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Good Afternoon - Today is: Tuesday, 17 March 2026 15:21:40 NZDT
FORECAST:
A few passing clouds, otherwise generally clear. Low 11C. Winds light and variable. It feels like 23.3°C. 1 clothing layer recommended.
 Weather Forecast |
Temperature | : | 
23.5°C, 51% |
Pressure | : | 
1021.4hPa |
 Fire Danger |
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| Wind Speed | : |
NNW  5km/h |
Wind Gust | : |
 14km/h |
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| Air Quality | : | 5 AQI 1.2ug/m3 | Rainfall | : |
0.0mm |
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| Sun Light | : | 76.3kLux, 6.4hrs | Solar UV | : | 5.0UVI 603W/m2 | ||||
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Last weather station contact: Tuesday, 17 March 2026 at 15:24:15. Updated in seconds |
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Weather Warnings
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Weather Forecast
Tonight
11°C |
Tomorrow
22°C |
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A few passing clouds, otherwise generally clear. Low 11C. Winds light and variable. Chance of Rain: 9% |
Moon & Sun Forecast
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Moonrise 04:45 Moonset 18:37 Visibility 5% |
Sunrise 07:17 Sunset 19:35 Day Length 12.18 Hrs |
Moon Phase: Waning Crescent
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 2min 42s less daylight tomorrow
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 2min 42s less daylight tomorrow
System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 15:24:15 17/03/2026
Time Zone: UTC +13:00(NZDT)
System Up: 60 days 19 hours
Prgm Up: 60 days 19 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: 15:24:15 17/03/2026
Time Zone: UTC +13:00(NZDT)
System Up: 60 days 19 hours
Prgm Up: 60 days 19 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 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
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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
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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
