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Good Morning - Today is: Tuesday, 4 August 2026 10:57:11 NZST
Current: 6.2°C, Max: 10.7°C, Min: 6.0°C. It feels like 3.9°C
FORECAST: Rain showers this morning with some sunshine during the afternoon hours. High 7C. Winds SSW at 15 to 30 km/h. Chance of rain 50%. It feels like 3.9°C. 4 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Settled fine | Sunrise: 07:21 | Sunset: 17:28 | Dawn: 06:52 | Dusk: 17:56
Weather Forecast
 Temperature : Current trend is Falling, changing by -0.4 °C/hr 6.2°C, 84%   Pressure : Current trend is Rising, changing by 0.8 hPa/hr 1020.6hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  S  Current wind speed is Light air (F1) from S (187°) 5km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Steady 8km/h
Air Quality :  4 AQI  1.1ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Falling 0.4mm
Sun Light : 18klx, 0.9hrs   Solar UV :  1.0UVI  142W/m2
Last weather station contact: Tuesday, 04 August 2026 at 11:01:41. Updated in seconds

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 Weather Warnings
No WarningsNo current weather
station warnings
Caution WEATHER STATION CAUTION
Extra cool day temperatures are being recorded
 Weather Forecast
Today
AM Showers
7°C
AM Showers		 Tonight
Mostly Cloudy
1°C
Mostly Cloudy
Rain showers this morning with some sunshine during the afternoon hours. High 7C. Winds SSW at 15 to 30 km/h. Chance of rain 50%.
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: Waning Gibbous       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
23:20
Moonset
09:42
Visibility
73% 		Sunrise
07:21
Sunset
17:28
Day Length
10.06 Hrs
Moon Phase: Waning Gibbous
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 2min 3s more daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 11:01:41 4/08/2026
Time Zone: UTC +12:00(NZST)
System Up: 20 days 17 hours
Prgm Up: 20 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


Historic Trends and Graphs

These graphs present the historic temperature, humidity, pressure, wind speed and rainfall trends since our records commenced 1 January 2009. Click on a button to display the corresponding graph in the panel above it. See as much or as little information as you want with these interactive graphs. Data sampled once a day.


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