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Good Afternoon - Today is: Thursday, 8 January 2026 15:12:31 NZDT
FORECAST:
Partly cloudy. High 29C. Winds W at 15 to 25 km/h. It feels like 24.9°C. 1 clothing layer recommended.
 Weather Forecast |
Temperature | : | 
24.9°C, 57% |
Pressure | : | 
1012.7hPa |
 Fire Danger |
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| Wind Speed | : |
SW  10km/h |
Wind Gust | : |
16km/h |
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| Air Quality | : | 7 AQI 1.9ug/m3 | Rainfall | : |
 0.0mm |
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| Sun Light | : | 61kLux, 7.0hrs | Solar UV | : | 4.0UVI 482W/m2 | ||||
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Last weather station contact: Thursday, 08 January 2026 at 15:13:07. Updated in seconds |
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Weather Warnings
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Weather Forecast
Today
29°C |
Tonight
15°C |
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Partly cloudy. High 29C. Winds W at 15 to 25 km/h. Chance of Rain: 10% |
Moon & Sun Forecast
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Moonrise 23:43 Moonset 10:58 Visibility 75% |
Sunrise 05:57 Sunset 20:51 Day Length 14.53 Hrs |
Moon Phase: Waning Gibbous
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 1min 10s less daylight tomorrow
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 1min 10s less daylight tomorrow
System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 15:13:07 8/01/2026
Time Zone: UTC +13:00(NZDT) System Up: 7 days 17 hours
Prgm Up: 7 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: 15:13:07 8/01/2026
Time Zone: UTC +13:00(NZDT) System Up: 7 days 17 hours
Prgm Up: 7 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 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
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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
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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
