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Good Afternoon - Today is: Tuesday, 14 April 2026 14:21:35 NZST
Current: 17.7°C, Max: 18.2°C, Min: 12.5°C. It feels like 14.7°C
FORECAST: Cloudy skies. High 19C. Winds WNW at 15 to 30 km/h. It feels like 14.7°C. A windproof and 2 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Occasional rain, worsening | Sunrise: 06:45 | Sunset: 17:50 | Dawn: 06:18 | Dusk: 18:17
Weather Forecast
 Temperature : Current trend is Rising, changing by 0.8 °C/hr 17.7°C, 60%   Pressure : Current trend is Falling, changing by -0.6 hPa/hr 1000.6hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  WSW  Current wind speed is Gentle breeze (F3) from WSW (256°) 15km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Rising 35km/h
Air Quality :  8 AQI  2.4ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 7.4mm
Sun Light : 31.4kLux, 2.8hrs   Solar UV :  2.0UVI  248W/m2
Last weather station contact: Tuesday, 14 April 2026 at 14:21:47. Updated in seconds

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 Weather Warnings
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 Weather Forecast
Today
Cloudy
19°C
Cloudy		 Tonight
Rain
11°C
Rain
Cloudy skies. High 19C. Winds WNW at 15 to 30 km/h.
Chance of Rain: 18%
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: Waning Crescent       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
02:33
Moonset
16:01
Visibility
15% 		Sunrise
06:45
Sunset
17:50
Day Length
11.04 Hrs
Moon Phase: Waning Crescent
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 2min 31s less daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 14:21:47 14/04/2026
Time Zone: UTC +12:00(NZST)
System Up: 88 days 19 hours
Prgm Up: 88 days 19 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 2021 
                   Annual Climatological Summary for 2021

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

                  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
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 21  1  24.7  13.3  18.2   0.3    55    52  29.3  15   6.6   30    8    0    0    0
 21  2  25.6  11.6  17.8  -0.4    63    50  29.6  28   7.1   18   13    0    0    0
 21  3  23.4  11.6  16.5  -0.1    86    30  29.1   2   5.3   19    5    0    0    0
 21  4  20.5   9.4  14.2   0.1   130     8  25.3   9   1.8   29    0    0    0    0
 21  5  17.5   7.2  11.6   0.2   209     2  22.7   9   1.1    2    0    0    0    0
 21  6  15.8   7.3  10.9   1.6   221     0  19.2  12   1.3   30    0    0    0    0
 21  7  14.8   4.2   8.8   0.2   294     0  18.4  30  -2.2   14    0    0    4    0
 21  8  15.4   4.2   9.1  -0.3   285     0  18.2  28  -0.1   10    0    0    1    0
 21  9  16.4   5.9  10.7  -0.4   228     0  21.4  22   1.4   18    0    0    0    0
 21 10  19.3   9.7  13.6   0.9   150     5  24.4  26   2.7   14    0    0    0    0
 21 11  22.6  11.5  16.4   2.0    84    26  27.1  12   8.0   19    1    0    0    0
 21 12  24.3  14.4  18.5   2.1    39    46  29.4   5  11.5   26    5    0    0    0
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        20.0   9.2  13.8   0.5  1844   218  29.6 Feb  -2.2  Jul   32    0    5    0

                                Precipitation (mm)

              Dep.   Max        Days of Rain
              From   Obs.           >=
 YR MO Total  Norm   Day Date  0.2  2.0 20.0
---------------------------------------------
 21  1  45.2 -19.8  16.0  19    11    5    0
 21  2  12.8 -49.2   6.4  15     3    2    0
 21  3  56.6 -17.4  22.4  31    10    6    1
 21  4  31.8 -44.2   8.8  16    12    4    0
 21  5  25.0 -24.0   5.8  17    12    4    0
 21  6  63.6 -23.4  32.2  27    18    6    1
 21  7  25.0 -69.0   6.0  18    12    6    0
 21  8  59.2 -22.8  16.4  17    13    7    0
 21  9  66.4 -16.6  29.8  13    15   10    1
 21 10  37.2 -52.8   7.4  12    17    5    0
 21 11  43.8 -34.2   9.8  22    11    6    0
 21 12 160.6  67.6  25.8   7    17   11    2
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       627.2-305.8  32.2  Jun  151   72    5

                                Wind Speed (km/h)
                          Dom
 YR MO   Avg.  Hi   Date  Dir
------------------------------
 21  1   6.9  64.2   19   WNW
 21  2   4.9  57.7   16   SSW
 21  3   4.5  57.7    3   WNW
 21  4   5.0  59.1    5   WNW
 21  5   5.1  69.2   18    NW
 21  6   4.8  95.2   28   NNW
 21  7   4.6  69.9   18   NNW
 21  8   5.5 103.8   14    NW
 21  9   7.9  79.0   10   WNW
 21 10   6.3  69.0   18   WNW
 21 11   6.4  62.0   27     W
 21 12   6.6  79.0   15   WNW
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         5.7 103.8  Aug   WNW