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A new day, a new dawn - Today is: Friday, 13 March 2026 06:38:43 NZDT
Current: 17.6°C, Max: 18.0°C, Min: 16.2°C. It feels like 18.7°C
FORECAST: A few showers early becoming a steady rain for the afternoon. High 27C. Winds NNE at 10 to 15 km/h. Chance of rain 70%. It feels like 18.7°C. 1 clothing layer recommended.
Station Forecast: Rain at times, very unsettled | Sunrise: 07:13 | Sunset: 19:42 | Dawn: 06:45 | Dusk: 20:09
Weather Forecast
 Temperature : Current trend is Rising, changing by 0.1 °C/hr 17.6°C, 82%   Pressure : Current trend is Falling, changing by -0.5 hPa/hr 1006.9hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  NE  Current wind speed is Light air (F1) from NE (36°) 2km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Steady 5km/h
Air Quality :  8 AQI  2.3ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.0mm
Sun Light : 0Lux, 0.0hrs   Solar UV :  0.0UVI  0W/m2
Last weather station contact: Friday, 13 March 2026 at 06:41:00. Updated in seconds

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 Weather Warnings
No WarningsNo current weather
station warnings
 Weather Forecast
Today
Rain
27°C
Rain		 Tonight
Rain
16°C
Rain
A few showers early becoming a steady rain for the afternoon. High 27C. Winds NNE at 10 to 15 km/h. Chance of rain 70%.
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: Waning Crescent       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
00:25
Moonset
16:31
Visibility
38% 		Sunrise
07:13
Sunset
19:42
Day Length
12.29 Hrs
Moon Phase: Waning Crescent
Sun Phase: Below Horizon
There will be 2min 43s less daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 06:41:00 13/03/2026
Time Zone: UTC +13:00(NZDT)
System Up: 56 days 10 hours
Prgm Up: 56 days 10 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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                   Monthly Climatological Summary for Oct 2022

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  11.3  14.9   13:24   9.0   00:36   7.0   0.0   5.0  13.1  56.0   23:32    NE
02  14.6  20.1   15:08  11.2   00:00   3.9   0.2   4.6   9.8  58.0   03:03   ENE
03  12.9  17.5   12:29  10.0   23:53   5.4   0.0   0.2   5.3  42.0   17:48     E
04  12.1  18.8   15:50   6.7   06:23   6.2   0.0   0.4   6.5  40.0   13:56   WNW
05  10.9  15.8   12:08   6.2   21:49   7.4   0.0   2.0  11.4  62.0   12:22     W
06   7.4  11.7   15:26   3.5   23:11  10.9   0.0   0.0   6.2  50.0   14:57   WSW
07   8.9  17.3   14:17   2.2   06:42   9.4   0.0   0.0   4.4  45.0   12:27    SE
08  10.7  19.1   15:39   2.8   05:50   7.6   0.0   0.0   4.2  46.0   14:31     W
09  13.6  19.5   14:17   9.2   06:13   4.8   0.1   0.0   6.0  46.0   16:31     W
10  13.5  19.1   14:45   8.5   01:17   4.8   0.0   0.0   5.8  48.0   13:54     W
11  13.4  19.0   12:57  11.1   23:57   4.9   0.0   4.2   5.3  40.0   11:40   WNW
12  12.1  16.0   13:43  10.7   20:49   6.2   0.0   7.2   8.4  50.0   08:12   ENE
13  12.0  17.0   14:29   9.2   23:11   6.3   0.0   1.0   9.5  58.0   13:47   ENE
14  11.7  19.3   16:06   7.9   05:53   6.6   0.0   0.0   8.2  51.0   15:30   ENE
15  12.7  18.7   15:04   8.7   03:26   5.6   0.0   0.0   7.2  48.0   16:17    NE
16  13.2  20.2   18:04   6.8   06:55   5.2   0.1   0.0   4.3  42.0   14:37   WSW
17  15.2  20.3   15:44  12.6   23:34   3.3   0.2   0.8   8.0  56.0   11:32   WSW
18  14.3  20.2   15:37  10.5   04:21   4.1   0.1   0.0   6.8  53.0   13:09     W
19  13.5  20.3   15:29  10.1   04:09   4.8   0.0   0.0   7.3  42.0   17:26     W
20  14.0  19.3   16:24  10.2   06:01   4.4   0.0   0.0  12.4  59.0   14:29     W
21  12.2  18.1   14:54   7.5   23:43   6.1   0.0   1.0   7.7  48.0   15:22     E
22  11.2  21.7   16:48   2.5   06:35   7.5   0.4   0.0   3.6  32.0   14:01    NE
23  12.5  21.1   16:24   5.3   05:33   6.2   0.4   0.0   4.7  43.0   18:01   WSW
24  15.0  19.5   14:47  10.8   00:00   3.4   0.1   0.6   9.4  53.0   14:26     W
25  13.6  19.8   15:05  10.3   05:48   4.7   0.1   0.0   8.5  48.0   10:19   ENE
26  15.0  20.8   15:23  10.8   02:28   3.5   0.2   0.0   7.8  53.0   14:37   WSW
27  16.6  21.9   14:17  13.6   23:58   2.2   0.5   0.4   6.7  53.0   12:55     W
28  17.6  26.3   15:55   9.8   04:24   2.6   1.9   0.0   3.2  45.0   16:01     W
29  20.6  27.7   14:29  16.0   05:11   0.5   2.8   0.4   6.3  53.0   13:44   WNW
30  18.0  23.3   15:04  15.8   21:46   1.0   0.7   2.0   4.2  37.0   15:53     W
31  18.3  25.0   15:18  15.2   05:03   1.2   1.2   6.2   3.0  34.0   17:22     W
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    13.5  27.7    29     2.2     7   157.7   9.0  36.0   6.9  62.0     5     WNW

Max >=  27.0  1
Max <=   0.0  0
Min <=   0.0  0
Min <= -18.0  0
Max Rain: 7.2 on day 12
Days of Rain: 15 (>= 0.2 mm)  7 (>= 2.0 mm)  0 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3  Cool Base: 18.3  Method: Integration