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A late Good Evening - Today was: Saturday, 21 March 2026 21:50:03 NZDT
Current: 14.7°C, Max: 21.3°C, Min: 9.8°C. It feels like 14.0°C
FORECAST: Some clouds this evening will give way to mainly clear skies overnight. Low 6C. Winds light and variable. It feels like 14.0°C. 2 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Settled fine | Sunrise: 07:21 | Sunset: 19:29 | Dawn: 06:54 | Dusk: 19:56
Weather Forecast
 Temperature : Current trend is Falling, changing by -1.4 °C/hr 14.7°C, 74%   Pressure : Current trend is Rising slowly, changing by 0.4 hPa/hr 1023.3hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  E  Current wind speed is Light air (F1) from E (92°) 4km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Steady 10km/h
Air Quality :  38 AQI  14.7ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.0mm
Sun Light : 0Lux, 11.7hrs   Solar UV :  0.0UVI  0W/m2
Last weather station contact: Saturday, 21 March 2026 at 21:53:00. Updated in seconds

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 Weather Warnings
No WarningsNo current weather
station warnings
 Weather Forecast
Tonight
Partly Cloudy
6°C
Partly Cloudy		 Tomorrow
Sunny
23°C
Sunny
Some clouds this evening will give way to mainly clear skies overnight. Low 6C. Winds light and variable.
Chance of Rain: 9%
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: Waxing Crescent       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
09:31
Moonset
20:15
Visibility
7% 		Sunrise
07:21
Sunset
19:29
Day Length
12.07 Hrs
Moon Phase: Waxing Crescent
Sun Phase: Below Horizon
There will be 2min 41s less daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 21:53:00 21/03/2026
Time Zone: UTC +13:00(NZDT)
System Up: 65 days 1 hours
Prgm Up: 65 days 1 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 2016 Aug 
                   Monthly Climatological Summary for Aug 2016

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  11.3  15.1   13:17   9.0   00:50   7.0   0.0   0.6  15.1  37.3   17:36     W
02  10.5  14.2   12:11   7.7   07:57   7.8   0.0   0.4   7.5  70.8   04:04   WSW
03  11.0  14.3   16:30   9.0   21:04   7.3   0.0   3.4  10.5  78.9   13:05   WNW
04   9.4  12.2   13:32   7.9   23:42   8.9   0.0  11.6   9.9  67.6   19:23     E
05   7.1   8.0   00:02   5.5   16:10  11.2   0.0   1.0  16.8  67.6   21:26   ESE
06   7.3   9.6   13:16   5.8   23:28  11.0   0.0   4.4  17.8  85.3   21:33    SE
07   6.4  10.7   14:51   1.4   23:59  11.9   0.0   0.0   8.2  61.2   03:33    SE
08   4.4  10.8   15:37  -1.0   06:57  13.8   0.0   0.0   1.9  18.7   13:07     S
09   6.1  12.0   13:38   0.4   07:16  12.2   0.0   0.0   3.6  26.0   11:23   ESE
10   7.3  12.6   15:15   2.2   05:17  11.0   0.0   0.0   7.1  41.8   17:10     E
11   8.9  16.2   14:36   3.9   05:10   9.4   0.0   0.0   3.8  20.2   11:34     E
12   9.6  16.4   12:33   2.3   05:21   8.7   0.0   0.0   2.3  24.5   13:47   WNW
13  10.0  13.4   15:20   6.5   23:06   8.3   0.0  13.8   4.2  44.7   15:29   WNW
14   9.6  13.5   13:53   5.7   04:17   8.7   0.0   0.3   4.5  41.8   11:58   WNW
15  10.3  16.1   14:19   6.2   02:41   8.0   0.0   0.0   4.1  23.8   11:14   WNW
16   9.4  15.8   12:56   3.0   06:14   8.9   0.0   0.0   3.3  23.1   11:03     E
17   9.0  16.7   13:54   2.2   06:43   9.3   0.0   0.0   1.9  16.6   16:01    NE
18  10.8  15.3   14:51   6.9   01:25   7.5   0.0   0.0   5.9  60.6   18:35     E
19  10.6  15.3   12:39   6.7   05:23   7.7   0.0   0.0   8.1  31.0   11:13     E
20  10.0  16.1   13:18   5.6   06:34   8.3   0.0   0.0   5.5  30.3   13:42     E
21   9.5  17.3   13:15   4.5   04:25   8.7   0.0   0.0   2.8  16.6   11:45    NE
22   9.9  16.1   13:10   4.2   02:07   8.4   0.0   0.0   2.7  31.0   11:11     W
23  11.2  16.5   14:09   6.9   05:14   7.1   0.0   0.0   3.5  24.5   14:11   WNW
24   9.7  11.7   12:23   8.4   19:04   8.6   0.0   1.6   7.8  32.4   16:54     E
25  11.1  14.8   12:18   8.6   00:00   7.2   0.0   3.9   3.6  18.7   23:21     E
26  12.5  14.8   13:41  10.9   00:00   5.8   0.0  21.9   5.3  34.6   02:33     E
27  12.0  14.6   13:41  10.0   02:23   6.3   0.0  27.0  14.0  66.3   09:10     W
28  10.8  15.8   11:46   7.3   05:33   7.4   0.0   0.0   6.5  49.0   11:38     W
29  11.4  15.8   12:51   8.9   06:15   6.9   0.0   0.0   4.6  36.0   00:06   WNW
30  12.2  17.9   13:36   8.8   05:54   6.1   0.0   0.0   2.8  23.1   10:11   SSE
31  10.3  17.0   13:00   4.5   05:35   8.0   0.0   0.0   2.0  15.1   13:53    SW
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     9.7  17.9    30    -1.0     8   267.4   0.0  89.9   6.4  85.3     6      SE

Max >=  27.0  0
Max <=   0.0  0
Min <=   0.0  1
Min <= -18.0  0
Max Rain: 27.0 on day 27
Days of Rain: 12 (>= 0.2 mm)  7 (>= 2.0 mm)  2 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3  Cool Base: 18.3  Method: Integration