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A new day - Good Morning - Today is: Thursday, 18 December 2025 00:18:16 NZDT
Current: 11.9°C, Max: 12.0°C, Min: 11.9°C. It feels like 11.2°C
FORECAST: Some clouds. Low 9C. Winds light and variable. It feels like 11.2°C. 3 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Fine weather | Sunrise: 05:43 | Sunset: 20:46 | Dawn: 05:10 | Dusk: 21:19
Weather Forecast
 Temperature : Current trend is Falling, changing by -0.2 °C/hr 11.9°C, 79%   Pressure : Current trend is Rising slowly, changing by 0.1 hPa/hr 1013.0hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  SW  Current wind speed is Light air (F1) from SW (235°) 1km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Steady 4km/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, 18 December 2025 at 00:23:40. Updated in seconds

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 Weather Warnings
No WarningsNo current weather
station warnings
Lightning 0 LIGHTNING STRIKES DETECTED TODAY
Last record: 12:35:07pm 17/12/2025 at 6.0km away.
 Weather Forecast
Tonight
Partly Cloudy
9°C
Partly Cloudy		 Tomorrow
Cloudy
19°C
Cloudy
Some clouds. Low 9C. Winds light and variable.
Chance of Rain: 11%
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: Waning Crescent       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
03:42
Moonset
19:25
Visibility
6% 		Sunrise
05:43
Sunset
20:46
Day Length
15.02 Hrs
Moon Phase: Waning Crescent
Sun Phase: Below Horizon
There will be 0min 14s more daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 00:23:40 18/12/2025
System Up: 19 days 1 hours
Prgm Up: 19 days 1 hours
Hardware:WeatherDuino Pro2+
TX Power: Solar/Battery 13.20V
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 = Thu, 18-Dec-2025 00:23:02 NZDT

Epicenter Near Magnitude Distance to Epicenter Time Link
south of the Fiji Islands 4.8 0016411641 km (1020 mi) 1765885174Wed, 17-Dec-2025 00:39:34 NZDT map
1 km SSE of Mangatainoka, New Zealand 4.0 00002323 km (14 mi) 1765800308Tue, 16-Dec-2025 01:05:08 NZDT map
south of Tonga 4.9 0017081708 km (1061 mi) 1765534160Fri, 12-Dec-2025 23:09:20 NZDT map
south of the Fiji Islands 4.4 0018811881 km (1169 mi) 1765530886Fri, 12-Dec-2025 22:14:46 NZDT map

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