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Good Afternoon - Today is: Thursday, 16 October 2025 14:43:19 NZDT
Current: 16.4°C, Max: 16.9°C, Min: 10.8°C. It feels like 13.0°C
FORECAST: A mix of clouds and sun with gusty winds. High 18C. Winds WNW at 30 to 50 km/h. It feels like 13.0°C. A windproof and 3 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Fine, possible showers | Sunrise: 06:28 | Sunset: 19:39 | Dawn: 06:01 | Dusk: 20:07
Weather Forecast
 Temperature : Current trend is Rising, changing by 0.2 °C/hr 16.4°C, 65%   Pressure : Current trend is Rising slowly, changing by 0.2 hPa/hr 1014.6hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  W  Current wind speed is Gentle breeze (F3) from W (277°) 17km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Rising 56km/h
Air Quality :  10 AQI  2.4ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.2mm
Sun Light : 92.3kLux, 2.2hrs   Solar UV :  8.5UVI  729W/m2
Last weather station contact: Thursday, 16 October 2025 at 14:43:46. Updated in seconds

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 Weather Warnings
Warning WEATHER STATION WARNING
High wind gust levels have been detected
 Weather Forecast
Today
Partly Cloudy, Wind
18°C
Partly Cloudy, Wind		 Tonight
Clouds Early, Clearing Late
4°C
Clouds Early, Clearing Late
A mix of clouds and sun with gusty winds. High 18C. Winds WNW at 30 to 50 km/h.
Chance of Rain: 11%
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: Waning Crescent       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
04:03
Moonset
14:15
Visibility
27% 		Sunrise
06:28
Sunset
19:39
Day Length
13.10 Hrs
Moon Phase: Waning Crescent
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 2min 37s more daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 14:43:46 16/10/2025
System Up: 0 days 19 hours
Prgm Up: 0 days 19 hours
Hardware:WeatherDuino Pro2+
TX Power: Solar/Battery 13.92V
System Rollover: Midnight
Station Environment: Urban
Elevation: 23m (75ft)
Lat:S40°21'32.2"(-40.35894°)
Lon:E175°34'21.9"(175.57275°)
City: Palmerston North
State: Manawatū/Wanganui
Country: New Zealand
Time Zone: UTC +13:00(NZDT)


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                   Monthly Climatological Summary for Jan 2014

Name: City Centre   City: Palmerston North   State: Manawatu
Elevation: 23 m  Lat: S 40° 21' 15"   Lon: E 175° 37' 34"

                  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
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 1  16.8  26.9   13:09  10.7   06:07   3.0   1.5   9.0   8.2  33.1   15:50    NW
 2  17.3  24.6   12:07  12.8   06:42   2.0   1.1   0.3  16.1  41.8   14:09     W
 3  18.1  24.7   12:29  11.3   06:14   1.8   1.7   2.4  14.7  49.0   11:41   WNW
 4  19.1  24.3   13:06  15.5   03:20   0.8   1.6   4.2  12.9  37.8   00:45     W
 5  19.1  23.3   12:18  16.1   22:55   0.4   1.2  11.4  20.0  62.3   13:10   WNW
 6  18.3  23.1   13:28  14.3   23:54   1.3   1.3   0.0  19.2  46.4   13:19   WNW
 7  16.5  25.4   12:48  11.1   06:03   2.6   0.8   0.3   5.7  22.0   22:40     W
 8  17.7  22.3   13:09  14.0   06:29   1.4   0.8   0.3  14.6  36.7   13:06   WNW
 9  14.6  18.2   16:33  12.0   08:02   3.7   0.0  11.1   5.7  22.0   19:35   ESE
10  15.4  21.7   14:24   9.0   04:59   3.5   0.6   0.0   8.3  28.1   15:55     W
11  18.7  25.4   16:58  13.6   06:26   1.6   2.0   0.0   7.5  22.0   14:36   WNW
12  17.3  21.3   15:31  15.2   08:08   1.4   0.4   0.3  19.4  51.5   19:34   WNW
13  17.6  21.9   14:25  14.6   05:27   1.4   0.7   2.7  26.2  62.3   16:12   WNW
14  17.1  21.5   14:42  13.0   04:04   2.0   0.8   0.0  14.5  37.8   11:00   WNW
15  17.6  26.3   12:27   9.8   06:10   2.8   2.1   0.0   9.4  30.6   14:19     W
16  17.1  19.1   10:31  14.1   02:25   1.3   0.1   0.3  22.5  55.1   22:31   WNW
17  17.4  22.6   15:46  11.7   21:24   1.7   0.8   0.9  22.8  66.2   01:16   WNW
18  15.1  23.2   15:20   7.5   06:09   3.9   0.7   0.0   5.8  28.1   17:01   WSW
19  17.0  23.5   14:32  10.8   03:02   2.6   1.3   0.0  13.6  39.2   18:04     W
20  17.8  23.8   15:16  14.3   06:14   1.7   1.2   3.0   8.5  34.2   23:51     N
21  17.3  20.7   11:28  13.7   00:53   1.4   0.3   5.4  15.5  42.8   03:27   ESE
22  18.2  23.0   15:29  14.3   06:19   1.5   1.4   0.6  16.7  45.4   12:12   WNW
23  17.0  20.7   13:18  13.7   05:55   1.8   0.6   3.3  28.0  69.8   14:51   WNW
24  18.5  24.6   12:23  14.0   01:40   1.5   1.7   0.0  14.1  31.7   01:01   WNW
25  18.9  29.6   15:04  10.5   05:16   2.5   3.1   0.0   5.9  23.4   16:47   WSW
26  17.8  25.3   10:27  11.7   06:39   2.2   1.6  11.7   6.6  40.3   17:27   WNW
27  15.3  20.5   14:35  10.5   23:59   3.2   0.3   0.3   9.6  31.7   09:07   ESE
28  14.8  23.0   15:11   7.3   06:49   4.3   0.8   0.0   5.6  22.0   18:59     E
29  17.0  25.6   15:11   9.0   06:27   3.1   1.7   0.0   6.2  22.0   14:03   WSW
30  19.3  27.1   15:30  12.6   04:54   1.6   2.6   0.0   6.7  28.1   20:35   SSW
31  18.8  22.6   15:39  16.0   23:59   0.6   1.1   0.0  15.1  35.6   18:14     E
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    17.4  29.6    25     7.3    28    64.6  35.9  67.5  13.1  69.8    23     WNW

Max >=  27.0:  2
Max <=   0.0:  0
Min <=   0.0:  0
Min <= -18.0:  0
Max Rain: 11.7 on day 26
Days of Rain: 18 (>= 0.2 mm)  10 (>= 2.0 mm)  0 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3  Cool Base: 18.3  Method: Integration