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Good Afternoon - Today was: Monday, 26 January 2026 17:32:11 NZDT
Current: 20.4°C, Max: 21.7°C, Min: 14.1°C. It feels like 18.8°C
FORECAST: Considerable cloudiness with occasional rain showers. Low 14C. Winds NW at 15 to 30 km/h. Chance of rain 60%. It feels like 18.8°C. 1 clothing layer recommended.
Station Forecast: Showery, bright intervals | Sunrise: 06:18 | Sunset: 20:42 | Dawn: 05:47 | Dusk: 21:13
Weather Forecast
 Temperature : Current trend is Falling, changing by -0.2 °C/hr 20.4°C, 70%   Pressure : Current trend is Rising slowly, changing by 0.1 hPa/hr 1001.0hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  WSW  Current wind speed is Gentle breeze (F3) from WSW (256°) 16km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Steady 30km/h
Air Quality :  10 AQI  2.8ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 5.8mm
Sun Light : 52.4kLux, 4.4hrs   Solar UV :  3.0UVI  414W/m2
Last weather station contact: Monday, 26 January 2026 at 17:32:12. Updated in seconds

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  News  

⛅ 26 Jan 2026 5:05PM: FENZ warned of slip near Mt Maunganui camp almost 4 hours before landslide (rnz.co.nz) 1/10 ⛅ 26 Jan 2026 4:22PM: Live: FENZ told of slip near Mount Maunganui camp hours before deadly landslide, recovery resumes (rnz.co.nz) 2/10 ⛅ 26 Jan 2026 5:10PM: 500 litres of human waste spills onto SH1 near Geraldine (rnz.co.nz) 3/10 ⛅ 26 Jan 2026 1:27PM: 83-year-old woman dies after fall from stretcher at Whangārei Hospital (rnz.co.nz) 4/10 ⛅ 26 Jan 2026 5:01PM: Clutha death a possible murder-suicide attempt (rnz.co.nz) 5/10 ⛅ 26 Jan 2026 2:44PM: Alleged Wānaka cell tower arsonist Daniel Miller refuses to answer judge (rnz.co.nz) 6/10 ⛅ 26 Jan 2026 4:21PM: Person dies in 'serious' Whangārei crash (rnz.co.nz) 7/10 ⛅ 26 Jan 2026 4:09PM: Wellington café Spruce Goose to shut its doors after 12 years (rnz.co.nz) 8/10 ⛅ 26 Jan 2026 4:33PM: 'Plan B' wanted for highways that keep getting damaged by storms (rnz.co.nz) 9/10 ⛅ 26 Jan 2026 2:18PM: Mt Maunganui landslide: WorkSafe to look at those responsible for holiday park (rnz.co.nz) 10/10


 Weather Warnings
No WarningsNo current weather
station warnings
 Weather Forecast
Tonight
Showers
14°C
Showers		 Tomorrow
Rain
20°C
Rain
Considerable cloudiness with occasional rain showers. Low 14C. Winds NW at 15 to 30 km/h. Chance of rain 60%.
Chance of Rain: 56%
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: First Quarter       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
13:56
Moonset
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Visibility
50% 		Sunrise
06:18
Sunset
20:42
Day Length
14.24 Hrs
Moon Phase: First Quarter
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 2min 2s less daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 17:32:12 26/01/2026
Time Zone: UTC +13:00(NZDT)
System Up: 10 days 21 hours
Prgm Up: 10 days 21 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 2017 Oct 
                   Monthly Climatological Summary for Oct 2017

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  12.0  17.7   12:43   9.1   22:21   6.3   0.0   6.2   5.7  27.4   02:41    NW
02  12.7  17.4   15:25   8.0   04:28   5.6   0.0   0.4  14.5  68.5   11:13   WNW
03  13.9  18.7   13:52  10.6   22:50   4.4   0.0   0.0   9.6  47.6   11:41   WNW
04  13.7  18.0   12:57  11.0   00:00   4.6   0.0   0.0  13.2  57.0   15:53    NW
05  13.1  17.0   14:19   9.9   22:14   5.2   0.0   0.2   8.5  43.3   01:05   ESE
06  12.8  15.8   10:12   9.7   06:14   5.5   0.0   2.2   8.2  51.9   17:28   WNW
07  12.9  15.2   11:53  10.8   06:21   5.4   0.0   0.4   3.1  31.0   21:11     E
08  14.0  16.4   17:03  12.9   08:33   4.2   0.0   5.2  14.5  67.1   12:42     E
09  15.4  19.5   15:41  13.0   07:08   2.9   0.0   1.8  13.0  57.7   11:20     E
10  14.8  20.5   11:52   9.3   06:48   3.6   0.1   8.0   5.8  46.1   14:14     W
11  12.7  15.0   11:55  10.3   23:49   5.6   0.0   8.4  11.4  55.5   10:52   WNW
12  13.1  19.0   14:29   7.4   06:31   5.2   0.0   0.0   4.9  42.5   20:59     W
13  13.2  16.0   14:07  11.4   06:09   5.1   0.0   0.0  10.7  41.8   15:44    NW
14  13.7  18.8   13:22  10.2   05:00   4.6   0.0   0.0  11.9  46.9   15:27   WNW
15  13.0  17.1   13:31  10.8   22:38   5.2   0.0   0.6  11.9  54.8   16:08   WNW
16  13.8  17.4   13:40  10.9   00:54   4.5   0.0   0.2  14.4  57.0   15:02   WNW
17  13.2  18.1   15:19   9.6   06:21   5.0   0.0   0.2   8.0  42.5   15:12    NW
18  11.5  16.7   14:17   7.0   23:55   6.8   0.0   1.2   4.2  31.7   17:48   ESE
19  10.3  16.3   12:40   3.6   06:18   8.0   0.0   0.0   1.6  38.9   11:58     W
20  15.1  22.4   15:55  10.2   05:07   3.8   0.6   0.0  ----  38.6   19:27   WNW
21  14.1  17.7   12:15  12.5   05:06   4.2   0.0   2.0  ----  65.0   15:05   WNW
22  13.8  17.0   13:33  11.6   04:00   4.5   0.0   0.0  33.2  75.5   23:33   WNW
23  14.2  19.4   13:39  11.5   06:28   4.0   0.0   0.0  27.7  95.2   21:37   WNW
24  13.4  18.4   13:56  10.8   23:53   4.9   0.0   1.0  18.3  50.0   10:32   WNW
25  12.9  16.6   13:25  10.6   00:13   5.4   0.0   0.2  12.3  47.6   21:56   WNW
26  13.8  18.5   12:53  11.3   00:49   4.5   0.0   1.6  10.7  39.6   02:12   WNW
27  14.2  19.9   13:03   9.1   06:28   4.2   0.1   0.0   5.8  61.3   21:48     E
28  16.1  21.7   13:12  11.4   04:41   2.8   0.7   0.0   7.9  65.6   16:32     E
29  16.2  21.5   11:57  13.6   01:06   2.5   0.3   4.9   2.2  13.0   15:22   ENE
30  17.1  23.1   14:15  13.8   03:59   1.9   0.7   0.0   3.6  44.7   15:17   WSW
31  17.2  23.8   15:00  12.8   05:33   2.1   1.0   0.0   2.5  26.7   14:21     W
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    13.8  23.8    31     3.6    19   142.5   3.5  44.7   9.9  95.2    23     WNW

Max >=  27.0  0
Max <=   0.0  0
Min <=   0.0  0
Min <= -18.0  0
Max Rain: 8.4 on day 11
Days of Rain: 18 (>= 0.2 mm)  7 (>= 2.0 mm)  0 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3  Cool Base: 18.3  Method: Integration