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Good Evening - Today was: Friday, 9 May 2025 18:55:38 NZST
Current: 12.8°C, Max: 18.0°C, Min: 12.1°C. It feels like 13.0°C
FORECAST: Rain early...then remaining cloudy with showers overnight. Low 8C. Winds NNE at 10 to 15 km/h. Chance of rain 100%. It feels like 13.0°C. 3 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Fine, possible showers | Sunrise: 07:11 | Sunset: 17:17 | Dawn: 06:42 | Dusk: 17:46
Weather Forecast
 Temperature : Current trend is Falling, changing by -0.8 °C/hr 12.8°C, 96%   Pressure : Current trend is Rising slowly, changing by 0.3 hPa/hr 1014.0hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  NW  Current wind speed is Light air (F1) from NW (322°) 2km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Rising 6km/h
Air Quality :  2 AQI  0.7ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Falling 16.4mm
Sun Light : 0Lux, 0.5hrs   Solar UV :  0.0UVI  0W/m2
Last weather station contact: Friday, 09 May 2025 at 18:55:39. Updated in seconds

 New Zealand Newsroom
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 Weather Warnings
No WarningsNo current weather
station warnings
 Weather Forecast
Tonight
Rain
8°C
Rain		 Tomorrow
Mostly Sunny
16°C
Mostly Sunny
Rain early...then remaining cloudy with showers overnight. Low 8C. Winds NNE at 10 to 15 km/h. Chance of rain 100%.
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: Waxing Gibbous       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
15:26
Moonset
03:32
Visability
90% 		Sunrise
07:11
Sunset
17:17
Day Length
10.06 Hrs
Moon Phase: Waxing Gibbous
Sun Phase: Below Horizon
There will be 2min 2s less daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 18:55:39 9/05/2025
System Up: 5 days 1 hours
Prgm Up: 5 days 1 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 +12:00(NZST)


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Report for 2025 May 
                   Monthly Climatological Summary for May 2025

Name: City Centre   City: Palmerston North   State: Manawatu
Elevation: 23 m  Lat: S 40° 21' 32"   Lon: E 175° 34' 22"

                  Temperature (°C), Rain (mm), Wind Speed (km/h)

                                      Heat  Cool        Avg
    Mean                              Deg   Deg         Wind                 Dom
Day Temp  High   Time   Low    Time   Days  Days  Rain  Speed High   Time    Dir
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
01  11.7  16.2   00:00   6.6   23:59   6.6   0.0  12.0   9.9  78.0   13:48   WSW
02   9.4  11.5   12:52   6.6   00:00   8.9   0.0   1.0   1.5  11.0   16:59     N
03  10.3  16.2   16:04   6.6   04:27   8.0   0.0   0.2   2.2  35.0   13:49   WNW
04  10.4  15.3   13:10   6.8   00:33   7.9   0.0   0.0   3.9  43.3   12:18   ESE
05   8.2  15.7   14:51   2.4   07:08  10.1   0.0   0.0   2.1  17.3   15:32   ENE
06   9.5  17.5   14:21   1.1   07:04   8.8   0.0   0.0   3.4  34.6   11:48   WNW
07  13.3  17.3   13:49   9.8   23:59   5.0   0.0   0.0   4.8  29.6   14:00    NW
08  13.6  21.3   15:50   6.4   07:04   5.1   0.3   0.0   2.5  39.7   11:50    NW
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    10.8  21.3     8     1.1     6    60.4   0.3  13.2   3.8  78.0     1     WNW

Max >=  27.0  0
Max <=   0.0  0
Min <=   0.0  0
Min <= -18.0  0
Max Rain: 12.0 on day 1
Days of Rain: 3 (>= 0.2 mm)  1 (>= 2.0 mm)  0 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3  Cool Base: 18.3  Method: Integration