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Good Evening - Today was: Monday, 6 April 2026 18:55:27 NZST
Current: 17.1°C, Max: 21.7°C, Min: 14.2°C. It feels like 15.1°C
FORECAST: Cloudy skies. Low 14C. Winds E at 15 to 30 km/h. It feels like 15.1°C. A windproof and 2 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Fine weather | Sunrise: 06:37 | Sunset: 18:02 | Dawn: 06:10 | Dusk: 18:29
Weather Forecast
 Temperature : Current trend is Falling, changing by -0.6 °C/hr 17.1°C, 76%   Pressure : Current trend is Rising slowly, changing by 0.2 hPa/hr 1023.1hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a High Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  ENE  Current wind speed is Gentle breeze (F3) from ENE (68°) 15km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Rising 35km/h
Air Quality :  9 AQI  2.5ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.0mm
Sun Light : 0Lux, 11.1hrs   Solar UV :  0.0UVI  0W/m2
Last weather station contact: Monday, 06 April 2026 at 18:59:38. Updated in seconds

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 Weather Warnings
No WarningsNo current weather
station warnings
 Weather Forecast
Tonight
Cloudy
14°C
Cloudy		 Tomorrow
Cloudy
20°C
Cloudy
Cloudy skies. Low 14C. Winds E at 15 to 30 km/h.
Chance of Rain: 6%
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: Waning Gibbous       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
19:45
Moonset
10:39
Visibility
84% 		Sunrise
06:37
Sunset
18:02
Day Length
11.25 Hrs
Moon Phase: Waning Gibbous
Sun Phase: Below Horizon
There will be 2min 34s less daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 18:59:38 6/04/2026
Time Zone: UTC +12:00(NZST)
System Up: 80 days 23 hours
Prgm Up: 80 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


NOAA Climate Reports - Daily, Month and Year History Report and Extremes
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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
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    14.8  23.6     2     5.2     2    20.0   2.5   0.0   5.9  34.2     5     ESE

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