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Good Evening - Today was: Wednesday, 14 October 2026 18:20:24 NZDT
Current: 19.7°C, Max: 22.2°C, Min: 14.4°C. It feels like 19.2°C
FORECAST: A few showers early becoming a steady rain overnight. Low 12C. Winds NW at 15 to 30 km/h. Chance of rain 100%. It feels like 19.2°C. 1 clothing layer recommended.
Temperature : Current trend is Falling, changing by -0.2 °C/hr 19.7°C, 75%   Pressure : Current trend is Falling slowly, changing by -0.4 hPa/hr 1010.1hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed : Current wind speed is Light breeze (F2) from WNW (292°)   WNW  11km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Steady 21km/h
Air Quality :  6 AQI  1.8ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.0mm
Sun Light : 16.6klx, 0.9hrs   Solar UV :  1.0UVI  131W/m2
Last weather station contact: Wednesday, 14 October 2026 at 18:22:11. Updated in seconds

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 Weather Forecast
Tonight
Rain
12°C
Rain		 Tomorrow
Rain
13°C
Rain
A few showers early becoming a steady rain overnight. Low 12C. Winds NW at 15 to 30 km/h. Chance of rain 100%.
Chance of Rain: 96%
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: Waxing Crescent       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
07:50
Moonset
23:31
Visibility
12% 		Sunrise
06:32
Sunset
19:37
Day Length
13.04 hrs
Moon Phase: Waxing Crescent
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 2min 38s more daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 18:22:11 14/10/2026
Time Zone: UTC +13:00(NZDT)
System Up: 63 days 21 hours
Prgm Up: 12 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


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Report for 2022 Jan 
                   Monthly Climatological Summary for Jan 2022

Name: City Centre   City: Palmerston North   State: Manawatu
Elevation: 36 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  21.5  28.5   16:34  15.2   04:46   0.8   4.0   0.0   5.3  40.0   09:30   WNW
02  22.2  31.0   14:01  15.1   05:43   0.6   4.5   0.0   5.6  46.0   09:01   ENE
03  21.2  30.2   19:20  14.2   05:35   0.9   3.8   0.0   4.0  33.0   14:03   WSW
04  22.2  28.8   19:03  16.0   03:48   0.5   4.4   0.0   5.9  45.0   15:45   ENE
05  22.3  28.6   09:58  18.3   00:45   0.0   4.0   0.0   4.9  45.0   15:53   WNW
06  19.4  25.9   12:29  14.2   23:59   0.7   1.8   0.0   6.5  40.0   23:10   ESE
07  17.0  22.0   14:07  11.8   05:57   2.3   1.0   0.0   4.6  29.0   09:19   SSE
08  17.6  26.3   19:54   9.0   05:40   2.8   2.2   0.0   3.5  30.0   14:38   WSW
09  18.8  25.4   16:38  10.7   05:46   2.0   2.5   0.0   8.0  69.0   14:43     W
10  20.3  25.4   15:09  16.3   02:40   0.4   2.3   0.0   7.2  51.0   14:22     W
11  20.9  27.0   14:42  17.3   07:10   0.2   2.8   0.2   6.3  59.0   17:39     W
12  19.5  24.1   14:54  16.3   06:15   0.4   1.6   0.0   8.7  49.0   19:05     W
13  17.4  24.1   18:59  12.9   23:59   1.8   0.9   0.4   7.1  50.0   17:18   ESE
14  16.4  21.6   16:02  11.0   04:56   2.7   0.7   0.0   6.2  50.0   11:41   ESE
15  18.3  23.8   15:18  13.0   05:03   1.8   1.7   0.0   7.3  62.0   14:00     E
16  19.3  24.8   10:15  13.8   06:20   1.2   2.2   0.0   9.4  59.0   00:26   ENE
17  20.5  27.2   16:37  14.5   05:22   0.9   3.1   0.0   5.3  47.0   10:43   ESE
18  19.5  28.7   10:13  11.4   06:19   1.7   2.9   0.0   4.0  35.0   15:04   WSW
19  20.5  25.4   13:21  16.3   00:00   0.2   2.4   0.0   9.7  60.0   15:46   WNW
20  19.1  24.0   17:20  14.4   23:17   0.7   1.4   2.0   7.1  48.0   07:42   WNW
21  19.1  26.9   10:38  12.0   06:09   1.7   2.5   0.0   4.5  37.0   16:19    SW
22  20.0  27.3   19:39  10.9   06:06   1.8   3.5   0.0   4.6  35.0   18:40   WSW
23  19.6  25.9   19:11  13.3   06:16   1.2   2.5   0.0   4.8  51.0   17:50   WSW
24  20.6  26.4   13:14  17.3   06:35   0.2   2.5   2.0   6.6  47.0   10:15   ESE
25  20.5  25.4   17:12  16.9   05:52   0.2   2.5   1.0   2.9  27.0   14:29    SW
26  21.8  25.3   11:58  18.3   05:03   0.0   3.5   3.2   6.3  47.0   16:21   WSW
27  19.1  26.0   13:42  14.5   23:46   0.9   1.7   0.0   6.9  53.0   00:19     S
28  19.5  30.0   17:15  11.5   05:59   1.9   3.1   0.0   4.5  36.0   10:31    SE
29  19.6  27.8   15:40  14.4   07:23   0.9   2.2   0.0   4.4  31.0   15:41     W
30  20.4  26.9   16:47  15.3   06:12   0.8   2.8   0.0   5.2  40.0   11:43     W
31  21.0  24.2   18:11  18.2   07:44   0.0   2.7   0.0   7.1  50.0   09:51    SE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    19.8  31.0     2     9.0     8    32.2  79.7   8.8   5.9  69.0     9      SW

Max >=  27.0 11
Max <=   0.0  0
Min <=   0.0  0
Min <= -18.0  0
Max Rain: 3.2 on day 26
Days of Rain: 6 (>= 0.2 mm)  3 (>= 2.0 mm)  0 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3  Cool Base: 18.3  Method: Integration