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Good Evening - Today was: Tuesday, 27 January 2026 20:09:40 NZDT
Current: 16.9°C, Max: 22.4°C, Min: 14.7°C. It feels like 16.0°C
FORECAST: Partly cloudy. Low 12C. Winds ESE at 10 to 15 km/h. It feels like 16.0°C. 2 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Fine weather | Sunrise: 06:19 | Sunset: 20:41 | Dawn: 05:48 | Dusk: 21:12
Weather Forecast
 Temperature : Current trend is Falling, changing by -1.8 °C/hr 16.9°C, 76%   Pressure : Current trend is Rising, changing by 0.8 hPa/hr 1011.6hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  SE  Current wind speed is Light breeze (F2) from SE (130°) 9km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Steady 22km/h
Air Quality :  6 AQI  1.7ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 1.7mm
Sun Light : 3.2kLux, 3.6hrs   Solar UV :  0.0UVI  25W/m2
Last weather station contact: Tuesday, 27 January 2026 at 20:09:51. Updated in seconds

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  News  

⛅ 27 Jan 2026 6:43PM: Family mourn 'treasured son' and 'beloved Nai Nai' killed in Welcome Bay landslide (rnz.co.nz) 1/10 ⛅ 27 Jan 2026 5:50PM: Luxon's invite to Trump's Board of Peace for Gaza needs 'measured look' - Winston Peters (rnz.co.nz) 2/10 ⛅ 27 Jan 2026 5:20PM: Live: Criminal liability to be probed after Mount Maunganui landslip, recovery crews hope for sun (rnz.co.nz) 3/10 ⛅ 27 Jan 2026 7:32PM: Baby stillborn after mother's concerns not properly acted on (rnz.co.nz) 4/10 ⛅ 27 Jan 2026 12:51PM: Did the kids stay up late in the holidays? 3 ways to get sleep routines back (rnz.co.nz) 5/10 ⛅ 27 Jan 2026 5:39PM: More yellow-legged hornet queens found in Auckland (rnz.co.nz) 6/10 ⛅ 27 Jan 2026 7:34PM: Rotorua's live firefighting training containers to be replaced after reports of toxic smoke leaks (rnz.co.nz) 7/10 ⛅ 27 Jan 2026 3:49PM: 'Avoid the area': Armed police search for driver who fled stolen vehicle (rnz.co.nz) 8/10 ⛅ 27 Jan 2026 5:58PM: Coromandel's ongoing recovery as state of emergency comes to an end (rnz.co.nz) 9/10 ⛅ 27 Jan 2026 5:23PM: Woolworths Te Awamutu supermarket closed briefly due to diesel fumes (rnz.co.nz) 10/10


 Weather Warnings
No WarningsNo current weather
station warnings
 Weather Forecast
Tonight
Partly Cloudy
12°C
Partly Cloudy		 Tomorrow
Partly Cloudy
25°C
Partly Cloudy
Partly cloudy. Low 12C. Winds ESE at 10 to 15 km/h.
Chance of Rain: 8%
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: Waxing Gibbous       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
15:12
Moonset
00:10
Visibility
63% 		Sunrise
06:19
Sunset
20:41
Day Length
14.22 Hrs
Moon Phase: Waxing Gibbous
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 2min 5s less daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 20:09:51 27/01/2026
Time Zone: UTC +13:00(NZDT)
System Up: 11 days 23 hours
Prgm Up: 11 days 23 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 2023

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   9.5  15.2   13:16   2.0   06:41   8.8   0.0   0.0  10.4  62.0   14:33     W
02  14.1  19.6   13:40  11.4   00:29   4.2   0.0   5.8  15.0  65.0   13:19   WNW
03   9.7  14.4   15:25   4.6   23:57   8.6   0.0   1.6   5.4  47.0   10:58   SSW
04   8.6  15.9   15:56   1.2   05:38   9.7   0.0   0.0   4.5  45.0   16:47   WNW
05  13.6  19.5   15:09   8.4   06:10   4.8   0.0   0.0   3.3  19.0   14:51     W
06  12.2  17.0   14:09   8.2   07:08   6.1   0.0   0.2   4.7  34.0   12:20     W
07  12.3  14.6   09:47  10.6   01:26   6.0   0.0   0.0   4.3  45.0   11:07   ENE
08  11.4  15.7   13:45   8.4   23:27   6.9   0.0   6.2   7.1  51.0   00:23     E
09  10.9  17.0   14:35   4.6   05:57   7.4   0.0   0.0   8.2  52.0   17:47   WNW
10  13.1  16.8   14:26   9.6   03:45   5.2   0.0   0.0  11.0  52.0   10:21   WNW
11  12.4  17.0   13:02   9.0   06:34   5.9   0.0   6.4   8.3  49.0   13:07   WNW
12  11.2  17.2   14:33  10.5   03:04   7.1   0.0   0.0   9.2  48.0   16:47   WNW
13  11.6  16.0   17:33   9.4   02:00   6.6   0.0   0.0   7.8  56.0   14:16   WNW
14  13.9  17.0   12:14  10.9   00:46   4.4   0.0   1.6   8.8  52.0   19:28   WNW
15  14.6  19.8   15:48  11.2   06:07   3.7   0.0   2.2  12.4  66.0   17:24   WNW
16  14.0  18.5   15:36   9.2   06:46   4.3   0.0   0.0   8.5  55.0   13:54     W
17  14.4  20.3   13:13   9.8   23:26   4.1   0.1  15.6   8.4  49.0   11:18   WNW
18  14.0  19.2   15:04   9.9   00:00   4.3   0.0   0.6   6.0  45.0   15:30   WNW
19  15.7  21.3   14:25  11.2   23:58   3.0   0.4   0.4   5.4  44.0   11:50     W
20  14.2  19.7   14:49   9.7   05:25   4.1   0.0   0.0   4.5  39.0   13:49     W
21  15.5  20.8   16:22  12.6   06:34   2.9   0.2   0.0   4.4  40.0   09:57     W
22  14.3  18.6   14:03  10.8   23:25   4.0   0.0   0.0   7.4  40.0   12:36     E
23  13.8  19.8   16:21   8.4   05:57   4.6   0.1   0.0   4.4  32.0   16:21   ENE
24  14.5  19.8   14:02   8.1   05:38   3.9   0.1   0.0   4.8  49.0   12:47     W
25  15.9  19.2   14:59  13.5   04:27   2.4   0.0   4.2  11.8  78.0   12:34   WNW
26  16.6  20.1   15:35  13.7   23:52   1.9   0.2   4.8  13.2  58.0   13:31   WNW
27  12.4  15.3   16:30   7.5   23:57   5.9   0.0  10.4  12.9  61.0   03:59     W
28  10.3  17.0   17:10   4.1   05:38   8.0   0.0   0.0   3.4  26.0   18:14   SSW
29  12.1  17.8   15:17   6.2   06:09   6.2   0.0   0.0   9.2  72.0   14:18   ENE
30  14.5  17.8   13:05  11.1   01:14   3.8   0.0   1.0  14.2  65.0   08:19   ENE
31  19.2  23.8   15:48  14.9   00:00   0.7   1.6   0.0  10.7  49.0   16:01   ENE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    13.2  23.8    31     1.2     4   159.5   2.7  61.0   8.1  78.0    25     WNW

Max >=  27.0  0
Max <=   0.0  0
Min <=   0.0  0
Min <= -18.0  0
Max Rain: 15.6 on day 17
Days of Rain: 14 (>= 0.2 mm)  8 (>= 2.0 mm)  0 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3  Cool Base: 18.3  Method: Integration