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Good Afternoon - Today is: Monday, 26 January 2026 13:24:57 NZDT
Current: 20.6°C, Max: 21.1°C, Min: 14.1°C. It feels like 19.3°C
FORECAST: Cloudy with showers. High near 20C. Winds WNW at 15 to 30 km/h. Chance of rain 40%. It feels like 19.3°C. 1 clothing layer recommended.
Station Forecast: Fairly fine, improving | Sunrise: 06:18 | Sunset: 20:42 | Dawn: 05:47 | Dusk: 21:13
Weather Forecast
 Temperature : Current trend is Rising, changing by 0.6 °C/hr 20.6°C, 71%   Pressure : Current trend is Rising slowly, changing by 0.1 hPa/hr 1000.4hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  W  Current wind speed is Gentle breeze (F3) from W (267°) 15km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Rising 30km/h
Air Quality :  14 AQI  3.8ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 5.8mm
Sun Light : 124.9kLux, 2.1hrs   Solar UV :  9.0UVI  987W/m2
Last weather station contact: Monday, 26 January 2026 at 13:25:02. Updated in seconds

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⛅ 26 Jan 2026 12:26PM: Prime Minister Luxon decries racist rhetoric over role of iwi after Mt Maunganui slip (rnz.co.nz) 1/10 ⛅ 26 Jan 2026 11:36AM: Wellington cafĂ© Spruce Goose to shut its doors after 12 years (rnz.co.nz) 2/10 ⛅ 26 Jan 2026 11:58AM: Live: Mt Maunganui recovery paused over slip fears, community holds vigil (rnz.co.nz) 3/10 ⛅ 26 Jan 2026 12:56PM: Clutha death a possible murder-suicide attempt (rnz.co.nz) 4/10 ⛅ 26 Jan 2026 9:31AM: 150,000 tonnes of fallen trees, $1m council costs: Clutha cleanup continues (rnz.co.nz) 5/10 ⛅ 26 Jan 2026 12:56PM: Police close Wellington's Lambton Quay over 'item of concern' (rnz.co.nz) 6/10 ⛅ 26 Jan 2026 10:05AM: Should we be rethinking how we rebuild after storms? (rnz.co.nz) 7/10 ⛅ 26 Jan 2026 10:52AM: Search continues for man swept away in Waioeka River (rnz.co.nz) 8/10 ⛅ 25 Jan 2026 8:17PM: The furry rescuer helping teams working on Mt Maunganui landslide (rnz.co.nz) 9/10 ⛅ 25 Jan 2026 10:43PM: 'Significant smoke' coming from building fire in Auckland's Onehunga (rnz.co.nz) 10/10


 Weather Warnings
No WarningsNo current weather
station warnings
 Weather Forecast
Today
Showers
20°C
Showers		 Tonight
Showers
14°C
Showers
Cloudy with showers. High near 20C. Winds WNW at 15 to 30 km/h. Chance of rain 40%.
Chance of Rain: 41%
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: First Quarter       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
13:56
Moonset
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Visibility
48% 		Sunrise
06:18
Sunset
20:42
Day Length
14.24 Hrs
Moon Phase: First Quarter
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 2min 2s less daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 13:25:02 26/01/2026
Time Zone: UTC +13:00(NZDT)
System Up: 10 days 17 hours
Prgm Up: 10 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 2013 Jun 
                   Monthly Climatological Summary for Jun 2013

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  13.7  17.8   13:23  11.8   05:55   4.6   0.0   0.3  13.9  34.2   13:20    NW
 2  13.7  16.4   13:41  12.2   01:03   4.6   0.0   0.3  14.4  35.6   10:36    NW
 3  12.2  15.7   14:59   9.6   07:35   6.1   0.0   0.0   9.3  25.6   09:58    NW
 4  10.9  14.4   13:15   7.4   05:16   7.4   0.0  13.5   6.6  39.2   23:41    SE
 5   9.6  11.0   00:00   8.3   20:53   8.7   0.0   1.8  10.6  35.6   03:19    SE
 6   9.6  12.9   14:08   7.6   07:58   8.7   0.0   0.0   8.8  27.0   16:43   ESE
 7  10.8  18.2   13:13   5.6   23:59   7.6   0.0   0.0   3.6  20.9   02:43     E
 8   9.4  18.2   13:27   3.8   07:38   8.9   0.0   0.0   4.4  12.2   10:54     E
 9  11.6  14.8   12:57   8.7   02:19   6.7   0.0   0.0   7.3  24.5   14:43     E
10  13.6  17.3   12:38  12.7   22:07   4.7   0.0   0.3   9.4  24.5   21:19   ESE
11  14.2  17.3   13:42  12.3   05:41   4.1   0.0   0.9   5.7  20.9   02:38   ESE
12  13.7  17.1   11:48  10.2   07:14   4.6   0.0   2.4   3.8  13.3   08:00    SE
13  11.6  14.2   14:07   8.8   21:57   6.7   0.0   0.0   4.3  20.9   14:19    NW
14   9.3  15.3   12:35   4.2   06:20   9.0   0.0   0.0   4.1  18.4   14:40   ESE
15   8.8  12.4   16:23   4.4   04:43   9.5   0.0   0.0   3.7  11.2   00:37     E
16  11.6  14.5   22:14   9.0   00:00   6.7   0.0  18.6  10.6  40.3   22:12     E
17  13.7  20.0   13:20   9.8   05:14   4.6   0.1   2.7   6.1  25.6   22:55   NNW
18  13.7  18.8   12:02  10.1   23:46   4.6   0.0   0.3   5.9  25.6   12:07   NNW
19  11.1  17.0   12:06   7.5   06:38   7.2   0.0   2.4   3.0  13.3   12:33   ESE
20   8.8  11.9   12:27   3.9   23:41   9.5   0.0  22.8  12.2  37.8   14:18    NW
21   6.7   8.3   14:45   3.8   01:03  11.6   0.0   0.9  12.8  39.2   16:21    SW
22   6.5   7.5   00:00   5.6   22:54  11.8   0.0  13.5   6.1  23.4   11:09   WSW
23   6.6  13.0   13:34   2.6   23:59  11.7   0.0   2.7   3.1  14.8   15:06   NNW
24   7.0  13.9   13:04   1.2   02:00  11.3   0.0   0.0   3.7  19.4   13:26    NW
25   8.4  14.4   12:21   4.2   06:36   9.9   0.0   0.0   3.1  13.3   14:50     S
26   7.0  14.8   14:33   2.0   05:02  11.3   0.0   0.0   3.6  13.3   21:06   ESE
27   7.6  10.8   13:12   5.0   03:32  10.8   0.0   0.0   6.5  25.6   16:22   ESE
28   8.2  11.9   15:26   4.3   23:57  10.1   0.0   0.0   4.8  20.9   00:27    SE
29   6.2  14.4   13:49   1.6   03:54  12.1   0.0   1.2   3.5  15.8   13:58     E
30   9.9  14.9   13:34   6.3   00:00   8.4   0.0   0.9  11.1  31.7   12:53    NW
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    10.2  20.0    17     1.2    24   243.5   0.1  85.5   6.8  40.3    16     ENE

Max >=  27.0:  0
Max <=   0.0:  0
Min <=   0.0:  0
Min <= -18.0:  0
Max Rain: 22.8 on day 20
Days of Rain: 17 (>= 0.2 mm)  8 (>= 2.0 mm)  1 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3  Cool Base: 18.3  Method: Integration