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Good Morning - Today is: Thursday, 16 July 2026 10:22:09 NZST
Current: 14.8°C, Max: 14.8°C, Min: 10.8°C. It feels like 11.8°C
FORECAST: Becoming partly cloudy after some morning rain. High around 15C. Winds WNW at 25 to 40 km/h. Chance of rain 90%. It feels like 11.8°C. A windproof and 3 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Fine weather | Sunrise: 07:37 | Sunset: 17:11 | Dawn: 07:07 | Dusk: 17:41
Weather Forecast
 Temperature : Current trend is Rising, changing by 0.7 °C/hr 14.8°C, 87%   Pressure : Current trend is Rising slowly, changing by 0.2 hPa/hr 1022.5hPa
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 (277°) 20km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Steady 36km/h
Air Quality :  14 AQI  4ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.0mm
Sun Light : 43.3kLux, 1.4hrs   Solar UV :  3.0UVI  342W/m2
Last weather station contact: Thursday, 16 July 2026 at 10:25:10. Updated in seconds

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 Weather Warnings
No WarningsNo current weather
station warnings
 Weather Forecast
Today
AM Rain
15°C
AM Rain		 Tonight
Partly Cloudy
8°C
Partly Cloudy
Becoming partly cloudy after some morning rain. High around 15C. Winds WNW at 25 to 40 km/h. Chance of rain 90%.
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: Waxing Crescent       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
08:53
Moonset
19:16
Visibility
3% 		Sunrise
07:37
Sunset
17:11
Day Length
9.34 Hrs
Moon Phase: Waxing Crescent
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 1min 22s more daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 10:25:10 16/07/2026
Time Zone: UTC +12:00(NZST)
System Up: 1 days 17 hours
Prgm Up: 1 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 2021 Oct 
                   Monthly Climatological Summary for Oct 2021

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  10.6  19.4   14:21   3.8   06:15   7.7   0.0   0.2   4.1  45.0   17:41   WNW
02  12.3  16.7   13:19   9.8   06:33   6.0   0.0   0.0   8.2  50.0   10:26   WNW
03  12.6  18.5   12:27   9.6   06:37   5.7   0.0   0.0   5.8  48.0   10:28   WNW
04  14.1  20.9   12:07  10.4   03:21   4.3   0.1   5.8   5.1  47.0   12:20   WNW
05  14.8  22.3   13:30  11.6   06:35   3.7   0.2   0.0   3.4  27.0   14:51    NW
06  15.2  19.3   18:05  12.5   01:51   3.1   0.0   0.0   3.9  31.0   10:01   ENE
07  14.1  16.2   16:26  12.7   06:36   4.2   0.0   4.8   2.9  27.0   18:10   ENE
08  14.4  20.5   12:50   9.6   23:54   3.9   0.0   0.6   5.3  45.0   14:37     W
09  13.1  19.0   16:17   9.1   00:31   5.2   0.0   0.8   7.3  46.0   09:26   WNW
10  12.7  18.0   13:19   8.8   06:05   5.6   0.0   0.4   4.8  43.0   16:54     W
11  13.3  18.7   13:46  10.2   01:18   5.0   0.0   0.0   7.6  65.0   14:15   WNW
12  11.3  15.5   14:14   6.9   23:32   7.0   0.0   7.4  11.4  63.0   12:29   WNW
13   8.0  13.3   10:14   3.3   06:11  10.3   0.0   0.0   6.5  48.0   14:06   WSW
14   9.6  17.8   17:00   2.7   06:33   8.7   0.0   0.0   3.0  23.0   00:29   NNW
15  11.8  19.0   13:52   7.0   03:04   6.5   0.0   0.0   4.7  35.0   18:32     W
16  12.4  18.0   15:06   7.4   23:42   5.9   0.0   0.0   6.8  52.0   11:53   WNW
17  13.7  22.7   14:32   6.4   01:51   4.9   0.4   1.8   5.5  48.0   12:06    NW
18  15.0  19.6   13:50  10.8   05:27   3.4   0.1   1.2  10.1  69.0   15:10   WNW
19  13.6  17.5   14:24  10.5   20:47   4.7   0.0   0.2  10.5  49.0   09:34     W
20  12.2  16.5   15:29   9.4   06:47   6.1   0.0   1.6   8.4  46.0   09:47     E
21  11.8  16.6   15:22  10.0   03:13   6.5   0.0   0.0   7.5  43.0   22:46     E
22  12.4  17.5   15:08   9.0   03:42   5.9   0.0   0.0  10.3  56.0   22:03     E
23  13.1  19.6   15:13   7.9   06:16   5.2   0.0   0.0   7.8  51.0   12:59   ENE
24  15.0  20.5   10:34  10.7   03:57   3.4   0.1   2.0   2.6  18.0   01:13    NE
25  17.4  23.6   15:52  13.9   06:12   1.8   0.9   0.6   3.7  37.0   17:11    SW
26  18.0  24.4   13:36  14.4   05:42   1.6   1.4   1.4   4.7  35.0   14:33   WSW
27  16.3  21.4   14:23  13.0   23:57   2.3   0.3   0.2   4.3  44.0   14:45     W
28  16.3  23.3   11:29  12.4   06:05   2.7   0.7   6.8   3.2  35.0   15:35    NE
29  15.8  22.9   13:14  12.3   05:26   2.9   0.4   0.0   4.9  41.0   15:22     W
30  16.0  20.9   15:06  12.7   00:00   2.6   0.3   0.0   7.4  48.0   11:39   WNW
31  15.5  19.2   13:36  11.6   23:57   2.9   0.0   1.4  12.5  60.0   12:31   WNW
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    13.6  24.4    26     2.7    14   149.7   4.9  37.2   6.3  69.0    18     WNW

Max >=  27.0  0
Max <=   0.0  0
Min <=   0.0  0
Min <= -18.0  0
Max Rain: 7.4 on day 12
Days of Rain: 17 (>= 0.2 mm)  5 (>= 2.0 mm)  0 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3  Cool Base: 18.3  Method: Integration