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Good Morning - Today is: Monday, 8 December 2025 11:25:05 NZDT
Current: 22.4°C, Max: 23.2°C, Min: 11.0°C. It feels like 22.0°C
FORECAST: Cloudy early with peeks of sunshine expected late. High 24C. Winds W at 15 to 30 km/h. It feels like 22.0°C. 1 clothing layer recommended.
Station Forecast: Settled fine | Sunrise: 05:41 | Sunset: 20:38 | Dawn: 05:08 | Dusk: 21:11
Weather Forecast
 Temperature : Current trend is Rising, changing by 1.5 °C/hr 22.4°C, 63%   Pressure : Current trend is Rising slowly, changing by 0.5 hPa/hr 1016.5hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  WSW  Current wind speed is Light breeze (F2) from WSW (254°) 10km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Rising 22km/h
Air Quality :  7 AQI  1.9ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.0mm
Sun Light : 114.6kLux, 1.9hrs   Solar UV :  12.8UVI  905W/m2
Last weather station contact: Monday, 08 December 2025 at 11:29:43. Updated in seconds

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⛅ 08 Dec 2025 11:09AM: Who knew what and when in the Jevon McSkimming saga? (rnz.co.nz) 1/10 ⛅ 08 Dec 2025 10:19AM: Coroner suppresses name of man stabbed to death in Auckland's Mt Wellington (rnz.co.nz) 2/10 ⛅ 08 Dec 2025 10:42AM: Heat alert for Hastings as 34C day looms (rnz.co.nz) 3/10 ⛅ 08 Dec 2025 11:11AM: What to consider before putting a bar tab on your credit card (rnz.co.nz) 4/10 ⛅ 08 Dec 2025 7:02AM: Do you know what to do in these emergencies? (rnz.co.nz) 5/10 ⛅ 08 Dec 2025 7:38AM: Riding electric bikes on great ride trail 'technically illegal' (rnz.co.nz) 6/10 ⛅ 08 Dec 2025 6:30AM: Meet Auckland's 11-year-old beekeeper keeping the community sweet (rnz.co.nz) 7/10 ⛅ 08 Dec 2025 8:40AM: A 60 percent cut to the Wellington maritime police means they will no longer be responding 24/7 (rnz.co.nz) 8/10 ⛅ 08 Dec 2025 6:38AM: Critically endangered wētā thriving as breeding programme numbers surge (rnz.co.nz) 9/10 ⛅ 08 Dec 2025 9:03AM: Boil-water notice lifted for Bay of Islands holiday hotspot (rnz.co.nz) 10/10


 Weather Warnings
No WarningsNo current weather
station warnings
 Weather Forecast
Today
AM Clouds, PM Sun
24°C
AM Clouds, PM Sun		 Tonight
Cloudy
14°C
Cloudy
Cloudy early with peeks of sunshine expected late. High 24C. Winds W at 15 to 30 km/h.
Chance of Rain: 3%
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: Waning Gibbous       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
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Moonset
08:32
Visibility
88% 		Sunrise
05:41
Sunset
20:38
Day Length
14.56 Hrs
Moon Phase: Waning Gibbous
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 0min 54s more daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 11:29:43 8/12/2025
System Up: 9 days 12 hours
Prgm Up: 9 days 12 hours
Hardware:WeatherDuino Pro2+
TX Power: Solar/Battery 13.98V
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 2025 Mar 
                   Monthly Climatological Summary for Mar 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  19.0  25.3   15:28  15.2   06:56   1.0   1.7   0.0   5.5  46.0   11:21     W
02  19.4  25.2   15:00  15.7   03:14   0.6   1.7   0.0   5.5  47.0   18:32   WNW
03  19.8  24.8   14:00  16.0   23:51   0.3   1.8   0.2   7.4  48.0   10:02     W
04  16.9  20.2   14:08  14.5   23:46   1.6   0.2   2.6   4.8  40.0   14:24   WNW
05  14.0  17.7   12:02   9.9   23:49   4.3   0.0   0.0   8.2  58.0   14:54     S
06  12.9  19.2   16:47   8.0   02:44   5.4   0.0   0.0   4.1  45.0   11:03   SSE
07  13.1  21.1   18:13   5.7   07:01   5.5   0.3   0.0   3.2  37.0   16:11   WNW
08  14.5  20.7   16:24   9.8   03:05   4.0   0.2   0.0   4.6  41.0   13:20   NNE
09  15.3  21.2   15:05   9.7   07:14   3.2   0.2   0.0   3.7  37.0   17:29    SE
10  15.6  23.9   18:13   8.0   07:23   3.9   1.2   0.0   3.3  44.0   18:13   ENE
11  15.9  22.2   14:42  10.1   04:11   2.9   0.5   0.0   6.6  51.0   14:51   WNW
12  16.6  23.5   15:04  12.9   23:54   2.2   0.5   3.4   6.3  41.0   13:33    NW
13  14.3  20.7   17:13   9.2   05:54   4.2   0.1   0.0   2.4  25.0   21:59    NE
14  14.6  23.0   15:23   7.9   07:24   4.4   0.7   0.0   3.4  29.0   18:57   WNW
15  16.6  22.3   14:26  12.5   04:30   2.4   0.7   0.0   7.1  56.0   15:15   WNW
16  17.7  23.1   15:48  15.0   03:50   1.4   0.9   0.0   4.4  40.0   13:26     W
17  18.1  24.5   15:45  13.6   01:42   1.6   1.4   0.0   6.4  56.0   17:58   WNW
18  17.0  23.8   10:57  13.1   23:59   1.8   0.6   1.2   5.7  45.0   10:20    NW
19  13.1  15.6   17:41  10.8   11:01   5.2   0.0   3.4   4.1  36.0   05:36     E
20  15.3  20.0   14:31  12.5   06:02   3.0   0.1   0.0   5.7  45.0   13:38    SE
21  16.2  21.8   14:42  11.8   00:59   2.7   0.6   0.0   4.1  35.0   14:57     E
22  16.6  21.8   16:13  12.0   03:39   2.2   0.4   0.0   4.9  45.0   17:14   WNW
23  17.5  22.0   16:28  14.8   21:49   1.4   0.6   0.0   6.7  42.0   17:35   WNW
24  16.6  20.3   15:08  14.5   00:53   1.8   0.1   0.2   4.1  37.0   17:38    NE
25  17.2  23.1   14:24  13.4   23:57   2.0   0.9   0.0   3.6  35.0   17:45     W
26  15.5  23.3   15:08   9.2   07:30   3.7   0.8   0.0   2.5  30.0   16:33    SW
27  16.4  21.5   15:44  12.3   05:40   2.4   0.4   0.0   6.7  49.0   15:28   WNW
28  16.5  21.3   13:49  14.3   23:41   2.1   0.3  26.2   4.2  34.0   14:43   ENE
29  15.9  21.5   15:23  11.4   07:32   3.0   0.6   0.0   5.0  48.0   10:49   ENE
30  14.4  22.1   14:25   8.2   07:28   4.3   0.6   0.0   3.7  45.0   13:13     W
31  15.8  23.0   15:48   9.7   03:26   3.4   0.8   0.0   3.1  28.8   12:18   ENE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    16.1  25.3     1     5.7     7    87.9  18.9  37.2   4.9  58.0     5     WNW

Max >=  27.0  0
Max <=   0.0  0
Min <=   0.0  0
Min <= -18.0  0
Max Rain: 26.2 on day 28
Days of Rain: 7 (>= 0.2 mm)  4 (>= 2.0 mm)  1 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3  Cool Base: 18.3  Method: Integration