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Good Afternoon - Today is: Friday, 16 January 2026 16:43:58 NZDT
Current: 21.8°C, Max: 24.5°C, Min: 15.9°C. It feels like 21.1°C
FORECAST: Thunderstorms this evening with a few showers possible overnight. Low 13C. Winds SE at 15 to 25 km/h. Chance of rain 90%. It feels like 21.1°C. 1 clothing layer recommended.
Station Forecast: Becoming fine | Sunrise: 06:06 | Sunset: 20:48 | Dawn: 05:34 | Dusk: 21:20
Weather Forecast
 Temperature : Current trend is Falling, changing by -0.4 °C/hr 21.8°C, 73%   Pressure : Current trend is Rising slowly, changing by 0.5 hPa/hr 1004.0hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  WSW  Current wind speed is Gentle breeze (F3) from WSW (248°) 15km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Steady 27km/h
Air Quality :  5 AQI  1.4ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 6.2mm
Sun Light : 34.1kLux, 3.2hrs   Solar UV :  2.0UVI  269W/m2
Last weather station contact: Friday, 16 January 2026 at 16:45:15. Updated in seconds

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 Weather Forecast
Tonight
Thunderstorms
13°C
Thunderstorms		 Tomorrow
Cloudy
19°C
Cloudy
Thunderstorms this evening with a few showers possible overnight. Low 13C. Winds SE at 15 to 25 km/h. Chance of rain 90%.
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: Waning Crescent       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
03:00
Moonset
19:11
Visibility
7% 		Sunrise
06:06
Sunset
20:48
Day Length
14.42 Hrs
Moon Phase: Waning Crescent
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 1min 36s less daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
A new record has been made
Updated: 16:45:15 16/01/2026
Time Zone: UTC +13:00(NZDT)
System Up: 0 days 20 hours
Prgm Up: 0 days 20 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 2020 Apr 
                   Monthly Climatological Summary for Apr 2020

Name: City Centre   City: Palmerston North   State: Manawatu
Elevation: 36 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  14.0  22.3   15:05   7.5   07:33   4.8   0.5   0.2   2.3  22.4   16:42   WSW
02  13.4  21.6   15:44   7.5   03:59   5.1   0.3   0.0   3.2  26.7   10:54    SE
03  14.4  20.6   16:11   9.3   07:46   4.1   0.2   0.0   4.1  35.3   12:54     E
04  14.8  20.7   13:28  11.1   03:44   3.7   0.3   0.0   6.7  34.6   21:10   ENE
05  15.1  22.1   14:53   8.8   06:16   4.0   0.6   0.0   5.4  43.3   11:54   ENE
06  14.1  23.3   14:18   7.4   06:35   4.8   0.6   0.0   3.7  40.4   09:45    NE
07  15.9  23.0   12:43  10.8   06:50   3.2   0.7   0.0   4.5  51.2   16:01     W
08  15.7  19.4   15:42  12.0   23:07   2.6   0.0   0.8   3.4  25.2   13:56   WNW
09  13.2  18.2   15:13   7.8   23:46   5.1   0.0   0.0   4.3  37.5   13:12     S
10  10.7  19.5   14:45   4.4   05:42   7.6   0.0   0.0   2.1  19.5   20:53   WSW
11  12.1  21.7   14:45   3.7   06:21   6.6   0.4   0.0   3.0  31.0   16:27     W
12  15.3  24.5   14:19   6.6   04:34   4.2   1.2   0.4   4.0  40.4   11:39    NW
13  14.3  19.1   11:55  11.1   21:41   4.1   0.0   6.0  13.1  87.2   17:35     W
14  11.4  15.8   14:05   6.8   20:07   6.9   0.0   1.4   9.1  44.0   11:01   WSW
15   9.6  16.4   13:52   3.4   06:25   8.7   0.0   0.0   3.1  35.3   15:20   WSW
16  13.3  18.8   12:41   9.3   07:18   5.0   0.0   1.8   7.1  45.4   10:55     W
17  15.9  19.0   13:18  13.5   03:14   2.4   0.0  19.4   8.5  48.3   07:46     W
18  15.3  20.0   12:12  11.0   23:53   3.0   0.1   4.4  10.5  54.8   12:15   WNW
19  14.3  19.2   13:01   9.6   01:43   4.0   0.0   1.4   9.7  62.7   15:06   WNW
20  14.1  18.6   13:37  10.9   06:15   4.2   0.0   0.6   7.4  51.2   11:26   WNW
21  12.7  18.3   13:42   8.5   20:37   5.6   0.0   0.0   2.9  36.8   15:06     W
22  12.4  19.1   12:26   6.5   05:33   5.9   0.0   0.0   2.7  20.2   12:28    NW
23  12.9  21.3   13:16   7.3   06:01   5.6   0.2   0.0   2.5  21.6   14:05   WSW
24  13.7  20.8   12:55   8.7   22:44   4.9   0.2   0.0   3.8  35.3   15:52   WNW
25  14.0  18.1   11:54   9.8   00:00   4.3   0.0   0.0   7.1  42.5   12:57   WNW
26  14.4  20.8   12:49  10.0   04:39   4.2   0.3   0.0   2.4  26.7   14:04     W
27  15.0  21.2   13:49   9.5   07:07   3.6   0.3   0.4   8.0  43.3   16:33   WNW
28  14.3  19.6   14:56   7.6   22:16   4.1   0.1   0.0   5.6  40.4   04:24     W
29  11.5  20.3   14:19   3.8   05:32   6.9   0.2   0.0   3.0  17.3   10:21    NW
30  12.4  18.3   11:45   6.9   03:50   5.9   0.0   0.0   4.1  43.3   15:24     W
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    13.7  24.5    12     3.4    15   145.1   6.2  36.8   5.2  87.2    13     WNW

Max >=  27.0  0
Max <=   0.0  0
Min <=   0.0  0
Min <= -18.0  0
Max Rain: 19.4 on day 17
Days of Rain: 11 (>= 0.2 mm)  3 (>= 2.0 mm)  0 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3  Cool Base: 18.3  Method: Integration