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A very early Good Morning - Today is: Friday, 28 March 2025 02:31:49 NZDT
Current: 15.9°C, Max: 16.8°C, Min: 15.8°C. It feels like 17.3°C
FORECAST: Overcast with rain showers at times. Low 14C. Winds light and variable. Chance of rain 50%. It feels like 17.3°C. 2 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Unsettled, rain later | Sunrise: 07:29 | Sunset: 19:17 | Dawn: 07:01 | Dusk: 19:44
Weather Forecast
 Temperature : Current trend is Falling, changing by -0.4 °C/hr 15.9°C, 93%   Pressure : Current trend is Falling slowly, changing by -0.1 hPa/hr 1014.7hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Moderate Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  W  Current wind speed is Calm (F0) from W (263°) 1km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Rising 4km/h
Air Quality :  1 AQI  0.3ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.8mm
Sun Light : 0Lux, 0.0hrs   Solar UV :  0.0UVI  0W/m2
Last weather station contact: Friday, 28 March 2025 at 02:31:46. Updated in seconds

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 Weather Warnings
No WarningsNo current weather
station warnings
 Weather Forecast
Tonight
Showers
14°C
Showers		 Tomorrow
Showers
20°C
Showers
Overcast with rain showers at times. Low 14C. Winds light and variable. Chance of rain 50%.
Chance of Rain: 54%
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: Waning Crescent       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
05:26
Moonset
18:35
Visability
5% 		Sunrise
07:29
Sunset
19:17
Day Length
11.48 Hrs
Moon Phase: Waning Crescent
Sun Phase: Below Horizon
There will be 2min 41s less daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 02:31:46 28/03/2025
System Up: 4 days 9 hours
Prgm Up: 4 days 9 hours
Hardware:WeatherDuino Pro2+
TX Power: Solar/Battery 13.18V
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 = Fri, 28-Mar-2025 02:31:02 NZDT

Epicenter Near Magnitude Distance to Epicenter Time Link
Kermadec Islands, New Zealand 4.9 0012921292 km (803 mi) 1743025299Thu, 27-Mar-2025 10:41:39 NZDT map
16 km WNW of Ngongotaha, New Zealand 4.1 000260260 km (161 mi) 1742936407Wed, 26-Mar-2025 10:00:07 NZDT map
163 km WSW of Riverton, New Zealand 4.9 0010511051 km (653 mi) 1742893473Tue, 25-Mar-2025 22:04:33 NZDT map
193 km WSW of Riverton, New Zealand 4.5 0010761076 km (669 mi) 1742876135Tue, 25-Mar-2025 17:15:35 NZDT map
169 km WSW of Riverton, New Zealand 5.4 0010541054 km (655 mi) 1742871388Tue, 25-Mar-2025 15:56:28 NZDT map
190 km WSW of Riverton, New Zealand 4.3 0010791079 km (670 mi) 1742868347Tue, 25-Mar-2025 15:05:47 NZDT map
164 km WSW of Riverton, New Zealand 6.7 0010511051 km (653 mi) 1742866992Tue, 25-Mar-2025 14:43:12 NZDT map
Kermadec Islands region 4.5 0012381238 km (770 mi) 1742714643Sun, 23-Mar-2025 20:24:03 NZDT map
Kermadec Islands region 4.7 0014381438 km (893 mi) 1742675843Sun, 23-Mar-2025 09:37:23 NZDT map
south of the Kermadec Islands 4.8 000928928 km (577 mi) 1742657588Sun, 23-Mar-2025 04:33:08 NZDT map
south of the Fiji Islands 5.5 0016761676 km (1041 mi) 1742606114Sat, 22-Mar-2025 14:15:14 NZDT map
south of the Fiji Islands 4.7 0019311931 km (1200 mi) 1742515699Fri, 21-Mar-2025 13:08:19 NZDT map
southeast of the Loyalty Islands 5.2 0019591959 km (1217 mi) 1742499364Fri, 21-Mar-2025 08:36:04 NZDT map
36 km SSE of Witherlea, New Zealand 4.9 000208208 km (130 mi) 1742498694Fri, 21-Mar-2025 08:24:54 NZDT map

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