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A new day - Good Morning - Today is: Wednesday, 29 July 2026 00:26:47 NZST
Current: 3.4°C, Max: 3.7°C, Min: 3.4°C. It feels like 1.1°C
FORECAST: Mainly clear skies. Low around 0C. Winds light and variable. Frost or heavy dew may be present. It feels like 1.1°C. 5 or more clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Settled fine | Sunrise: 07:27 | Sunset: 17:22 | Dawn: 06:58 | Dusk: 17:51
Weather Forecast
 Temperature : Current trend is Falling, changing by -1.0 °C/hr 3.4°C, 88%   Pressure : Current trend is Rising slowly, changing by 0.1 hPa/hr 1027.3hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  SSE  Current wind speed is Light air (F1) from SSE (151°) 3km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Steady 6km/h
Air Quality :  40 AQI  16.5ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.0mm
Sun Light : 0lx, 0.0hrs   Solar UV :  0.0UVI  0W/m2
Last weather station contact: Wednesday, 29 July 2026 at 00:30:52. Updated in seconds

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 Weather Warnings
Caution WEATHER STATION CAUTION
Extra cool night temperatures are being recorded
Warning WEATHER STATION CAUTION
FROST or heavy DEW warning conditions have been met
 Weather Forecast
Tonight
Mostly Clear
0°C
Mostly Clear		 Tomorrow
Sunny
13°C
Sunny
Mainly clear skies. Low around 0C. Winds light and variable.
Chance of Rain: 3%
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: Waxing Gibbous       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
16:46
Moonset
07:16
Visibility
99% 		Sunrise
07:27
Sunset
17:22
Day Length
9.55 Hrs
Moon Phase: Waxing Gibbous
Sun Phase: Below Horizon
There will be 1min 51s more daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 00:30:52 29/07/2026
Time Zone: UTC +12:00(NZST)
System Up: 14 days 7 hours
Prgm Up: 14 days 7 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 2019 Jan 
                   Monthly Climatological Summary for Jan 2019

Name: City Centre   City: Palmerston North   State: Manawatu
Elevation: 25 m  Lat: S 40 20 57   Lon: E 175 36 55

                  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  19.8  28.6   14:39  15.3   05:28   0.6   2.2   0.0   3.9  34.6   16:07     W
02  19.0  23.1   15:37  16.7   22:56   0.5   1.1   0.0   8.9  47.6   16:24   WNW
03  18.5  22.0   14:31  16.2   23:41   0.6   0.8   0.0  10.3  52.6   14:03   WNW
04  18.3  24.1   16:49  14.6   06:07   1.2   1.2   0.0   6.6  41.1   04:14   WNW
05  17.2  22.6   14:40  12.6   05:22   1.9   0.8   0.0   6.0  45.4   14:54     W
06  18.9  23.6   17:21  16.3   06:38   0.6   1.2   0.0  10.1  59.8   17:59     W
07  17.8  20.9   17:35  14.8   23:15   0.8   0.3   3.6   7.0  40.4   11:13     W
08  17.1  21.9   14:48  13.9   03:30   1.9   0.6   0.0   4.8  46.1   14:03   WNW
09  18.1  24.7   14:07  12.2   06:03   1.6   1.3   0.0   5.1  40.4   14:51     W
10  18.4  22.5   14:36  16.1   03:13   0.8   0.9   0.6   7.5  41.1   16:10     W
11  19.2  23.4   15:29  17.0   20:45   0.3   1.2   0.0   9.4  47.6   01:10     W
12  18.6  22.3   14:47  15.5   05:29   0.7   1.0   0.0   7.7  52.6   16:56     E
13  18.5  23.8   14:18  16.0   22:50   0.7   1.0   0.0   5.4  55.5   14:59   WNW
14  15.6  18.5   14:24  12.8   04:41   2.7   0.0   1.8   4.9  36.0   20:04    SE
15  16.4  20.2   14:09  14.8   00:00   2.0   0.1   0.0  10.8  49.0   14:29   SSE
16  17.4  23.6   17:36  14.1   07:42   1.8   0.9   0.0   6.3  48.3   13:18   SSE
17  17.7  24.7   15:35  14.1   06:12   1.6   1.0   0.0   3.4  29.6   15:51   WSW
18  19.0  24.9   14:49  15.2   05:03   0.8   1.5   0.0   4.6  30.3   09:36    NW
19  19.4  24.4   17:14  17.0   05:13   0.3   1.3   0.0   6.8  43.3   17:34   WSW
20  17.4  19.6   14:40  15.0   06:30   1.1   0.2   0.0  13.4  44.0   17:40   WNW
21  18.3  21.8   13:30  15.8   23:55   0.8   0.9   0.0  14.9  61.3   11:40   WNW
22  18.2  23.6   14:50  14.8   04:10   1.2   1.0   0.0   9.4  38.2   00:25   WNW
23  20.0  24.1   15:30  17.0   00:35   0.2   1.9   0.0  13.8  47.6   18:45   WNW
24  18.3  22.4   16:50  15.5   07:05   0.8   0.8   0.0   8.3  41.8   18:04     E
25  17.8  25.0   15:40  10.8   06:07   2.1   1.5   0.0   4.1  28.1   16:56     W
26  17.9  22.5   15:43  15.4   03:54   1.2   0.8   0.0   7.7  54.1   14:22     W
27  18.5  20.5   16:22  16.4   02:37   0.7   0.8   3.6   5.6  36.0   03:31   WNW
28  20.5  23.8   14:40  19.3   04:52   0.0   2.2   1.2   6.8  40.4   11:05     W
29  22.6  29.1   18:43  18.9   03:28   0.0   4.3   0.0   6.5  41.1   12:53     E
30  22.9  29.4   13:13  18.2   23:51   0.0   4.7   0.0   3.9  29.6   13:47   WSW
31  22.2  30.8   13:48  15.6   06:14   0.5   4.4   0.0   4.0  37.5   14:19   WSW
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    18.7  30.8    31    10.8    25    30.0  41.9  10.8   6.7  61.3    21       W

Max >=  27.0  4
Max <=   0.0  0
Min <=   0.0  0
Min <= -18.0  0
Max Rain: 3.6 on day 7
Days of Rain: 5 (>= 0.2 mm)  2 (>= 2.0 mm)  0 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3  Cool Base: 18.3  Method: Integration