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Good Afternoon - Today is: Saturday, 13 June 2026 15:15:58 NZST
Current: 13.4°C, Max: 14.3°C, Min: 3.5°C. It feels like 11.9°C
FORECAST: Generally cloudy. High around 15C. Winds WNW at 15 to 25 km/h. It feels like 11.9°C. 3 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Fine weather | Sunrise: 07:38 | Sunset: 16:57 | Dawn: 07:07 | Dusk: 17:28
Weather Forecast
 Temperature : Current trend is Rising, changing by 0.1 °C/hr 13.4°C, 76%   Pressure : Current trend is Falling slowly, changing by -0.3 hPa/hr 1031.6hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  W  Current wind speed is Light breeze (F2) from W (269°) 7km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Rising 18km/h
Air Quality :  10 AQI  2.9ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.0mm
Sun Light : 4.6kLux, 3.0hrs   Solar UV :  0.0UVI  36W/m2
Last weather station contact: Saturday, 13 June 2026 at 15:16:24. Updated in seconds

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 Weather Warnings
No WarningsNo current weather
station warnings
 Weather Forecast
Today
Cloudy
15°C
Cloudy		 Tonight
Showers
11°C
Showers
Generally cloudy. High around 15C. Winds WNW at 15 to 25 km/h.
Chance of Rain: 16%
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: Waning Crescent       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
05:06
Moonset
14:44
Visibility
6% 		Sunrise
07:38
Sunset
16:57
Day Length
9.19 Hrs
Moon Phase: Waning Crescent
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 0min 28s less daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 15:16:24 13/06/2026
Time Zone: UTC +12:00(NZST)
System Up: 148 days 20 hours
Prgm Up: 148 days 20 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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                   Monthly Climatological Summary for Jan 2024

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  17.7  21.5   17:22  14.6   06:01   1.2   0.6   0.0   7.5  45.0   13:53     W
02  18.2  22.0   17:17  15.2   04:11   0.9   0.7   0.0   5.9  50.0   14:23   WNW
03  20.1  25.5   15:50  17.0   02:17   0.2   2.0   0.0   3.7  31.0   12:31     W
04  19.3  23.0   15:53  17.4   06:42   0.1   1.1   0.0   7.0  45.0   13:03     W
05  18.5  20.7   13:35  16.9   05:27   0.3   0.6   1.6   5.2  37.0   10:27     W
06  18.4  20.0   11:59  17.0   06:41   0.3   0.4   1.0   3.4  36.0   16:23   ESE
07  19.4  25.7   17:31  15.7   05:09   0.7   1.8   0.0   4.1  34.0   17:02   ENE
08  20.6  27.3   15:41  16.9   06:00   0.2   2.5   0.0   5.6  43.0   17:19     W
09  19.8  26.1   15:55  15.0   03:54   0.8   2.3   0.0   6.3  48.0   13:39     W
10  20.3  25.7   15:25  15.5   00:59   0.6   2.6   0.0   6.2  48.0   11:42     E
11  20.6  25.4   13:21  17.0   06:47   0.2   2.5   0.0   7.5  54.0   14:32     W
12  20.1  26.3   15:35  15.1   04:49   0.7   2.4   0.0   5.5  42.0   09:17   WNW
13  19.4  24.7   15:08  15.3   06:01   0.7   1.7   0.0   6.4  48.0   18:13     W
14  21.0  26.4   15:40  15.2   06:40   0.4   3.1   0.0   9.8  53.0   15:50     W
15  18.8  23.5   14:08  14.8   23:14   0.6   1.1   0.2   6.6  50.0   11:33   WNW
16  18.5  23.7   15:33  14.2   04:38   1.3   1.6   0.0  10.9  63.0   16:04   ENE
17  21.7  28.8   16:32  16.4   04:58   0.5   3.9   0.0   5.2  37.0   15:45   SSW
18  22.7  29.3   16:22  18.2   05:17   0.0   4.4   0.0   3.7  27.0   16:07   WSW
19  23.7  30.5   13:49  19.4   05:16   0.0   5.4   0.0   4.7  43.0   12:21     W
20  22.2  26.8   13:02  18.9   04:08   0.0   3.9   0.0   5.5  47.0   17:26     W
21  23.6  30.2   16:06  19.8   04:10   0.0   5.3   0.4   3.6  29.0   18:47     W
22  23.2  28.4   14:59  19.5   04:03   0.0   4.9   0.0   5.0  53.0   13:28   ENE
23  19.9  24.4   13:53  15.6   22:15   0.4   1.9   3.2  10.2  58.0   11:20     W
24  16.5  21.2   14:00  12.4   07:11   2.2   0.4   0.0   6.5  50.0   13:23     W
25  17.2  22.8   14:21  12.2   01:28   2.2   1.1   0.0   6.3  48.0   10:13     E
26  17.9  25.7   15:03  10.0   05:20   2.3   1.9   0.0   5.0  48.0   10:43   WNW
27  17.8  22.8   14:06  13.4   00:56   1.5   1.0   1.8   6.9  48.0   14:24    NW
28  15.1  19.7   10:21  12.1   06:43   3.3   0.1   9.4   3.2  31.0   16:58    NW
29  17.3  23.1   13:23  12.7   00:46   2.1   1.0   0.0   6.5  49.7   14:56   SSE
30  20.2  27.0   15:26  16.0   05:54   0.5   2.4   0.0   5.8  41.8   00:32    SE
31  19.9  25.5   16:34  16.0   05:57   0.7   2.2   0.0   5.3  43.3   09:00    SE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    19.7  30.5    19    10.0    26    24.8  66.9  17.6   6.0  63.0    16       W

Max >=  27.0  7
Max <=   0.0  0
Min <=   0.0  0
Min <= -18.0  0
Max Rain: 9.4 on day 28
Days of Rain: 7 (>= 0.2 mm)  2 (>= 2.0 mm)  0 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3  Cool Base: 18.3  Method: Integration