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A late Good Evening - Today was: Friday, 18 April 2025 22:11:49 NZST
Current: 17.6°C, Max: 21.2°C, Min: 15.4°C. It feels like 18.1°C
FORECAST: Mainly clear. Low 16C. ESE winds at 25 to 40 km/h, decreasing to 10 to 15 km/h. Winds could occasionally gust over 65 km/h. It feels like 18.1°C. 1 clothing layer recommended.
Station Forecast: Fairly fine, possible showers early | Sunrise: 06:50 | Sunset: 17:44 | Dawn: 06:22 | Dusk: 18:11
Weather Forecast
 Temperature : Current trend is Falling, changing by -0.1 °C/hr 17.6°C, 87%   Pressure : Current trend is Rising slowly, changing by 0.1 hPa/hr 1006.4hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  E  Current wind speed is Light breeze (F2) from E (81°) 6km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Rising 22km/h
Air Quality :  0 AQI  0ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 2.8mm
Sun Light : 0Lux, 4.7hrs   Solar UV :  0.0UVI  0W/m2
Last weather station contact: Friday, 18 April 2025 at 22:11:45. Updated in seconds

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 Weather Warnings
No WarningsNo current weather
station warnings
 Weather Forecast
Tonight
Mostly Clear
16°C
Mostly Clear		 Tomorrow
Partly Cloudy
27°C
Partly Cloudy
Mainly clear. Low 16C. ESE winds at 25 to 40 km/h, decreasing to 10 to 15 km/h. Winds could occasionally gust over 65 km/h.
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: Waning Gibbous       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
20:26
Moonset
11:48
Visability
76% 		Sunrise
06:50
Sunset
17:44
Day Length
10.54 Hrs
Moon Phase: Waning Gibbous
Sun Phase: Below Horizon
There will be 2min 28s less daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 22:11:45 18/04/2025
System Up: 5 days 4 hours
Prgm Up: 5 days 4 hours
Hardware:WeatherDuino Pro2+
TX Power: Solar/Battery 13.24V
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 +12:00(NZST)


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 = Fri, 18-Apr-2025 22:11:50 NZST

Epicenter Near Magnitude Distance to Epicenter Time Link
south of the Kermadec Islands 4.7 000879879 km (546 mi) 1744834097Thu, 17-Apr-2025 08:08:17 NZST map
south of the Kermadec Islands 5.4 000838838 km (521 mi) 1744825480Thu, 17-Apr-2025 05:44:40 NZST map
south of the Kermadec Islands 5.3 000846846 km (526 mi) 1744824925Thu, 17-Apr-2025 05:35:25 NZST map
42 km S of Patea, New Zealand 4.2 000103103 km (64 mi) 1744603515Mon, 14-Apr-2025 16:05:15 NZST map
south of the Fiji Islands 6.5 0016891689 km (1049 mi) 1744574602Mon, 14-Apr-2025 08:03:22 NZST map
Kermadec Islands region 5.1 0011071107 km (688 mi) 1744562410Mon, 14-Apr-2025 04:40:10 NZST map
south of the Fiji Islands 4.5 0019171917 km (1191 mi) 1744415598Sat, 12-Apr-2025 11:53:18 NZST map

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