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Good Evening - Today was: Sunday, 14 December 2025 18:54:50 NZDT
Current: 20.6°C, Max: 24.7°C, Min: 10.8°C. It feels like 20.3°C
FORECAST: Cloudy. Low 14C. Winds NNW at 15 to 25 km/h. It feels like 20.3°C. 1 clothing layer recommended.
Station Forecast: Fairly fine, showery later | Sunrise: 05:42 | Sunset: 20:43 | Dawn: 05:09 | Dusk: 21:16
Weather Forecast
 Temperature : Current trend is Falling, changing by -1.2 °C/hr 20.6°C, 69%   Pressure : Current trend is Rising slowly, changing by 0.0 hPa/hr 1020.9hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Moderate Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  WSW  Current wind speed is Light breeze (F2) from WSW (246°) 9km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Rising 22km/h
Air Quality :  1 AQI  0.3ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.0mm
Sun Light : 21.9kLux, 9.1hrs   Solar UV :  1.6UVI  173W/m2
Last weather station contact: Sunday, 14 December 2025 at 18:59:54. Updated in seconds

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 Weather Warnings
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 Weather Forecast
Tonight
Cloudy
14°C
Cloudy		 Tomorrow
Mostly Cloudy
25°C
Mostly Cloudy
Cloudy. Low 14C. Winds NNW at 15 to 25 km/h.
Chance of Rain: 22%
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: Waning Crescent       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
02:01
Moonset
15:17
Visibility
28% 		Sunrise
05:42
Sunset
20:43
Day Length
15.01 Hrs
Moon Phase: Waning Crescent
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 0min 31s more daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 18:59:54 14/12/2025
System Up: 15 days 20 hours
Prgm Up: 15 days 20 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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Report for 2023 Mar 
                   Monthly Climatological Summary for Mar 2023

Name: City Centre   City: Palmerston North   State: Manawatu
Elevation: 36 m  Lat: S 40° 21' 32"   Lon: E 175° 34' 22"

                  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
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
01  19.3  23.7   16:23  16.7   07:09   0.3   1.4   0.0   3.3  49.0   16:48   WNW
02  19.1  21.1   14:42  17.4   07:38   0.2   1.0   0.0   3.9  32.0   13:11   WNW
03  20.7  25.1   17:09  17.8   04:17   0.0   2.4   0.0   4.1  36.0   16:58     W
04  21.1  25.3   16:01  19.1   07:43   0.0   2.8   0.0   4.2  34.0   13:43   WNW
05  19.4  22.5   15:38  16.8   23:53   0.1   1.2   0.0   4.7  37.0   13:04     E
06  17.6  22.3   16:10  14.5   05:44   1.3   0.6   0.0   5.2  37.0   09:37   ESE
07  17.8  21.8   16:58  14.7   06:51   1.2   0.7   0.0   3.4  34.0   17:51     W
08  18.9  22.3   16:48  16.7   06:38   0.3   0.9   0.0   7.4  51.0   11:50   WNW
09  20.1  23.8   16:13  18.1   07:00   0.0   1.8   0.0   8.3  53.0   12:58     W
10  19.8  22.4   15:07  17.6   08:32   0.0   1.5   1.8   3.0  31.0   16:04     W
11  20.0  23.4   15:49  18.2   07:02   0.0   1.7   0.0   3.3  36.0   14:26     W
12  19.4  21.9   16:45  18.2   07:21   0.0   1.1   0.0   7.4  48.0   16:41   WNW
13  18.8  22.0   15:32  15.3   23:41   0.4   0.9   0.2   7.7  59.0   15:31   WNW
14  16.7  20.5   16:00  13.7   03:14   1.9   0.3   0.0   2.6  40.0   14:49   WSW
15  17.7  23.1   16:51  14.6   07:03   1.4   0.8   0.0   1.9  22.0   17:44   WSW
16  18.6  22.8   17:32  14.7   08:24   1.0   1.2   0.0   2.2  22.0   15:49   WSW
17  19.4  21.9   13:26  17.8   00:00   0.0   1.2   3.2   6.6  56.0   13:26   WNW
18  19.0  22.3   17:35  17.5   06:20   0.1   0.8   4.4   3.8  30.0   04:46   NNW
19  18.6  22.4   15:50  16.4   05:02   0.6   0.9   0.0   2.8  30.0   16:11   WNW
20  18.5  22.7   14:46  15.8   23:55   0.4   0.7   0.0   5.5  56.0   13:46   WNW
21  15.9  20.8   15:18  10.3   23:59   2.5   0.2   7.0   6.8  53.0   14:56     W
22  12.7  18.1   13:33   9.4   23:58   5.6   0.0   0.4   3.1  45.0   13:13   WSW
23  12.9  20.4   15:47   6.4   06:34   5.5   0.2   0.0   2.1  25.0   17:09     W
24  13.5  21.3   16:31   7.9   07:15   5.0   0.3   0.0   2.1  27.0   17:02     W
25  16.4  21.9   15:56  10.2   01:48   2.6   0.7   0.0   8.7  59.0   12:57     W
26  17.5  22.0   14:14  13.7   23:29   1.3   0.5   0.8   7.1  48.0   15:40   WNW
27  16.8  20.8   16:39  13.5   01:36   1.8   0.3   0.0   6.4  40.0   14:47     W
28  14.5  20.0   13:55   8.6   23:58   3.9   0.1  10.4   8.0  56.0   10:31     W
29  10.0  15.3   15:49   5.6   07:58   8.3   0.0   0.2   5.8  52.0   14:40   WSW
30  12.2  16.0   16:10   9.9   00:00   6.1   0.0   0.0  14.4  79.0   11:38    SW
31  14.9  20.6   15:16  10.4   07:57   3.7   0.2   0.0   3.0  34.0   12:46     W
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    17.3  25.3     4     5.6    29    55.5  26.4  28.4   5.1  79.0    30       W

Max >=  27.0  0
Max <=   0.0  0
Min <=   0.0  0
Min <= -18.0  0
Max Rain: 10.4 on day 28
Days of Rain: 9 (>= 0.2 mm)  4 (>= 2.0 mm)  0 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3  Cool Base: 18.3  Method: Integration