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 Today is the Summer Solstice (Longest Day). Marks the Mid-Summer Cardinal Point.
A very early Good Morning - Today is: Sunday, 22 December 2024 01:08:10 NZDT
Current: 16.9°C, Max: 17.1°C, Min: 16.8°C. It feels like 16.6°C
FORECAST: Cloudy with showers. Low 14C. Winds NW at 10 to 15 km/h. Chance of rain 50%. It feels like 16.6°C. 2 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Showery early, improving | Sunrise: 05:45 | Sunset: 20:48 | Dawn: 05:11 | Dusk: 21:21
Weather Forecast
 Temperature : Current trend is Falling, changing by -0.1 °C/hr 16.9°C, 74%   Pressure : Current trend is Rising slowly, changing by 0.1 hPa/hr 1000.5hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  NNW  Current wind speed is Light air (F1) from NNW (339°) 5km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Rising 14km/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: Sunday, 22 December 2024 at 01:08:03. Updated in seconds

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 Weather Warnings
No WarningsNo current weather
station warnings
 Weather Forecast
Tonight
Showers
14°C
Showers		 Tomorrow
Showers
21°C
Showers
Cloudy with showers. Low 14C. Winds NW at 10 to 15 km/h. Chance of rain 50%.
Chance of Rain: 46%
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: Waning Gibbous       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
00:46
Moonset
12:22
Visability
64% 		Sunrise
05:45
Sunset
20:48
Day Length
15.03 Hrs
Moon Phase: Waning Gibbous
Sun Phase: Below Horizon
There will be 0min 5s less daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 01:08:03 22/12/2024
System Up: 6 days 7 hours
Prgm Up: 2 days 4 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)


Recent Significant Earthquake Activity Report Around New Zealand

Earthquakes in the past 7 days of magnitude 4.0 or greater within 2000 km (1243 mi)
Update time = Sun, 22-Dec-2024 01:07:54 NZDT

Epicenter Near Magnitude Distance to Epicenter Time Link
11 km NNE of Maketu, New Zealand 4.8 000308308 km (191 mi) 1734450245Wed, 18-Dec-2024 04:44:05 NZDT map
49 km SE of Witherlea, New Zealand 4.5 000195195 km (121 mi) 1734410374Tue, 17-Dec-2024 17:39:34 NZDT map
98 km E of Pauanui, New Zealand 4.4 000401401 km (249 mi) 1734387516Tue, 17-Dec-2024 11:18:36 NZDT map
172 km WSW of Riverton, New Zealand 4.7 0010721072 km (666 mi) 1734279822Mon, 16-Dec-2024 05:23:42 NZDT map
south of the Fiji Islands 4.5 0018371837 km (1141 mi) 1734239837Sun, 15-Dec-2024 18:17:17 NZDT map
Kermadec Islands region 4.5 0010921092 km (679 mi) 1734225982Sun, 15-Dec-2024 14:26:22 NZDT map
south of the Kermadec Islands 4.9 000911911 km (566 mi) 1734214102Sun, 15-Dec-2024 11:08:22 NZDT map
south of the Fiji Islands 4.5 0019161916 km (1190 mi) 1734182391Sun, 15-Dec-2024 02:19:51 NZDT map

8 earthquakes found. Click on location or map links for more details from the USGS