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A very early Good Morning - Today is: Wednesday, 3 June 2026 04:02:00 NZST
Current: 13.2°C, Max: 14.3°C, Min: 13.2°C. It feels like 12.8°C
FORECAST: Cloudy early with peeks of sunshine expected late. High 16C. Winds NW at 10 to 15 km/h. It feels like 12.8°C. 3 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Unsettled, rain later | Sunrise: 07:33 | Sunset: 16:59 | Dawn: 07:02 | Dusk: 17:30
Weather Forecast
 Temperature : Current trend is Falling, changing by -0.3 °C/hr 13.2°C, 95%   Pressure : Current trend is Falling slowly, changing by -0.3 hPa/hr 1006.8hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  WNW  Current wind speed is Light breeze (F2) from WNW (284°) 6km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Steady 11km/h
Air Quality :  9 AQI  2.6ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Falling 0.3mm
Sun Light : 0Lux, 0.0hrs   Solar UV :  0.0UVI  0W/m2
Last weather station contact: Wednesday, 03 June 2026 at 04:01:58. Updated in seconds

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 Weather Warnings
No WarningsNo current weather
station warnings
 Weather Forecast
Today
AM Clouds, PM Sun
16°C
AM Clouds, PM Sun		 Tonight
Partly Cloudy
8°C
Partly Cloudy
Cloudy early with peeks of sunshine expected late. High 16C. Winds NW at 10 to 15 km/h.
Chance of Rain: 22%
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: Waning Gibbous       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
18:56
Moonset
10:00
Visibility
95% 		Sunrise
07:33
Sunset
16:59
Day Length
9.26 Hrs
Moon Phase: Waning Gibbous
Sun Phase: Below Horizon
There will be 1min 0s less daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 04:01:58 3/06/2026
Time Zone: UTC +12:00(NZST)
System Up: 138 days 8 hours
Prgm Up: 138 days 8 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 2017 Nov 
                   Monthly Climatological Summary for Nov 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  16.6  23.2   16:02  11.6   02:55   2.5   0.8   0.0   4.1  34.6   17:00   WSW
02  17.4  23.6   12:19  13.3   06:14   1.9   1.0   0.0   4.4  41.8   16:09     W
03  17.0  22.2   12:33  12.4   03:13   2.1   0.8   0.0   6.4  52.6   13:26   WNW
04  17.1  21.7   11:42  15.1   23:59   1.7   0.4   0.0  12.9  86.5   17:26     W
05  15.0  19.4   13:58  10.9   23:28   3.3   0.0   0.8  13.2  53.4   08:30   WNW
06  12.9  17.6   14:09   9.5   06:12   5.4   0.0   1.2  10.8  69.2   12:04     W
07  13.7  20.1   13:42   8.5   04:39   4.6   0.1   0.0   7.1  50.5   11:20    NW
08  14.7  18.1   05:01  11.4   21:30   3.6   0.0   6.2  15.3  82.9   11:53   WNW
09  13.4  18.7   12:52   8.8   06:09   4.9   0.0   0.0  10.1  66.3   16:31   WNW
10  13.5  18.3   14:13  11.2   02:43   4.8   0.0   0.4   8.1  52.6   17:52   ENE
11  12.4  17.1   15:50   7.8   06:06   5.9   0.0   0.0   5.9  49.7   09:39   ESE
12  12.0  17.3   15:02   8.5   05:04   6.1   0.0   0.0   3.1  26.7   13:30   SSE
13  12.8  18.7   14:50   9.4   02:16   5.4   0.0   0.0   4.2  42.5   12:23   ESE
14  13.7  20.9   13:58   8.0   05:41   4.8   0.2   0.0   4.3  30.3   14:20     E
15  14.7  22.1   13:39   8.2   06:10   4.0   0.4   0.0   3.9  37.5   15:35   WSW
16  14.6  22.0   14:17   7.5   05:54   4.2   0.5   0.0   5.4  47.6   18:45     W
17  15.6  21.9   15:40  10.8   04:59   3.3   0.6   0.0   6.9  37.5   11:44   WNW
18  13.8  18.7   14:51  11.0   23:45   4.4   0.0   0.0   7.1  58.4   17:56   ESE
19  13.2  17.3   10:43  10.5   03:51   5.1   0.0   0.0   5.7  47.6   09:00   ESE
20  14.8  21.9   15:30  10.6   03:02   4.0   0.5   0.0   5.9  41.1   12:42     E
21  15.4  23.2   13:47  10.5   04:44   3.2   0.3   0.0   3.4  22.4   17:11   ESE
22  16.6  24.1   17:01  10.7   05:34   2.9   1.2   0.0   4.7  41.1   09:49   SSE
23  18.3  28.0   14:52  11.4   02:41   2.3   2.3   0.0   3.7  30.3   17:39     W
24  17.0  24.6   12:39  11.8   04:16   2.4   1.1   0.0   5.0  51.9   16:09     W
25  18.2  24.6   14:23  13.7   04:35   1.7   1.6   0.0   2.7  28.8   21:05     E
26  18.6  23.7   13:37  14.8   05:31   1.2   1.4   0.0   5.1  34.6   07:25     E
27  19.4  25.5   13:18  14.9   06:21   0.9   2.0   0.0   4.0  27.4   14:41   WSW
28  19.2  28.4   13:56  13.8   03:44   1.3   2.2   0.0   3.3  41.1   15:21     W
29  18.7  26.5   16:17  13.3   03:56   1.5   1.9   0.0   3.3  44.7   14:55   WNW
30  18.9  26.1   15:35  14.3   01:54   1.4   2.1   0.2   5.3  46.1   18:40     E
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    15.6  28.4    28     7.5    16   100.8  21.4   8.8   6.2  86.5     4       W

Max >=  27.0  2
Max <=   0.0  0
Min <=   0.0  0
Min <= -18.0  0
Max Rain: 6.2 on day 8
Days of Rain: 5 (>= 0.2 mm)  1 (>= 2.0 mm)  0 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3  Cool Base: 18.3  Method: Integration