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A late Good Evening - Today was: Monday, 2 March 2026 22:13:21 NZDT
Current: 8.3°C, Max: 14.8°C, Min: 8.1°C. It feels like 7.1°C
FORECAST: Cloudy skies early, then partly cloudy after midnight. Low around 5C. Winds light and variable. It feels like 7.1°C. 4 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Fine weather | Sunrise: 07:00 | Sunset: 19:59 | Dawn: 06:32 | Dusk: 20:26
Weather Forecast
 Temperature : Current trend is Falling, changing by -1.0 °C/hr 8.3°C, 80%   Pressure : Current trend is Rising, changing by 0.7 hPa/hr 1013.1hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  N  Current wind speed is Calm (F0) from N (359°) 0km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Rising 3km/h
Air Quality :  11 AQI  3.2ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 8.7mm
Sun Light : 0Lux, 4.5hrs   Solar UV :  0.0UVI  0W/m2
Last weather station contact: Monday, 02 March 2026 at 22:14:46. Updated in seconds

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  News  

⛅ 02 Mar 2026 4:46PM: Health New Zealand removes some new advice about Ehlers-Danlos syndromes and hypermobility spectrum disorder (rnz.co.nz) 1/10 ⛅ 02 Mar 2026 8:26PM: Oriental fruit fly: Trapping zone widens in South Auckland as more flies found (rnz.co.nz) 2/10 ⛅ 02 Mar 2026 4:59PM: Track to Harwoods Hole permanently closed over safety concerns (rnz.co.nz) 3/10 ⛅ 02 Mar 2026 9:38PM: Police looking for victim of alleged aggravated robbery (rnz.co.nz) 4/10 ⛅ 02 Mar 2026 5:48PM: Naval officers face charges over sinking of HMNZS Manawanui (rnz.co.nz) 5/10 ⛅ 02 Mar 2026 6:01PM: Watch: New Zealand not asking questions about US, Israel attacks (rnz.co.nz) 6/10 ⛅ 02 Mar 2026 2:48PM: Former soldier and sex offender Adrien Bell's volunteer work sparks concern (rnz.co.nz) 7/10 ⛅ 02 Mar 2026 12:24PM: Officer accused of kidnapping ex-wife avoids disciplinary action, keeps job (rnz.co.nz) 8/10 ⛅ 02 Mar 2026 5:49PM: Community alarmed by dog-attacks on sheep, warns person could be next (rnz.co.nz) 9/10 ⛅ 02 Mar 2026 8:04PM: Changes to bridge design need to at least have 'minor positive' impact - engineers (rnz.co.nz) 10/10


 Weather Warnings
No WarningsNo current weather
station warnings
Lightning 1 LIGHTNING STRIKES DETECTED TODAY
Last record: 5:20:31pm 02/03/2026 at 27.0km away.
 Weather Forecast
Tonight
Clouds Early, Clearing Late
5°C
Clouds Early, Clearing Late		 Tomorrow
Mostly Cloudy
16°C
Mostly Cloudy
Cloudy skies early, then partly cloudy after midnight. Low around 5C. Winds light and variable.
Chance of Rain: 13%
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: Waxing Gibbous       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
19:22
Moonset
05:04
Visibility
99% 		Sunrise
07:00
Sunset
19:59
Day Length
12.58 Hrs
Moon Phase: Waxing Gibbous
Sun Phase: Below Horizon
There will be 2min 40s less daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 22:14:46 2/03/2026
Time Zone: UTC +13:00(NZDT)
System Up: 46 days 1 hours
Prgm Up: 46 days 1 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 2025 Mar 
                   Monthly Climatological Summary for Mar 2025

Name: City Centre   City: Palmerston North   State: Manawatu
Elevation: 23 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  19.0  25.3   15:28  15.2   06:56   1.0   1.7   0.0   5.5  46.0   11:21     W
02  19.4  25.2   15:00  15.7   03:14   0.6   1.7   0.0   5.5  47.0   18:32   WNW
03  19.8  24.8   14:00  16.0   23:51   0.3   1.8   0.2   7.4  48.0   10:02     W
04  16.9  20.2   14:08  14.5   23:46   1.6   0.2   2.6   4.8  40.0   14:24   WNW
05  14.0  17.7   12:02   9.9   23:49   4.3   0.0   0.0   8.2  58.0   14:54     S
06  12.9  19.2   16:47   8.0   02:44   5.4   0.0   0.0   4.1  45.0   11:03   SSE
07  13.1  21.1   18:13   5.7   07:01   5.5   0.3   0.0   3.2  37.0   16:11   WNW
08  14.5  20.7   16:24   9.8   03:05   4.0   0.2   0.0   4.6  41.0   13:20   NNE
09  15.3  21.2   15:05   9.7   07:14   3.2   0.2   0.0   3.7  37.0   17:29    SE
10  15.6  23.9   18:13   8.0   07:23   3.9   1.2   0.0   3.3  44.0   18:13   ENE
11  15.9  22.2   14:42  10.1   04:11   2.9   0.5   0.0   6.6  51.0   14:51   WNW
12  16.6  23.5   15:04  12.9   23:54   2.2   0.5   3.4   6.3  41.0   13:33    NW
13  14.3  20.7   17:13   9.2   05:54   4.2   0.1   0.0   2.4  25.0   21:59    NE
14  14.6  23.0   15:23   7.9   07:24   4.4   0.7   0.0   3.4  29.0   18:57   WNW
15  16.6  22.3   14:26  12.5   04:30   2.4   0.7   0.0   7.1  56.0   15:15   WNW
16  17.7  23.1   15:48  15.0   03:50   1.4   0.9   0.0   4.4  40.0   13:26     W
17  18.1  24.5   15:45  13.6   01:42   1.6   1.4   0.0   6.4  56.0   17:58   WNW
18  17.0  23.8   10:57  13.1   23:59   1.8   0.6   1.2   5.7  45.0   10:20    NW
19  13.1  15.6   17:41  10.8   11:01   5.2   0.0   3.4   4.1  36.0   05:36     E
20  15.3  20.0   14:31  12.5   06:02   3.0   0.1   0.0   5.7  45.0   13:38    SE
21  16.2  21.8   14:42  11.8   00:59   2.7   0.6   0.0   4.1  35.0   14:57     E
22  16.6  21.8   16:13  12.0   03:39   2.2   0.4   0.0   4.9  45.0   17:14   WNW
23  17.5  22.0   16:28  14.8   21:49   1.4   0.6   0.0   6.7  42.0   17:35   WNW
24  16.6  20.3   15:08  14.5   00:53   1.8   0.1   0.2   4.1  37.0   17:38    NE
25  17.2  23.1   14:24  13.4   23:57   2.0   0.9   0.0   3.6  35.0   17:45     W
26  15.5  23.3   15:08   9.2   07:30   3.7   0.8   0.0   2.5  30.0   16:33    SW
27  16.4  21.5   15:44  12.3   05:40   2.4   0.4   0.0   6.7  49.0   15:28   WNW
28  16.5  21.3   13:49  14.3   23:41   2.1   0.3  26.2   4.2  34.0   14:43   ENE
29  15.9  21.5   15:23  11.4   07:32   3.0   0.6   0.0   5.0  48.0   10:49   ENE
30  14.4  22.1   14:25   8.2   07:28   4.3   0.6   0.0   3.7  45.0   13:13     W
31  15.8  23.0   15:48   9.7   03:26   3.4   0.8   0.0   3.1  28.8   12:18   ENE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    16.1  25.3     1     5.7     7    87.9  18.9  37.2   4.9  58.0     5     WNW

Max >=  27.0  0
Max <=   0.0  0
Min <=   0.0  0
Min <= -18.0  0
Max Rain: 26.2 on day 28
Days of Rain: 7 (>= 0.2 mm)  4 (>= 2.0 mm)  1 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3  Cool Base: 18.3  Method: Integration