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Good Morning - Today is: Friday, 16 January 2026 10:20:48 NZDT
Current: 18.1°C, Max: 19.6°C, Min: 15.9°C. It feels like 19.1°C
FORECAST: Thunderstorms. High 22C. Winds WNW at 10 to 15 km/h. Chance of rain 100%. Locally heavier rainfall possible. It feels like 19.1°C. 1 clothing layer recommended.
Station Forecast: Changeable, some rain | Sunrise: 06:06 | Sunset: 20:48 | Dawn: 05:34 | Dusk: 21:20
Weather Forecast
 Temperature : Current trend is Rising, changing by 0.6 °C/hr 18.1°C, 91%   Pressure : Current trend is Falling slowly, changing by -0.0 hPa/hr 1004.1hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  ENE  Current wind speed is Light breeze (F2) from ENE (59°) 6km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Steady 15km/h
Air Quality :  4 AQI  1.1ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 6.1mm
Sun Light : 22.7kLux, 0.6hrs   Solar UV :  1.0UVI  179W/m2
Last weather station contact: Friday, 16 January 2026 at 10:22:05. Updated in seconds

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 Weather Forecast
Today
Thunderstorms
22°C
Thunderstorms		 Tonight
Showers
13°C
Showers
Thunderstorms. High 22C. Winds WNW at 10 to 15 km/h. Chance of rain 100%. Locally heavier rainfall possible.
Chance of Rain: 97%
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: Waning Crescent       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
03:00
Moonset
19:11
Visibility
8% 		Sunrise
06:06
Sunset
20:48
Day Length
14.42 Hrs
Moon Phase: Waning Crescent
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 1min 36s less daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
A new record has been made
Updated: 10:22:05 16/01/2026
Time Zone: UTC +13:00(NZDT)
System Up: 0 days 14 hours
Prgm Up: 0 days 14 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 2023 Dec 
                   Monthly Climatological Summary for Dec 2023

Name: City Centre   City: Palmerston North   State: Manawatu
Elevation: 36 m  Lat: S 40° 21' 32"   Lon: E 175° 34' 22"

                  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  16.2  19.4   15:56  14.5   05:06   2.1   0.0   0.0   5.4  42.0   15:37     E
02  18.1  25.0   16:49  14.5   00:49   1.5   1.3   0.0   4.3  37.0   17:32    NW
03  17.9  20.3   13:48  16.7   05:25   0.6   0.2   4.0   2.1  21.0   13:51     W
04  16.7  18.3   15:13  14.8   23:34   1.6   0.0   4.4   5.3  40.0   16:58     E
05  15.8  17.8   13:45  14.3   05:24   2.5   0.0   0.0   9.9  53.0   12:28     E
06  17.3  22.8   16:45  14.8   02:55   1.6   0.6   0.0   6.4  43.0   00:06   WNW
07  17.4  21.8   16:53  14.6   02:06   1.6   0.7   0.6   7.4  46.0   07:25   WNW
08  17.6  22.1   15:58  15.3   02:18   1.2   0.6   0.0   3.6  34.0   19:40     E
09  17.6  21.5   16:24  14.6   05:18   1.4   0.7   0.0   7.0  53.0   17:13     W
10  15.5  17.6   13:35  13.7   23:51   2.8   0.0   4.0   8.2  48.0   00:55   WNW
11  15.9  20.7   16:28  12.9   03:07   2.7   0.3   0.0   7.5  47.0   23:05     W
12  15.7  19.3   16:27  12.8   19:09   2.7   0.1   0.2   9.9  55.0   15:57   WNW
13  16.1  20.3   17:28  13.1   08:08   2.4   0.2   0.0   7.8  52.0   19:36     W
14  16.8  20.4   16:00  14.6   05:59   1.8   0.3   0.0  11.8  60.0   00:42   WNW
15  17.3  21.8   16:54  14.9   05:00   1.5   0.5   0.0   8.9  48.0   10:15     W
16  18.5  23.2   16:07  15.9   07:25   0.8   1.0   0.0   5.4  43.0   15:36   WSW
17  19.4  23.0   16:29  16.7   07:09   0.3   1.4   0.0   5.4  43.0   20:12   WNW
18  20.6  26.0   17:28  17.5   06:04   0.1   2.4   1.0   4.8  34.0   16:54   WSW
19  21.0  26.8   17:04  17.8   06:50   0.0   2.7   0.0   4.8  49.0   01:36     W
20  19.9  24.0   15:36  17.8   04:54   0.1   1.7   0.0   6.7  47.0   15:48     W
21  20.0  25.6   16:25  15.4   05:49   0.5   2.2   0.0   5.5  47.0   12:11     W
22  20.7  24.8   15:05  18.8   06:13   0.0   2.4   0.0   4.0  36.0   10:47     E
23  22.1  28.0   16:04  19.7   04:51   0.0   3.8   0.2   3.0  35.0   13:51    SW
24  21.9  25.2   14:09  20.4   23:52   0.0   3.6  13.4   3.4  32.0   18:30     W
25  20.5  23.5   16:04  19.0   23:57   0.0   2.2   7.4   7.7  51.0   13:33     W
26  20.7  25.1   16:28  18.5   01:47   0.0   2.4   0.2   6.2  47.0   14:11     W
27  20.0  23.2   16:16  17.6   23:58   0.0   1.7   0.4   6.6  48.0   11:57   ESE
28  20.0  25.5   15:10  16.8   05:04   0.4   2.1   0.0   6.2  46.0   20:20     E
29  21.2  24.8   18:12  19.6   05:56   0.0   2.9  10.2   4.6  45.0   22:16   WNW
30  20.6  23.6   13:05  18.1   04:53   0.0   2.3   0.8   9.4  50.0   13:30     W
31  19.2  21.3   09:35  17.3   23:26   0.1   1.0  12.6   5.8  48.3   13:19   WNW
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    18.7  28.0    23    12.8    12    30.3  41.3  59.4   6.3  60.0    14       W

Max >=  27.0  1
Max <=   0.0  0
Min <=   0.0  0
Min <= -18.0  0
Max Rain: 13.4 on day 24
Days of Rain: 14 (>= 0.2 mm)  7 (>= 2.0 mm)  0 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3  Cool Base: 18.3  Method: Integration