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A new day - Good Morning - Today is: Friday, 23 January 2026 00:46:18 NZDT
Current: 17.4°C, Max: 18.1°C, Min: 17.4°C. It feels like 16.2°C
FORECAST: Overcast. Low 16C. Winds WNW at 25 to 40 km/h. It feels like 16.2°C. A windproof and 2 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Showery early, improving | Sunrise: 06:14 | Sunset: 20:44 | Dawn: 05:43 | Dusk: 21:15
Weather Forecast
 Temperature : Current trend is Falling, changing by -0.2 °C/hr 17.4°C, 93%   Pressure : Current trend is Rising slowly, changing by 0.2 hPa/hr 990.9hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  WNW  Current wind speed is Gentle breeze (F3) from WNW (282°) 17km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Steady 38km/h
Air Quality :  5 AQI  1.4ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.0mm
Sun Light : 0Lux, 0.0hrs   Solar UV :  0.0UVI  0W/m2
Last weather station contact: Friday, 23 January 2026 at 00:48:08. Updated in seconds

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  News  

⛅ 22 Jan 2026 8:55PM: Weather live: Several people missing as slip hits Mt Maunganui holiday park (rnz.co.nz) 1/10 ⛅ 22 Jan 2026 7:57PM: Teenagers allegedly indecently assaulted at public pool in Auckland, police investigating (rnz.co.nz) 2/10 ⛅ 22 Jan 2026 7:49PM: Witness describes 'real disaster' as Mauao landslide strikes Mount Maunganui campground (rnz.co.nz) 3/10 ⛅ 22 Jan 2026 5:01PM: Former colleagues mourn loss of Auckland lawyer who died at Coromandel beach (rnz.co.nz) 4/10 ⛅ 22 Jan 2026 2:54PM: Woolworths warned it might be breaking the law (rnz.co.nz) 5/10 ⛅ 22 Jan 2026 6:48PM: Mauao campground landslide: Children missing after slip in Mount Maunganui (rnz.co.nz) 6/10 ⛅ 22 Jan 2026 8:44PM: Two bodies recovered from slip at house in Papamoa (rnz.co.nz) 7/10 ⛅ 22 Jan 2026 7:43PM: Watch: Weather leaves trail of destruction with flooding and slips across the North Island (rnz.co.nz) 8/10 ⛅ 22 Jan 2026 2:17PM: 'Warzone': East Coast flooding damage comes to light (rnz.co.nz) 9/10 ⛅ 22 Jan 2026 7:34PM: Two people missing after major slip blocks road in Tauranga (rnz.co.nz) 10/10


 Weather Warnings
No WarningsNo current weather
station warnings
 Weather Forecast
Tonight
Cloudy
16°C
Cloudy		 Tomorrow
PM Showers, Wind
21°C
PM Showers, Wind
Overcast. Low 16C. Winds WNW at 25 to 40 km/h.
Chance of Rain: 20%
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: Waxing Crescent       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
10:25
Moonset
22:54
Visibility
13% 		Sunrise
06:14
Sunset
20:44
Day Length
14.29 Hrs
Moon Phase: Waxing Crescent
Sun Phase: Below Horizon
There will be 1min 55s less daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 00:48:08 23/01/2026
Time Zone: UTC +13:00(NZDT)
System Up: 7 days 4 hours
Prgm Up: 7 days 4 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 2009 Sep 
                   Monthly Climatological Summary for Sep 2009

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
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 1   9.9  16.7   13:51   9.2   03:51   8.4   0.0   5.7  20.8  50.0   12:21   WNW
 2  15.1  16.0   13:51   8.2   23:21   3.2   0.0   0.0  17.3  47.9   13:51   WNW
 3   8.4  16.4   12:51   4.8   23:51   9.9   0.0   0.0   9.7  31.7   14:51    SE
 4   4.8  14.2   13:51   2.6   06:21  13.5   0.0   0.0   8.7  25.6   16:21   ESE
 5   4.0  18.5   15:51   0.7   07:21  14.3   0.0   0.0   5.1  13.3   13:21   SSE
 6   5.2  18.8   15:21   1.6   03:51  13.1   0.0   0.0   5.1  11.2   04:21   SSE
 7   5.6  19.6   15:51   2.7   07:51  12.7   0.0   0.0   5.6  14.8   17:21   ENE
 8   6.1  17.7   14:21   2.0   07:21  12.2   0.0   0.0   4.4  13.3   15:21   WSW
 9   8.0  20.0   14:51   1.9   06:51  10.3   0.0   0.0   4.7  13.3   16:21    SW
10   6.2  17.5   13:51   3.1   04:21  12.1   0.0   0.0   5.6  19.4   12:21   WSW
11   9.0  17.1   14:21   8.1   07:21   9.3   0.0   0.9   3.0   6.1   06:51     S
12  12.3  19.2   11:21  11.7   02:51   6.0   0.0   1.5   3.6  18.4   19:51    SW
13  12.3  18.9   15:51  10.1   22:21   6.0   0.0   7.5   8.7  24.5   10:51     W
14  10.2  17.8   15:51   6.6   05:21   8.1   0.0   0.0   5.0  17.3   12:51   WSW
15  11.6  15.2   13:51   9.8   23:51   6.7   0.0   0.3   9.4  20.9   10:21   WNW
16   9.8  17.1   14:51   7.1   06:21   8.5   0.0   5.7   9.2  22.0   11:51     W
17  10.4  23.0   17:51  10.4   00:21   7.9   0.0   1.8   3.2  12.2   19:21   SSW
18  11.2  16.7   14:21  10.9   07:51   7.1   0.0   0.6  14.8  31.7   14:51     W
19  10.9  14.8   13:21   7.3   23:21   7.4   0.0   7.8  12.5  31.7   06:21    SE
20   7.3  16.9   15:51   5.3   07:21  11.0   0.0   0.0  11.8  28.1   17:21     E
21   6.9  20.1   15:21   5.7   04:51  11.4   0.0   0.0   5.8  19.4   12:51   WNW
22   7.2  17.3   13:51   6.1   00:21  11.1   0.0   0.0  17.4  40.3   14:21     W
23  11.4  13.9   13:21   7.6   23:51   6.9   0.0   0.0  10.5  28.1   00:21    NW
24   7.6   8.9   01:51   2.1   17:21  10.7   0.0  20.4  19.6  42.8   19:21   ESE
25   6.0  15.0   12:51   6.0   00:21  12.3   0.0   7.2  17.7  37.8   06:51   ESE
26   9.9  15.7   10:51   5.8   21:51   8.4   0.0   0.0   5.2  14.8   01:21    SE
27   6.3  17.7   14:51   6.3   00:21  12.0   0.0   0.3   5.6  20.9   13:21   WSW
28   9.3  18.3   18:21   8.8   02:21   9.0   0.0   6.6   3.7   9.7   21:51   ENE
29  11.2  20.0   12:21   8.4   06:51   7.1   0.0   6.0   4.3  13.3   12:51   NNE
30   0.0  15.6   15:52  10.2   23:52  18.3   0.0   7.5   5.9  13.3   17:22   SSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     8.5  23.0    17     0.7     5   294.9   0.0  79.8   8.8  50.0     1      SW

Max >=  27.0:  0
Max <=   0.0:  0
Min <=   0.0:  0
Min <= -18.0:  0
Max Rain: 20.4 on day 24
Days of Rain: 15 (>= 0.2 mm)  9 (>= 2.0 mm)  1 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3  Cool Base: 18.3  Method: Integration