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Good Afternoon - Today is: Sunday, 17 May 2026 16:42:01 NZST
Current: 13.0°C, Max: 15.4°C, Min: 9.6°C. It feels like 11.2°C
FORECAST: Partly cloudy. Low near 5C. ESE winds at 15 to 30 km/h, decreasing to 5 to 10 km/h. It feels like 11.2°C. 3 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Settled fine | Sunrise: 07:19 | Sunset: 17:10 | Dawn: 06:49 | Dusk: 17:39
Weather Forecast
 Temperature : Current trend is Falling, changing by -0.5 °C/hr 13.0°C, 72%   Pressure : Current trend is Steady, changing by -0.0 hPa/hr 1037.1hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  ESE  Current wind speed is Light breeze (F2) from ESE (105°) 7km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Rising 14km/h
Air Quality :  5 AQI  1.5ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.1mm
Sun Light : 1.1kLux, 4.1hrs   Solar UV :  0.0UVI  9W/m2
Last weather station contact: Sunday, 17 May 2026 at 16:44:52. Updated in seconds

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 Weather Warnings
Warning WEATHER STATION WARNING
High pressure has been detected
 Weather Forecast
Tonight
Partly Cloudy
5°C
Partly Cloudy		 Tomorrow
Partly Cloudy
15°C
Partly Cloudy
Partly cloudy. Low near 5C. ESE winds at 15 to 30 km/h, decreasing to 5 to 10 km/h.
Chance of Rain: 8%
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: New Moon       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
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
 System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 16:44:52 17/05/2026
Time Zone: UTC +12:00(NZST)
System Up: 121 days 21 hours
Prgm Up: 121 days 21 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 
                   Annual Climatological Summary for 2026

Name: City Centre   City: Palmerston North   State: Manawatu
Elevation: 27 m  Lat: S 40° 21' 32"   Lon: E 175° 34' 22"

                  Temperature (°C), Heat Base: 18.3  Cool Base: 18.3
                          Dep.  Heat  Cool                       Max  Max  Min  Min
        Mean  Mean        From  Deg   Deg                        >=   <=   <=   <=
 YR MO  Max   Min   Mean  Norm  Days  Days  Hi  Date  Low  Date 27.0  0.0  0.0 -18.0
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 26  1  22.2  14.4  17.8  -0.1    44    29  26.5   8   9.0    5    0    0    0    0
 26  2  22.7  13.7  17.8  -0.4    43    31  29.7  13  10.6   24    2    0    0    0
 26  3  21.7  12.0  16.5  -0.1    80    23  28.9  13   6.2    5    2    0    0    0
 26  4  19.4  10.1  14.5   0.4   124    10  25.4   8   2.7   24    0    0    0    0
 26  5  17.1   7.2  12.2   0.8    99     2  22.2   7   1.5   12    0    0    0    0
 26  6
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        21.0  11.9  16.1   0.5   390    94  29.7 Feb   1.5  May    4    0    0    0

                                Precipitation (mm)

              Dep.   Max        Days of Rain
              From   Obs.           >=
 YR MO Total  Norm   Day Date  0.2  2.0 20.0
---------------------------------------------
 26  1 104.6  39.6  45.2  15    13    9    1
 26  2  50.1 -11.9  22.8  15     9    5    1
 26  3  26.1 -47.9   8.7   2     9    5    0
 26  4 158.6  82.6  38.2  20    14    9    4
 26  5   8.8 -40.2   5.4   8     4    2    0
---------------------------------------------
       348.2  22.2  45.2  Jan   49   30    6

                                Wind Speed (km/h)
                          Dom
 YR MO   Avg.  Hi   Date  Dir
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 26  1  10.0  58.7   23   WSW
 26  2   8.4  64.1   16   WSW
 26  3   7.2  58.3   26     S
 26  4   8.1  68.4   21     S
 26  5   5.5  49.3   10   WSW
 26  6
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         8.1  68.4  Apr    SW