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Good Morning - Today is: Monday, 2 February 2026 07:09:48 NZDT
Current: 13.3°C, Max: 15.5°C, Min: 12.5°C. It feels like 13.4°C
FORECAST: Cloudy this morning with showers during the afternoon. High near 20C. Winds W at 10 to 15 km/h. Chance of rain 60%. It feels like 13.4°C. 3 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Fairly fine, showers likely | Sunrise: 06:26 | Sunset: 20:35 | Dawn: 05:56 | Dusk: 21:06
Weather Forecast
 Temperature : Current trend is Falling, changing by -0.3 °C/hr 13.3°C, 90%   Pressure : Current trend is Falling slowly, changing by -0.0 hPa/hr 1010.1hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Moderate Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  NW  Current wind speed is Light air (F1) from NW (318°) 2km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Rising 5km/h
Air Quality :  5 AQI  1.5ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.0mm
Sun Light : 4.6kLux, 0.9hrs   Solar UV :  0.0UVI  36W/m2
Last weather station contact: Monday, 02 February 2026 at 07:10:23. Updated in seconds

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 Weather Warnings
No WarningsNo current weather
station warnings
 Weather Forecast
Today
PM Showers
20°C
PM Showers		 Tonight
Showers
17°C
Showers
Cloudy this morning with showers during the afternoon. High near 20C. Winds W at 10 to 15 km/h. Chance of rain 60%.
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: Full Moon       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
20:54
Moonset
06:10
Visibility
100% 		Sunrise
06:26
Sunset
20:35
Day Length
14.09 Hrs
Moon Phase: Full Moon
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 2min 17s less daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 07:10:23 2/02/2026
Time Zone: UTC +13:00(NZDT)
System Up: 17 days 10 hours
Prgm Up: 17 days 10 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 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
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    17.3  21.4     1    13.6     1     1.7   0.7   0.0   8.0  28.1     1     WSW

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