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Current: 21.5°C, Max: 22.0°C, Min: 11.7°C. It feels like 19.5°C
FORECAST: Cloudy. High 23C. Winds WSW at 10 to 15 km/h. It feels like 19.5°C. 1 clothing layer recommended.
Temperature : Current trend is Rising, changing by 0.5 °C/hr 21.5°C, 60%   Pressure : Current trend is Falling slowly, changing by -0.4 hPa/hr 1023.5hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed : Current wind speed is Gentle breeze (F3) from WSW (244°)   WSW  16km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Steady 28km/h
Air Quality :  13 AQI  3.6ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.2mm
Sun Light : 79.5klx, 4.9hrs   Solar UV :  5.0UVI  628W/m2
Last weather station contact: Tuesday, 03 November 2026 at 15:23:32. Updated in seconds

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 Weather Forecast
Today
Cloudy
23°C
Cloudy		 Tonight
Cloudy
11°C
Cloudy
Cloudy. High 23C. Winds WSW at 10 to 15 km/h.
Chance of Rain: 4%
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: Waning Crescent       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
02:53
Moonset
13:34
Visibility
37% 		Sunrise
06:04
Sunset
19:59
Day Length
13.54 hrs
Moon Phase: Waning Crescent
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 2min 19s more daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 15:23:32 3/11/2026
Time Zone: UTC +13:00(NZDT)
System Up: 83 days 18 hours
Prgm Up: 32 days 20 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


NOAA Climate Reports - Daily, Month and Year History Report and Extremes
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Report for 2020 Oct 
                   Monthly Climatological Summary for Oct 2020

Name: City Centre   City: Palmerston North   State: Manawatu
Elevation: 36 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  10.0  19.6   14:31   2.0   07:13   8.3   0.0   0.0   3.1  42.5   15:44    NW
02  11.8  17.5   11:39   6.9   03:44   6.5   0.0   0.0   7.1  49.0   15:32   WNW
03  12.8  18.0   12:56   7.7   01:58   5.5   0.0   0.0  11.3  49.7   16:23   WNW
04  14.5  19.7   14:18   9.5   23:16   3.9   0.1   0.0   8.8  51.2   01:50   WNW
05  12.7  20.2   14:18   4.8   06:22   5.7   0.2   0.0   6.4  54.1   16:55     W
06  13.8  18.5   14:12  11.0   07:08   4.5   0.0   0.0  13.0  61.3   12:15   WNW
07  13.3  17.9   14:52   8.9   22:39   5.0   0.0   0.2   9.7  51.2   10:52   WNW
08  10.3  15.1   15:09   6.7   23:46   8.0   0.0   0.0   8.9  42.5   10:41   ESE
09  10.3  15.9   15:35   5.4   05:50   8.0   0.0   0.0  10.6  49.7   13:17   ENE
10  13.1  21.8   14:29   7.7   06:15   5.4   0.2   0.0   2.9  18.0   15:12    NE
11  14.5  21.8   13:37   7.1   06:48   4.2   0.4   0.0   4.7  42.5   13:45   NNW
12  14.8  18.1   10:26  13.2   05:47   3.5   0.0  10.4   2.7  26.7   10:40   NNW
13  14.2  19.3   14:54  11.4   21:27   4.1   0.0   5.0   6.4  37.5   17:13     W
14  12.7  20.8   14:11   8.6   23:25   5.7   0.1   0.0   8.9  35.3   01:12   WNW
15   9.2  13.0   15:45   5.8   23:22   9.1   0.0   0.0   8.1  47.6   12:00   ESE
16   9.9  20.3   15:23   4.8   04:42   8.4   0.0   0.0   5.4  45.4   17:16     E
17  10.7  17.8   12:03   4.8   00:25   7.6   0.0   0.0   3.0  20.9   12:24   WNW
18  12.7  19.6   11:11   5.4   03:04   5.6   0.0   0.0   3.3  33.9   11:15     W
19  15.7  22.7   14:13  12.2   02:38   3.1   0.5   2.4   6.8  44.7   14:06   WNW
20  13.5  17.5   13:52   9.3   23:57   4.8   0.0   0.0   9.2  44.7   00:58     W
21  13.9  20.4   14:54   9.0   02:59   4.6   0.2   0.0   3.7  34.6   16:29   WNW
22  15.0  20.7   12:25  10.9   00:05   3.7   0.4   0.0   3.6  33.9   07:52     W
23  15.8  22.2   14:25  10.8   23:35   3.2   0.7   0.0   3.8  35.3   16:11     W
24  19.1  23.6   13:08   9.1   03:07   0.4   0.8   0.0   4.3  41.8   12:46     W
25  18.2  23.6   12:10  13.9   05:42   1.5   1.4   0.0   9.1  46.9   19:58     W
26  17.4  23.9   12:24  13.5   06:25   1.9   1.0   0.0   7.7  49.0   19:03     W
27  13.1  17.0   10:58   8.7   23:46   5.2   0.0  12.0   4.3  41.1   22:31   ESE
28  12.1  16.6   14:12   8.7   00:00   6.2   0.0   1.2   8.0  46.1   11:39     E
29  15.0  19.5   12:07  12.0   01:35   3.3   0.0   0.4   2.2  19.5   13:38   WSW
30  17.1  23.8   14:31  13.0   05:42   2.2   1.0   0.0   4.3  43.3   14:57     W
31  17.4  24.3   15:05  13.8   00:30   1.9   0.9   0.2   8.5  50.5   15:40   WNW
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    13.7  24.3    31     2.0     1   151.0   7.9  31.8   6.5  61.3     6     WNW

Max >=  27.0  0
Max <=   0.0  0
Min <=   0.0  0
Min <= -18.0  0
Max Rain: 12.0 on day 27
Days of Rain: 8 (>= 0.2 mm)  4 (>= 2.0 mm)  0 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3  Cool Base: 18.3  Method: Integration