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Good Evening - Today was: Monday, 2 March 2026 18:22:18 NZDT
Current: 12.9°C, Max: 14.8°C, Min: 8.1°C. It feels like 7.9°C
FORECAST: Partly cloudy skies. Low around 5C. Winds SW at 15 to 25 km/h. It feels like 7.9°C. A windproof and 4 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Settled fine | Sunrise: 07:00 | Sunset: 19:59 | Dawn: 06:32 | Dusk: 20:26
Weather Forecast
 Temperature : Current trend is Falling, changing by -0.1 °C/hr 12.9°C, 51%   Pressure : Current trend is Rising slowly, changing by 0.4 hPa/hr 1010.1hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  S  Current wind speed is Gentle breeze (F3) from S (170°) 18km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Rising 33km/h
Air Quality :  8 AQI  2.1ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 8.3mm
Sun Light : 16.8kLux, 3.2hrs   Solar UV :  1.0UVI  133W/m2
Last weather station contact: Monday, 02 March 2026 at 18:23:45. Updated in seconds

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  News  

⛅ 02 Mar 2026 5:48PM: Naval officers face charges over sinking of HMNZS Manawanui (rnz.co.nz) 1/10 ⛅ 02 Mar 2026 4:46PM: Health New Zealand removes some new advice about Ehlers-Danlos syndromes and hypermobility spectrum disorder (rnz.co.nz) 2/10 ⛅ 02 Mar 2026 4:59PM: Track to Harwoods Hole permanently closed over safety concerns (rnz.co.nz) 3/10 ⛅ 02 Mar 2026 6:06PM: Christchurch council investigating ways to mitigate stench from damaged wastewater plant (rnz.co.nz) 4/10 ⛅ 02 Mar 2026 2:48PM: Former solider and sex offender Adrien Bell's volunteer work sparks concern (rnz.co.nz) 5/10 ⛅ 02 Mar 2026 5:49PM: Community alarmed by dog-attacks on sheep, warns person could be next (rnz.co.nz) 6/10 ⛅ 02 Mar 2026 12:24PM: Officer accused of kidnapping ex-wife avoids disciplinary action, keeps job (rnz.co.nz) 7/10 ⛅ 02 Mar 2026 6:06PM: Prison death: Guards didn't take inmate's mental health seriously, inquest hears (rnz.co.nz) 8/10 ⛅ 02 Mar 2026 2:30PM: Officers armed, cordons in place as police incident closes road in Waipā (rnz.co.nz) 9/10 ⛅ 02 Mar 2026 3:13PM: Death after man's methadone dose changed (rnz.co.nz) 10/10


 Weather Warnings
No WarningsNo current weather
station warnings
Lightning 1 LIGHTNING STRIKES DETECTED TODAY
Last record: 5:20:31pm 02/03/2026 at 27.0km away.
 Weather Forecast
Tonight
Partly Cloudy
5°C
Partly Cloudy		 Tomorrow
Partly Cloudy
15°C
Partly Cloudy
Partly cloudy skies. Low around 5C. Winds SW at 15 to 25 km/h.
Chance of Rain: 12%
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: Waxing Gibbous       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
19:22
Moonset
05:04
Visibility
98% 		Sunrise
07:00
Sunset
19:59
Day Length
12.58 Hrs
Moon Phase: Waxing Gibbous
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 2min 40s less daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 18:23:45 2/03/2026
Time Zone: UTC +13:00(NZDT)
System Up: 45 days 22 hours
Prgm Up: 45 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 2021 Jul 
                   Monthly Climatological Summary for Jul 2021

Name: City Centre   City: Palmerston North   State: Manawatu
Elevation: 36 m  Lat: S 40 21 32   Lon: E 175 34 22

                  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   5.8  14.3   15:01   0.9   06:09  12.5   0.0   0.0   1.6  13.0   15:19    NE
02   4.2  13.9   15:10  -1.2   07:29  14.1   0.0   0.0   1.4   9.4   10:30   NNE
03   4.4  14.8   14:58  -1.6   07:38  13.9   0.0   0.0   1.9  18.0   11:19   NNE
04   5.4  14.1   14:04  -0.8   05:01  12.9   0.0   0.0   1.8  12.3   08:34   NNE
05   7.7  11.7   14:06   4.9   23:59  10.6   0.0   0.0   5.1  30.3   16:58   NNW
06   8.6  15.6   14:06   2.1   04:59   9.7   0.0   0.0   2.7  36.0   22:42     N
07  11.4  15.2   13:12   8.0   22:10   6.9   0.0   2.4   6.0  45.4   13:25    NW
08   8.1  12.2   14:02   4.1   21:00  10.2   0.0   1.0   3.9  45.4   10:27   WNW
09   7.0  13.3   13:18   0.7   07:40  11.3   0.0   0.2   5.7  48.3   16:19     W
10   8.6  13.1   12:48   5.4   23:42   9.6   0.0   0.0   4.6  45.4   16:05   WNW
11   5.9  10.6   13:19   1.9   08:01  12.4   0.0   0.0   3.9  30.3   10:57   ESE
12   6.1  11.1   13:53   2.0   01:48  12.2   0.0   0.0   6.4  41.1   10:48   ENE
13   7.2  12.6   14:10   1.0   23:54  11.1   0.0   0.0   4.9  44.0   14:53    SE
14   5.5  13.8   14:44  -2.2   07:18  12.8   0.0   0.0   4.7  42.5   14:17    NW
15  10.7  16.2   14:47   7.6   03:58   7.6   0.0   0.0   8.5  46.9   08:34    NW
16  12.4  16.6   14:37   7.7   05:03   5.9   0.0   0.0   8.2  50.5   20:58    NW
17  14.5  17.6   11:56  11.2   21:58   3.8   0.0   3.4  10.1  57.7   18:56    NW
18  12.4  16.1   14:12   8.0   23:57   5.9   0.0   6.0   8.4  69.9   01:56    NW
19   9.7  13.1   13:44   7.2   23:11   8.6   0.0   4.2   3.4  33.9   12:26     W
20   9.6  15.4   14:54   4.8   07:14   8.7   0.0   0.0   1.5  10.8   12:45    NW
21   9.7  17.8   14:29   3.9   07:15   8.6   0.0   2.0   2.2  26.0   14:19     N
22  10.9  16.0   12:04   8.2   00:58   7.4   0.0   3.4   7.5  67.1   13:42   WNW
23   9.5  14.0   14:06   4.4   23:57   8.8   0.0   0.4   3.0  16.6   12:20     E
24   7.3  15.2   13:35   0.6   06:32  11.0   0.0   0.0   3.3  26.7   15:37   ENE
25   8.8  14.5   14:05   3.7   07:25   9.5   0.0   0.0   5.1  43.3   12:13   ENE
26  11.5  17.6   14:38   8.7   01:50   6.8   0.0   0.0   5.8  40.4   08:38   ENE
27   9.9  13.8   11:38   6.4   21:59   8.4   0.0   0.8   7.3  42.5   08:16   WNW
28   9.2  17.1   14:29   4.2   07:53   9.1   0.0   0.4   3.0  41.1   13:59    NW
29  11.1  17.7   12:35   7.8   23:41   7.2   0.0   0.8   2.9  41.1   13:04    NW
30  10.5  18.4   13:49   5.0   06:18   7.8   0.0   0.0   2.5  33.2   13:35   ENE
31  10.1  15.6   13:49   5.4   07:32   8.2   0.0   0.0   5.6  37.5   11:26   ENE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     8.8  18.4    30    -2.2    14   293.5   0.0  25.0   4.6  69.9    18     NNW

Max >=  27.0  0
Max <=   0.0  0
Min <=   0.0  4
Min <= -18.0  0
Max Rain: 6.0 on day 18
Days of Rain: 12 (>= 0.2 mm)  6 (>= 2.0 mm)  0 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3  Cool Base: 18.3  Method: Integration