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Midday - Today is: Tuesday, 21 October 2025 12:18:48 NZDT
Current: 17.7°C, Max: 17.8°C, Min: 15.1°C. It feels like 17.0°C
FORECAST: Showers early, then becoming windy with a steady rain for the afternoon. High 19C. Winds WNW at 40 to 55 km/h. Chance of rain 100%. Rainfall around 12mm. It feels like 17.0°C. 2 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Rain at times, very unsettled | Sunrise: 06:21 | Sunset: 19:44 | Dawn: 05:53 | Dusk: 20:12
Weather Forecast
 Temperature : Current trend is Rising, changing by 0.7 °C/hr 17.7°C, 82%   Pressure : Current trend is Falling, changing by -0.5 hPa/hr 1007.6hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  WNW  Current wind speed is Light breeze (F2) from WNW (294°) 12km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Rising 30km/h
Air Quality :  3 AQI  0.8ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.5mm
Sun Light : 16.2kLux, 0.1hrs   Solar UV :  1.8UVI  128W/m2
Last weather station contact: Tuesday, 21 October 2025 at 12:19:37. Updated in seconds

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 Weather Forecast
Today
Rain, Wind
19°C
Rain, Wind		 Tonight
Partly Cloudy, Wind
12°C
Partly Cloudy, Wind
Showers early, then becoming windy with a steady rain for the afternoon. High 19C. Winds WNW at 40 to 55 km/h. Chance of rain 100%. Rainfall around 12mm.
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: Waning Crescent       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
05:51
Moonset
19:31
Visibility
0% 		Sunrise
06:21
Sunset
19:44
Day Length
13.23 Hrs
Moon Phase: Waning Crescent
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 2min 33s more daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 12:19:37 21/10/2025
System Up: 5 days 17 hours
Prgm Up: 5 days 17 hours
Hardware:WeatherDuino Pro2+
TX Power: Solar/Battery 13.35V
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 Oct 
                   Monthly Climatological Summary for Oct 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   9.1  13.2   11:14   5.2   21:47   9.2   0.0   3.8  10.2  66.0   14:27    NW
02   8.6  13.2   23:26   3.0   05:54   9.7   0.0   1.2   2.5  25.0   11:32   NNW
03  13.7  19.8   14:18   9.9   07:19   4.7   0.1  12.2   5.3  45.0   16:45    NE
04  13.1  19.4   11:19  10.6   23:58   5.2   0.0   8.9   5.6  44.0   01:47     N
05  12.1  17.2   17:48   9.6   01:03   6.2   0.0   0.0   5.9  35.0   15:39   WNW
06  11.6  16.4   14:56   8.5   06:47   6.7   0.0   0.2   7.5  75.0   17:47   WNW
07  12.5  15.5   11:51   8.0   23:57   5.8   0.0   4.1  12.7  76.0   15:30   WNW
08  12.1  16.2   13:31   7.2   02:11   6.2   0.0   0.0  11.7  56.0   12:48   WNW
09  13.1  17.7   14:46   9.0   07:23   5.2   0.0   0.5   8.1  54.0   12:20   WNW
10  17.2  21.0   12:45  14.3   06:17   1.5   0.5   0.0  12.8  61.0   09:58   WNW
11  16.2  20.9   13:36  14.3   00:19   2.3   0.2   2.9  10.4  54.0   14:59   WNW
12  15.7  18.7   11:48  14.2   20:49   2.6   0.0   7.4  13.2  74.0   12:59   WNW
13  15.1  17.7   10:26  13.5   04:44   3.2   0.0   5.3   7.1  49.0   21:01     W
14  13.7  17.7   14:35   9.8   22:03   4.6   0.0   0.7   6.2  45.0   17:35     S
15  11.5  16.0   14:20   6.6   04:14   6.8   0.0   0.0   9.0  68.5   11:20   WNW
16  12.9  16.9   14:01   9.0   20:17   5.4   0.0   0.7  12.8  58.4   10:55   WNW
17  11.8  19.1   14:48   4.5   06:12   6.5   0.0   0.0   5.2  48.3   14:16     W
18  13.4  18.6   15:21   7.7   04:52   4.9   0.0   0.0   9.3  49.0   12:09     W
19  14.0  17.2   15:01  10.7   23:41   4.3   0.0   1.0  10.2  57.7   16:56   WNW
20  13.6  19.1   15:39   8.3   05:30   4.7   0.0   0.0  12.1  77.9   23:26   WNW
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    13.0  21.0    10     3.0     2   105.7   0.8  48.9   8.9  77.9    20     WNW

Max >=  27.0  0
Max <=   0.0  0
Min <=   0.0  0
Min <= -18.0  0
Max Rain: 12.2 on day 3
Days of Rain: 13 (>= 0.2 mm)  7 (>= 2.0 mm)  0 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3  Cool Base: 18.3  Method: Integration