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Good Afternoon - Today is: Tuesday, 30 June 2026 16:05:07 NZST
Current: 12.0°C, Max: 13.2°C, Min: 5.8°C. It feels like 9.7°C
FORECAST: Some clouds. Low 1C. Winds E at 10 to 15 km/h. It feels like 9.7°C. 3 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Fine weather | Sunrise: 07:42 | Sunset: 17:01 | Dawn: 07:11 | Dusk: 17:32
Weather Forecast
 Temperature : Current trend is Falling, changing by -0.2 °C/hr 12.0°C, 70%   Pressure : Current trend is Falling slowly, changing by -0.4 hPa/hr 1032.8hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  E  Current wind speed is Light breeze (F2) from E (84°) 8km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Rising 22km/h
Air Quality :  7 AQI  2ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.0mm
Sun Light : 7.1kLux, 8.2hrs   Solar UV :  0.0UVI  56W/m2
Last weather station contact: Tuesday, 30 June 2026 at 16:06:51. Updated in seconds

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  News  

⛅ 30 Jun 2026 3:29PM: Bridge cut off by Wairarapa floods reopens (rnz.co.nz) 1/10 ⛅ 30 Jun 2026 3:05PM: Man asked Hutt Valley child to get into his van, police investigating (rnz.co.nz) 2/10 ⛅ 30 Jun 2026 3:03PM: Destiny Church's Brian Tamaki says his guns have been seized by police (rnz.co.nz) 3/10 ⛅ 30 Jun 2026 1:50PM: Wairarapa locals say repeated damage to a washed out bridge is 'demoralising' (rnz.co.nz) 4/10 ⛅ 30 Jun 2026 1:37PM: Black ice and freezing fog predicted for Canterbury highways (rnz.co.nz) 5/10 ⛅ 30 Jun 2026 1:22PM: Rapid review to be carried out after patient dies in Waikato Hospital ED waiting room (rnz.co.nz) 6/10 ⛅ 30 Jun 2026 1:20PM: Police Minister to 'get advice' on legal protections for people in drug overdoses (rnz.co.nz) 7/10 ⛅ 30 Jun 2026 1:11PM: Corded blinds suppliers given a year to meet safety standards (rnz.co.nz) 8/10 ⛅ 30 Jun 2026 12:48PM: AI in Pacific healthcare: 'Significant work' needed, says professor (rnz.co.nz) 9/10 ⛅ 30 Jun 2026 12:46PM: Vehicle hits pedestrian on busy Auckland highway (rnz.co.nz) 10/10


 Weather Warnings
No WarningsNo current weather
station warnings
 Weather Forecast
Tonight
Partly Cloudy
1°C
Partly Cloudy		 Tomorrow
Partly Cloudy
12°C
Partly Cloudy
Some clouds. Low 1C. Winds E at 10 to 15 km/h.
Chance of Rain: 20%
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: Full Moon       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
16:49
Moonset
07:59
Visibility
100% 		Sunrise
07:42
Sunset
17:01
Day Length
9.19 Hrs
Moon Phase: Full Moon
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 0min 32s more daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 16:06:51 30/06/2026
Time Zone: UTC +12:00(NZST)
System Up: 7 days 22 hours
Prgm Up: 7 days 22 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 2016 
                   Annual Climatological Summary for 2016

Name: City Centre   City: Palmerston North   State: Manawatu
Elevation: 25 m  Lat: S 40 20 57   Lon: E 175 36 55

                  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
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 16  1  25.6  15.6  20.0   2.1    21    75  32.1  17   9.7    5    8    0    0    0
 16  2  28.2  17.7  22.0   3.8     5   107  32.9   3  10.7   26   20    0    0    0
 16  3  24.5  14.0  18.4   1.8    51    53  33.7   7   8.6   13   10    0    0    0
 16  4  20.8  10.7  15.3   1.2   102    12  24.3   1   5.0   14    0    0    0    0
 16  5  17.9  10.7  13.9   2.5   126     3  22.3   4   4.9   23    0    0    0    0
 16  6  14.8   6.8   9.7   0.4   252     0  18.1  22   1.4    8    0    0    0    0
 16  7  14.2   5.6   9.7   1.1   266     0  19.6  23   1.0    1    0    0    0    0
 16  8  14.4   5.8   9.7   0.3   267     0  17.9  30  -1.0    8    0    0    1    0
 16  9  16.4   9.1  12.2   1.1   183     0  21.3  30   2.8    1    0    0    0    0
 16 10  19.1   9.6  13.7   1.0   146     3  22.6  24   4.3   30    0    0    0    0
 16 11  19.7  11.6  15.0   0.6   103     5  23.0  15   5.9    1    0    0    0    0
 16 12  22.7  12.5  17.1   0.7    72    66  28.5   9   6.8   13    2    0    0    0
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        19.9  10.8  14.7   1.4  1594   324  33.7 Mar  -1.0  Aug   40    0    1    0

                                Precipitation (mm)

              Dep.   Max        Days of Rain
              From   Obs.           >=
 YR MO Total  Norm   Day Date  0.2  2.0 20.0
---------------------------------------------
 16  1  59.1  -5.9  18.0  19    10    7    0
 16  2  29.3 -32.7   9.3  18     7    5    0
 16  3  63.9 -10.1  36.0  17     9    5    1
 16  4  36.6 -39.4  12.9   2     7    4    0
 16  5 194.1 145.1  53.4   5    21   16    1
 16  6  61.2 -25.8  14.1  12    15    6    0
 16  7  88.8  -5.2  17.4  14    17   10    0
 16  8  89.9   7.9  27.0  27    12    7    2
 16  9  70.7 -12.3  13.2  18    14   10    0
 16 10  88.6  -1.4  21.6   9    19   13    1
 16 11 128.8  50.8  45.3   7    19   13    1
 16 12  59.2 -33.8  28.8  15    12    7    1
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       970.2  37.2  53.4  May  162  103    7

                                Wind Speed (km/h)
                          Dom
 YR MO   Avg.  Hi   Date  Dir
------------------------------
 16  1   6.1  61.3   15   WSW
 16  2   3.8  60.6   19     S
 16  3   4.1  55.5   10   ENE
 16  4   4.1  88.7    3    NW
 16  5   5.4  67.8    2     W
 16  6   3.5  54.8   11    NW
 16  7   6.6  94.4   24     W
 16  8   6.4  85.3    6   ESE
 16  9   6.9  72.8    5     W
 16 10   5.6  85.1    8     W
 16 11   7.4 116.1   27     W
 16 12   6.5  96.6   15     W
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         5.5 116.1  Nov     W