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Good Morning - Today is: Monday, 13 July 2026 07:47:46 NZST
Current: 2.2°C, Max: 2.5°C, Min: 0.2°C. It feels like -0.2°C
FORECAST: Cloudy early with peeks of sunshine expected late. High near 15C. Winds NNW at 10 to 15 km/h. Frost or heavy dew may be present. It feels like -0.2°C. 5 or more clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Settled fine | Sunrise: 07:39 | Sunset: 17:09 | Dawn: 07:08 | Dusk: 17:39
Weather Forecast
 Temperature : Current trend is Rising, changing by 0.4 °C/hr 2.2°C, 95%   Pressure : Current trend is Steady, changing by 0.0 hPa/hr 1024.5hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  SSE  Current wind speed is Light air (F1) from SSE (155°) 3km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Steady 6km/h
Air Quality : 24ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.0mm
Sun Light : 886.1Lux, 0.3hrs   Solar UV :  0.0UVI  7W/m2
Last weather station contact: Monday, 13 July 2026 at 07:50:33. Updated in seconds

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 Weather Forecast
Today
AM Clouds, PM Sun
15°C
AM Clouds, PM Sun		 Tonight
Light Rain Late
6°C
Light Rain Late
Cloudy early with peeks of sunshine expected late. High near 15C. Winds NNW at 10 to 15 km/h.
Chance of Rain: 4%
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: Waning Crescent       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
06:30
Moonset
15:19
Visibility
4% 		Sunrise
07:39
Sunset
17:09
Day Length
9.30 Hrs
Moon Phase: Waning Crescent
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 1min 14s more daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 07:50:33 13/07/2026
Time Zone: UTC +12:00(NZST)
System Up: 20 days 14 hours
Prgm Up: 20 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 2024 Dec 
                   Monthly Climatological Summary for Dec 2024

Name: City Centre   City: Palmerston North   State: Manawatu
Elevation: 23 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  17.4  24.3   15:16  12.5   03:46   2.1   1.2   0.4   5.0  45.0   14:53   WSW
02  18.5  23.7   16:40  15.0   05:23   1.0   1.2   0.0   5.8  43.0   11:52     W
03  18.9  22.8   12:57  16.8   04:52   0.5   1.1   0.0  11.7  54.0   14:53     W
04  18.1  20.4   13:58  16.8   09:24   0.5   0.3   0.0  12.0  54.0   15:57   WNW
05  18.1  20.6   13:39  14.8   23:51   0.7   0.5   0.0  13.7  62.0   12:24   WNW
06  18.2  26.0   15:53  13.9   02:41   1.7   1.6   0.0   4.8  44.0   00:28   NNW
07  16.2  20.8   15:02  12.9   05:41   2.3   0.2   0.0   5.6  40.0   10:26     W
08  17.0  22.5   17:09  11.6   04:29   2.2   0.9   0.6   6.3  56.0   21:31   WNW
09  17.2  20.5   12:24  14.2   23:12   1.3   0.2   3.6  12.0  56.0   12:44   WNW
10  15.6  20.4   16:37  11.8   05:58   2.9   0.2   0.0   9.3  51.0   12:27   WNW
11  16.1  22.3   16:38  10.6   03:58   2.9   0.7   0.0   6.6  42.0   13:55     W
12  16.7  20.7   11:22  12.8   05:31   2.0   0.4   1.4   2.0  22.0   14:25    SW
13  17.9  21.9   15:36  14.6   05:45   1.2   0.7   0.4   9.7  50.0   11:38     W
14  18.3  24.1   13:39  12.8   06:19   1.4   1.4   0.0   7.0  53.0   18:27     W
15  19.2  24.9   16:33  15.5   05:32   0.7   1.6   0.0   5.8  48.0   13:54     W
16  18.4  22.1   13:53  15.0   23:59   0.7   0.8   0.4   5.2  45.0   14:29     W
17  13.9  16.6   12:07  11.3   23:13   4.4   0.0   0.2   8.7  55.0   12:22   SSE
18  14.2  19.0   14:02  10.8   02:12   4.1   0.0   0.0   6.6  41.0   14:40   SSE
19  17.4  23.3   16:14  12.9   00:38   1.7   0.8   1.2   6.4  47.0   11:40   SSE
20  17.3  22.5   17:16  14.4   03:20   1.7   0.7   0.8   3.0  30.0   18:50     W
21  18.9  26.0   13:34  13.5   06:05   1.2   1.8   2.6   5.7  56.0   15:20   NNE
22  17.6  20.8   18:45  14.2   04:09   1.2   0.5   0.0   5.4  48.0   11:46   WNW
23  17.9  23.0   15:24  13.5   06:20   1.4   1.1   0.2   6.0  45.0   13:20     W
24  18.5  23.9   17:11  15.5   07:07   1.0   1.2   0.0   5.7  43.0   18:46   WNW
25  18.4  26.9   16:00  12.5   05:54   1.6   1.7   0.0   3.9  49.0   17:30     W
26  17.2  21.2   17:50  14.1   22:05   1.5   0.4   4.6   3.8  39.0   18:43     E
27  16.6  20.8   15:38  10.8   23:58   2.2   0.5   0.6   8.2  50.0   11:33     S
28  15.1  23.2   15:45   7.6   06:26   4.1   0.9   0.0   4.0  30.0   18:01     W
29  17.5  25.1   15:15  11.5   06:07   2.2   1.4   0.0   4.7  39.7   16:13     W
30  18.1  22.5   12:21  13.2   23:28   0.9   0.7   1.4   7.0  42.5   12:55   WNW
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    17.3  26.9    25     7.6    28    53.3  24.7  18.4   6.7  62.0     5       W

Max >=  27.0  0
Max <=   0.0  0
Min <=   0.0  0
Min <= -18.0  0
Max Rain: 4.6 on day 26
Days of Rain: 14 (>= 0.2 mm)  3 (>= 2.0 mm)  0 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3  Cool Base: 18.3  Method: Integration