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Good Afternoon - Today was: Wednesday, 11 March 2026 17:42:50 NZDT
Current: 20.3°C, Max: 21.1°C, Min: 12.0°C. It feels like 18.5°C
FORECAST: A few passing clouds. Low 8C. Winds ESE at 15 to 30 km/h. It feels like 18.5°C. 1 clothing layer recommended.
Station Forecast: Occasional rain, worsening | Sunrise: 07:10 | Sunset: 19:45 | Dawn: 06:43 | Dusk: 20:12
Weather Forecast
 Temperature : Current trend is Steady, changing by 0.0 °C/hr 20.3°C, 54%   Pressure : Current trend is Falling slowly, changing by -0.4 hPa/hr 1015.7hPa
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 (72°) 10km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Rising 22km/h
Air Quality :  5 AQI  1.3ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.0mm
Sun Light : 32kLux, 6.2hrs   Solar UV :  2.0UVI  253W/m2
Last weather station contact: Wednesday, 11 March 2026 at 17:45:03. Updated in seconds

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 Weather Warnings
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station warnings
 Weather Forecast
Tonight
Mostly Clear
8°C
Mostly Clear		 Tomorrow
Partly Cloudy
25°C
Partly Cloudy
A few passing clouds. Low 8C. Winds ESE at 15 to 30 km/h.
Chance of Rain: 8%
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: Last Quarter       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
23:32
Moonset
14:51
Visibility
52% 		Sunrise
07:10
Sunset
19:45
Day Length
12.34 Hrs
Moon Phase: Last Quarter
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 2min 42s less daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 17:45:03 11/03/2026
Time Zone: UTC +13:00(NZDT)
System Up: 54 days 21 hours
Prgm Up: 54 days 21 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 2011 
                   Annual Climatological Summary for 2011

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

                  Temperature (°C), Heat Base: 18.3  Cool Base: 18.3
                          Dep.  Heat  Cool                       Max  Max  Min  Min
        Mean  Mean        From  Deg   Deg                        >=   <=   <=   <=
 YR MO  Max   Min   Mean  Norm  Days  Days  Hi  Date  Low  Date 27.0  0.0  0.0 -18.0
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 11  1  26.1  13.8  19.4   1.5    14    47  31.0  31 -19.1   12   14    0    1    1
 11  2  27.8  14.9  20.9   2.6     1    73  34.5  12 -24.4   26   13    0    1    1
 11  3  24.3  11.4  16.9   0.3    49     7  29.0  13   5.2    7    4    0    0    0
 11  4  20.0   8.6  13.6  -0.5   142     0  28.1  12   2.9   19    1    0    0    0
 11  5  20.0   9.4  13.9   2.5   137     0  28.6   3   3.9   29    1    0    0    0
 11  6  16.7   7.4  11.1   1.8   216     0  23.6   5   0.0   27    0    0    1    0
 11  7  14.9   4.2   8.8   0.2   295     0  20.2  20  -2.3   26    0    0    6    0
 11  8  15.2   4.1   9.0  -0.4   289     0  21.2  30  -2.8   16    0    0    4    0
 11  9  17.5   5.7  10.9  -0.2   215     1  23.2  30   0.7   21    0    0    0    0
 11 10  20.2   9.1  13.7   1.0   152     8  26.4  29   4.1    9    0    0    0    0
 11 11  21.5   9.3  14.8   0.4   117    10  29.0  25   0.8   24    2    0    0    0
 11 12  24.2  12.3  17.9   1.5    62    52  29.9   3   0.0   22   10    0    1    0
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        20.7   9.2  14.2   0.9  1695   201  34.5 Feb -24.4  Feb   45    0   14    2

                                Precipitation (mm)

              Dep.   Max        Days of Rain
              From   Obs.          Over
 YR MO Total  Norm   Day Date  0.2  2.0 20.0
---------------------------------------------
 11  1  77.1  12.1  17.7  12    14    8    0
 11  2 156.0  94.0  98.7   2     9    5    1
 11  3 152.7  78.7  47.4   5    12    7    3
 11  4 132.3  56.3  46.8  25    13   10    2
 11  5 105.6  11.6  20.4  15    19   12    1
 11  6 124.5  37.5  26.1  10    21   12    1
 11  7 142.8  48.8  24.3  11    18   11    4
 11  8  69.6 -12.4  21.9  14    17    6    1
 11  9  59.7 -23.3  32.1  19    11    4    1
 11 10 194.7 104.7  32.4   3    22   18    3
 11 11 211.2 133.2  44.1  24    18   14    4
 11 12 165.3  82.3  37.2  31    14    9    4
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      1591.5 623.5  98.7  Feb  188  116   25

                                Wind Speed (km/h)
                          Dom
 YR MO   Avg.  Hi   Date  Dir
------------------------------
 11  1  10.4  58.7   24    NW
 11  2  11.2  57.6    2    NW
 11  3   8.6  49.0   21    NW
 11  4   8.2  57.6    7   ENE
 11  5   9.1  64.8   17    NW
 11  6   7.3  45.4   29    NE
 11  7  10.3  68.4   12   WNW
 11  8   7.8  55.1    6     W
 11  9  10.3  58.7   12   WNW
 11 10   7.2  43.9    5   WNW
 11 11   7.8  60.1   25   WNW
 11 12   8.9  51.5   17     E
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         8.9  68.4  Jul    NW