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Good Morning - Today is: Friday, 13 February 2026 10:59:02 NZDT
Current: 24.1°C, Max: 24.3°C, Min: 17.3°C. It feels like 25.6°C
FORECAST: Rain and thunderstorms. High 26C. Winds light and variable. Chance of rain 100%. Locally heavier rainfall possible. It feels like 25.6°C. 1 clothing layer recommended.
Station Forecast: Rain at times, very unsettled | Sunrise: 06:40 | Sunset: 20:23 | Dawn: 06:11 | Dusk: 20:52
Weather Forecast
 Temperature : Current trend is Rising, changing by 1.8 °C/hr 24.1°C, 69%   Pressure : Current trend is Falling slowly, changing by -0.4 hPa/hr 1008.4hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  ENE  Current wind speed is Light breeze (F2) from ENE (66°) 7km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Rising 19km/h
Air Quality :  4 AQI  1ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.8mm
Sun Light : 85.6kLux, 0.7hrs   Solar UV :  6.0UVI  676W/m2
Last weather station contact: Friday, 13 February 2026 at 10:59:08. Updated in seconds

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  News  

⛅ 13 Feb 2026 10:49AM: 'Devastated': Hawke's Bay campground being evacuated due to landslide risk (rnz.co.nz) 1/10 ⛅ 13 Feb 2026 10:49AM: Live weather: Warnings across North Island, campground evacuated (rnz.co.nz) 2/10 ⛅ 13 Feb 2026 9:50AM: LNG plan sparks showdown in parliament (rnz.co.nz) 3/10 ⛅ 13 Feb 2026 7:55AM: Single mum 'repaying $8 a fortnight' after insurance confusion (rnz.co.nz) 4/10 ⛅ 13 Feb 2026 7:16AM: Spooky 'grim reaper' image shows up on medical scan of car crash victim (rnz.co.nz) 5/10 ⛅ 13 Feb 2026 10:10AM: Police praise bravery of Auckland slaver's victims (rnz.co.nz) 6/10 ⛅ 13 Feb 2026 6:49AM: Weather: Fears of another landslide as North Island-wide rain settles in (rnz.co.nz) 7/10 ⛅ 13 Feb 2026 9:51AM: Multiple people trapped after crash in north Canterbury (rnz.co.nz) 8/10 ⛅ 13 Feb 2026 6:39AM: The band that works together while thousands of miles apart (rnz.co.nz) 9/10 ⛅ 13 Feb 2026 9:46AM: Person shot during fight in Auckland's Mission Bay (rnz.co.nz) 10/10


 Weather Warnings
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 Weather Forecast
Today
Thunderstorms
26°C
Thunderstorms		 Tonight
Thunderstorms
18°C
Thunderstorms
Rain and thunderstorms. High 26C. Winds light and variable. Chance of rain 100%. Locally heavier rainfall possible.
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: Waning Crescent       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
01:41
Moonset
17:53
Visibility
20% 		Sunrise
06:40
Sunset
20:23
Day Length
13.42 Hrs
Moon Phase: Waning Crescent
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 2min 30s less daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 10:59:08 13/02/2026
Time Zone: UTC +13:00(NZDT)
System Up: 28 days 14 hours
Prgm Up: 28 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 2015 Sep 
                   Monthly Climatological Summary for Sep 2015

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  10.3  13.3   16:05   7.6   00:00   8.0   0.0   4.7   0.1  30.0   02:53   ESE
 2  12.7  17.8   12:57   9.3   06:41   5.9   0.0   0.0   0.0  31.0   14:39   NNW
 3  10.6  12.1   15:50   9.4   19:30   8.3   0.0  15.0   0.2  17.0   10:52    NW
 4  10.7  13.5   11:08   8.8   02:10   8.5   0.0   0.5   0.0  41.0   11:37    NW
 5  10.5  13.9   10:38   7.6   04:42   7.8   0.0   0.5   0.0  37.0   15:00    NW
 6   9.8  13.6   13:13   6.4   23:58   8.5   0.0   2.1   0.0  39.0   13:22   WNW
 7   8.4  13.2   12:28   2.3   06:51  10.3   0.0   0.0  ----  35.0   13:37   WSW
 8  11.1  15.9   14:00   6.9   05:35   7.2   0.0   0.0  ----  28.0   16:16   WNW
 9  11.8  17.2   13:41   9.4   05:49   6.7   0.0   0.0 619.0  33.0   16:12    NW
10  12.3  17.5   11:19   8.9   06:40   6.0   0.0   8.3  ----  35.0   19:49   NNW
11  10.3  13.9   09:50   6.8   06:27   8.3   0.0   1.6  ----  36.0   11:47   WSW
12   8.8  13.5   14:10   3.8   06:24   9.5   0.0   0.0  ----  26.0   12:39   WSW
13  12.7  18.8   12:31   8.4   00:17   5.8   0.0   0.0  ----  30.0   20:29   ENE
14  10.9  15.3   14:39   6.4   06:30   7.4   0.0   0.0   0.3  21.0   00:38   SSE
15  11.9  16.7   15:14   8.8   03:12   6.6   0.0   0.0   5.4  23.0   08:37   NNW
16  12.8  16.3   12:54  10.5   23:55   5.7   0.0   0.0   3.0  41.0   12:38   WNW
17  13.9  18.9   12:25   9.9   02:24   4.4   0.0   1.0   9.3  34.0   09:50   NNW
18  14.1  18.6   11:56  10.9   23:11   4.3   0.0   1.6   9.8  40.0   19:46   WNW
19   9.5  11.9   13:03   6.9   23:54   8.8   0.0   7.8   6.4  30.0   14:07    SE
20   9.0  12.1   12:12   6.9   00:03   9.7   0.0   0.5   9.2  39.0   15:39    SE
21   8.4   9.4   10:28   7.3   03:26   9.9   0.0   1.0   7.7  42.0   10:23   SSE
22  11.3  16.3   14:52   7.6   06:47   7.2   0.0   4.2   4.4  27.0   16:33    SE
23  11.4  13.4   12:28  10.1   05:14   6.9   0.0   9.8   4.0  24.0   23:50    SE
24  11.4  13.9   13:51   9.6   05:20   7.2   0.0   1.5  10.1  36.0   10:10    SE
25  10.3  14.2   14:30   7.3   05:29   8.0   0.0   0.5   5.8  26.0   02:29    SE
26   8.8  13.0   13:33   5.8   23:19   9.9   0.0   0.0   2.5  35.0   10:40    SE
27   8.8  13.9   14:52   3.6   06:01   9.5   0.0   0.0   6.6  32.0   16:31    SE
28  10.5  16.8   14:28   4.4   06:46   7.8   0.0   0.5   3.3  30.0   12:12   WNW
29  11.2  16.5   14:50   6.1   07:10   7.4   0.0   0.0   4.0  28.0   18:13    SE
30  12.2  19.5   14:06   4.9   06:52   6.2   0.1   0.0   3.5  27.0   17:07     W
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    10.9  19.5    30     2.3     7   227.7   0.1  61.1   4.1  42.0    21      NW

Max >=  27.0:  0
Max <=   0.0:  0
Min <=   0.0:  0
Min <= -18.0:  0
Max Rain: 15.0 on day 3
Days of Rain: 17 (>= 0.2 mm)  7 (>= 2.0 mm)  0 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3  Cool Base: 18.3  Method: Integration