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Good Evening - Today was: Friday, 16 January 2026 18:02:50 NZDT
FORECAST:
Thunderstorms early, mainly cloudy overnight with a few showers. Low 13C. Winds SE at 15 to 25 km/h. Chance of rain 80%. It feels like 21.6°C. 1 clothing layer recommended.
 Weather Forecast |
Temperature | : | 
21.8°C, 70% |
Pressure | : | 
1004.7hPa |
 Fire Danger |
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| Wind Speed | : |
WSW  11km/h |
Wind Gust | : |
 21km/h |
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| Air Quality | : | 4 AQI 1.1ug/m3 | Rainfall | : |
6.2mm |
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| Sun Light | : | 40.1kLux, 3.5hrs | Solar UV | : | 2.0UVI 317W/m2 | ||||
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Last weather station contact: Friday, 16 January 2026 at 18:04:05. Updated in seconds |
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33 LIGHTNING STRIKES DETECTED TODAY
New Station Record
Weather Forecast
Tonight
13°C |
Tomorrow
19°C |
| Thunderstorms early, mainly cloudy overnight with a few showers. Low 13C. Winds SE at 15 to 25 km/h. Chance of rain 80%. |
Moon & Sun Forecast
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Moonrise 03:00 Moonset 19:11 Visibility 7% |
Sunrise 06:06 Sunset 20:48 Day Length 14.42 Hrs |
Moon Phase: Waning Crescent
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 1min 36s less daylight tomorrow
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 1min 36s less daylight tomorrow
System Information
Station Is Online
A new record has been made
Updated: 18:04:05 16/01/2026
Time Zone: UTC +13:00(NZDT)
System Up: 0 days 21 hours
Prgm Up: 0 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
Station Is OnlineA new record has been madeUpdated: 18:04:05 16/01/2026
Time Zone: UTC +13:00(NZDT)
System Up: 0 days 21 hours
Prgm Up: 0 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 2017 Jul
Monthly Climatological Summary for Jul 2017
Name: City Centre City: Palmerston North State: Manawatu
Elevation: 25 m Lat: S 40 20 57 Lon: E 175 36 55
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
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01 10.6 14.2 13:58 6.0 03:37 7.7 0.0 0.4 2.6 21.6 18:23 E
02 12.0 16.5 13:49 9.1 22:56 6.3 0.0 6.0 1.8 20.2 01:05 E
03 9.9 13.4 13:03 5.4 23:52 8.4 0.0 4.6 1.3 26.7 15:54 ESE
04 9.7 14.5 13:29 4.5 01:56 8.6 0.0 0.2 7.5 54.1 14:22 WNW
05 8.4 13.3 12:12 3.7 23:55 9.9 0.0 0.6 3.3 29.6 01:25 NW
06 7.1 11.8 15:03 1.8 06:08 11.2 0.0 0.2 7.1 48.3 14:16 E
07 9.2 12.3 14:50 6.8 21:10 9.1 0.0 0.0 8.8 45.4 02:40 ESE
08 8.7 13.8 14:33 2.1 06:20 9.6 0.0 0.0 1.7 12.3 00:18 E
09 10.6 14.0 13:12 7.6 04:34 7.7 0.0 0.0 3.6 35.3 11:45 ESE
10 10.4 15.0 13:22 7.2 23:55 7.9 0.0 0.2 1.6 44.7 13:48 WNW
11 9.0 14.0 12:51 4.5 06:57 9.3 0.0 2.6 3.6 39.7 12:09 NW
12 7.2 9.7 14:09 4.9 23:59 11.1 0.0 11.4 5.1 41.1 15:23 S
13 5.7 7.9 21:45 4.5 05:28 12.6 0.0 23.3 5.9 50.5 13:51 SSW
14 8.1 10.4 12:38 4.8 00:00 10.2 0.0 4.2 4.5 31.7 05:00 S
15 6.8 11.9 13:28 1.8 07:50 11.5 0.0 0.0 1.6 88.0 20:30 WNW
16 8.3 14.3 14:03 1.7 05:55 10.0 0.0 0.0 3.1 42.5 14:10 NW
17 10.6 13.8 12:38 8.0 07:20 7.7 0.0 8.6 3.7 38.2 20:19 NNW
18 9.9 14.6 13:49 5.3 22:48 8.4 0.0 0.2 2.6 20.2 11:45 E
19 9.7 17.4 14:19 3.4 05:27 8.6 0.0 0.0 1.5 88.0 03:55 SE
20 10.6 15.7 13:00 4.2 06:43 7.7 0.0 0.4 5.8 49.0 21:49 E
21 12.7 16.4 13:27 9.9 21:28 5.6 0.0 3.8 8.8 52.6 08:03 NNW
22 10.6 14.0 13:31 7.5 23:53 7.7 0.0 7.4 3.1 33.9 02:00 ENE
23 9.2 13.8 13:38 5.8 01:21 9.1 0.0 0.4 2.0 20.2 13:18 NW
24 10.9 14.0 12:45 8.9 00:28 7.4 0.0 1.8 7.4 54.1 12:23 NW
25 10.6 15.8 13:03 5.4 23:53 7.7 0.0 0.0 5.2 36.8 15:00 NW
26 9.5 15.1 12:15 4.5 01:36 8.8 0.0 0.0 4.5 48.3 14:22 NW
27 10.0 13.5 10:43 6.6 06:17 8.3 0.0 3.0 2.4 35.3 03:11 N
28 8.0 10.6 11:43 2.3 23:58 10.3 0.0 0.0 5.7 37.5 13:43 SSE
29 4.3 10.9 14:06 0.0 05:12 14.0 0.0 0.0 3.2 40.4 14:44 WSW
30 6.1 13.0 13:14 1.2 07:37 12.2 0.0 0.0 1.4 15.1 13:25 N
31 8.5 11.6 13:56 3.0 00:00 9.8 0.0 0.0 5.2 33.9 14:06 NNW
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9.1 17.4 19 0.0 29 284.4 0.0 79.3 4.1 88.0 15 N
Max >= 27.0 0
Max <= 0.0 0
Min <= 0.0 1
Min <= -18.0 0
Max Rain: 23.3 on day 13
Days of Rain: 19 (>= 0.2 mm) 10 (>= 2.0 mm) 1 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3 Cool Base: 18.3 Method: Integration
