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A new day - Good Morning - Today is: Thursday, 4 December 2025 00:43:36 NZDT
Current: 13.6°C, Max: 13.8°C, Min: 13.5°C. It feels like 10.1°C
FORECAST: Cloudy with periods of light rain. Low 11C. Winds SW at 15 to 30 km/h. Chance of rain 70%. It feels like 10.1°C. A windproof and 3 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Fairly fine, improving | Sunrise: 05:42 | Sunset: 20:34 | Dawn: 05:09 | Dusk: 21:07
Weather Forecast
 Temperature : Current trend is Falling, changing by -0.1 °C/hr 13.6°C, 69%   Pressure : Current trend is Rising slowly, changing by 0.2 hPa/hr 994.8hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  S  Current wind speed is Gentle breeze (F3) from S (171°) 16km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Steady 37km/h
Air Quality :  0 AQI  0ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.0mm
Sun Light : 0Lux, 0.0hrs   Solar UV :  0.0UVI  0W/m2
Last weather station contact: Thursday, 04 December 2025 at 00:47:50. Updated in seconds

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 Weather Warnings
No WarningsNo current weather
station warnings
Lightning 0 LIGHTNING STRIKES DETECTED TODAY
Last record: 5:35:30pm 03/12/2025 at 17.0km away.
 Weather Forecast
Tonight
Light Rain
11°C
Light Rain		 Tomorrow
Partly Cloudy
19°C
Partly Cloudy
Cloudy with periods of light rain. Low 11C. Winds SW at 15 to 30 km/h. Chance of rain 70%.
Chance of Rain: 66%
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: Waxing Gibbous       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
19:58
Moonset
04:18
Visibility
97% 		Sunrise
05:42
Sunset
20:34
Day Length
14.52 Hrs
Moon Phase: Waxing Gibbous
Sun Phase: Below Horizon
There will be 1min 8s more daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 00:47:50 4/12/2025
System Up: 5 days 2 hours
Prgm Up: 5 days 1 hours
Hardware:WeatherDuino Pro2+
TX Power: Solar/Battery 13.22V
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)


NOAA Climate Reports - Daily, Month and Year History Report and Extremes
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Report for 2012 Nov 
                   Monthly Climatological Summary for Nov 2012

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  15.8  24.0   13:24   9.5   07:07   3.6   1.1   0.0   8.1  25.6   17:36     W
 2  14.7  17.3   12:30  12.7   03:18   3.6   0.0   0.0  12.9  33.1   15:34     W
 3  14.3  18.3   09:33  10.3   23:39   4.0   0.0   2.4  12.6  43.9   17:19    NW
 4  11.4  16.2   13:22   8.6   06:43   6.9   0.0   2.1   6.5  28.1   16:25   WNW
 5  12.6  20.2   15:11   6.9   06:24   5.9   0.2   0.0  11.2  34.2   21:24   NNW
 6  10.2  15.5   13:36   6.7   23:49   8.1   0.0   0.0   9.9  36.7   12:51   ESE
 7  10.1  18.2   13:43   2.3   06:02   8.2   0.0   0.0   6.7  33.1   18:45   ESE
 8  11.5  18.3   14:19   4.5   06:07   6.8   0.0   0.0   8.1  28.1   12:32     E
 9  14.0  22.4   14:54   4.9   06:07   5.2   0.9   0.0   5.9  20.9   15:07     W
10  14.8  22.6   12:41   7.8   03:19   4.0   0.5   0.0  11.8  45.4   16:03   WNW
11  13.4  17.6   16:01  11.3   06:27   4.8   0.0   2.4  11.7  34.2   15:52   WNW
12  12.3  17.7   12:01   8.6   04:50   6.0   0.0   0.3   8.8  34.2   14:24   ESE
13  11.0  15.2   12:47   7.9   05:18   7.3   0.0   0.0  10.8  35.6   09:23     E
14  12.4  17.8   15:13   8.4   04:53   5.9   0.0   0.0  10.8  35.6   16:51     W
15  15.6  22.0   15:55  10.8   00:42   3.4   0.7   0.0  11.2  28.1   09:27     W
16  15.0  20.2   13:31  11.4   06:22   3.5   0.2   0.6   9.2  36.7   15:04     W
17  14.0  17.7   16:49  11.5   04:31   4.3   0.0   1.8  10.9  37.8   20:36    NW
18  13.4  17.5   13:59   9.3   06:25   4.9   0.0  11.7  17.5  47.9   13:21   WNW
19  14.2  20.6   13:30   8.6   06:01   4.3   0.2   0.0  10.8  36.7   14:51   WNW
20  14.7  19.6   17:13   9.8   05:42   3.7   0.1   0.0   5.9  17.3   08:56     W
21  16.5  25.9   13:37   7.5   05:58   3.6   1.8   0.0   6.0  22.0   15:56   WSW
22  18.5  27.2   13:20  10.7   04:46   2.4   2.6   0.0   7.4  22.0   19:17   WNW
23  15.1  18.9   15:09  12.6   06:35   3.2   0.0   0.0  11.8  36.7   15:03     W
24  15.9  23.8   14:21  10.5   04:42   3.2   0.8   0.0   7.3  22.0   11:27   WNW
25  15.9  22.7   12:22  10.5   03:07   3.1   0.7   0.0  13.0  42.8   21:03     W
26  16.5  22.6   15:12  13.8   05:57   2.3   0.4   2.7  18.9  40.3   13:59   WNW
27  17.0  24.2   12:50  13.5   05:12   2.2   0.9   0.0  14.7  37.8   16:55   WNW
28  16.8  22.1   13:49  13.4   06:01   2.2   0.8   0.0  18.9  39.2   23:57   WNW
29  16.0  21.1   14:31  13.4   00:55   2.6   0.3   0.0  22.7  43.9   01:50   WNW
30  12.0  17.5   15:27   6.8   05:11   6.3   0.0   4.2   8.4  30.6   04:31     E
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    14.2  27.2    22     2.3     7   135.5  12.2  28.2  11.0  47.9    18     WNW

Max >=  27.0:  1
Max <=   0.0:  0
Min <=   0.0:  0
Min <= -18.0:  0
Max Rain: 11.7 on day 18
Days of Rain: 9 (>= 0.2 mm)  6 (>= 2.0 mm)  0 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3  Cool Base: 18.3  Method: Integration