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Good Afternoon - Today is: Thursday, 23 April 2026 14:07:17 NZST
Current: 13.0°C, Max: 13.2°C, Min: 4.1°C. It feels like 10.0°C
FORECAST: Generally cloudy. High 14C. Winds SE at 10 to 15 km/h. It feels like 10.0°C. A windproof and 3 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Fine weather | Sunrise: 06:55 | Sunset: 17:37 | Dawn: 06:27 | Dusk: 18:05
Weather Forecast
 Temperature : Current trend is Rising, changing by 0.4 °C/hr 13.0°C, 69%   Pressure : Current trend is Falling slowly, changing by -0.2 hPa/hr 1025.7hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  SE  Current wind speed is Gentle breeze (F3) from SE (144°) 12km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Steady 32km/h
Air Quality :  7 AQI  2ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.0mm
Sun Light : 19.2kLux, 1.8hrs   Solar UV :  1.0UVI  152W/m2
Last weather station contact: Thursday, 23 April 2026 at 14:08:15. Updated in seconds

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 Weather Warnings
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 Weather Forecast
Today
Cloudy
14°C
Cloudy		 Tonight
Clear
3°C
Clear
Generally cloudy. High 14C. Winds SE at 10 to 15 km/h.
Chance of Rain: 21%
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: Waxing Crescent       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
13:16
Moonset
22:29
Visibility
39% 		Sunrise
06:55
Sunset
17:37
Day Length
10.42 Hrs
Moon Phase: Waxing Crescent
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 2min 23s less daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 14:08:15 23/04/2026
Time Zone: UTC +12:00(NZST)
System Up: 97 days 18 hours
Prgm Up: 97 days 18 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 2024 Sep 
                   Monthly Climatological Summary for Sep 2024

Name: City Centre   City: Palmerston North   State: Manawatu
Elevation: 23 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
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01  13.6  17.4   00:00   7.6   23:58   4.7   0.0   7.6  10.2  66.0   11:08   WNW
02  11.4  19.3   15:25   4.7   06:03   6.9   0.0   0.0   5.2  47.0   12:11   WNW
03  11.1  18.9   11:27   6.7   04:31   7.2   0.0   9.0   4.0  41.0   11:20   WNW
04   8.7  12.5   15:20   4.2   23:50   9.6   0.0   3.0   3.6  40.0   17:36     E
05   7.7  15.3   14:19   1.3   05:40  10.6   0.0   0.0   2.5  43.0   15:23    NW
06  11.2  16.0   13:01   6.0   02:15   7.1   0.0   0.0   7.8  45.0   10:59    NW
07  14.1  16.9   14:36  11.0   01:18   4.2   0.0   3.0  15.9  70.0   19:14   WNW
08  11.2  15.2   13:11   7.6   06:26   7.1   0.0   0.0   9.9  58.0   13:14   WNW
09  11.6  15.7   12:23   8.9   03:24   6.7   0.0   1.2   8.9  55.0   13:27   WNW
10  13.0  17.0   12:06  10.3   00:17   5.3   0.0   1.0  12.2  54.0   09:54   WNW
11   9.6  14.8   14:27   4.5   23:44   8.7   0.0   0.4   5.2  49.0   13:31     W
12  10.1  15.0   13:23   4.0   01:10   8.2   0.0   0.0   8.6  56.0   16:03   WNW
13  11.5  15.0   12:58   9.2   05:44   6.8   0.0   1.6   5.9  40.0   05:39    NW
14  11.1  13.8   12:13   9.5   22:33   7.2   0.0  10.8   3.9  43.0   00:33     W
15  11.2  16.4   14:04   8.3   07:14   7.1   0.0   0.0   3.4  35.0   16:29   WNW
16  10.2  15.1   12:53   8.0   06:31   8.1   0.0   2.6   4.8  37.0   14:41   NNW
17   7.0   8.7   08:55   5.1   06:31  11.3   0.0   6.6   4.0  39.0   18:06     W
18   7.7  13.6   14:01   0.7   05:53  10.6   0.0   0.4   5.4  53.0   12:07   WNW
19  11.5  14.8   11:54   9.2   00:00   6.8   0.0   5.4  12.9  66.0   13:16   WNW
20  12.2  15.8   15:20   9.6   06:43   6.1   0.0  15.4   8.3  58.0   12:28   WNW
21  11.7  15.8   13:10   6.8   22:59   6.6   0.0   0.0   8.5  48.0   15:04   WNW
22  10.4  16.6   10:13   5.4   02:46   7.9   0.0   1.6   5.7  63.0   10:51    NW
23  12.3  16.4   12:32   9.1   05:22   6.0   0.0   0.0  11.1  61.0   12:10   WNW
24  12.5  16.5   14:09   9.2   22:17   5.8   0.0   0.0  13.5  80.0   12:16   WNW
25  11.1  16.4   13:34   7.5   06:22   7.2   0.0   0.0   4.3  46.0   13:56   WNW
26  12.0  16.2   13:45   8.2   02:08   6.3   0.0   0.0   9.5  49.0   11:14   WNW
27  11.2  15.2   13:48   5.9   23:58   7.1   0.0   3.0   6.3  49.0   04:30    NW
28  10.0  15.7   11:26   4.0   05:07   8.3   0.0   0.2   6.5  50.0   14:20   WNW
29  11.6  17.0   14:41   7.7   03:20   6.4   0.0   0.0   5.5  39.7   14:07   WNW
30  12.1  20.5   16:33   4.5   05:42   6.4   0.2   0.2   3.2  27.4   13:44   ENE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    11.0  20.5    30     0.7    18   218.3   0.2  73.0   7.2  80.0    24     WNW

Max >=  27.0  0
Max <=   0.0  0
Min <=   0.0  0
Min <= -18.0  0
Max Rain: 15.4 on day 20
Days of Rain: 18 (>= 0.2 mm)  10 (>= 2.0 mm)  0 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3  Cool Base: 18.3  Method: Integration