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A late Good Evening! - Today was: Sunday, 15 February 2026 23:35:14 NZDT
Current: 12.4°C, Max: 16.5°C, Min: 11.9°C. It feels like 7.3°C
FORECAST: Cloudy and windy with periods of rain. Heavy and torrential downpours at times. Low 12C. Winds SW at 40 to 55 km/h. Chance of rain 100%. Rainfall near 12mm. It feels like 7.3°C. A waterproof and A windproof and 4 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Rain, very unsettled | Sunrise: 06:42 | Sunset: 20:20 | Dawn: 06:13 | Dusk: 20:49
Weather Forecast
 Temperature : Current trend is Rising, changing by 0.1 °C/hr 12.4°C, 88%   Pressure : Current trend is Falling quickly, changing by -1.5 hPa/hr 993.6hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  SW  Current wind speed is Moderate breeze (F4) from SW (215°) 27km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Rising 54km/h
Air Quality :  8 AQI  2.2ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Falling 22.1mm
Sun Light : 0Lux, 1.0hrs   Solar UV :  0.0UVI  0W/m2
Last weather station contact: Sunday, 15 February 2026 at 23:35:26. Updated in seconds

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 Weather Warnings
Civil Defence Alert CIVIL DEFENCE:
A regional pre-emptive state of emergency has been declared.
This declaration covers the entire Manawatū-Whanganui Region and Tararua, Rangitīkei.
This includes Palmerston North City and applies as of 6.37pm Sunday 15 February.
Warning METSERVICE YELLOW WEATHER WATCH
Heavy Rain Watch
Period: 18hrs from 8pm Sun, 15 Feb - 2pm Mon, 16 Feb
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Strong Wind Watch
Period: 12hrs from 8pm Sun, 15 Feb - 8am Mon, 16 Feb
Warning WEATHER STATION WARNING
High wind gust levels have been detected
Warning WEATHER STATION WARNING
High continuous wind levels have been detected
Caution WEATHER STATION CAUTION
High cumulative rainfall for today has been detected
 Weather Forecast
Tonight
Rain, Wind
12°C
Rain, Wind		 Tomorrow
Rain, Wind
19°C
Rain, Wind
Cloudy and windy with periods of rain. Heavy and torrential downpours at times. Low 12C. Winds SW at 40 to 55 km/h. Chance of rain 100%. Rainfall near 12mm.
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: Waning Crescent       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
03:40
Moonset
19:14
Visibility
5% 		Sunrise
06:42
Sunset
20:20
Day Length
13.37 Hrs
Moon Phase: Waning Crescent
Sun Phase: Below Horizon
There will be 2min 33s less daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 23:35:26 15/02/2026
Time Zone: UTC +13:00(NZDT)
System Up: 31 days 3 hours
Prgm Up: 31 days 3 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 2020 Dec 
                   Monthly Climatological Summary for Dec 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  13.7  17.4   17:08   9.3   23:56   4.6   0.0   0.2   9.0  51.9   10:26     S
02  13.8  21.2   16:06   5.6   03:38   4.7   0.2   0.0   6.5  57.0   14:42   WNW
03  16.0  22.0   15:08  10.9   23:36   2.7   0.4   1.0  11.1  60.6   10:48   WNW
04  14.8  20.2   08:00  10.8   00:23   3.6   0.0   0.0  10.0  51.2   08:40   WNW
05  14.3  20.9   13:34  10.6   04:45   4.1   0.1   0.6  12.0  77.1   16:47   WNW
06  16.1  23.1   07:32   9.8   05:49   2.8   0.6   0.2   6.5  52.6   12:38     W
07  17.3  23.3   12:59  12.0   01:27   1.9   1.0   1.8   9.4  56.2   13:16   WNW
08  17.8  20.1   15:24  16.0   22:50   0.7   0.2  14.4   9.8  54.8   01:51   WNW
09  18.5  23.7   10:16  15.7   02:54   0.8   1.1  10.6   4.5  33.9   13:32   WNW
10  18.8  26.8   10:54  13.2   23:32   0.9   1.4   8.4   7.1  51.2   11:56   WNW
11  15.8  21.3   12:15  12.1   23:02   2.6   0.2   0.0  13.4  61.3   16:05   WNW
12  15.2  21.5   14:30  10.8   23:40   3.3   0.2   0.0  13.4  75.7   08:56   WNW
13  15.0  21.7   07:35   9.7   04:53   3.6   0.3   0.0   5.3  42.5   17:46    NE
14  15.8  25.3   14:57   6.3   05:23   3.9   1.3   0.0   3.0  40.4   17:37   WNW
15  17.1  24.7   13:36   9.2   04:55   2.9   1.7   0.0   4.3  38.9   17:55     W
16  16.1  20.5   14:15  13.9   05:09   2.3   0.1   0.0   7.6  44.7   16:27     W
17  17.8  25.2   16:14  13.0   05:46   1.9   1.3   0.0   5.6  48.3   23:41     S
18  18.8  25.5   11:50  15.2   04:12   1.1   1.6   0.0   6.7  43.3   00:08     W
19  17.6  23.0   14:14  13.4   23:39   1.5   0.9   0.0   8.1  51.2   12:58     W
20  18.6  26.2   16:43  12.5   02:47   1.6   2.0   0.0   5.4  41.1   10:39     W
21  18.8  25.4   14:12  14.1   02:36   1.0   1.6   0.0   3.3  39.7   05:12     E
22  19.5  26.5   15:00  15.9   05:12   0.6   1.8   2.8   4.1  43.3   14:49   WNW
23  17.0  20.2   12:31  15.3   06:11   1.4   0.1   8.2   3.1  30.3   11:30   WSW
24  16.9  21.4   14:45  15.2   04:32   1.6   0.2  10.0   7.5  49.7   16:37   WNW
25  17.9  23.9   15:35  11.7   23:54   1.9   1.5   0.0   7.6  43.3   11:13   WNW
26  15.9  24.2   08:00  10.7   23:17   3.2   0.8   0.0   6.0  47.6   11:53   WNW
27  12.5  18.5   13:32   8.1   04:25   5.8   0.0   0.0   5.9  49.7   18:30     S
28  13.0  20.6   15:53   7.5   05:37   5.3   0.0   0.0   3.2  36.8   14:51    SW
29  13.9  20.3   11:18   7.9   06:02   4.4   0.0   0.0   2.4  23.1   14:14    NW
30  16.6  23.5   16:07   8.5   05:37   2.9   1.2   0.0   4.4  46.1   12:51    SE
31  17.3  23.7   15:27  10.8   05:21   2.3   1.3   0.0   5.9  54.1   13:33     E
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    16.4  26.8    10     5.6     2    81.9  23.1  58.2   6.8  77.1     5       W

Max >=  27.0  0
Max <=   0.0  0
Min <=   0.0  0
Min <= -18.0  0
Max Rain: 14.4 on day 8
Days of Rain: 11 (>= 0.2 mm)  6 (>= 2.0 mm)  0 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3  Cool Base: 18.3  Method: Integration