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A late Good Evening - Today was: Sunday, 26 April 2026 21:53:12 NZST
Current: 11.6°C, Max: 18.6°C, Min: 7.1°C. It feels like 11.7°C
FORECAST: Mainly cloudy. Low 9C. Winds light and variable. It feels like 11.7°C. 3 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Fine weather | Sunrise: 06:58 | Sunset: 17:33 | Dawn: 06:29 | Dusk: 18:01
Weather Forecast
 Temperature : Current trend is Falling, changing by -0.8 °C/hr 11.6°C, 93%   Pressure : Current trend is Rising slowly, changing by 0.3 hPa/hr 1018.8hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  WNW  Current wind speed is Calm (F0) from WNW (289°) 0km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Rising 3km/h
Air Quality :  47 AQI  21.5ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.0mm
Sun Light : 0Lux, 4.8hrs   Solar UV :  0.0UVI  0W/m2
Last weather station contact: Sunday, 26 April 2026 at 21:54:21. Updated in seconds

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  News  

⛅ 26 Apr 2026 8:16PM: Wellinton Water reports 'Minor discharge' of wastewater into Lyall Bay (rnz.co.nz) 1/10 ⛅ 26 Apr 2026 8:01PM: Ōhura's state of emergency lifts, but locals face long road to recovery (rnz.co.nz) 2/10 ⛅ 26 Apr 2026 6:59PM: Kiwi shearers facing charges after footage showing abuse of sheep uncovered (rnz.co.nz) 3/10 ⛅ 26 Apr 2026 4:20PM: One seriously injured after alleged South Auckland assault (rnz.co.nz) 4/10 ⛅ 26 Apr 2026 10:37AM: Community group alarmed by Shotover River's spike in E. coli, council opens investigation (rnz.co.nz) 5/10 ⛅ 26 Apr 2026 9:33AM: New invention sees newborn babies stay asleep during hearing checks (rnz.co.nz) 6/10 ⛅ 26 Apr 2026 9:33AM: He taonga tuku iho: Remembering 28th Māori Battalion soldier Robert McLean (rnz.co.nz) 7/10 ⛅ 26 Apr 2026 8:08AM: Gisborne's State Highway 35 opens after rainfall damage (rnz.co.nz) 8/10 ⛅ 26 Apr 2026 6:22AM: Councils want government to pay for more for natural hazard protections (rnz.co.nz) 9/10 ⛅ 26 Apr 2026 1:54AM: In pictures: Anzac Day commemorations around New Zealand and afar (rnz.co.nz) 10/10


 Weather Warnings
No WarningsNo current weather
station warnings
 Weather Forecast
Tonight
Mostly Cloudy
9°C
Mostly Cloudy		 Tomorrow
AM Clouds, PM Sun
19°C
AM Clouds, PM Sun
Mainly cloudy. Low 9C. Winds light and variable.
Chance of Rain: 9%
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: Waxing Gibbous       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
14:54
Moonset
00:55
Visibility
74% 		Sunrise
06:58
Sunset
17:33
Day Length
10.35 Hrs
Moon Phase: Waxing Gibbous
Sun Phase: Below Horizon
There will be 2min 20s less daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 21:54:21 26/04/2026
Time Zone: UTC +12:00(NZST)
System Up: 101 days 2 hours
Prgm Up: 101 days 2 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 2026 Apr 
                   Monthly Climatological Summary for Apr 2026

Name: City Centre   City: Palmerston North   State: Manawatu
Elevation: 27 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  13.8  19.1   15:14   9.6   06:38   4.6   0.0   0.0   6.4  28.1   14:53     E
02  13.7  23.6   16:34   5.2   07:04   5.3   0.7   0.0   3.7  19.1   10:22    NE
03  13.8  22.1   15:52   6.2   06:54   5.1   0.6   0.0   4.8  30.2   16:58   WSW
04  16.8  21.8   13:05  12.9   07:38   2.2   0.8   0.0   7.7  32.8   13:01     W
05  15.9  20.5   13:56  11.8   04:03   2.8   0.3   0.0   6.7  34.2   14:36     E
06  17.2  21.7   12:38  14.2   02:15   1.6   0.5   0.0  12.3  58.7   14:25   ENE
07  17.5  19.6   11:43  16.1   02:44   1.0   0.2   0.5  14.0  52.2   07:42   ENE
08  18.3  25.4   12:58  14.2   23:44   0.9   1.0   2.0   6.7  28.4   01:53   ENE
09  16.7  22.3   13:27  11.0   06:46   2.4   0.8   0.0   6.8  36.7   14:49   WSW
10  17.1  24.1   14:50  10.8   06:04   2.4   1.3   0.0   5.7  36.4   19:53     E
11  18.1  23.0   15:02  14.2   06:39   1.3   1.1   1.1  12.9  51.8   09:04   ENE
12  19.9  22.9   14:12  17.1   20:26   0.1   1.7  22.3  13.6  51.1   23:11   ENE
13  16.2  18.4   09:57  12.7   22:56   2.1   0.0  11.5   7.4  47.9   00:07   WNW
14  14.7  18.4   14:45  10.9   23:18   3.6   0.0  10.4   9.0  37.4   13:46     W
15  13.7  17.9   15:03  10.6   00:39   4.6   0.0  26.5  11.0  42.1   20:08     W
16  14.8  17.2   13:58  13.2   02:50   3.4   0.0   2.6  16.3  55.8   09:50     W
17  14.5  17.5   14:44  10.3   07:04   3.8   0.0   1.1   8.3  41.4   15:16     W
18  16.1  21.0   10:55  13.3   00:00   2.4   0.2  25.0   7.3  37.8   10:55    NW
19  14.8  21.0   14:37  10.7   07:11   3.8   0.3  16.4   4.4  25.9   11:58     W
20  13.0  16.0   11:48   9.5   05:45   5.3   0.0  38.2   6.1  33.1   14:45    SE
21  11.5  12.7   00:06  10.5   12:08   6.8   0.0   0.0  19.9  68.4   05:38   SSE
22  10.9  13.2   11:33   6.8   23:54   7.4   0.0   0.3  13.9  53.6   01:13   SSE
23   9.0  13.5   14:51   4.1   06:21   9.3   0.0   0.0   4.0  31.7   13:58    SE
24   9.4  17.2   14:21   2.7   05:29   8.9   0.0   0.0   3.4  21.2   11:18   SSE
25  10.0  17.9   15:40   3.2   06:47   8.3   0.0   0.0   3.3  15.8   15:13     S
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    14.7  25.4     8     2.7    24    99.6   9.5 157.9   8.6  68.4    21      SE

Max >=  27.0  0
Max <=   0.0  0
Min <=   0.0  0
Min <= -18.0  0
Max Rain: 38.2 on day 20
Days of Rain: 13 (>= 0.2 mm)  9 (>= 2.0 mm)  4 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3  Cool Base: 18.3  Method: Integration