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Good Morning - Today is: Sunday, 17 May 2026 09:37:57 NZST
FORECAST:
Considerable cloudiness. High 14C. Winds SE at 15 to 25 km/h. It feels like 11.5°C. 3 clothing layers recommended.
 Weather Forecast |
Temperature | : | 
12.8°C, 74% |
Pressure | : |
1038.9hPa |
 Fire Danger |
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| Wind Speed | : |
E  4km/h |
Wind Gust | : |
 10km/h |
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| Air Quality | : | 5 AQI 1.4ug/m3 | Rainfall | : |
0.0mm |
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| Sun Light | : | 19.5kLux, 2.1hrs | Solar UV | : | 1.0UVI 154W/m2 | ||||
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Last weather station contact: Sunday, 17 May 2026 at 09:40:42. Updated in seconds |
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Weather Warnings
WEATHER STATION WARNING
Weather Forecast
Today
14°C |
Tonight
5°C |
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Considerable cloudiness. High 14C. Winds SE at 15 to 25 km/h. Chance of Rain: 4% |
Moon & Sun Forecast
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Moonrise 07:36 Moonset 16:56 Visibility 0% |
Sunrise 07:19 Sunset 17:10 Day Length 9.51 Hrs |
Moon Phase: New Moon
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 1min 46s less daylight tomorrow
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 1min 46s less daylight tomorrow
System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 09:40:42 17/05/2026
Time Zone: UTC +12:00(NZST)
System Up: 121 days 14 hours
Prgm Up: 121 days 14 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: 09:40:42 17/05/2026
Time Zone: UTC +12:00(NZST)
System Up: 121 days 14 hours
Prgm Up: 121 days 14 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
NOAA Climate Reports - Daily, Month and Year History Report and Extremes
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Report for 2026 Apr
Monthly Climatological Summary for Apr 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
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01 13.8 19.1 15:14 9.6 06:38 4.6 0.0 0.0 6.4 28.1 14:53 E
02 13.7 23.6 16:34 5.2 07:04 5.3 0.7 0.0 3.7 19.1 10:22 NE
03 13.8 22.1 15:52 6.2 06:54 5.1 0.6 0.0 4.8 30.2 16:58 WSW
04 16.8 21.8 13:05 12.9 07:38 2.2 0.8 0.0 7.7 32.8 13:01 W
05 15.9 20.5 13:56 11.8 04:03 2.8 0.3 0.0 6.7 34.2 14:36 E
06 17.2 21.7 12:38 14.2 02:15 1.6 0.5 0.0 12.3 58.7 14:25 ENE
07 17.5 19.6 11:43 16.1 02:44 1.0 0.2 0.5 14.0 52.2 07:42 ENE
08 18.3 25.4 12:58 14.2 23:44 0.9 1.0 2.0 6.7 28.4 01:53 ENE
09 16.7 22.3 13:27 11.0 06:46 2.4 0.8 0.0 6.8 36.7 14:49 WSW
10 17.1 24.1 14:50 10.8 06:04 2.4 1.3 0.0 5.7 36.4 19:53 E
11 18.1 23.0 15:02 14.2 06:39 1.3 1.1 1.1 12.9 51.8 09:04 ENE
12 19.9 22.9 14:12 17.1 20:26 0.1 1.7 22.3 13.6 51.1 23:11 ENE
13 16.2 18.4 09:57 12.7 22:56 2.1 0.0 11.5 7.4 47.9 00:07 WNW
14 14.7 18.4 14:45 10.9 23:18 3.6 0.0 10.4 9.0 37.4 13:46 W
15 13.7 17.9 15:03 10.6 00:39 4.6 0.0 26.5 11.0 42.1 20:08 W
16 14.8 17.2 13:58 13.2 02:50 3.4 0.0 2.6 16.3 55.8 09:50 W
17 14.5 17.5 14:44 10.3 07:04 3.8 0.0 1.1 8.3 41.4 15:16 W
18 16.1 21.0 10:55 13.3 00:00 2.4 0.2 25.0 7.3 37.8 10:55 NW
19 14.8 21.0 14:37 10.7 07:11 3.8 0.3 16.4 4.4 25.9 11:58 W
20 13.0 16.0 11:48 9.5 05:45 5.3 0.0 38.2 6.1 33.1 14:45 SE
21 11.5 12.7 00:06 10.5 12:08 6.8 0.0 0.0 19.9 68.4 05:38 SSE
22 10.9 13.2 11:33 6.8 23:54 7.4 0.0 0.3 13.9 53.6 01:13 SSE
23 9.0 13.5 14:51 4.1 06:21 9.3 0.0 0.0 4.0 31.7 13:58 SE
24 9.4 17.2 14:21 2.7 05:29 8.9 0.0 0.0 3.4 21.2 11:18 SSE
25 10.0 17.9 15:40 3.2 06:47 8.3 0.0 0.0 3.3 15.8 15:13 S
26 12.4 18.6 13:34 7.1 02:48 5.9 0.0 0.0 4.8 31.0 15:35 W
27 13.0 19.4 15:23 8.0 03:00 5.4 0.1 0.0 4.6 27.0 13:27 ENE
28 13.7 20.1 14:59 8.1 07:15 4.7 0.1 0.0 3.7 19.4 12:52 SW
29 14.8 18.6 15:17 10.8 00:08 3.5 0.0 0.0 7.5 33.8 14:25 WNW
30 13.7 16.3 13:06 7.9 23:21 4.6 0.0 0.7 7.6 43.9 12:17 SE
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14.5 25.4 8 2.7 24 123.7 9.7 158.6 8.1 68.4 21 SSE
Max >= 27.0 0
Max <= 0.0 0
Min <= 0.0 0
Min <= -18.0 0
Max Rain: 38.2 on day 20
Days of Rain: 14 (>= 0.2 mm) 9 (>= 2.0 mm) 4 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3 Cool Base: 18.3 Method: Integration
