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Good Morning - Today is: Sunday, 26 April 2026 08:59:42 NZST
Current: 12.3°C, Max: 12.3°C, Min: 7.1°C. It feels like 11.3°C
FORECAST: Mostly cloudy skies early, then partly cloudy this afternoon. High 18C. Winds WNW at 15 to 30 km/h. It feels like 11.3°C. 3 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Fine, possible showers | Sunrise: 06:58 | Sunset: 17:33 | Dawn: 06:29 | Dusk: 18:01
Weather Forecast
 Temperature : Current trend is Rising, changing by 1.6 °C/hr 12.3°C, 80%   Pressure : Current trend is Falling slowly, changing by -0.0 hPa/hr 1021.4hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  NNW  Current wind speed is Light air (F1) from NNW (348°) 4km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Rising 12km/h
Air Quality :  10 AQI  2.9ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.0mm
Sun Light : 16.8kLux, 1.3hrs   Solar UV :  1.0UVI  133W/m2
Last weather station contact: Sunday, 26 April 2026 at 09:00:51. Updated in seconds

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⛅ 26 Apr 2026 8:14AM: Kiwi shearers facing charges after footage showing abuse of sheep uncovered (rnz.co.nz) 1/10 ⛅ 26 Apr 2026 8:08AM: Gisborne's State Highway 35 opens after rainfall damage (rnz.co.nz) 2/10 ⛅ 26 Apr 2026 6:22AM: Councils want government to pay for more for natural hazard protections (rnz.co.nz) 3/10 ⛅ 26 Apr 2026 1:54AM: In pictures: Anzac Day commemorations around New Zealand and afar (rnz.co.nz) 4/10 ⛅ 25 Apr 2026 9:12PM: Man rescued after clinging to kayak in harbour for hours (rnz.co.nz) 5/10 ⛅ 25 Apr 2026 7:58PM: SH35 closed after cracking occurs in slip between Pōtaka and Wharekahika/Hicks Bay (rnz.co.nz) 6/10 ⛅ 25 Apr 2026 7:18PM: Air New Zealand flight to Gisborne sent back to Auckland due to 'hydraulic issue' (rnz.co.nz) 7/10 ⛅ 25 Apr 2026 6:08PM: Watch: Anzac Day commemorations around New Zealand and afar (rnz.co.nz) 8/10 ⛅ 25 Apr 2026 5:49PM: Police investigating Dunedin 'grievous assault' appeal for information (rnz.co.nz) 9/10 ⛅ 25 Apr 2026 4:42PM: SH 56 and 57 closed near Shannon after crash (rnz.co.nz) 10/10


 Weather Warnings
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 Weather Forecast
Today
Partly Cloudy
18°C
Partly Cloudy		 Tonight
Partly Cloudy
9°C
Partly Cloudy
Mostly cloudy skies early, then partly cloudy this afternoon. High 18C. Winds WNW at 15 to 30 km/h.
Chance of Rain: 8%
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: Waxing Gibbous       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
14:54
Moonset
00:55
Visibility
69% 		Sunrise
06:58
Sunset
17:33
Day Length
10.35 Hrs
Moon Phase: Waxing Gibbous
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 2min 20s less daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 09:00:51 26/04/2026
Time Zone: UTC +12:00(NZST)
System Up: 100 days 13 hours
Prgm Up: 100 days 13 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
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 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
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    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