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A very early Good Morning - Today is: Thursday, 4 December 2025 05:37:53 NZDT
Current: 10.6°C, Max: 13.8°C, Min: 10.5°C. It feels like 10.0°C
FORECAST: Rain showers this morning with some sunshine during the afternoon hours. High 19C. Winds WSW at 15 to 30 km/h. Chance of rain 50%. It feels like 10.0°C. 3 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Fairly fine, possible showers early | Sunrise: 05:42 | Sunset: 20:34 | Dawn: 05:09 | Dusk: 21:07
Weather Forecast
 Temperature : Current trend is Falling, changing by -0.2 °C/hr 10.6°C, 94%   Pressure : Current trend is Rising, changing by 0.9 hPa/hr 998.6hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  W  Current wind speed is Light air (F1) from W (262°) 3km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Rising 6km/h
Air Quality :  0 AQI  0ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Falling 2.6mm
Sun Light : 0Lux, 0.0hrs   Solar UV :  0.0UVI  0W/m2
Last weather station contact: Thursday, 04 December 2025 at 05:42:09. Updated in seconds

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 Weather Warnings
No WarningsNo current weather
station warnings
 Weather Forecast
Today
AM Showers
19°C
AM Showers		 Tonight
Partly Cloudy
11°C
Partly Cloudy
Rain showers this morning with some sunshine during the afternoon hours. High 19C. Winds WSW at 15 to 30 km/h. Chance of rain 50%.
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: Waxing Gibbous       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
19:58
Moonset
04:18
Visibility
97% 		Sunrise
05:42
Sunset
20:34
Day Length
14.52 Hrs
Moon Phase: Waxing Gibbous
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 1min 8s more daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 05:42:09 4/12/2025
System Up: 5 days 6 hours
Prgm Up: 5 days 6 hours
Hardware:WeatherDuino Pro2+
TX Power: Solar/Battery 13.14V
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)


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Report for 2011 Jan 
                   Monthly Climatological Summary for Jan 2011

Name: City Centre   City: Palmerston North   State: Manawatu
Elevation: 23 m  Lat: S 40° 21' 15"   Lon: E 175° 37' 34"

                  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
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 1  18.0  22.9   04:12  14.0   13:12   0.3   0.0   0.0  14.0  27.0   01:12   WNW
 2  17.3  22.3   00:42  14.5   17:43   1.0   0.0   2.4  10.4  31.7   01:12    NW
 3  14.5  20.9   23:43  11.6   10:43   3.8   0.0   0.6   9.6  22.0   06:13     E
 4  15.3  23.0   01:13   8.9   15:43   3.0   0.0   0.0   7.8  24.5   08:43    SE
 5  17.1  22.2   22:43  12.3   16:13   1.2   0.0   0.0  11.9  35.6   23:13   WNW
 6  17.2  21.1   01:13  15.4   10:13   1.1   0.0   0.6  23.7  41.8   16:43    NW
 7  18.6  28.7   23:14  11.7   15:43   0.0   0.3   0.3  11.7  36.7   03:13    NW
 8  20.6  29.5   01:14  14.8   13:44   0.0   2.3   0.0   4.5  12.2   00:44   WNW
 9  20.2  29.4   00:14  17.7   13:14   0.0   1.9   4.8   6.4  14.8   01:14     W
10  20.2  25.5   23:44  14.7   16:14   0.0   1.9   0.0   6.3  23.4   23:44    SE
11  20.0  25.2   00:14  16.5   15:14   0.0   1.7   0.0  14.9  28.1   04:44     E
12  18.2  24.9   00:14 -19.1   20:44   0.1   0.0  17.7   5.9  15.8   01:44     E
13  21.5  26.9   23:45  18.7   11:15   0.0   3.2  14.7   4.0   9.7   01:14    SW
14  22.8  28.2   02:15  19.3   13:45   0.0   4.5   6.0   5.0  13.3   20:45   ENE
15  19.7  25.2   23:15  16.2   12:45   0.0   1.4  16.5   1.8   7.2   23:15    NE
16  22.2  30.2   21:45  19.4   08:15   0.0   3.9   1.8   7.9  39.2   23:15   WNW
17  19.5  29.6   00:15  16.1   13:45   0.0   1.2   5.1  10.6  31.7   01:15   WNW
18  19.5  24.7   03:16  14.1   14:46   0.0   1.2   0.6  17.9  31.7   11:16   WNW
19  18.7  25.1   02:16  15.1   16:46   0.0   0.4   0.0  16.7  45.4   23:46   WNW
20  16.9  21.5   23:46  12.8   14:46   1.4   0.0   0.0  21.6  47.9   00:16   WNW
21  16.5  21.6   00:46  12.1   11:46   1.8   0.0   0.0  11.0  28.1   02:16    NW
22  19.1  29.2   23:46  15.2   12:46   0.0   0.8   0.0  11.6  27.0   00:46   WNW
23  24.1  30.3   03:16  19.4   22:47   0.0   5.8   5.1  16.3  42.8   21:17    NW
24  17.9  25.7   23:47  13.1   16:17   0.4   0.0   0.9  14.8  58.7   01:47    NW
25  20.9  28.5   22:47  14.5   16:17   0.0   2.6   0.0   7.3  23.4   05:47     E
26  19.7  27.8   00:17  15.4   15:17   0.0   1.4   0.0   9.5  20.9   04:17   WNW
27  20.4  27.1   23:17  15.7   18:47   0.0   2.1   0.0   8.9  20.9   03:47    NW
28  18.6  24.2   20:48  12.4   13:48   0.0   0.3   0.0   8.6  25.6   20:18     N
29  20.3  27.0   23:18  13.1   15:48   0.0   2.0   0.0   8.4  24.5   01:48   WNW
30  21.4  28.8   23:18  14.2   15:18   0.0   3.1   0.0   7.0  20.9   00:18     W
31  23.5  31.0   01:18  18.0   13:18   0.0   5.2   0.0   6.3  13.3   00:18     E
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    19.4  31.0    31   -19.1    12    14.1  47.2  77.1  10.4  58.7    24      NW

Max >=  27.0: 14
Max <=   0.0:  0
Min <=   0.0:  1
Min <= -18.0:  1
Max Rain: 17.7 on day 12
Days of Rain: 14 (> 0.2 mm)  8 (> 2.0 mm)  0 (> 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3  Cool Base: 18.3  Method: Integration