloudy and windy. High 17C. Winds W at 40 to 55 km/h. Winds could occasionally gust over 80 km/h. It feels like 11.0°C. A windproof and 3 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Fairly fine, possible showers early | Sunrise: 06:47 | Sunset: 17:47 | Dawn: 06:20 | Dusk: 18:14
Weather Forecast
 Temperature : Current trend is Rising, changing by 0.5 °C/hr 16.2°C, 59%   Pressure : Current trend is Rising slowly, changing by 0.4 hPa/hr 1003.3hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  WSW  Current wind speed is Moderate breeze (F4) from WSW (258°) 25km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Steady 52km/h
Air Quality :  19 AQI  5.3ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 2.6mm
Sun Light : 67.3kLux, 3.5hrs   Solar UV :  4.0UVI  532W/m2
Last weather station contact: Thursday, 16 April 2026 at 11:15:14. Updated in seconds

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 Weather Warnings
Warning WEATHER STATION WARNING
High wind gust levels have been detected
Warning WEATHER STATION WARNING
High continuous wind levels have been detected
 Weather Forecast
Today
Partly Cloudy, Wind
17°C
Partly Cloudy, Wind		 Tonight
Partly Cloudy
12°C
Partly Cloudy
Partly cloudy and windy. High 17C. Winds W at 40 to 55 km/h. Winds could occasionally gust over 80 km/h.
Chance of Rain: 11%
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: Waning Crescent       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
04:53
Moonset
16:48
Visibility
3% 		Sunrise
06:47
Sunset
17:47
Day Length
10.59 Hrs
Moon Phase: Waning Crescent
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 2min 30s less daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 11:15:14 16/04/2026
Time Zone: UTC +12:00(NZST)
System Up: 90 days 16 hours
Prgm Up: 90 days 16 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 2013 Jul 
                   Monthly Climatological Summary for Jul 2013

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  11.3  15.4   13:27   8.8   05:26   7.0   0.0   0.9  16.9  37.8   12:45    NW
 2  11.9  15.8   13:17   9.8   00:33   6.4   0.0   0.0  19.6  47.9   10:50    NW
 3  12.4  15.1   12:05  10.8   01:41   5.9   0.0   0.0  15.4  39.2   08:54    NW
 4  12.5  17.4   14:20   7.6   23:58   5.8   0.0   0.3   4.6  19.4   18:48   ENE
 5   9.6  14.8   12:50   5.2   03:37   8.7   0.0   0.0   5.8  25.6   11:18   WNW
 6  11.8  15.9   11:49   8.4   00:00   6.5   0.0   3.6  12.7  31.7   19:52    NW
 7  11.6  17.0   13:21   9.2   06:18   6.7   0.0   5.1  17.7  46.4   13:56    NW
 8   9.9  14.6   12:17   6.6   08:18   8.4   0.0   0.0   9.5  28.1   11:42     W
 9   6.9  13.7   13:18   1.6   06:28  11.5   0.0   0.6   5.4  28.1   12:59     N
10   6.9  13.7   13:18   1.6   06:28  11.5   0.0   0.6  11.0  28.1   12:59     N
11   8.1   9.4   11:20   6.6   22:08  10.2   0.0  10.2  13.2  37.8   16:48    SE
12   9.9  13.7   14:33   6.9   23:58   8.4   0.0   6.3   7.8  27.0   14:48   ESE
13   8.2  11.4   16:29   3.9   07:02  10.1   0.0   1.2   6.6  24.5   17:09   ESE
14   8.4  10.6   11:30   6.0   23:55   9.9   0.0   0.3   7.6  34.2   16:42   SSE
15   5.7   8.8   13:43   3.5   06:48  12.6   0.0   0.3   4.9  30.6   00:30     S
16   6.9  13.0   14:46   1.4   07:02  11.4   0.0   0.0   3.9  15.8   12:47    NW
17  10.8  13.3   14:49   9.0   00:00   7.5   0.0   0.0  10.5  30.6   15:42    NW
18  11.0  12.4   05:33  10.1   07:24   7.3   0.0   0.9  10.0  27.0   06:41   NNW
19  12.0  16.2   14:04   9.8   07:15   6.3   0.0   0.9   7.6  20.9   12:46   NNW
20  12.0  15.4   12:41  10.6   07:57   6.3   0.0   0.3   4.3  13.3   14:49     W
21  12.1  15.7   12:08  10.6   00:31   6.2   0.0   0.0   8.6  25.6   12:54    NW
22  11.6  16.2   14:33   9.3   20:09   6.7   0.0   0.0   5.8  22.0   12:06    NW
23  10.3  13.2   12:27   8.6   20:45   8.0   0.0   0.0   2.3  11.2   15:59   SSW
24  10.8  13.5   14:19   8.7   23:29   7.5   0.0   0.3   5.8  18.4   13:30   WNW
25  11.0  15.0   13:08   5.6   05:05   7.3   0.0   0.0  17.6  51.5   14:39   WNW
26  11.7  15.6   13:46   9.4   23:32   6.6   0.0   0.0  13.8  39.2   12:10    NW
27  11.6  15.9   12:49   8.8   02:03   6.7   0.0   0.0  10.4  30.6   13:09    NW
28  11.9  16.5   13:24   8.5   23:53   6.4   0.0   0.0   9.7  30.6   13:56    NW
29  10.0  17.7   13:53   4.2   07:29   8.3   0.0   0.0   4.0  15.8   20:25   ESE
30   8.4  16.5   12:40   2.7   05:40   9.9   0.0   0.0   3.6  17.3   13:09   SSW
31   8.3  16.0   12:47   2.2   07:35  10.0   0.0   0.0   4.3  20.9   14:15   WNW
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    10.2  17.7    29     1.4    16   252.0   0.0  31.8   8.9  51.5    25      NW

Max >=  27.0:  0
Max <=   0.0:  0
Min <=   0.0:  0
Min <= -18.0:  0
Max Rain: 10.2 on day 11
Days of Rain: 15 (>= 0.2 mm)  4 (>= 2.0 mm)  0 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3  Cool Base: 18.3  Method: Integration