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Good Morning - Today is: Saturday, 16 August 2025 10:28:46 NZST
FORECAST:
Overcast. High 14C. Winds light and variable. It feels like 8.4°C. 4 clothing layers recommended.
 Weather Forecast |
Temperature | : | 
9.7°C, 75% |
Pressure | : | 
1022.1hPa |
 Fire Danger |
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| Wind Speed | : |
E  1km/h |
Wind Gust | : |
 4km/h |
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| Air Quality | : | 99 AQI 35.1ug/m3 | Rainfall | : |
0.0mm |
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| Sun Light | : | 39.7kLux, 1.1hrs | Solar UV | : | 2.5UVI 314W/m2 | ||||
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Last weather station contact: Saturday, 16 August 2025 at 10:28:41. Updated in seconds |
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The following are the possible weather forecasts used by this website and their respective icons. This site bases the forecast upon the current weather readings gathered from the station. Therefore the predicted forecast can change frequently and may not reflect what is happening now but what will happen in the coming hours or days.
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Moon Phases
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Units of Measure
Units of Measure Used On This Site (Metric)
| °C | Degrees Celsius/Centigrade | Temperature |
| km/h m/s F ° |
Kilometers Per Hour Meters Per Second Beaufort Scale Degrees of Angle |
Wind Speed Wind Speed Wind Speed Wind Direction |
| hPa | Hectopascals | Barometric Pressure |
| % % |
Percentage of Relative Humidity Percentage of a Value |
Humidity Scale (0 to 100) |
| mm PoP CoR cB VWC |
Millimeters Probability of Precipitation Chance of Rain Centibars Volumetric Water Content |
Rainfall Rainfall Rainfall Soil Moisture Soil Moisture |
| AQI ug/m3 ppm PM2.5 PM10 |
Air Quality Index micrograms per cubic meter Parts Per Million Particles of 2.5 micrometres or less Particles of 10 micrometres or less |
Air Quality Air Quality Air Quality Air Quality Air Quality |
| UVI W/m2 LUX hrs |
UltraViolet Index Watt Per Square Metre Lumen of Light Per Square Metre Hours |
Solar Light Solar Light Light Brightness Sun Hours |
| ft m |
Feet Metres |
Cloud Base Cloud Base |
| /hr NZST NZDT |
Per Hour New Zealand Standard Time (Winter) New Zealand Daylight Time (Summer) |
Change in value over one hour Time (UTC+12hours) Time (UTC+13hours) |
| NZST: First Sunday in April to Last Sunday in September. NZDT: Last Sunday in September to First Sunday in April. | ||
| FWI FFDC DC CBI ISI BUI DMC FFMC SFDC GFDC |
Fire Weather Index Forest Fire Danger Code Drought Code Chandler Burning Index Initial Spread Index Build Up Index Duff Moisture Code Fine Fuel Moisture Code Scrub Fire Danger Code Grass Fire Danger Code |
Fire Danger Fire Danger Fire Danger Fire Danger Fire Danger Fire Danger Fire Danger Fire Danger Fire Danger Fire Danger |
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Trends
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Wind Units of Measure and Definition - Beaufort Scale
| Wind Force | Description | Wind Speed | Specifications | Wave Height | SeaState | |||
| km/h | mp/h | knots | metres | Max | ||||
| 0 | Calm | <1 | <1 | <1 | Smoke rises vertically. Sea like a mirror | -- | -- | 0 |
| 1 |
Light Air |
1-5 | 1-3 | 1-3 | Direction shown by smoke drift but not by wind vanes. Sea rippled | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1 |
| 2 |
Light Breeze |
6-11 | 4-7 | 4-6 | Wind felt on face; leaves rustle; wind vane moved by wind. Small wavelets on sea | 0.2 | 0.3 | 2 |
| 3 |
Gentle Breeze |
12-19 | 8-12 | 7-10 | Leaves and small twigs in constant motion; light flags extended. Large wavelets on sea | 0.6 | 1.0 | 3 |
| 4 |
Moderate Breeze |
20-28 | 13-18 | 11-16 | Raises dust and loose paper; small branches moved. Small waves, fairly frequent white horses | 1.0 | 1.5 | 3-4 |
| 5 |
Fresh Breeze |
29-38 | 19-24 | 17-21 | Small trees in leaf begin to sway; crested wavelets form on inland waters. Moderate waves, many white horses | 2.0 | 2.5 | 4 |
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Strong Breeze |
38-49 | 25-31 | 22-27 | Large branches in motion; whistling heard in telegraph wires; umbrellas used with difficulty. Large waves, extensive foam crests | 3.0 | 4 | 5 |
| 7 |
Near Gale |
50-61 | 32-38 | 28-33 | Whole trees in motion; inconvenience felt when walking against the wind. Foam blown in streaks across the sea | 4.0 | 5.5 | 5-6 |
| 8 | Gale | 62-74 | 39-46 | 34-40 | Twigs break off trees, generally impedes progress. Wave crests begin to break into spindrift | 5.5 | 7.5 | 6-7 |
| 9 |
Strong Gale |
75-88 | 47-54 | 41-47 | Slight structural damage (chimney pots and slates removed). Wave crests topple over, and spray affects visibility | 7.0 | 10.0 | 7 |
| 10 | Storm | 89-102 | 55-63 | 48-55 | Seldom experienced inland; trees uprooted; considerable structural damage. Sea surface is largely white | 9.0 | 12.5 | 8 |
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Violent Storm |
103-117 | 64-72 | 56-63 | Very rarely experienced, accompanied by widespread damage. Medium-sized ships lost to view behind waves. Sea covered in white foam, visibility seriously affected | 11.5 | 16.0 | 8 |
| 12 | Hurricane | 118+ | 73+ | 64+ | Devastation. Air filled with foam and spray, very poor visibility | 14+ | --- | 9 |
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Weather Data Accuracy
The weather data displayed on the website comes wirelessly from outside sensors before being processed by Sanday Soft's Cumulus software. The software bases weather forecasts upon current pressure readings. Usually pressure less than 1010hPa brings unsettled weather. Greater than 1010hPa brings settled weather. From 1020hPa, weather is generally sunny and calm. 1030hPa or more can bring changeable weather from fine sunny days to thunder storms.Cumulus also bases the forecast upon how quickly the pressure is rising or falling. Static pressure usually brings settled weather. Rapidly falling or rising pressure usually brings bad, uneasy weather.
Occasionally some figures may not be displayed accurately on the site. This is usually caused by a transmission error. We try to fix these errors as quickly as we can however sometimes the days extremes may be compromised until we can fix this problem.
Our help page has more information about forecasting, units of measure and weather station warnings & alerts.
Disclaimer: Although "Palmy Weather" tries to provide accurate and reliable information, there may be inaccuracies. The weather forecast and information displayed on this website is a calculation based upon the data compiled from the local weather station.
This data is not intended for protection or preservation of life or property. Use discretion when making weather based decisions.
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