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Good Afternoon - Today was: Saturday, 10 January 2026 17:25:03 NZDT
Current: 21.3°C, Max: 23.0°C, Min: 18.3°C. It feels like 20.3°C
FORECAST: Cloudy skies. Windy this evening. Low 17C. Winds WNW at 25 to 40 km/h. It feels like 20.3°C. 1 clothing layer recommended.
Station Forecast: Showery, becoming less settled | Sunrise: 05:59 | Sunset: 20:50 | Dawn: 05:27 | Dusk: 21:23
Weather Forecast
 Temperature : Current trend is Falling, changing by -0.5 °C/hr 21.3°C, 68%   Pressure : Current trend is Steady, changing by 0.0 hPa/hr 1015.9hPa
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°) 14km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Rising 26km/h
Air Quality :  10 AQI  2.9ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.0mm
Sun Light : 26.6kLux, 1.4hrs   Solar UV :  1.0UVI  210W/m2
Last weather station contact: Saturday, 10 January 2026 at 17:25:54. Updated in seconds

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 Weather Warnings
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 Weather Forecast
Tonight
Cloudy
17°C
Cloudy		 Tomorrow
Partly Cloudy, Wind
25°C
Partly Cloudy, Wind
Cloudy skies. Windy this evening. Low 17C. Winds WNW at 25 to 40 km/h.
Chance of Rain: 8%
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: Last Quarter       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
00:04
Moonset
13:06
Visibility
55% 		Sunrise
05:59
Sunset
20:50
Day Length
14.50 Hrs
Moon Phase: Last Quarter
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 1min 18s less daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 17:25:54 10/01/2026
Time Zone: UTC +13:00(NZDT) System Up: 9 days 19 hours
Prgm Up: 9 days 19 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 2019 Nov 
                   Monthly Climatological Summary for Nov 2019

Name: City Centre   City: Palmerston North   State: Manawatu
Elevation: 25 ft  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  13.8  19.0   14:13   9.5   03:29   4.5   0.0   0.0   5.6  39.7   00:37     W
02  14.5  21.7   14:18   8.9   05:55   4.1   0.3   0.0   3.8  30.3   14:42     W
03  15.4  23.4   16:22   8.8   05:07   3.8   0.8   0.0   3.6  38.2   11:30     W
04  15.0  21.3   14:04   8.0   07:12   3.7   0.4   0.0   7.1  46.9   10:56   WSW
05  15.5  21.1   15:15  10.4   02:03   3.2   0.4   0.0   5.8  41.8   15:03     W
06  16.7  24.8   15:08  10.3   04:44   2.6   1.0   0.0   4.4  35.3   15:49     W
07  17.8  26.4   12:25  11.3   06:03   2.4   1.9   0.0   4.6  36.8   18:22   WSW
08  18.3  26.3   12:29  11.2   04:31   2.1   2.1   0.0   7.1  49.7   16:25     W
09  18.9  28.2   15:32  11.5   05:39   2.0   2.6   0.0   4.0  36.0   13:20   WNW
10  18.0  24.7   11:32  12.8   05:48   1.7   1.4  20.2   3.4  33.2   09:48    NE
11  14.1  18.3   16:20   9.9   23:04   4.2   0.0   3.6   7.1  53.4   12:34   WNW
12  13.8  20.7   14:59   8.9   23:40   4.6   0.1   0.2   4.0  46.9   18:01   WNW
13  14.0  19.0   15:57   8.4   01:08   4.3   0.0   0.0   7.4  51.2   10:05   WNW
14  14.9  20.9   15:17   9.8   22:51   3.6   0.2   2.0   8.9  56.2   11:16   WNW
15  14.2  18.7   13:09  10.4   00:00   4.1   0.0   6.2  12.0  63.4   12:12   WNW
16  16.9  22.5   12:34  12.7   06:18   2.2   0.8   0.2  10.7  59.1   13:52   WNW
17  16.9  24.4   12:49  14.4   06:03   2.0   0.6   6.4   5.5  41.8   12:12   WNW
18  14.0  17.1   16:10   9.1   23:58   4.3   0.0   1.6   8.5  52.6   17:39     W
19  13.3  21.0   12:54   7.8   01:03   5.0   0.0   0.0   9.2  51.9   13:56   WNW
20  15.3  20.3   18:04  11.1   23:42   3.1   0.1   1.4   9.5  64.9   14:02   WNW
21  14.9  23.0   14:21   8.3   04:15   3.9   0.5   0.0   5.1  25.2   16:42   WSW
22  14.8  20.9   13:46   9.2   02:05   3.7   0.1   0.0   6.4  43.3   11:29   WNW
23  17.7  28.1   15:36   8.9   04:48   2.8   2.2   0.0   4.6  38.2   16:06     E
24  16.4  23.5   14:26  11.7   04:30   2.4   0.5   0.0   5.7  43.3   10:34     W
25  18.3  24.7   14:07  12.9   05:54   1.6   1.6   0.0   6.2  38.9   17:36     E
26  17.7  25.4   14:20  10.3   05:40   2.6   1.9   0.0   4.4  36.8   12:36     W
27  17.6  23.6   16:43  11.0   06:04   2.0   1.4   0.0   7.0  38.2   17:09     W
28  19.6  25.9   13:27  14.0   05:46   0.9   2.2   0.0   6.0  46.1   17:09     W
29  20.2  26.8   13:14  14.2   05:45   0.9   2.8   0.0   5.0  30.3   15:07   WSW
30  19.6  28.2   16:08  13.9   05:29   1.1   2.4   0.0   5.5  27.4   11:04   ESE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    16.3  28.2     9     7.8    19    89.4  28.3  41.8   6.3  64.9    20       W

Max >=  27.0  3
Max <=   0.0  0
Min <=   0.0  0
Min <= -18.0  0
Max Rain: 20.2 on day 10
Days of Rain: 9 (>= 0.2 mm)  5 (>= 2.0 mm)  1 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3  Cool Base: 18.3  Method: Integration