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Good Afternoon - Today was: Thursday, 5 February 2026 17:17:45 NZDT
Current: 25.3°C, Max: 26.1°C, Min: 11.2°C. It feels like 23.8°C
FORECAST: Partly cloudy skies this evening will become overcast overnight. Low 12C. Winds NW at 10 to 15 km/h. It feels like 23.8°C. 1 clothing layer recommended.
Station Forecast: Showery, becoming less settled | Sunrise: 06:30 | Sunset: 20:32 | Dawn: 06:00 | Dusk: 21:02
Weather Forecast
 Temperature : Current trend is Rising, changing by 0.6 °C/hr 25.3°C, 37%   Pressure : Current trend is Falling, changing by -0.7 hPa/hr 1016.7hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  SSW  Current wind speed is Light breeze (F2) from SSW (196°) 7km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Rising 15km/h
Air Quality :  5 AQI  1.2ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.0mm
Sun Light : 63.3kLux, 10.8hrs   Solar UV :  4.0UVI  500W/m2
Last weather station contact: Thursday, 05 February 2026 at 17:18:39. Updated in seconds

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 Weather Warnings
No WarningsNo current weather
station warnings
 Weather Forecast
Tonight
Mostly Cloudy
12°C
Mostly Cloudy		 Tomorrow
Partly Cloudy
21°C
Partly Cloudy
Partly cloudy skies this evening will become overcast overnight. Low 12C. Winds NW at 10 to 15 km/h.
Chance of Rain: 21%
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: Waning Gibbous       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
22:06
Moonset
09:44
Visibility
88% 		Sunrise
06:30
Sunset
20:32
Day Length
14.02 Hrs
Moon Phase: Waning Gibbous
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 2min 21s less daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 17:18:39 5/02/2026
Time Zone: UTC +13:00(NZDT)
System Up: 20 days 21 hours
Prgm Up: 20 days 21 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 2013 Dec 
                   Monthly Climatological Summary for Dec 2013

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
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 1  15.5  19.9   13:38  12.0   05:21   2.9   0.1   0.0  20.8  55.1   14:16     W
 2  17.6  25.4   14:26   9.7   06:05   2.8   2.1   0.0   6.3  20.9   13:37     W
 3  19.3  28.4   13:06  10.7   05:27   2.2   3.2   0.0   5.2  15.8   11:15   ENE
 4  19.1  27.6   15:18  13.9   05:51   1.0   1.8  12.6   3.9  18.4   16:10   ENE
 5  20.7  24.9   14:34  16.8   04:43   0.3   2.8  10.5   6.1  22.0   18:28     E
 6  20.1  24.8   13:13  17.0   05:56   0.1   2.0   1.2   9.1  34.2   19:00     W
 7  17.5  22.2   14:49  14.5   23:56   1.3   0.5   3.0  15.1  40.3   19:46     W
 8  16.8  22.5   10:48  13.5   01:40   1.9   0.4   7.2  13.5  40.3   13:47   WNW
 9  16.8  21.9   14:24  13.1   05:37   2.1   0.6   4.2  14.9  37.8   11:50   WNW
10  16.2  20.5   20:22  13.4   05:42   2.3   0.2   1.8   8.7  22.0   16:58   WNW
11  17.5  22.4   15:09  14.4   04:28   1.6   0.8   0.0  10.7  29.5   15:02   WNW
12  19.5  25.4   14:42  15.1   03:15   0.9   2.1   0.0   7.1  22.0   16:14     W
13  20.7  26.0   15:30  16.8   02:32   0.4   2.8   0.0  10.6  27.0   14:58     W
14  21.0  27.0   14:01  16.6   23:01   0.2   2.9   0.0   7.8  29.5   17:20     W
15  19.6  26.6   12:38  14.7   05:17   0.9   2.1   0.0   7.4  27.0   16:24     W
16  19.3  25.4   15:02  12.7   05:19   1.4   2.4   0.0   9.8  30.6   17:38     W
17  19.5  24.9   14:42  13.9   09:15   0.7   1.9   0.0  12.7  41.8   12:14   WNW
18  18.0  24.7   12:59  13.3   05:44   1.7   1.4   0.0  13.3  45.4   14:16   WNW
19  16.7  21.6   14:57  12.8   23:49   2.0   0.4   0.0  12.2  40.3   14:42   ENE
20  16.4  24.9   13:19   8.6   05:54   3.2   1.3   0.0   7.5  24.5   12:27   WSW
21  17.3  21.9   16:29  13.2   01:24   1.8   0.8   2.1  18.4  49.0   15:11   WNW
22  16.6  22.3   14:15  12.0   23:58   2.2   0.4   1.8  12.7  40.3   01:52     E
23  16.8  25.2   13:15   9.8   05:37   3.0   1.5   0.0  10.8  35.6   17:25     W
24  16.9  22.8   17:59  14.2   02:50   2.0   0.6   0.9  15.2  41.8   19:53    NW
25  18.2  21.4   14:52  15.6   23:57   0.7   0.6   1.2  22.0  51.5   16:12   WNW
26  17.9  24.5   16:48  14.6   06:33   1.5   1.1   0.3   4.8  22.0   19:40   ESE
27  17.7  22.8   14:30  14.9   04:33   1.3   0.7   8.1   4.0  19.4   14:14   WSW
28  20.0  27.2   13:23  14.9   03:44   0.9   2.7   2.4   5.5  24.5   16:40   ENE
29  19.0  21.9   17:32  17.5   03:50   0.3   1.0   7.2   9.4  25.6   14:05     E
30  20.3  30.6   12:58  15.5   05:37   0.8   2.8   1.2  10.5  40.3   20:20    NW
31  17.4  21.8   15:06  13.3   06:10   1.8   0.9   0.0  17.9  47.9   11:17   WNW
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    18.3  30.6    30     8.6    20    46.2  44.9  65.7  10.7  55.1     1     WNW

Max >=  27.0:  5
Max <=   0.0:  0
Min <=   0.0:  0
Min <= -18.0:  0
Max Rain: 12.6 on day 4
Days of Rain: 16 (>= 0.2 mm)  9 (>= 2.0 mm)  0 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3  Cool Base: 18.3  Method: Integration