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Good Morning - Today is: Wednesday, 4 March 2026 07:15:17 NZDT
Current: 9.6°C, Max: 11.0°C, Min: 8.9°C. It feels like 8.3°C
FORECAST: Cloudy skies. High 18C. Winds WNW at 10 to 15 km/h. It feels like 8.3°C. 4 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Settled fine | Sunrise: 07:03 | Sunset: 19:56 | Dawn: 06:35 | Dusk: 20:23
Weather Forecast
 Temperature : Current trend is Rising, changing by 0.2 °C/hr 9.6°C, 88%   Pressure : Current trend is Rising slowly, changing by 0.4 hPa/hr 1022.7hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  ENE  Current wind speed is Light air (F1) from ENE (72°) 4km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Rising 9km/h
Air Quality :  7 AQI  2.1ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.0mm
Sun Light : 506.3Lux, 0.3hrs   Solar UV :  0.0UVI  4W/m2
Last weather station contact: Wednesday, 04 March 2026 at 07:16:53. Updated in seconds

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 Weather Warnings
No WarningsNo current weather
station warnings
 Weather Forecast
Today
Cloudy
18°C
Cloudy		 Tonight
Partly Cloudy
6°C
Partly Cloudy
Cloudy skies. High 18C. Winds WNW at 10 to 15 km/h.
Chance of Rain: 4%
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: Full Moon       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
20:08
Moonset
07:25
Visibility
100% 		Sunrise
07:03
Sunset
19:56
Day Length
12.53 Hrs
Moon Phase: Full Moon
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 2min 40s less daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 07:16:53 4/03/2026
Time Zone: UTC +13:00(NZDT)
System Up: 47 days 11 hours
Prgm Up: 47 days 11 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 2015 Dec 
                   Monthly Climatological Summary for Dec 2015

Name: City Centre   City: Palmerston North   State: Manawatu
Elevation: 25 m  Lat: S 14 21 15   Lon: E 175 37 32

                  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   3.0  20.8   14:48  16.0   18:30   0.1   0.0  20.4   2.1  13.0   09:42   ESE
02   3.0  20.8   14:48  16.0   18:30   0.1   0.0  20.4   3.4  13.0   09:42   ESE
03  13.8  23.3   16:22  14.7   00:23   0.3   1.7   0.0   5.8  33.9   11:11     W
04  17.8  22.0   13:30  13.3   23:57   1.1   0.6   5.4   6.6  36.8   13:30   WSW
05  16.2  20.3   13:31  12.5   02:27   2.2   0.1   0.0  11.2  55.5   10:54     W
06  15.5  19.6   13:18  11.2   23:47   2.9   0.0   0.9   7.5  40.4   05:19     W
07  14.6  19.5   15:03  10.9   00:58   3.7   0.0   0.0   9.5  52.6   15:04     W
08  15.2  20.5   16:14  11.0   05:38   3.2   0.1   0.0   5.4  36.0   10:28   WSW
09  15.9  22.6   15:35  10.2   05:29   3.0   0.6   0.0   3.3  26.7   15:56    SW
10  15.7  19.4   13:14  12.0   00:40   2.6   0.0   1.2   8.9  47.6   09:58     W
11  18.3  23.2   15:35  15.8   23:59   0.9   0.9   2.1   6.4  36.0   18:03   WSW
12  20.2  25.7   15:04  15.4   06:15   0.8   2.8   1.5   6.6  42.5   15:40     W
13  17.3  20.7   13:40  13.2   23:37   1.4   0.4   2.1  13.9  58.4   15:55     W
14  15.6  21.0   13:29  10.8   04:33   2.9   0.2   0.0   7.2  41.8   13:50     W
15  17.2  21.8   14:47  14.1   00:00   1.7   0.6   0.0   8.7  40.4   15:08     W
16  16.6  21.7   12:37  12.8   22:58   2.0   0.3   0.6   9.6  41.8   12:32     W
17  14.0  20.2   14:48   9.9   05:42   4.4   0.1   5.7   3.2  29.6   19:29   ESE
18  13.2  17.1   11:27   9.3   04:35   5.1   0.0   1.8   2.0  11.5   10:18    NE
19  16.9  23.3   13:31  13.1   00:00   2.3   0.9   0.0   3.6  39.7   16:25     E
20  17.6  23.7   12:52  12.9   04:14   1.7   0.9   0.0   5.4  30.3   14:53   WSW
21  19.3  23.7   15:30  17.0   23:58   0.4   1.4   0.0   7.1  38.9   16:01   WSW
22  18.0  21.3   09:53  13.0   23:48   0.9   0.6   1.5   9.5  48.3   14:14   WSW
23  15.4  20.9   13:52  11.6   05:56   3.1   0.2   0.0   9.6  44.0   01:02     E
24  17.5  24.4   15:48  11.4   04:28   2.2   1.3   0.0   5.2  28.1   16:44    SW
25  19.5  26.2   16:28  14.2   05:55   1.1   2.2   0.0   3.5  23.1   18:00    SW
26  20.8  28.3   14:32  12.7   06:02   1.2   3.7   0.0   3.9  29.6   23:53     S
27  19.2  26.3   15:39  14.0   05:29   1.5   2.4   0.0   7.0  36.0   07:25     E
28  20.5  29.7   17:25  12.0   06:02   1.7   3.9   0.0   3.4  23.8   15:25     E
29  18.4  25.7   17:40  11.9   05:55   2.0   2.1   0.0   4.5  28.1   12:15   SSE
30  18.8  27.1   14:57  10.9   05:30   2.2   2.7   0.6   4.2  25.2   14:31   WSW
31  17.0  22.2   15:38  12.5   04:43   2.0   0.7   6.9   9.9  50.5   16:48     E
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    16.2  29.7    28     9.3    18    60.7  31.4  71.1   6.4  58.4    13     WSW

Max >=  27.0  3
Max <=   0.0  0
Min <=   0.0  0
Min <= -18.0  0
Max Rain: 20.4 on day 1
Days of Rain: 14 (>= 0.2 mm)  7 (>= 2.0 mm)  2 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3  Cool Base: 18.3  Method: Integration