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Good Morning - Today is: Friday, 21 August 2026 09:27:55 NZST
Current: 12.1°C, Max: 12.1°C, Min: 7.3°C. It feels like 9.8°C
FORECAST: Cloudy early with peeks of sunshine expected late. High 13C. Winds WNW at 15 to 25 km/h. It feels like 9.8°C. 3 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Settled fine | Sunrise: 06:59 | Sunset: 17:44 | Dawn: 06:31 | Dusk: 18:11
Weather Forecast
 Temperature : Current trend is Rising, changing by 1.1 °C/hr 12.1°C, 80%   Pressure : Current trend is Rising slowly, changing by 0.1 hPa/hr 1027.9hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  WNW  Current wind speed is Light breeze (F2) from WNW (299°) 11km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Steady 19km/h
Air Quality :  8 AQI  2.2ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.0mm
Sun Light : 18.4klx, 1.0hrs   Solar UV :  1.0UVI  145W/m2
Last weather station contact: Friday, 21 August 2026 at 09:33:53. Updated in seconds

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 Weather Forecast
Today
AM Clouds, PM Sun
13°C
AM Clouds, PM Sun		 Tonight
Mostly Cloudy
9°C
Mostly Cloudy
Cloudy early with peeks of sunshine expected late. High 13C. Winds WNW at 15 to 25 km/h.
Chance of Rain: 13%
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: Waxing Gibbous       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
10:57
Moonset
01:57
Visibility
57% 		Sunrise
06:59
Sunset
17:44
Day Length
10.44 Hrs
Moon Phase: Waxing Gibbous
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 2min 25s more daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 09:33:53 21/08/2026
Time Zone: UTC +12:00(NZST)
System Up: 9 days 14 hours
Prgm Up: 9 days 14 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 2025 Aug 
                   Monthly Climatological Summary for Aug 2025

Name: City Centre   City: Palmerston North   State: Manawatu
Elevation: 23 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   6.9  11.0   13:00   2.9   23:58  11.4   0.0   0.0   3.8  39.7   18:34   SSE
02   4.7  10.5   15:04  -0.4   05:07  13.6   0.0   0.2   1.5  23.1   23:54    SE
03   7.5  11.5   13:27   4.7   04:23  10.8   0.0   0.0   5.5  41.8   12:02   ESE
04   8.2  11.2   13:05   6.0   02:47  10.1   0.0   0.0   5.2  42.5   14:06     E
05  10.1  13.3   12:36   7.8   00:00   8.2   0.0   0.0   9.0  46.9   20:25   ENE
06   8.8  14.6   13:46   3.7   07:53   9.5   0.0   0.0   4.7  33.9   02:36   ENE
07   8.9  16.8   15:06   3.0   03:55   9.4   0.0   0.0   2.7  22.4   13:07     N
08   8.7  13.8   14:44   4.6   01:09   9.6   0.0   2.6   4.0  42.5   15:36    NW
09   6.7  11.1   13:43   3.0   21:53  11.6   0.0   0.7   3.8  28.1   13:12   WSW
10   6.3  11.4   13:07   3.1   04:44  12.0   0.0   0.0   4.3  34.6   16:08    SE
11   5.9  11.2   13:33   0.7   05:37  12.4   0.0   0.0   2.8  37.5   17:17   SSW
12   7.2  11.7   14:55   3.7   07:48  11.1   0.0   0.0   3.3  31.7   16:50   ESE
13   7.3  14.2   14:14   2.0   06:10  11.0   0.0   0.0   2.8  31.7   11:33     E
14   6.4  13.5   13:59  -0.2   07:01  11.9   0.0   0.0   2.7  39.7   14:50   WNW
15   9.4  15.6   15:52   4.4   23:58   8.9   0.0   0.2   3.4  33.2   14:46    NW
16   7.3  14.8   14:34   0.9   07:04  11.0   0.0   0.0   1.7  35.3   13:54     W
17   9.0  13.7   15:56   5.8   00:22   9.3   0.0   0.0   1.7  14.4   12:19   ENE
18  10.0  15.5   13:50   5.1   03:13   8.3   0.0   0.5   5.9  46.1   13:19   WNW
19   8.4  12.1   14:08   4.5   23:57   9.9   0.0   0.0   7.8  44.0   20:11   SSW
20   5.6  11.3   15:38  -0.0   06:03  12.7   0.0   0.0   2.7  28.8   20:20   ENE
21   7.7  11.4   12:45   4.2   23:57  10.6   0.0   0.0   3.0  32.4   03:32    SE
22   5.0  11.0   14:25  -0.5   05:37  13.3   0.0   0.2   2.4  22.4   16:29   SSW
23   7.2  15.1   14:08   0.6   06:55  11.1   0.0   0.0   3.7  44.7   12:29   ENE
24   8.7  16.9   15:23   1.7   06:27   9.6   0.0   0.0   2.6  23.1   09:18     N
25   9.1  17.3   15:40   2.0   06:58   9.2   0.0   0.0   2.4  26.7   15:54   WSW
26   9.6  18.2   13:55   1.7   06:50   8.7   0.0   0.0   2.8  25.2   13:32   ENE
27  10.1  18.6   16:02   4.1   06:19   8.2   0.0   0.0   2.9  31.0   08:41   NNE
28  10.2  16.3   15:13   3.0   04:30   8.1   0.0   0.2   5.7  48.3   12:39    NW
29  11.9  15.3   13:40  10.2   03:07   6.4   0.0   1.0  13.9  52.6   12:16   WNW
30  11.8  15.8   13:12   8.7   07:31   6.5   0.0   0.7  10.5  52.6   11:55   WNW
31   9.2  10.8   01:14   5.8   23:46   9.1   0.0   5.5   5.1  41.1   19:31     W
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     8.2  18.6    27    -0.5    22   313.7   0.0  12.0   4.3  52.6    29      NW

Max >=  27.0  0
Max <=   0.0  0
Min <=   0.0  4
Min <= -18.0  0
Max Rain: 5.5 on day 31
Days of Rain: 10 (>= 0.2 mm)  2 (>= 2.0 mm)  0 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3  Cool Base: 18.3  Method: Integration