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Good Afternoon - Today is: Monday, 26 January 2026 13:40:59 NZDT
Current: 20.6°C, Max: 21.1°C, Min: 14.1°C. It feels like 18.9°C
FORECAST: Cloudy with showers. High near 20C. Winds WNW at 15 to 30 km/h. Chance of rain 40%. It feels like 18.9°C. A windproof and 1 clothing layer recommended.
Station Forecast: Fairly fine, improving | Sunrise: 06:18 | Sunset: 20:42 | Dawn: 05:47 | Dusk: 21:13
Weather Forecast
 Temperature : Current trend is Rising, changing by 0.6 °C/hr 20.6°C, 70%   Pressure : Current trend is Rising slowly, changing by -0.0 hPa/hr 1000.2hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  W  Current wind speed is Gentle breeze (F3) from W (271°) 17km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Rising 35km/h
Air Quality :  12 AQI  3.3ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 5.8mm
Sun Light : 136.3kLux, 2.3hrs   Solar UV :  10.0UVI  1077W/m2
Last weather station contact: Monday, 26 January 2026 at 13:41:02. Updated in seconds

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  News  

⛅ 26 Jan 2026 12:26PM: Prime Minister Luxon decries racist rhetoric over role of iwi after Mt Maunganui slip (rnz.co.nz) 1/10 ⛅ 26 Jan 2026 1:27PM: 83-year-old woman dies after fall from stretcher at Whangārei Hospital (rnz.co.nz) 2/10 ⛅ 26 Jan 2026 11:36AM: Wellington café Spruce Goose to shut its doors after 12 years (rnz.co.nz) 3/10 ⛅ 26 Jan 2026 11:58AM: Live: Mt Maunganui recovery paused over slip fears, community holds vigil (rnz.co.nz) 4/10 ⛅ 26 Jan 2026 1:24PM: 'Plan B' wanted for highways that keep getting damaged by storms (rnz.co.nz) 5/10 ⛅ 26 Jan 2026 9:31AM: 150,000 tonnes of fallen trees, $1m council costs: Clutha cleanup continues (rnz.co.nz) 6/10 ⛅ 26 Jan 2026 12:56PM: Police close Wellington's Lambton Quay over 'item of concern' (rnz.co.nz) 7/10 ⛅ 26 Jan 2026 12:56PM: Clutha death a possible murder-suicide attempt (rnz.co.nz) 8/10 ⛅ 26 Jan 2026 10:05AM: Should we be rethinking how we rebuild after storms? (rnz.co.nz) 9/10 ⛅ 26 Jan 2026 10:52AM: Search continues for man swept away in Waioeka River (rnz.co.nz) 10/10


 Weather Warnings
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 Weather Forecast
Today
Showers
20°C
Showers		 Tonight
Showers
14°C
Showers
Cloudy with showers. High near 20C. Winds WNW at 15 to 30 km/h. Chance of rain 40%.
Chance of Rain: 41%
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: First Quarter       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
13:56
Moonset
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Visibility
48% 		Sunrise
06:18
Sunset
20:42
Day Length
14.24 Hrs
Moon Phase: First Quarter
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 2min 2s less daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 13:41:02 26/01/2026
Time Zone: UTC +13:00(NZDT)
System Up: 10 days 17 hours
Prgm Up: 10 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 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
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     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