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Palmerston North, New Zealand - Weather

Date / Time
Good Evening
Wednesday,
02 December 2020
Last Update: 19:08:30 02/12/2020
Warnings
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Current Weather Station Readings Forecast: Showery, becoming less settled
High:21°C
Low:13°C
PoP:67%
Gusty winds developing. Partly cloudy skies giving way to light rain overnight. Low 13C. Winds NW at 30 to 50 km/h. Chance of rain 70%. It feels like 14.7°C. 2 clothing layers recommended.
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Temperature
Current: 16.2°C, Max: 21.2°C, Min: 5.6°C
16.2°C
71%
Trend:
Current trend is Falling, changing by -1.6 °C/hrFalling, -1.6°C/hr

Day Max/Min:
21.2°C / 5.6°C
Wind
Wind
9.4km/h
WSW
Wind Gust:
Current trend is Rising 20.9km/h Current wind speed is Light breeze (F2) from WSW (256°)256°

Day Max/Avg:
57km/h / 15km/h
Rain
No Rain
Today
0.0mm
0.0mm(24h)
Last Rain:
04:03, 01/12/2020

Month Total:
0.2mm
Pressure
Barometric Pressure
1015hPa
Trend:
Current trend is Falling, changing by -0.52 hPa/hrFalling,-0.52hPa/hr

Day Max/Min:
1022hPa / 1015hPa

Cloud Base:
657m, 2154ft
UV / Solar
UV/Solar
98W/m2
UV Rating:
 Low 

UV Index Level:
1.4UVI

Sun Light:
12.4k Lux

Sun Hours:
5.5 hrs
Air Quality
Air Quality
0AQI
Air Quality:
 Good 

Dust (PM2.5):
0.10ug/m3

Dust (PM10):
0.00ug/m3

CO2:
405PPM

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Temp. at 5m
17.2°C 76%


Temp. at 1m:
16.7°C 67%

Moisture at 1m:
17.2°C 14 (98%)

Moisture at 0m:
19.4°C 11 (75%)

Soil at 10cm:
19.4°C 99VWC

Soil at 20cm:
20.0°C 0VWC

Fire Danger
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
1.5FWI
Fire Risk Index:
 Low 

Grass Fire Risk:
Low 0kW/m2

Scrub Fire Risk:
Very High 2.8MW/m2

Forest Fire Risk:
Low 1kW/m2
Sun / Moon
Moon Phase: Waning Gibbous
Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
22:15
Moonset
06:43
Visability
97%
Sunrise
05:42
Sunset
20:33
Day Length
14:50 Hrs

Moon Phase: Waning Gibbous
Sun Phase: Above Horizon

There will be 1min 15s more daylight tomorrow
7 Day Forecast
Tonight Tomorrow Friday Saturday Sunday Monday
Gusty winds developing. Partly cloudy skies giving way to light rain overnight. Low 13C. Winds NW at 30 to 50 km/h. Chance of rain 70%. Light rain and wind early. Decreasing clouds with mostly sunny skies by afternoon. High 18C. Winds WNW at 30 to 50 km/h. Chance of rain 70%. Sunshine and clouds mixed. High 18C. Winds WNW at 25 to 40 km/h. Occasional light rain. High 17C. Winds WNW at 25 to 40 km/h. Chance of rain 80%. Partly cloudy skies. High near 20C. Winds WNW at 15 to 25 km/h. Cloudy with occasional rain showers. High 22C. Winds NW at 25 to 40 km/h. Chance of rain 50%.
Light Rain, Wind Late AM Light Rain, Wind Partly Cloudy Light Rain Partly Cloudy Showers
13°C 18°C 10°C | 18°C 12°C | 17°C 10°C | 20°C 13°C | 22°C
Rain Risk:
67%		 Rain Risk:
67%		 Rain Risk:
10%		 Rain Risk:
76%		 Rain Risk:
21%		 Rain Risk:
51%
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Today's Data Summary
Temperature and Humidity
High Temperature 21.2 °C at 16:06 
Low Temperature 5.6 °C at 03:38
High Apparent Temperature 20.1 °C at 16:06 
Low Apparent Temperature 4.3 °C at 03:38
Low Wind Chill 5.6 °C at 03:38
High Heat Index 21.2 °C at 16:06
High Humidity 91 % at 03:50 
Low Humidity 41 % at 12:00
Rainfall
Rainfall Today 0.0 mm  
Rainfall Rate Max 0.0 mm/hr at 00:00
High Hourly Rainfall 0.0 mm at 00:00
Wind
Highest Gust 57.0 km/h at 14:42
Highest Speed (10 minute average) 15.1 km/h (F3) at 18:24
Wind Run 125.9 km  
Pressure
High Pressure (SL) 1021.98 hPa at 01:16
Low Pressure (SL) 1014.97 hPa at 18:54
About Palmerston North and Palmy Weather

Welcome to Palmerston North ~ The heart of the Manawatū.
This Palmerston North weather station is located just west of the city centre with data updated every 1 minute. The station is a home built weather unit based upon the WeatherDuino Arduino project. Starting in 2009, Palmy Weather celebrated 10 years of gathering weather data in the Palmerston North area in 2019.

About This City: Palmerston North, affectionately known as Palmy, is an inland city located on the west coast of New Zealand's North Island. It is the largest city in the Manawatū-Wanganui district and the the business hub for this region. Palmerston North's climate is temperate with maximum daytime temperatures averaging 22 °C (72 °F) in summer and 12 °C (54 °F) in winter. Annual rainfall is approximately 960 mm (37.8 in). The typical urban area elevation is between 20 - 40 metres (65 - 130 ft) of which the weather station is located at an elevation of 36 metres. More info here.