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Good Evening - Today was: Sunday, 28 December 2025 19:45:24 NZDT
Current: 20.5°C, Max: 24.4°C, Min: 10.9°C. It feels like 18.8°C
FORECAST: Mainly clear. Low 13C. Winds ESE at 15 to 30 km/h. It feels like 18.8°C. 1 clothing layer recommended.
Station Forecast: Fairly fine, showers likely | Sunrise: 05:48 | Sunset: 20:50 | Dawn: 05:15 | Dusk: 21:23
Weather Forecast
 Temperature : Current trend is Falling, changing by -1.0 °C/hr 20.5°C, 54%   Pressure : Current trend is Rising slowly, changing by 0.3 hPa/hr 1010.3hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  ENE  Current wind speed is Light breeze (F2) from ENE (62°) 10km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Rising 27km/h
Air Quality :  0 AQI  0ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.0mm
Sun Light : 10.5kLux, 9.7hrs   Solar UV :  0.7UVI  83W/m2
Last weather station contact: Sunday, 28 December 2025 at 19:51:33. Updated in seconds

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  News  

⛅ 28 Dec 2025 1:59PM: Police ask for help finding people behind 'mass disorder' on Auckland's Karangahape Road (rnz.co.nz) 1/10 ⛅ 28 Dec 2025 7:15PM: One seriously injured in crash on Upper Hutt's SH2, 'significant delays' expected (rnz.co.nz) 2/10 ⛅ 28 Dec 2025 5:44PM: Sheep shearing industry, government announce $75,000 animal welfare programme (rnz.co.nz) 3/10 ⛅ 28 Dec 2025 12:42PM: Tasman floods recovery expected to cost $50m, take two years (rnz.co.nz) 4/10 ⛅ 28 Dec 2025 7:28PM: Oil spill on SH73 makes driving hazardous (rnz.co.nz) 5/10 ⛅ 28 Dec 2025 2:40PM: Rhythm and Vines partiers urged to stay careful on wet, busy roads (rnz.co.nz) 6/10 ⛅ 28 Dec 2025 12:42PM: Science, English slide, as secondary school students seek life skills (rnz.co.nz) 7/10 ⛅ 28 Dec 2025 2:04PM: Recreational drug users urged to get their stuff checked before this New Year's (rnz.co.nz) 8/10 ⛅ 28 Dec 2025 12:54PM: Four hurt in two-vehicle crash near Levin (rnz.co.nz) 9/10 ⛅ 28 Dec 2025 11:23AM: Weather set to worsen ahead of New Year's Eve (rnz.co.nz) 10/10


 Weather Warnings
No WarningsNo current weather
station warnings
 Weather Forecast
Tonight
Mostly Clear
13°C
Mostly Clear		 Tomorrow
PM Rain, Wind
19°C
PM Rain, Wind
Mainly clear. Low 13C. Winds ESE at 15 to 30 km/h.
Chance of Rain: 7%
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: Waxing Gibbous       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
13:41
Moonset
00:49
Visibility
55% 		Sunrise
05:48
Sunset
20:50
Day Length
15.01 Hrs
Moon Phase: Waxing Gibbous
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 0min 28s less daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 19:51:33 28/12/2025
System Up: 29 days 21 hours
Prgm Up: 29 days 20 hours
Hardware:WeatherDuino Pro2+
TX Power: Solar/Battery 13.96V
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)


NOAA Climate Reports - Daily, Month and Year History Report and Extremes
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Report for 2010 
                   Annual Climatological Summary for 2010

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

                  Temperature (°C), Heat Base: 18.3  Cool Base: 18.3
                          Dep.  Heat  Cool                       Max  Max  Min  Min
        Mean  Mean        From  Deg   Deg                        >=   <=   <=   <=
 YR MO  Max   Min   Mean  Norm  Days  Days  Hi  Date  Low  Date 27.0  0.0  0.0 -18.0
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 10  1  23.7  13.3  14.9  -3.0   109     2  30.8  18   7.5   12    9    0    0    0
 10  2  26.4  13.2  18.4   0.2    15    19  31.8  24   7.7   20    8    0    0    0
 10  3  22.7  10.7  15.8  -0.8    80     2  32.6  11   2.0   18    3    0    0    0
 10  4  20.4   8.5  13.8  -0.3   136     0  24.7  10   2.2   10    0    0    0    0
 10  5  19.0   5.7  11.6   0.2   207     0  24.9  13 -11.1   16    0    0    1    0
 10  6  16.4   5.7  10.3   1.0   240     0  24.0  19   0.2   14    0    0    0    0
 10  7  16.5   6.5  10.5   1.9    54     0  20.8   4   2.1    1    0    0    0    0
 10  8
 10  9
 10 10
 10 11  26.7  13.7  19.0   4.6    16    30  35.5  20   7.3    9    9    0    0    0
 10 12  25.5  12.9  18.2   1.8    25    21  31.1  25   5.9   19    9    0    0    0
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
        21.9  10.0  14.7   0.6   886    77  35.5 Nov -11.1  May   38    0    1    0

                                Precipitation (mm)

              Dep.   Max        Days of Rain
              From   Obs.          Over
 YR MO Total  Norm   Day Date  0.2  2.0 20.0
---------------------------------------------
 10  1  66.3   1.3  21.3  23    15    8    1
 10  2  48.0 -14.0  98.7   2    10    5    0
 10  3  40.5 -33.5  47.4   5    11    6    1
 10  4  31.5 -44.5  46.8  25    13    4    0
 10  5  33.6 -60.4  23.1  26     6    4    1
 10  6 115.2  28.2  26.1  10    20   14    1
 10  7   1.8 -92.2  24.3  11     2    0    0
 10  8
 10  9
 10 10
 10 11 621.9 543.9 550.2   9     8    4    3
 10 12  60.6 -22.4  15.9  18    12    7    0
---------------------------------------------
      1019.4 306.4 550.2  Nov   97   52    7

                                Wind Speed (km/h)
                          Dom
 YR MO   Avg.  Hi   Date  Dir
------------------------------
 10  1  10.1  45.4    4     W
 10  2   8.0  64.8   13    NW
 10  3  10.4 189.0   11    NW
 10  4   9.0  47.9   14    NW
 10  5   6.3  42.8   28     E
 10  6   7.2  49.0    1   NNE
 10  7   6.6  42.8    6   ESE
 10  8
 10  9
 10 10
 10 11  11.3  45.4   19   ENE
 10 12  10.2  55.1    4   WNW
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         8.8 189.0  Mar   NNW