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Midday - Today is: Wednesday, 3 December 2025 12:15:50 NZDT
Current: 15.7°C, Max: 18.6°C, Min: 12.2°C. It feels like 15.8°C
FORECAST: Thunderstorms. High 22C. Winds SE at 15 to 25 km/h. Chance of rain 80%. It feels like 15.8°C. A waterproof and 2 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Stormy, much rain | Sunrise: 05:42 | Sunset: 20:33 | Dawn: 05:09 | Dusk: 21:06
Weather Forecast
 Temperature : Current trend is Rising, changing by 0.8 °C/hr 15.7°C, 89%   Pressure : Current trend is Falling, changing by -1.2 hPa/hr 993.5hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  SE  Current wind speed is Light breeze (F2) from SE (141°) 6km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Rising 19km/h
Air Quality :  0 AQI  0ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Rising 22.3mm
Sun Light : 23.2kLux, 0.8hrs   Solar UV :  2.7UVI  183W/m2
Last weather station contact: Wednesday, 03 December 2025 at 12:20:00. Updated in seconds

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 Weather Warnings
Warning WEATHER STATION WARNING
High rainfall rate (/hour) has been detected
Caution WEATHER STATION CAUTION
High cumulative rainfall for today has been detected
 Weather Forecast
Today
Thunderstorms
22°C
Thunderstorms		 Tonight
Rain
11°C
Rain
Thunderstorms. High 22C. Winds SE at 15 to 25 km/h. Chance of rain 80%.
Chance of Rain: 75%
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: Waxing Gibbous       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
18:35
Moonset
03:41
Visibility
94% 		Sunrise
05:42
Sunset
20:33
Day Length
14.51 Hrs
Moon Phase: Waxing Gibbous
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 1min 12s more daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 12:20:00 3/12/2025
System Up: 4 days 13 hours
Prgm Up: 4 days 13 hours
Hardware:WeatherDuino Pro2+
TX Power: Solar/Battery 13.94V
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 2015 Jan 
                   Monthly Climatological Summary for Jan 2015

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  18.6  25.5   13:14  14.3   05:54   1.3   1.6   0.3  13.0  30.6   08:37   WNW
 2  18.0  24.5   14:44  11.8   05:50   2.0   1.6   0.0  10.9  34.2   15:42   WSW
 3  19.3  25.7   15:08  14.2   06:00   1.2   2.2   0.0   7.1  25.6   17:59     E
 4  19.0  24.8   15:58  12.7   06:01   1.5   2.2   0.0   9.1  25.6   12:24   WSW
 5  19.4  24.4   14:51  14.6   06:28   1.0   2.1   0.0  12.3  29.5   11:44   WSW
 6  19.7  25.3   13:30  16.1   01:58   0.5   1.9   0.0  10.2  35.6   15:46     W
 7  19.4  24.8   15:26  16.4   23:06   0.4   1.5   5.4   9.9  30.6   23:27     W
 8  17.5  23.0   14:47  13.4   06:14   1.9   1.1   0.0  16.0  40.3   09:50     E
 9  19.4  28.0   14:31  11.3   06:21   2.2   3.3   0.0   7.5  22.0   15:01   WSW
10  19.8  25.8   15:10  14.6   02:50   1.0   2.5   0.0   9.0  30.6   13:51   WSW
11  19.6  24.5   13:54  14.8   05:44   0.8   2.1   0.0  15.2  40.3   14:05   WNW
12  19.9  24.9   15:05  16.2   23:58   0.1   1.7   0.3  10.4  30.6   14:48     W
13  20.1  29.1   13:21  13.2   06:14   1.2   3.0   0.0   7.9  31.7   16:37   WSW
14  21.1  28.0   14:54  15.7   05:16   0.5   3.3   0.0   6.5  29.5   15:50    SW
15  21.6  27.4   12:13  18.9   05:09   0.0   3.3  11.4   6.3  18.4   03:05   ENE
16  20.4  25.4   13:51  16.2   06:12   0.2   2.4   0.3   8.9  29.5   15:25   WSW
17  21.7  29.5   15:19  17.3   05:48   0.2   3.6   0.0  10.7  43.9   16:00     W
18  20.7  26.7   13:37  15.3   04:44   0.7   3.1   0.0  17.4  42.8   15:15     W
19  19.2  22.6   10:28  15.7   06:26   0.7   1.6   0.0  16.3  34.2   10:26   WNW
20  19.2  24.8   13:07  13.7   23:52   1.2   2.1   0.0  10.3  30.6   14:10     W
21  17.0  25.3   15:16  10.2   04:34   2.8   1.5   0.0   7.8  42.8   18:57   ESE
22  18.2  24.8   16:01  12.7   05:59   1.9   1.9   0.0  10.7  29.5   02:19     E
23  19.4  27.9   14:36  10.9   06:34   2.1   3.2   0.0   6.9  25.6   14:15    SW
24  19.8  28.0   15:07  10.5   06:10   2.1   3.6   0.0   6.9  24.5   15:20    SW
25  21.0  30.6   15:39  12.6   06:14   1.3   4.1   0.0  14.1  46.4   22:37     E
26  21.3  29.6   16:24  14.1   05:24   1.0   4.0   0.0  11.4  34.2   00:37     E
27  20.3  25.7   13:58  15.5   04:19   0.7   2.7   0.0  18.0  39.2   09:37     E
28  21.7  26.7   15:27  18.1   06:38   0.0   3.4   0.0  15.7  37.8   08:12     E
29  22.6  28.9   15:18  17.7   06:12   0.0   4.4   0.0  13.3  36.7   10:27     E
30  21.3  26.8   15:48  17.8   06:06   0.0   3.0   0.0  12.8  36.7   11:02     E
31  22.1  28.9   14:30  17.7   02:48   0.1   3.9   0.0  14.8  34.2   12:05     E
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    19.9  30.6    25    10.2    21    30.6  81.9  17.7  11.3  46.4    25       W

Max >=  27.0: 11
Max <=   0.0:  0
Min <=   0.0:  0
Min <= -18.0:  0
Max Rain: 11.4 on day 15
Days of Rain: 5 (>= 0.2 mm)  2 (>= 2.0 mm)  0 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3  Cool Base: 18.3  Method: Integration