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Good Evening - Today was: Monday, 31 August 2026 20:06:39 NZST
Current: 12.2°C, Max: 15.1°C, Min: 11.9°C. It feels like 8.3°C
FORECAST: Rain showers this evening with clearing overnight. Low 3C. Winds W at 15 to 30 km/h. Chance of rain 80%. It feels like 8.3°C. 4 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Fairly fine, possible showers early | Sunrise: 06:44 | Sunset: 17:53 | Dawn: 06:16 | Dusk: 18:20
Weather Forecast
 Temperature : Current trend is Falling, changing by -0.4 °C/hr 12.2°C, 67%   Pressure : Current trend is Rising, changing by 0.8 hPa/hr 1002.1hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  W  Current wind speed is Gentle breeze (F3) from W (263°) 16km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Rising 29km/h
Air Quality :  21 AQI  5.9ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.2mm
Sun Light : 0lx, 6.4hrs   Solar UV :  0.0UVI  0W/m2
Last weather station contact: Monday, 31 August 2026 at 20:06:47. Updated in seconds

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 Weather Warnings
No WarningsNo current weather
station warnings
 Weather Forecast
Tonight
Showers Early
3°C
Showers Early		 Tomorrow
Partly Cloudy
13°C
Partly Cloudy
Rain showers this evening with clearing overnight. Low 3C. Winds W at 15 to 30 km/h. Chance of rain 80%.
Chance of Rain: 76%
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: Waning Gibbous       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
21:11
Moonset
07:47
Visibility
89% 		Sunrise
06:44
Sunset
17:53
Day Length
11.09 Hrs
Moon Phase: Waning Gibbous
Sun Phase: Below Horizon
There will be 2min 31s more daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 20:06:47 31/08/2026
Time Zone: UTC +12:00(NZST)
System Up: 20 days 0 hours
Prgm Up: 20 days 0 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 Sep 
                   Monthly Climatological Summary for Sep 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
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 1  10.6  19.4   13:10   4.2   06:12   7.7   0.0   0.0   5.3  17.3   13:09     E
 2   9.9  17.1   12:51   3.9   06:49   8.4   0.0   0.0   4.1  15.8   15:54   SSW
 3  10.2  12.4   12:42   6.9   00:12   8.1   0.0   8.4   6.8  47.9   23:55     E
 4  11.9  14.8   14:04  10.3   23:54   6.4   0.0   1.8  26.9  54.0   15:48   WNW
 5  12.0  15.8   12:02   7.7   03:49   6.3   0.0   0.3  25.3  54.0   13:24   WNW
 6  13.5  17.5   13:19  11.4   00:35   4.8   0.0   0.3  22.5  56.2   12:35   WNW
 7  14.0  15.4   16:15  11.8   00:21   4.3   0.0   5.7  21.9  50.0   16:21    NW
 8  14.2  20.2   12:43   9.9   23:03   4.2   0.1  15.0  18.8  52.6   12:16    NW
 9  10.5  14.7   13:52   8.5   06:00   7.8   0.0  26.7  19.2  47.9   02:28    NW
10  11.6  15.4   12:59   9.4   05:54   6.7   0.0   4.8  24.4  51.5   15:28   WNW
11   9.9  13.4   09:47   4.0   23:28   8.4   0.0   3.3  18.5  45.4   06:38     W
12   5.6  10.6   11:30   0.9   06:49  12.7   0.0   1.5   4.1  19.4   11:34   ESE
13   7.7  15.6   13:23   0.6   06:43  10.6   0.0   0.0   9.6  28.1   14:20   WNW
14  10.7  15.0   12:42   6.7   01:18   7.6   0.0   0.0  14.6  39.2   11:11   WNW
15  12.4  17.2   11:36   8.5   03:23   5.9   0.0   0.0   8.4  28.1   09:38     N
16  13.0  18.3   11:15   9.2   23:54   5.3   0.0   6.3   5.6  15.8   12:54     E
17  12.1  16.0   14:10   8.6   00:34   6.1   0.0   5.1  15.1  39.2   19:47   WNW
18  10.3  15.3   12:18   5.7   23:52   8.0   0.0   0.0   6.2  19.4   12:54   ESE
19   8.9  14.9   12:25   2.0   06:14   9.4   0.0   0.0   6.9  30.6   11:48   WNW
20  10.0  15.3   13:00   5.9   05:22   8.3   0.0   0.0   9.1  33.1   21:23   ESE
21   9.0  13.9   13:45   5.0   06:14   9.3   0.0   0.0  12.2  31.7   14:48   ESE
22  10.2  17.6   11:33   4.0   06:21   8.1   0.0   0.0   7.0  27.0   12:50     E
23  10.7  19.5   14:34   2.8   05:52   7.6   0.0   0.0   5.8  18.4   15:52   SSE
24  11.9  17.8   13:47   7.3   05:12   6.4   0.0   0.0  11.2  29.5   11:57     E
25  12.8  21.2   13:25   5.8   06:08   5.9   0.3   0.0   5.7  25.6   11:01     N
26  13.9  22.5   12:30   5.4   05:56   4.9   0.5   0.0   8.7  31.7   14:35    NW
27  14.7  19.7   12:09  11.7   05:56   3.7   0.1   0.0   6.1  28.1   20:45    SE
28  13.5  15.5   15:39  11.6   05:00   4.8   0.0   0.0  14.4  41.8   10:47   ESE
29  15.1  20.5   15:38  11.8   23:11   3.4   0.3   0.0   6.1  23.4   09:14     S
30  13.7  19.4   13:01   7.6   07:21   4.6   0.0   0.0  12.7  37.8   17:41     W
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    11.5  22.5    26     0.6    13   205.7   1.3  79.2  12.1  56.2     6     WNW

Max >=  27.0:  0
Max <=   0.0:  0
Min <=   0.0:  0
Min <= -18.0:  0
Max Rain: 26.7 on day 9
Days of Rain: 12 (> 0.2 mm)  8 (> 2.0 mm)  1 (> 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3  Cool Base: 18.3  Method: Integration