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Good Morning - Today is: Sunday, 26 July 2026 09:00:59 NZST
Current: 5.7°C, Max: 6.8°C, Min: 2.2°C. It feels like 4.4°C
FORECAST: Cloudy early with peeks of sunshine expected late. High near 10C. Winds SE at 10 to 15 km/h. It feels like 4.4°C. 4 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Showery early, improving | Sunrise: 07:30 | Sunset: 17:20 | Dawn: 07:00 | Dusk: 17:49
Weather Forecast
 Temperature : Current trend is Rising, changing by 1.1 °C/hr 5.7°C, 94%   Pressure : Current trend is Rising, changing by 0.7 hPa/hr 1008.5hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  NNE  Current wind speed is Calm (F0) from NNE (15°) 1km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Rising 5km/h
Air Quality :  36 AQI  13.6ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.1mm
Sun Light : 8.5klx, 1.0hrs   Solar UV :  0.0UVI  67W/m2
Last weather station contact: Sunday, 26 July 2026 at 09:04:45. Updated in seconds

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 Weather Warnings
No WarningsNo current weather
station warnings
 Weather Forecast
Today
AM Clouds, PM Sun
10°C
AM Clouds, PM Sun		 Tonight
Clear
-1°C
Clear
Cloudy early with peeks of sunshine expected late. High near 10C. Winds SE at 10 to 15 km/h.
Chance of Rain: 12%
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: Waxing Gibbous       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
13:47
Moonset
05:05
Visibility
88% 		Sunrise
07:30
Sunset
17:20
Day Length
9.49 Hrs
Moon Phase: Waxing Gibbous
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 1min 46s more daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 09:04:45 26/07/2026
Time Zone: UTC +12:00(NZST)
System Up: 11 days 15 hours
Prgm Up: 11 days 15 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 2014 
                   Annual Climatological Summary for 2014

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
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 14  1  23.4  12.4  17.4  -0.5    64    35  29.6  25   7.3   28    2    0    0    0
 14  2  25.4  14.5  19.2   1.0    34    58  33.6  19  10.7   24    9    0    0    0
 14  3  23.0  11.8  16.7   0.1    81    30  29.7  16   5.5    4    3    0    0    0
 14  4  20.6  11.5  15.5   1.4    85    16  26.2   4   5.1   27    0    0    0    0
 14  5  17.0   7.8  11.9   0.5   227     1  22.8   4  -0.6   27    0    0    1    0
 14  6  15.6   7.8  11.2   1.9   227     0  19.0   8   3.4   23    0    0    0    0
 14  7  13.2   4.5   8.5  -0.1   304     0  18.3  31  -1.1   17    0    0    3    0
 14  8  14.1   5.1   9.3  -0.1   279     0  20.3   2  -0.3    9    0    0    2    0
 14  9  17.3   7.9  12.1   1.0   189     2  23.5   3   1.4   23    0    0    0    0
 14 10  18.8   8.4  13.2   0.5   167     6  24.1  28   1.8   25    0    0    0    0
 14 11  19.0  10.1  13.9  -0.5   135     4  24.5   9   5.8   13    0    0    0    0
 14 12  22.5  12.9  17.1   0.7    72    35  28.2  29   6.7    2    3    0    0    0
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        19.2   9.6  13.8   0.5  1870   192  33.6 Feb  -1.1  Jul   17    0    6    0

                                Precipitation (mm)

              Dep.   Max        Days of Rain
              From   Obs.           >=
 YR MO Total  Norm   Day Date  0.2  2.0 20.0
---------------------------------------------
 14  1  67.5   2.5  11.7  26    18   10    0
 14  2  22.5 -39.5  20.7   8     4    1    1
 14  3   5.7 -68.3   3.3   5     3    1    0
 14  4  93.6  17.6  21.9  16    16   10    1
 14  5 103.3   9.3  50.1  24    12   10    1
 14  6  65.1 -21.9  15.3  26    12    7    0
 14  7  14.7 -79.3   3.6   2    11    4    0
 14  8  65.5 -16.5  25.8   3    12    7    1
 14  9  60.6 -22.4  20.7  14    11    6    1
 14 10  58.5 -31.5  14.4   6    13    7    0
 14 11  73.2  -4.8  14.4  12    17   12    0
 14 12  90.6   7.6  41.1  10    14    8    1
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       720.8-247.2  50.1  May  143   83    6

                                Wind Speed (km/h)
                          Dom
 YR MO   Avg.  Hi   Date  Dir
------------------------------
 14  1  13.1  69.8   23   WNW
 14  2  12.1  54.0   13    NW
 14  3  10.2  55.1   15   WNW
 14  4   9.3  63.7   17   ENE
 14  5   9.1  69.8   23    NW
 14  6   8.5  83.2   12   ENE
 14  7   8.9  55.1    5   ENE
 14  8   9.7  54.0   14     N
 14  9  11.5  67.3   20   NNE
 14 10  12.9  72.4    6   WNW
 14 11  16.5  63.7   22   WNW
 14 12  12.3  54.0   13    SE
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        11.2  83.2  Jun   NNW