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Midday - Today is: Friday, 8 May 2026 12:43:43 NZST
FORECAST:
Occasional light rain. High 21C. Winds N at 15 to 25 km/h. Chance of rain 60%. It feels like 18.6°C. 1 clothing layer recommended.
 Weather Forecast |
Temperature | : | 
20.1°C, 63% |
Pressure | : | 
1011.1hPa |
 Fire Danger |
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| Wind Speed | : |
WNW  12km/h |
Wind Gust | : |
 21km/h |
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| Air Quality | : | 8 AQI 2.3ug/m3 | Rainfall | : |
0.0mm |
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| Sun Light | : | 15.1kLux, 2.5hrs | Solar UV | : | 1.0UVI 119W/m2 | ||||
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Last weather station contact: Friday, 08 May 2026 at 12:45:44. Updated in seconds |
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Weather Forecast
Today
21°C |
Tonight
14°C |
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Occasional light rain. High 21C. Winds N at 15 to 25 km/h. Chance of rain 60%. Chance of Rain: 57% |
Moon & Sun Forecast
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Moonrise 22:06 Moonset 12:40 Visibility 68% |
Sunrise 07:10 Sunset 17:19 Day Length 10.08 Hrs |
Moon Phase: Waning Gibbous
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 2min 4s less daylight tomorrow
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 2min 4s less daylight tomorrow
System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 12:45:44 8/05/2026
Time Zone: UTC +12:00(NZST)
System Up: 112 days 17 hours
Prgm Up: 112 days 17 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
Station Is OnlineUpdated: 12:45:44 8/05/2026
Time Zone: UTC +12:00(NZST)
System Up: 112 days 17 hours
Prgm Up: 112 days 17 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 2012 Apr
Monthly Climatological Summary for Apr 2012
Name: City Centre City: Palmerston North State: Manawatu
Elevation: 23 m Lat: S 40° 21' 15" Lon: E 175° 37' 34"
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
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1 16.9 23.4 12:33 10.6 06:28 2.7 1.2 0.0 6.0 28.1 19:53 E
2 17.6 22.4 12:38 14.6 06:27 1.5 0.8 0.0 11.4 42.8 15:47 E
3 17.5 24.0 12:03 15.1 06:35 1.5 0.7 0.3 6.3 35.6 13:04 E
4 17.4 24.1 11:43 15.1 05:08 1.8 0.9 0.3 11.8 41.8 12:39 E
5 16.9 24.6 11:34 13.2 20:51 2.4 1.0 0.0 7.5 43.9 06:21 E
6 16.1 24.0 13:31 12.5 01:08 3.0 0.7 0.0 5.1 27.0 12:07 E
7 15.4 21.8 08:47 10.4 06:02 3.3 0.4 0.0 7.7 33.1 09:39 E
8 16.9 27.3 10:48 8.9 06:51 3.1 1.7 0.0 2.3 23.4 16:00 W
9 16.5 26.9 11:44 8.1 06:51 3.7 1.8 0.0 5.1 28.1 16:02 WNW
10 17.6 25.2 12:19 12.3 01:35 2.1 1.3 0.0 6.9 31.7 15:11 WNW
11 18.3 26.3 13:54 14.3 21:23 1.6 1.6 3.9 4.1 35.6 22:50 E
12 16.7 25.7 10:49 13.1 22:17 2.5 0.9 6.3 3.4 30.6 00:15 E
13 14.6 22.4 12:15 7.3 05:49 4.1 0.4 0.0 6.3 34.2 15:23 WNW
14 15.8 24.8 09:20 10.4 05:08 3.6 1.2 0.0 7.6 36.7 14:10 ESE
15 14.3 25.6 11:07 4.7 06:51 5.3 1.4 0.0 4.6 19.4 13:42 NW
16 14.4 19.7 14:56 9.3 23:38 3.9 0.0 0.0 6.6 24.5 13:37 WNW
17 14.1 25.1 10:30 5.6 07:08 5.2 1.0 0.0 6.2 24.5 21:52 S
18 13.7 21.4 11:26 8.5 06:26 4.9 0.3 0.0 7.7 33.1 13:11 ESE
19 13.5 19.9 08:28 9.2 07:04 4.8 0.0 0.0 5.6 20.9 15:25 ESE
20 12.5 23.0 12:44 4.5 07:07 6.4 0.5 0.0 4.7 19.4 14:53 NNE
21 12.9 24.5 10:58 4.6 03:13 6.2 0.8 0.0 5.6 27.0 13:54 W
22 15.0 26.3 12:13 9.1 23:09 4.5 1.2 0.0 3.8 17.3 14:05 NE
23 14.4 25.6 09:43 5.7 06:09 5.3 1.4 0.0 8.4 24.5 11:19 W
24 15.7 24.9 10:18 6.7 06:52 4.1 1.4 0.0 8.2 31.7 13:07 WNW
25 15.1 24.2 12:14 8.6 23:15 3.9 0.7 0.0 8.8 30.6 11:54 WNW
26 14.5 26.4 10:23 5.5 07:09 5.3 1.6 0.0 5.6 25.6 13:30 NW
27 15.9 28.0 11:07 12.1 01:32 3.4 1.1 14.4 8.7 28.1 13:21 WNW
28 14.3 20.5 14:24 11.1 23:09 4.1 0.1 9.0 10.8 35.6 09:00 WNW
29 13.9 20.1 12:47 11.7 00:09 4.4 0.0 1.2 13.6 37.8 12:02 NW
30 14.1 19.5 11:00 11.5 20:24 4.2 0.0 21.0 21.6 52.6 10:34 WNW
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15.4 28.0 27 4.5 20 112.8 26.1 56.4 7.3 52.6 30 NW
Max >= 27.0: 2
Max <= 0.0: 0
Min <= 0.0: 0
Min <= -18.0: 0
Max Rain: 21.0 on day 30
Days of Rain: 8 (> 0.2 mm) 5 (> 2.0 mm) 1 (> 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3 Cool Base: 18.3 Method: Integration
