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Good Afternoon - Today is: Tuesday, 12 May 2026 15:50:16 NZST
FORECAST:
Some passing clouds. Low 4C. Winds E at 10 to 15 km/h. It feels like 13.6°C. 3 clothing layers recommended.
 Weather Forecast |
Temperature | : | 
13.7°C, 89% |
Pressure | : |
1020.3hPa |
 Fire Danger |
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| Wind Speed | : |
W  3km/h |
Wind Gust | : |
 8km/h |
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| Air Quality | : | 14 AQI 4.3ug/m3 | Rainfall | : |
0.5mm |
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| Sun Light | : | 9.4kLux, 1.8hrs | Solar UV | : | 0.0UVI 74W/m2 | ||||
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Last weather station contact: Tuesday, 12 May 2026 at 15:52:39. Updated in seconds |
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Weather Warnings
No current weather
Weather Forecast
Tonight
4°C |
Tomorrow
14°C |
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Some passing clouds. Low 4C. Winds E at 10 to 15 km/h. Chance of Rain: 11% |
Moon & Sun Forecast
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Moonrise 01:23 Moonset 14:24 Visibility 28% |
Sunrise 07:14 Sunset 17:14 Day Length 10.00 Hrs |
Moon Phase: Waning Crescent
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 1min 57s less daylight tomorrow
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 1min 57s less daylight tomorrow
System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 15:52:39 12/05/2026
Time Zone: UTC +12:00(NZST)
System Up: 116 days 20 hours
Prgm Up: 116 days 20 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 OnlineUpdated: 15:52:39 12/05/2026
Time Zone: UTC +12:00(NZST)
System Up: 116 days 20 hours
Prgm Up: 116 days 20 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 Aug
Monthly Climatological Summary for Aug 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
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1 11.1 14.4 15:32 8.3 00:00 7.2 0.0 9.3 14.8 34.2 16:47 E
2 12.1 14.3 13:55 10.9 05:36 6.3 0.0 0.0 17.8 39.2 13:37 E
3 12.1 14.0 13:08 11.3 00:03 6.2 0.0 0.0 16.8 37.8 10:35 E
4 12.4 15.5 13:21 10.9 08:00 5.9 0.0 0.0 19.0 34.2 22:28 E
5 11.0 14.8 15:22 6.1 23:57 7.3 0.0 0.0 10.3 27.0 01:05 ESE
6 9.5 14.2 15:28 5.0 01:31 8.8 0.0 2.1 6.8 25.6 15:17 WNW
7 10.1 13.2 12:47 6.4 06:34 8.2 0.0 5.7 4.3 13.3 01:17 NNE
8 10.6 15.1 12:52 7.8 23:59 7.7 0.0 3.6 3.5 14.8 15:58 SSE
9 8.7 13.6 10:56 3.4 05:04 9.6 0.0 0.9 3.3 12.2 18:32 SE
10 9.9 15.7 12:57 5.4 23:55 8.4 0.0 0.0 3.5 17.3 14:13 SSW
11 10.0 17.3 13:53 2.8 07:27 8.3 0.0 0.0 5.1 14.8 19:23 E
12 11.6 13.8 10:19 10.3 03:25 6.7 0.0 22.8 10.2 41.8 06:41 E
13 10.5 15.2 11:51 7.9 04:18 7.8 0.0 10.2 3.9 15.8 12:40 ESE
14 11.2 16.1 14:54 7.0 06:07 7.1 0.0 0.0 4.5 17.3 00:47 NW
15 11.8 18.0 14:54 7.2 07:41 6.5 0.0 1.2 5.6 22.0 20:30 ENE
16 10.5 14.0 11:56 8.7 23:54 7.8 0.0 7.5 6.0 31.7 12:18 WNW
17 10.6 14.8 11:12 8.1 22:38 7.7 0.0 3.3 7.5 33.1 13:43 WNW
18 10.9 16.4 12:21 7.2 06:39 7.4 0.0 0.0 4.2 23.4 12:29 W
19 11.4 15.1 12:14 9.8 00:00 6.9 0.0 6.6 3.1 12.2 22:13 E
20 11.2 15.5 11:39 7.8 07:21 7.1 0.0 4.8 5.8 23.4 04:32 NNW
21 10.9 14.7 12:57 7.9 23:59 7.4 0.0 11.1 3.7 14.8 10:14 SW
22 10.5 15.8 13:53 7.4 00:26 7.8 0.0 0.0 6.6 24.5 14:22 ESE
23 10.9 16.3 15:06 6.8 23:58 7.4 0.0 0.0 7.0 18.4 11:49 ESE
24 9.4 17.3 12:46 2.9 06:46 8.9 0.0 0.0 4.7 20.9 14:21 NNE
25 10.3 16.5 12:40 5.1 03:53 8.0 0.0 0.0 10.2 29.5 14:52 WNW
26 11.3 17.7 13:56 4.8 04:08 7.0 0.0 0.0 10.7 30.6 14:44 WNW
27 11.1 17.9 11:30 6.6 04:27 7.2 0.0 0.0 15.0 46.4 11:16 NW
28 9.3 14.0 14:53 5.0 23:42 9.1 0.0 10.2 4.5 14.8 02:18 N
29 9.8 16.9 14:41 3.4 05:37 8.5 0.0 0.0 7.6 24.5 20:04 E
30 10.7 15.3 13:15 7.5 03:57 7.6 0.0 0.0 13.7 33.1 11:28 ESE
31 10.4 15.7 12:37 6.5 03:52 7.9 0.0 0.0 12.4 28.1 12:51 E
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10.7 18.0 15 2.8 11 235.7 0.0 99.3 8.0 46.4 27 ENE
Max >= 27.0: 0
Max <= 0.0: 0
Min <= 0.0: 0
Min <= -18.0: 0
Max Rain: 22.8 on day 12
Days of Rain: 14 (> 0.2 mm) 12 (> 2.0 mm) 1 (> 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3 Cool Base: 18.3 Method: Integration
