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Midday - Today is: Friday, 17 April 2026 12:51:48 NZST
FORECAST:
Considerable cloudiness. High 17C. Winds WNW at 25 to 40 km/h. It feels like 14.6°C. 2 clothing layers recommended.
 Weather Forecast |
Temperature | : | 
16.6°C, 73% |
Pressure | : | 
1011.5hPa |
 Fire Danger |
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| Wind Speed | : |
W  13km/h |
Wind Gust | : |
 30km/h |
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| Air Quality | : | 13 AQI 3.5ug/m3 | Rainfall | : |
0.8mm |
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| Sun Light | : | 16.6kLux, 1.6hrs | Solar UV | : | 1.0UVI 131W/m2 | ||||
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Last weather station contact: Friday, 17 April 2026 at 12:52:13. Updated in seconds |
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Weather Warnings
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Weather Forecast
Today
17°C |
Tonight
13°C |
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Considerable cloudiness. High 17C. Winds WNW at 25 to 40 km/h. Chance of Rain: 18% |
Moon & Sun Forecast
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Moonrise 06:07 Moonset 17:13 Visibility 0% |
Sunrise 06:49 Sunset 17:46 Day Length 10.57 Hrs |
Moon Phase: Waning Crescent
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 2min 29s less daylight tomorrow
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 2min 29s less daylight tomorrow
System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 12:52:13 17/04/2026
Time Zone: UTC +12:00(NZST)
System Up: 91 days 17 hours
Prgm Up: 91 days 17 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
Station Is OnlineUpdated: 12:52:13 17/04/2026
Time Zone: UTC +12:00(NZST)
System Up: 91 days 17 hours
Prgm Up: 91 days 17 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 2009 Dec
Monthly Climatological Summary for Dec 2009
Name: City Centre City: Palmerston North State: Manawatu
Elevation: 23 m Lat: S 40° 21' 15" Lon: E 175° 37' 34"
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
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1 19.7 21.0 13:22 11.4 05:22 0.0 1.4 23.1 11.1 27.0 00:22 SSE
2 13.9 23.5 13:52 12.8 23:52 4.4 0.0 12.9 8.3 24.5 20:22 SSE
3 12.8 16.0 14:22 9.2 23:52 5.5 0.0 0.3 19.3 31.7 17:22 ESE
4 9.2 17.1 14:22 8.5 04:22 9.1 0.0 0.3 17.6 35.6 09:52 ESE
5 11.5 23.0 15:52 10.6 03:52 6.8 0.0 0.6 6.4 13.3 10:22 E
6 13.8 22.9 12:52 12.2 04:52 4.5 0.0 0.3 9.5 17.3 10:22 WNW
7 13.0 22.8 16:53 12.3 22:53 5.3 0.0 0.3 11.5 22.0 04:22 W
8 12.3 21.2 15:23 8.9 05:23 6.0 0.0 0.0 9.5 25.6 17:23 WSW
9 13.8 22.6 15:23 13.2 03:53 4.5 0.0 0.0 12.4 34.2 17:23 WNW
10 13.6 24.3 15:53 13.2 00:53 4.7 0.0 0.0 6.7 15.8 14:53 WSW
11 16.8 24.3 13:23 14.5 02:53 1.5 0.0 0.0 7.1 25.6 13:23 W
12 18.1 20.5 01:53 13.8 22:53 0.2 0.0 13.2 24.0 46.4 19:53 WNW
13 13.9 21.8 14:53 12.1 04:23 4.4 0.0 4.8 18.5 36.7 16:23 WNW
14 15.0 20.6 15:53 11.8 23:23 3.3 0.0 1.2 15.7 30.6 14:53 WNW
15 12.1 19.4 16:23 8.6 23:53 6.2 0.0 0.9 6.8 14.8 09:53 SE
16 8.6 20.4 16:53 5.3 05:53 9.7 0.0 0.0 7.4 29.5 13:53 W
17 11.6 24.0 15:53 10.0 03:23 6.7 0.0 0.0 5.2 13.3 17:53 SW
18 12.2 20.7 14:53 12.2 00:23 6.1 0.0 0.0 17.6 37.8 15:53 W
19 13.9 22.7 16:23 13.9 00:23 4.4 0.0 0.6 16.5 28.1 21:23 WNW
20 16.3 20.4 13:23 12.6 23:53 2.0 0.0 1.5 21.1 42.8 12:53 W
21 12.6 20.8 16:53 9.0 01:53 5.7 0.0 3.9 9.9 22.0 01:23 SE
22 9.5 24.6 16:53 5.8 05:23 8.8 0.0 0.0 4.4 18.4 17:23 S
23 11.0 21.3 15:53 8.2 03:53 7.3 0.0 0.0 8.0 20.9 14:23 W
24 13.0 24.5 16:53 11.5 23:23 5.3 0.0 0.0 7.5 19.4 13:23 WSW
25 11.7 22.6 17:23 11.6 00:23 6.6 0.0 0.0 7.6 17.3 16:53 W
26 14.9 22.6 14:23 14.8 01:53 3.4 0.0 0.0 14.8 28.1 13:53 W
27 16.9 21.7 14:23 14.6 23:53 1.4 0.0 25.8 15.9 33.1 12:23 W
28 14.6 28.0 15:23 13.7 01:23 3.7 0.0 4.8 8.1 20.9 09:23 S
29 16.8 22.4 14:23 16.6 23:53 1.5 0.0 19.8 16.8 35.6 19:53 W
30 16.6 20.5 13:53 9.3 23:53 1.7 0.0 0.0 26.7 46.4 15:53 W
31 9.3 20.5 15:23 7.4 06:23 9.0 0.0 0.0 8.1 20.9 16:53 W
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13.5 28.0 28 5.3 16 149.7 1.4 114.3 12.2 46.4 12 W
Max >= 27.0: 1
Max <= 0.0: 0
Min <= 0.0: 0
Min <= -18.0: 0
Max Rain: 25.8 on day 27
Days of Rain: 17 (> 0.2 mm) 8 (> 2.0 mm) 2 (> 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3 Cool Base: 18.3 Method: Integration
