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Good Morning - Today is: Tuesday, 18 November 2025 08:33:52 NZDT
Current: 17.6°C, Max: 17.6°C, Min: 11.7°C. It feels like 18.0°C
FORECAST: Cloudy this morning. A few showers developing during the afternoon. High around 25C. Winds WNW at 15 to 25 km/h. Chance of rain 30%. It feels like 18.0°C. 1 clothing layer recommended.
Station Forecast: Fine weather | Sunrise: 05:49 | Sunset: 20:17 | Dawn: 05:18 | Dusk: 20:48
Weather Forecast
 Temperature : Current trend is Rising, changing by 1.9 °C/hr 17.6°C, 70%   Pressure : Current trend is Rising slowly, changing by 0.2 hPa/hr 1013.4hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  WSW  Current wind speed is Light air (F1) from WSW (248°) 1km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Rising 5km/h
Air Quality :  24 AQI  5.9ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.0mm
Sun Light : 30.8kLux, 1.7hrs   Solar UV :  2.9UVI  243W/m2
Last weather station contact: Tuesday, 18 November 2025 at 08:36:48. Updated in seconds

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 Weather Warnings
No WarningsNo current weather
station warnings
 Weather Forecast
Today
PM Showers
25°C
PM Showers		 Tonight
Rain
16°C
Rain
Cloudy this morning. A few showers developing during the afternoon. High around 25C. Winds WNW at 15 to 25 km/h. Chance of rain 30%.
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: Waning Crescent       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
04:17
Moonset
18:26
Visibility
5% 		Sunrise
05:49
Sunset
20:17
Day Length
14.27 Hrs
Moon Phase: Waning Crescent
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 1min 55s more daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 08:36:48 18/11/2025
System Up: 3 days 11 hours
Prgm Up: 3 days 11 hours
Hardware:WeatherDuino Pro2+
TX Power: Solar/Battery 13.63V
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 2009 May 
                   Monthly Climatological Summary for May 2009

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  10.4  15.0   12:50   8.1   21:50   7.9   0.0   0.3  14.0  23.4   12:50    SE
 2   8.1  14.1   15:20   7.4   01:50  10.2   0.0   0.0  14.7  31.7   14:20    SE
 3   9.3  19.1   13:50   8.3   03:50   9.0   0.0   0.0   8.6  20.9   11:20    SE
 4   9.3  20.2   14:50   4.1   23:50   9.0   0.0   0.0   4.4  18.4   11:50     S
 5   4.1  16.8   12:20   3.7   00:50  14.2   0.0   0.6   9.4  24.5   18:50   WNW
 6  11.0  14.9   11:50   6.7   23:50   7.3   0.0  11.1   9.9  28.1   08:50     W
 7   6.7  16.1   14:20   3.1   06:50  11.6   0.0   0.9   8.5  24.5   15:20    NW
 8  10.8  12.1   11:20   7.6   22:50   7.5   0.0   7.2   6.4  19.4   00:20    NE
 9   7.6  15.2   14:20   4.3   07:50  10.7   0.0   1.5   7.5  19.4   11:50     W
10   9.7  14.7   16:20   5.9   22:20   8.6   0.0   7.5   9.6  27.0   09:20    SE
11   6.2  12.4   14:50   5.9   07:20  12.1   0.0   0.0   9.9  25.6   00:50   ESE
12   7.1  15.0   12:20   4.7   23:20  11.2   0.0   0.0   5.3  20.9   01:50     S
13   4.9  15.2   14:50   4.3   00:20  13.4   0.0   6.6  11.3  28.1   13:50    NW
14  11.2  16.6   12:20  10.2   07:50   7.1   0.0   1.2  13.8  31.7   15:50    NW
15   0.0  14.4   15:49  11.6   23:19  18.3   0.0   0.0  14.0  30.6   16:19   WNW
16  11.7  21.0   14:19  11.4   06:19   6.6   0.0   0.0  14.0  23.4   11:49    NW
17  16.0  16.0   08:08  10.0   23:49   2.3   0.0   7.5  12.9  25.6   12:49    NW
18  10.0  17.8   11:49   8.9   07:19   8.3   0.0   5.1   9.6  22.0   13:19   NNW
19  10.0  14.8   13:49   7.9   23:19   8.3   0.0   7.8  13.2  34.2   14:49   WNW
20   8.0  13.1   12:49   3.7   04:49  10.3   0.0   0.0   3.4   9.7   08:10   ENE
21   4.3  14.6   14:50   1.3   22:50  14.0   0.0   0.6   4.2   9.7   06:20    NE
22   1.4  10.4   14:50  -0.4   03:20  16.9   0.0   0.3   3.5   8.6   15:20     N
23   5.7   9.5   10:20   4.3   05:20  12.6   0.0  13.2  10.0  25.6   09:50   SSW
24   7.8  13.6   12:20   7.8   00:20  10.5   0.0   2.7  13.2  33.1   10:20   SSE
25  10.7  14.0   15:20   8.9   23:20   7.6   0.0   3.3  13.9  28.1   08:50   SSE
26   9.2  14.1   11:50   8.7   06:20   9.1   0.0   0.6  13.4  39.2   08:50    SE
27   9.9  16.3   14:50   8.7   23:50   8.4   0.0   0.6   7.1  19.4   11:50    SE
28   8.7  16.8   12:20   6.5   05:20   9.6   0.0   0.0   5.7  13.3   16:20     E
29   7.4  16.1   11:20   7.1   00:20  10.9   0.0   0.0   3.1   9.7   11:20   WSW
30  10.0  16.1   11:20   8.7   22:50   8.3   0.0   0.3   5.4  14.8   19:50    SE
31   8.8  11.2   13:20   1.6   20:20   9.5   0.0   0.9   7.7  31.7   15:50     S
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     8.3  21.0    16    -0.4    22   311.3   0.0  79.8   9.3  39.2    26     SSW

Max >=  27.0:  0
Max <=   0.0:  0
Min <=   0.0:  1
Min <= -18.0:  0
Max Rain: 13.2 on day 23
Days of Rain: 21 (> 0.2 mm)  10 (> 2.0 mm)  0 (> 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3  Cool Base: 18.3  Method: Integration