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A very early Good Morning - Today is: Wednesday, 16 September 2026 05:05:47 NZST
Current: 9.6°C, Max: 11.4°C, Min: 9.5°C. It feels like 7.9°C
FORECAST: Cloudy. High 14C. Winds WNW at 15 to 30 km/h. It feels like 7.9°C. 4 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Showery, becoming less settled | Sunrise: 06:18 | Sunset: 18:08 | Dawn: 05:51 | Dusk: 18:35
Weather Forecast
 Temperature : Current trend is Falling, changing by -0.3 °C/hr 9.6°C, 95%   Pressure : Current trend is Falling slowly, changing by -0.4 hPa/hr 1017.2hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  NNW  Current wind speed is Light breeze (F2) from NNW (329°) 7km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Rising 18km/h
Air Quality :  6 AQI  1.8ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Falling 1.3mm
Sun Light : 0lx, 0.0hrs   Solar UV :  0.0UVI  0W/m2
Last weather station contact: Wednesday, 16 September 2026 at 05:07:23. Updated in seconds

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 Weather Forecast
Today
Cloudy
14°C
Cloudy		 Tonight
Cloudy
9°C
Cloudy
Cloudy. High 14C. Winds WNW at 15 to 30 km/h.
Chance of Rain: 14%
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: Waxing Crescent       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
08:18
Moonset
23:43
Visibility
22% 		Sunrise
06:18
Sunset
18:08
Day Length
11.50 Hrs
Moon Phase: Waxing Crescent
Sun Phase: Below Horizon
There will be 2min 36s more daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 05:07:23 16/09/2026
Time Zone: UTC +12:00(NZST)
System Up: 35 days 9 hours
Prgm Up: 35 days 9 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 Feb 
                   Monthly Climatological Summary for Feb 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  17.3  21.4   16:10  13.6   05:56   1.7   0.7   0.0   8.0  28.1   15:44   WSW
02  16.6  18.9   13:55  12.5   06:28   1.7   0.0   0.8   5.5  23.8   10:48    SW
03  18.5  21.9   15:08  15.8   22:58   0.5   0.7  10.5   5.2  26.3   14:50    SW
04  17.2  21.3   16:28  13.6   23:55   1.7   0.5   1.8   7.5  34.6   09:46    SE
05  17.8  26.1   17:05  11.2   06:34   2.4   1.9   0.0   6.2  33.8   10:23   ESE
06  17.3  21.4   15:16  13.3   03:24   1.6   0.6   0.0   8.2  38.2   15:03     W
07  19.5  22.8   14:21  16.4   00:29   0.2   1.4   0.0  12.3  44.3   12:45     W
08  19.5  24.9   14:58  15.7   23:50   0.3   1.5   0.0  10.3  35.3   03:52   WSW
09  18.5  24.9   15:44  12.1   06:51   1.5   1.8   0.0   6.1  24.5   13:56    SW
10  18.7  26.0   15:22  13.6   07:04   1.3   1.6   0.0   6.4  30.2   16:01   WSW
11  19.7  26.3   16:35  13.2   06:31   1.1   2.5   0.0   5.9  23.0   19:43    SW
12  21.3  28.0   17:08  16.5   05:29   0.5   3.4   0.0   6.7  26.6   17:45     E
13  21.7  29.7   14:36  17.3   03:20   0.1   3.6   3.6   4.5  28.1   15:52   SSW
14  18.9  21.2   16:03  16.1   23:57   0.3   0.9   0.9   5.1  20.5   03:49   SSE
15  14.5  16.5   09:26  11.9   20:39   3.8   0.0  22.8  13.5  55.8   23:23     S
16  15.6  20.3   13:00  12.6   00:00   2.8   0.1   2.1  18.7  64.1   06:28    SW
17  17.5  22.3   13:13  13.9   03:46   1.6   0.7   0.0   6.3  29.9   15:34     W
18  18.0  22.3   15:24  14.8   23:48   1.3   1.0   0.0   7.7  33.5   14:27   WSW
19  16.8  21.5   13:39  13.3   05:55   1.7   0.2   6.4   9.9  41.8   12:43     W
20  17.8  21.1   15:31  14.6   22:58   1.1   0.6   0.1  17.5  61.6   12:56     W
21  16.1  20.4   14:23  11.6   06:42   2.7   0.4   0.0   7.8  31.7   12:57     W
22  16.9  20.7   15:08  14.2   06:54   1.8   0.4   0.0  12.1  57.2   13:09     W
23  17.0  23.1   15:02  12.3   05:57   2.2   0.9   0.0   6.3  24.5   17:03     S
24  16.8  21.9   16:53  10.6   03:12   2.4   0.9   0.0   6.9  24.8   14:14     W
25  18.8  26.9   18:17  13.2   06:23   1.7   2.2   0.0   7.4  33.8   03:36     E
26  18.8  23.4   15:39  14.4   06:20   0.9   1.4   0.0   8.8  37.4   15:30   WSW
27  16.3  18.5   10:54  13.1   23:41   2.0   0.0   1.1   6.9  29.2   17:27    SE
28  16.0  20.6   15:29  12.3   06:54   2.7   0.4   0.0   8.7  44.3   11:32     E
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    17.8  29.7    13    10.6    24    43.5  30.5  50.1   8.4  64.1    16      SW

Max >=  27.0  2
Max <=   0.0  0
Min <=   0.0  0
Min <= -18.0  0
Max Rain: 22.8 on day 15
Days of Rain: 9 (>= 0.2 mm)  5 (>= 2.0 mm)  1 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3  Cool Base: 18.3  Method: Integration