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Good Morning - Today is: Friday, 1 May 2026 09:59:47 NZST
FORECAST:
Abundant sunshine. High 17C. Winds light and variable. It feels like 9.7°C. 3 clothing layers recommended.
 Weather Forecast |
Temperature | : | 
12.6°C, 61% |
Pressure | : |
1038.1hPa |
 Fire Danger |
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| Wind Speed | : |
ENE  10km/h |
Wind Gust | : |
23km/h |
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| Air Quality | : | 13 AQI 3.6ug/m3 | Rainfall | : |
 0.0mm |
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| Sun Light | : | 45.4kLux, 3.1hrs | Solar UV | : | 3.0UVI 359W/m2 | ||||
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Last weather station contact: Friday, 01 May 2026 at 10:01:14. Updated in seconds |
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Weather Warnings
WEATHER STATION WARNING
Weather Forecast
Today
17°C |
Tonight
4°C |
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Abundant sunshine. High 17C. Winds light and variable. Chance of Rain: 5% |
Moon & Sun Forecast
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Moonrise 16:44 Moonset 06:20 Visibility 99% |
Sunrise 07:03 Sunset 17:27 Day Length 10.23 Hrs |
Moon Phase: Waxing Gibbous
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 2min 14s less daylight tomorrow
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 2min 14s less daylight tomorrow
System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 10:01:14 1/05/2026
Time Zone: UTC +12:00(NZST)
System Up: 105 days 14 hours
Prgm Up: 105 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
Station Is OnlineUpdated: 10:01:14 1/05/2026
Time Zone: UTC +12:00(NZST)
System Up: 105 days 14 hours
Prgm Up: 105 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
NOAA Climate Reports - Daily, Month and Year History Report and Extremes
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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
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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
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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
