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A very early Good Morning - Today is: Friday, 28 March 2025 02:55:38 NZDT
Current: 15.9°C, Max: 16.8°C, Min: 15.8°C. It feels like 17.1°C
FORECAST: Cloudy with occasional rain showers. Low 14C. Winds light and variable. Chance of rain 50%. It feels like 17.1°C. 2 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Unsettled, rain later | Sunrise: 07:29 | Sunset: 19:17 | Dawn: 07:01 | Dusk: 19:44
Weather Forecast
Temperature : Current trend is Falling, changing by -0.3 °C/hr 15.9°C, 93%   Pressure : Current trend is Falling slowly, changing by -0.1 hPa/hr 1014.6hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Moderate Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  WNW  Current wind speed is Light air (F1) from WNW (288°) 1km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Rising 4km/h
Air Quality :  1 AQI  0.3ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.8mm
Sun Light : 0Lux, 0.0hrs   Solar UV :  0.0UVI  0W/m2
Last weather station contact: Friday, 28 March 2025 at 02:55:36. Updated in seconds

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NOAA Climate Reports - Daily, Month and Year History Report and Extremes
The NOAA Climate Report provides a day-by-day, monthly and yearly look at the weather since 2009 in Palmerston North. This offers detailed records for the rain, wind and temperatures as well as totals and summaries all recored at the Palmerston North location.

Report for 2010 Apr
                   Monthly Climatological Summary for Apr 2010

Name: City Centre   City: Palmerston North   State: Manawatu
Elevation: 23 m  Lat: S 40° 21' 15"   Lon: E 175° 37' 34"

                  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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 1  14.0  23.2   12:53   5.5   07:37   4.3   0.0   0.0   6.5  30.6   14:00   WNW
 2  13.9  22.1   14:45   6.6   07:39   4.4   0.0   0.0   6.3  31.7   16:17   WNW
 3  14.8  22.4   16:01   7.6   00:32   3.5   0.0   0.0   9.4  34.2   14:25    NW
 4  14.6  23.7   16:15  10.0   00:30   3.7   0.0   1.5   7.0  35.6   20:44   ESE
 5  13.3  18.9   11:33  10.1   06:17   5.0   0.0   0.0  13.8  41.8   00:56   ESE
 6  10.8  14.0   11:46   8.1   02:00   7.5   0.0   5.1   6.0  24.5   21:02   ESE
 7  11.9  19.0   11:13   6.2   23:59   6.4   0.0   0.3   6.9  27.0   09:37   ESE
 8  10.6  19.3   11:38   3.9   04:55   7.7   0.0   0.0   5.9  23.4   15:11     E
 9  11.9  23.0   13:17   4.0   06:55   6.4   0.0   0.0   3.9  15.8   16:31    NE
10  12.1  24.7   14:16   2.2   06:35   6.2   0.0   0.0   3.6  17.3   12:38     E
11  11.4  21.5   14:02   2.8   05:51   6.9   0.0   0.0   5.1  25.6   15:16   WNW
12  12.8  23.1   13:48   2.9   06:11   5.5   0.0   0.0   4.8  23.4   13:31   WNW
13  16.0  24.0   13:08   8.8   04:21   2.3   0.0   0.0   8.2  31.7   14:43    NW
14  15.4  19.4   12:34  12.7   07:03   2.9   0.0   9.0  16.9  47.9   12:54    NW
15  15.0  19.0   14:20  12.6   02:07   3.3   0.0   0.6  20.4  46.4   11:36    NW
16  11.4  16.3   14:59   3.4   23:59   6.9   0.0   0.6  13.2  35.6   03:49    NW
17  11.7  19.4   11:59   2.7   01:59   6.6   0.0   0.0   8.3  23.4   13:29    NW
18  14.5  22.5   12:29   5.8   06:29   3.8   0.0   0.0   5.5  13.3   15:59   WNW
19  14.8  19.2   14:29  12.5   23:29   3.5   0.0   0.0  16.7  33.1   05:29   WNW
20  14.5  22.9   14:38   9.8   20:14   3.8   0.0   0.0   4.1  19.4   14:51   WNW
21  13.6  17.8   10:56  10.9   06:35   4.7   0.0   0.9   7.8  27.0   10:31    NW
22  13.3  14.9   14:21  11.6   07:50   5.0   0.0   0.3  11.0  30.6   14:08   WNW
23  13.5  16.0   12:31  10.8   05:19   4.8   0.0   0.3  12.8  36.7   23:37    NW
24  15.0  18.8   14:30  13.5   21:00   3.3   0.0   4.8  16.2  35.6   00:29    NW
25  16.8  23.6   14:30  14.1   20:00   1.5   0.0   7.5   7.2  18.4   15:30   WNW
26  16.2  24.7   10:30   9.4   06:00   2.1   0.0   0.0   3.8  11.2   14:31   ESE
27  14.7  20.0   15:04  10.7   04:31   3.6   0.0   0.3   6.0  23.4   21:23    NE
28  13.7  16.9   12:58  11.0   05:52   4.6   0.0   0.0   9.5  28.1   10:04    NW
29  15.2  21.5   14:15  11.9   21:40   3.1   0.0   0.0  10.0  30.6   14:06    NW
30  15.3  20.1   12:49  12.3   23:44   3.0   0.0   0.3  12.9  37.8   10:59    NW
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    13.8  24.7    10     2.2    10   136.3   0.0  31.5   9.0  47.9    14      NW

Max >=  27.0:  0
Max <=   0.0:  0
Min <=   0.0:  0
Min <= -18.0:  0
Max Rain: 9.0 on day 14
Days of Rain: 13 (> 0.2 mm)  4 (> 2.0 mm)  0 (> 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3  Cool Base: 18.3  Method: Integration