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Good Evening - Today was: Friday, 11 September 2026 18:59:20 NZST
Current: 12.7°C, Max: 13.6°C, Min: 5.3°C. It feels like 9.6°C
FORECAST: Cloudy skies with a few showers after midnight. Low 6C. WNW winds at 15 to 30 km/h, decreasing to 10 to 15 km/h. Chance of rain 30%. It feels like 9.6°C. 3 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Occasional rain, worsening | Sunrise: 06:26 | Sunset: 18:03 | Dawn: 05:59 | Dusk: 18:30
Weather Forecast
 Temperature : Current trend is Falling, changing by -0.2 °C/hr 12.7°C, 82%   Pressure : Current trend is Falling slowly, changing by -0.3 hPa/hr 1003.2hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  W  Current wind speed is Gentle breeze (F3) from W (277°) 16km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Steady 30km/h
Air Quality :  14 AQI  3.8ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.4mm
Sun Light : 0lx, 6.1hrs   Solar UV :  0.0UVI  0W/m2
Last weather station contact: Friday, 11 September 2026 at 19:00:41. Updated in seconds

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 Weather Forecast
Tonight
Showers Late
6°C
Showers Late		 Tomorrow
Partly Cloudy
14°C
Partly Cloudy
Cloudy skies with a few showers after midnight. Low 6C. WNW winds at 15 to 30 km/h, decreasing to 10 to 15 km/h. Chance of rain 30%.
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: New Moon       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
06:13
Moonset
18:08
Visibility
0% 		Sunrise
06:26
Sunset
18:03
Day Length
11.37 Hrs
Moon Phase: New Moon
Sun Phase: Below Horizon
There will be 2min 34s more daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 19:00:41 11/09/2026
Time Zone: UTC +12:00(NZST)
System Up: 30 days 23 hours
Prgm Up: 30 days 23 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 2020 Sep 
                   Monthly Climatological Summary for Sep 2020

Name: City Centre   City: Palmerston North   State: Manawatu
Elevation: 36 m  Lat: S 40 21 32   Lon: E 175 34 22

                  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
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
01  12.1  18.2   11:22   8.5   21:01   6.2   0.0   0.4   8.2  51.9   09:31    NW
02   8.3  10.0   13:19   4.9   23:57  10.0   0.0   5.4   4.1  32.4   19:36    SE
03   7.8  13.8   15:42   2.9   05:45  10.5   0.0   0.0   4.8  44.0   10:12   SSE
04   8.2  14.3   14:05   0.3   06:27  10.1   0.0   0.0   5.3  33.2   16:33   WNW
05  11.2  14.1   11:07   8.0   05:54   7.1   0.0   0.2   7.7  39.7   08:15    NW
06  13.6  17.9   12:27  11.0   02:10   4.7   0.0   3.8   9.2  46.9   11:58   WNW
07  10.6  15.2   14:35   6.1   23:58   7.7   0.0   3.8   8.2  38.9   03:13   SSE
08   8.0  15.5   15:12   0.9   06:27  10.3   0.0   0.0   2.9  38.2   15:42     W
09  10.2  13.6   13:16   5.8   00:00   8.1   0.0   0.0   9.1  39.7   12:27   WNW
10  10.7  16.1   13:58   7.0   23:08   7.6   0.0   7.0   8.0  38.9   21:12   WNW
11   7.5  12.5   11:47   4.2   06:16  10.7   0.0   0.8   4.9  36.8   11:47   SSE
12   7.7  14.5   13:49   0.9   06:08  10.6   0.0   0.0   3.7  28.1   15:42     W
13  10.7  14.1   14:55   8.5   01:03   7.6   0.0   0.0   8.6  40.4   10:51   WNW
14  12.3  17.1   12:59   9.3   00:06   6.0   0.0   1.6  11.6  49.7   13:04   WNW
15  12.7  16.6   12:40  10.1   16:28   5.6   0.0   2.8  17.0  57.7   10:09   WNW
16  11.4  15.1   14:16   8.0   06:17   6.9   0.0   0.0  13.9  62.0   13:55     W
17  12.6  17.1   13:50   9.5   05:52   5.7   0.0   1.2  14.8  97.3   12:10   WNW
18   9.1  12.4   04:32   4.7   22:41   9.2   0.0  22.6   5.1  37.5   07:39   NNW
19  10.5  17.6   10:03   4.8   01:25   7.8   0.0   3.6   4.5  36.8   09:02   NNE
20  10.4  19.9   15:01   3.7   06:21   8.0   0.0   0.0   2.6  16.6   11:58     E
21  10.6  18.4   12:55   3.8   03:16   7.7   0.0   0.0   4.5  38.9   14:32     W
22  11.6  17.2   13:46   5.9   05:25   6.7   0.0   0.0   8.1  40.4   15:41   WNW
23  13.5  19.2   10:57   9.7   05:31   4.8   0.0   1.8   9.2  46.9   11:53    NW
24  13.5  15.7   11:12  11.4   22:08   4.8   0.0   2.2   5.4  37.5   10:37     W
25  13.5  19.2   12:05  10.8   06:12   4.8   0.0   0.0  12.1  56.2   11:47   WNW
26  13.9  22.2   14:04   8.0   06:33   4.5   0.2   2.4   5.5  38.2   12:19   WNW
27  14.4  19.3   13:15  10.2   23:29   3.7   0.0  11.6  11.3  55.5   07:34   WNW
28  10.9  15.3   15:24   7.7   07:07   7.4   0.0   9.8  16.4 103.1   15:06   WNW
29   9.2  12.8   13:55   6.1   05:52   9.1   0.0   1.6  16.1  92.3   10:20     W
30   9.3  16.9   15:31   3.2   05:39   9.0   0.0   0.0   4.1  35.3   21:10     W
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    10.9  22.2    26     0.3     4   222.9   0.2  82.6   8.2 103.1    28     WNW

Max >=  27.0  0
Max <=   0.0  0
Min <=   0.0  0
Min <= -18.0  0
Max Rain: 22.6 on day 18
Days of Rain: 18 (>= 0.2 mm)  11 (>= 2.0 mm)  1 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3  Cool Base: 18.3  Method: Integration