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Lat: -41.33 Lon: 174.80 Alt: 12m
Mon 18th January 21:30UTC
19°C / 66°F
Partly cloudy
10km
50%
64%
999mb
NNW (19 mph/31 km/h)
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Lat: -37.02 Lon: 174.80 Alt: 7m
Mon 18th January 21:30UTC
23°C / 73°F
Rain Shower
10km
75%
69%
1008mb
WNW (15 mph/24 km/h)
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Lat: -43.48 Lon: 172.55 Alt: 38m
Mon 18th January 21:30UTC
23°C / 73°F
Partly cloudy
10km
50%
33%
987mb
N (15 mph/24 km/h)
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Today and Tomorrow Forecast

DayLocal TimeDirSpeed/
Gust		Temp/
Feels Like		HumidityPressureCloud AmountPrecip AmountWeather
Tue 19
Jan		00:00

NW
NW

13 / 19 mph 58 / 55°F 80% 1003 mb
Low level cloud: 73%
Mid level cloud: 17%
High level cloud: 100%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
90%
Expect 0.01 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.01 In
03:00

NW
NW

10 / 17 mph 57 / 55°F 82% 1003 mb
Low level cloud: 77%
Mid level cloud: 19%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
83%
Expect 0.01 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.01 In
06:00

NW
NW

13 / 18 mph 60 / 60°F 81% 1002 mb
Low level cloud: 86%
Mid level cloud: 31%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
97%
Expect 0.01 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.01 In
09:00

WNW
WNW

16 / 19 mph 68 / 67°F 69% 1002 mb
Low level cloud: 49%
Mid level cloud: 18%
High level cloud: 33%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
59%
Expect 0.02 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.02 In
12:00

WNW
WNW

12 / 20 mph 64 / 63°F 83% 1000 mb
Low level cloud: 45%
Mid level cloud: 51%
High level cloud: 1%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
63%
Expect 0.04 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.04 In
15:00

WNW
WNW

17 / 23 mph 75 / 77°F 54% 998 mb
Low level cloud: 0%
Mid level cloud: 26%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
26%
Expect 0.04 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.04 In
18:00

NW
NW

15 / 23 mph 64 / 64°F 83% 996 mb
Low level cloud: 81%
Mid level cloud: 44%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
95%
Expect 0.03 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.03 In
21:00

WNW
WNW

16 / 21 mph 60 / 60°F 95% 997 mb
Low level cloud: 85%
Mid level cloud: 55%
High level cloud: 10%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
100%
Expect 0.06 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.06 In
Wed 20
Jan		00:00

WNW
WNW

12 / 22 mph 55 / 51°F 91% 997 mb
Low level cloud: 64%
Mid level cloud: 68%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
88%
Expect 0.05 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.05 In
03:00

WNW
WNW

13 / 24 mph 51 / 47°F 79% 997 mb
Low level cloud: 19%
Mid level cloud: 46%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
34%
Expect 0.01 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.01 In
06:00

NW
NW

13 / 22 mph 50 / 45°F 89% 998 mb
Low level cloud: 81%
Mid level cloud: 64%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
100%
Expect 0.03 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.03 In
09:00

WNW
WNW

15 / 21 mph 54 / 50°F 87% 998 mb
Low level cloud: 80%
Mid level cloud: 46%
High level cloud: 8%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
97%
Expect 0.06 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.06 In
12:00

WNW
WNW

17 / 26 mph 59 / 54°F 75% 998 mb
Low level cloud: 48%
Mid level cloud: 49%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
64%
Expect 0.09 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.09 In
15:00

WNW
WNW

18 / 25 mph 61 / 60°F 58% 997 mb
Low level cloud: 8%
Mid level cloud: 45%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: medium
67%
Expect 0.05 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.05 In
18:00

WNW
WNW

15 / 19 mph 57 / 53°F 64% 997 mb
Low level cloud: 13%
Mid level cloud: 22%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
20%
Expect 0.03 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.03 In
21:00

NW
NW

14 / 25 mph 50 / 45°F 71% 999 mb
Low level cloud: 36%
Mid level cloud: 23%
High level cloud: 0%
Most Significant Cloud Type: low
43%
Expect 0.01 In of precipitation over the past 3 hours.
0.01 In

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The 2 day current weather summary for Palmerston North:

For Palmerston North in the coming week the average daytime maximum temperature will be around 20°C, with a high for the week of 24°C expected on the afternoon of Tuesday 19th. The mean minimum temperature will be 13°C, dipping to its lowest on the morning of Wednesday 20th at 10°C. Expect the next week to have mixed overhead conditions with some days dry and some seeing a significant amount of rain. It looks like Wednesday 20th will have the most precipitation with an accumulation of around 9.0mm. On the whole winds are likely to be moderate.

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Humidity

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