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Good Afternoon - Today is: Monday, 19 October 2026 13:11:04 NZDT
Current: 16.2°C, Max: 16.7°C, Min: 7.9°C. It feels like 14.8°C
FORECAST: Plenty of sunshine. High 19C. Winds W at 15 to 25 km/h. It feels like 14.8°C. 2 clothing layers recommended.
Temperature : Current trend is Rising, changing by 1.2 °C/hr 16.2°C, 66%   Pressure : Current trend is Falling slowly, changing by -0.3 hPa/hr 1028.1hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed : Current wind speed is Light breeze (F2) from WSW (241°)   WSW  7km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Rising 15km/h
Air Quality :  7 AQI  2.1ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.0mm
Sun Light : 118klx, 6.5hrs   Solar UV :  8.0UVI  932W/m2
Last weather station contact: Monday, 19 October 2026 at 13:13:13. Updated in seconds

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 Weather Forecast
Today
Mostly Sunny
19°C
Mostly Sunny		 Tonight
Partly Cloudy
6°C
Partly Cloudy
Plenty of sunshine. High 19C. Winds W at 15 to 25 km/h.
Chance of Rain: 2%
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: First Quarter       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
12:09
Moonset
02:45
Visibility
53% 		Sunrise
06:24
Sunset
19:42
Day Length
13.17 hrs
Moon Phase: First Quarter
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 2min 34s more daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 13:13:13 19/10/2026
Time Zone: UTC +13:00(NZDT)
System Up: 68 days 16 hours
Prgm Up: 17 days 17 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 2013 
                   Annual Climatological Summary for 2013

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
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 13  1  25.7  13.3  19.1   1.2    47    70  31.9  30   7.5   18   11    0    0    0
 13  2  26.4  13.9  19.4   1.1    38    67  30.4  19   7.5    6   13    0    0    0
 13  3  25.4  13.0  18.3   1.7    56    57  29.9  11   8.2   21   10    0    0    0
 13  4  20.4  11.7  15.6   1.5    93    11  27.0   3   4.5   11    1    0    0    0
 13  5  17.5   8.0  12.1   0.7   194     2  24.2   4   0.0   30    0    0    1    0
 13  6  14.6   6.8  10.2   0.9   243     0  20.0  17   1.2   24    0    0    0    0
 13  7  14.5   7.0  10.2   1.6   252     0  17.7  29   1.4   16    0    0    0    0
 13  8  16.2   7.6  11.6   2.2   207     0  19.5   8   2.0    1    0    0    0    0
 13  9  17.1   8.5  12.2   1.1   184     0  20.7  20   0.7   18    0    0    0    0
 13 10  19.2  10.2  14.3   1.6   129     5  23.1  31   5.1   10    0    0    0    0
 13 11  22.4  12.8  16.8   2.4    72    28  28.9  24   8.2    2    3    0    0    0
 13 12  24.2  13.8  18.3   1.9    46    44  30.6  30   8.6   20    5    0    0    0
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        20.3  10.6  14.8   1.5  1566   290  31.9 Jan   0.0  May   43    0    1    0

                                Precipitation (mm)

              Dep.   Max        Days of Rain
              From   Obs.           >=
 YR MO Total  Norm   Day Date  0.2  2.0 20.0
---------------------------------------------
 13  1  35.1 -29.9  13.2   3     9    6    0
 13  2  31.8 -30.2  25.5   4     2    2    1
 13  3  49.8 -24.2  37.8  18     4    2    1
 13  4 117.9  41.9  32.4   9    18   10    2
 13  5  60.3 -33.7  20.7  18    12    4    1
 13  6  85.5  -1.5  22.8  20    17    8    1
 13  7  31.8 -62.2  10.2  11    15    4    0
 13  8  46.8 -35.2  14.7  17    11    6    0
 13  9 111.3  28.3  22.8  28    16   11    2
 13 10 125.7  35.7  53.1  15    14    9    2
 13 11  76.2  -1.8  27.9  28     7    7    2
 13 12  65.7 -17.3  12.6   4    16    9    0
---------------------------------------------
       837.9-130.1  53.1  Oct  141   78   12

                                Wind Speed (km/h)
                          Dom
 YR MO   Avg.  Hi   Date  Dir
------------------------------
 13  1  12.9  61.2    8   WNW
 13  2   9.5  41.8   16    NE
 13  3   8.0  46.4    4     E
 13  4  10.6  47.9   26   NNW
 13  5   6.4  49.0   26   NNE
 13  6   6.8  40.3   16   NNE
 13  7   8.9  51.5   25    NW
 13  8  10.3  46.4   14   ENE
 13  9  12.4  55.1   28   WNW
 13 10  13.3  64.8   14   WNW
 13 11  10.7  51.5   30   ENE
 13 12  10.7  55.1    1   WNW
------------------------------
        10.0  64.8  Oct   NNW