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Good Afternoon - Today is: Monday, 2 March 2026 16:13:01 NZDT
Current: 12.4°C, Max: 14.8°C, Min: 8.1°C. It feels like 7.6°C
FORECAST: Rain showers this evening with clearing overnight. Low near 5C. Winds SSW at 15 to 25 km/h. Chance of rain 50%. It feels like 7.6°C. A windproof and 4 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Fine weather | Sunrise: 07:00 | Sunset: 19:59 | Dawn: 06:32 | Dusk: 20:26
Weather Forecast
 Temperature : Current trend is Falling, changing by -0.7 °C/hr 12.4°C, 61%   Pressure : Current trend is Rising slowly, changing by 0.5 hPa/hr 1009.7hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  SSE  Current wind speed is Gentle breeze (F3) from SSE (150°) 19km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Rising 34km/h
Air Quality :  5 AQI  1.3ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 8.3mm
Sun Light : 34.1kLux, 2.4hrs   Solar UV :  2.0UVI  269W/m2
Last weather station contact: Monday, 02 March 2026 at 16:14:25. Updated in seconds

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 Weather Warnings
No WarningsNo current weather
station warnings
 Weather Forecast
Tonight
Showers Early
5°C
Showers Early		 Tomorrow
Partly Cloudy
15°C
Partly Cloudy
Rain showers this evening with clearing overnight. Low near 5C. Winds SSW at 15 to 25 km/h. Chance of rain 50%.
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: Waxing Gibbous       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
19:22
Moonset
05:04
Visibility
98% 		Sunrise
07:00
Sunset
19:59
Day Length
12.58 Hrs
Moon Phase: Waxing Gibbous
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 2min 40s less daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 16:14:25 2/03/2026
Time Zone: UTC +13:00(NZDT)
System Up: 45 days 19 hours
Prgm Up: 45 days 19 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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                   Monthly Climatological Summary for Dec 2025

Name: City Centre   City: Palmerston North   State: Manawatu
Elevation: 27 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  16.4  19.0   14:24  12.7   23:58   1.9   0.0   0.7  11.5  48.0   05:54     W
02  16.9  22.2   15:17  11.5   05:28   2.3   0.9   0.0   5.7  45.0   16:35     W
03  14.6  18.6   11:11  12.2   07:58   3.7   0.0  25.9   7.8  47.0   18:13    SE
04  14.5  19.7   15:43  10.0   06:26   3.9   0.1   2.6   7.3  50.0   15:25   WSW
05  16.7  20.0   14:43  13.0   05:50   1.8   0.2   0.0   8.0  55.0   14:06   WNW
06  17.9  22.1   14:24  15.5   06:32   0.9   0.6   0.0   8.4  48.0   16:38   WNW
07  18.8  23.9   15:28  14.4   23:50   0.9   1.4   0.0   6.8  45.0   11:38   WNW
08  18.1  23.6   17:02  11.0   05:53   1.9   1.7   0.0   5.1  40.0   12:48     W
09  20.5  27.9   13:48  14.2   04:56   1.1   3.3   0.0   3.8  32.0   17:29     W
10  19.2  25.5   12:57  13.5   04:14   1.3   2.2   0.0   5.0  40.0   16:03     W
11  18.5  25.8   14:54  12.7   06:02   1.6   1.8   0.0   4.5  43.0   16:49    SW
12  17.0  22.1   13:00  12.8   05:35   2.1   0.8   0.0   6.5  47.0   17:21   ESE
13  16.0  22.2   15:10  10.1   05:41   2.9   0.6   0.0   5.3  49.0   11:26     E
14  17.7  24.7   14:54  10.8   05:13   2.3   1.7   0.0   5.3  35.0   15:40     W
15  19.5  25.0   16:15  14.3   06:02   0.8   2.0   0.0   7.2  46.0   18:14     W
16  16.7  23.3   10:43  13.4   05:47   2.5   0.9   1.0   6.5  59.0   09:00    NW
17  13.4  17.7   13:46   9.5   06:22   4.9   0.0   2.9   7.1  50.0   13:49     W
18  15.0  19.7   13:31   9.6   06:07   3.3   0.1   0.0   6.4  54.0   18:06     W
19  15.5  19.5   13:45  13.0   03:03   2.9   0.0   2.9  11.4  53.0   16:27   WNW
20  14.6  18.5   13:47  11.1   07:35   3.7   0.0   1.9  11.7  61.0   12:26   WNW
21  14.6  20.0   14:24   8.7   05:38   3.7   0.1   0.0   5.6  46.0   12:53     W
22  15.7  21.1   15:00  10.3   06:11   2.9   0.4   0.0   5.4  44.0   14:02     W
23  17.5  21.4   15:24  14.5   03:22   1.2   0.4   5.0  10.0  57.0   14:02   WNW
24  17.3  21.9   15:23  13.7   07:30   1.7   0.6   3.1  11.9  73.0   15:16     W
25  17.1  22.1   15:48  12.4   06:19   2.0   0.9   0.0  10.5  53.0   16:09     W
26  15.8  22.2   12:27  11.0   05:39   3.1   0.6   4.3   5.4  45.0   09:51   WNW
27  15.7  20.3   13:26  12.0   06:18   2.8   0.2   0.0   6.0  53.0   15:51   WNW
28  17.3  24.4   17:04  10.9   05:44   2.4   1.4   0.0   4.4  45.0   21:26   ENE
29  16.3  20.9   11:33  14.0   05:37   2.3   0.3   0.2   9.5  60.0   23:49     E
30  16.2  21.3   17:31  12.0   05:33   2.6   0.4   1.7  10.3  63.0   13:26   ESE
31  18.9  24.6   14:41  14.9   05:44   1.0   1.6   7.0   6.1  49.0   13:13     E
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    16.8  27.9     9     8.7    21    72.4  25.2  59.2   7.3  73.0    24       W

Max >=  27.0  1
Max <=   0.0  0
Min <=   0.0  0
Min <= -18.0  0
Max Rain: 25.9 on day 3
Days of Rain: 13 (>= 0.2 mm)  8 (>= 2.0 mm)  1 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3  Cool Base: 18.3  Method: Integration