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Good Afternoon - Today is: Saturday, 10 May 2025 14:44:08 NZST
Current: 17.3°C, Max: 17.3°C, Min: 8.7°C. It feels like 16.1°C
FORECAST: Mostly sunny. High 17C. Winds W at 10 to 15 km/h. It feels like 16.1°C. 2 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Fine, becoming less settled | Sunrise: 07:12 | Sunset: 17:16 | Dawn: 06:43 | Dusk: 17:45
Weather Forecast
 Temperature : Current trend is Rising, changing by 0.9 °C/hr 17.3°C, 58%   Pressure : Current trend is Falling, changing by -0.5 hPa/hr 1021.5hPa
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 (271°) 5km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Steady 11km/h
Air Quality :  0 AQI  0ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.0mm
Sun Light : 33.3kLux, 5.5hrs   Solar UV :  2.4UVI  263W/m2
Last weather station contact: Saturday, 10 May 2025 at 14:44:08. Updated in seconds

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 Weather Warnings
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 Weather Forecast
Today
Mostly Sunny
17°C
Mostly Sunny		 Tonight
Mostly Clear
6°C
Mostly Clear
Mostly sunny. High 17C. Winds W at 10 to 15 km/h.
Chance of Rain: 2%
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: Waxing Gibbous       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
15:46
Moonset
04:32
Visability
94% 		Sunrise
07:12
Sunset
17:16
Day Length
10.04 Hrs
Moon Phase: Waxing Gibbous
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 2min 0s less daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 14:44:08 10/05/2025
System Up: 5 days 21 hours
Prgm Up: 5 days 21 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 +12:00(NZST)


NOAA Climate Reports - Daily, Month and Year History Report and Extremes
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Report for 2025 Apr 
                   Monthly Climatological Summary for Apr 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  17.2  22.8   15:25  12.7   06:32   2.0   1.0   0.0   2.5  37.0   15:14   SSW
02  17.3  19.5   12:58  15.5   04:30   1.2   0.1   0.0   5.4  39.0   14:40   ENE
03  18.6  23.0   17:35  15.4   07:12   1.0   1.3   0.0   3.2  19.0   16:31    NE
04  18.0  21.3   15:34  15.8   07:08   0.8   0.5   4.6   3.2  46.0   19:46     W
05  17.2  21.3   15:01  13.1   23:14   1.4   0.3   1.0   7.7  45.0   14:08   WNW
06  16.3  23.0   15:27  12.3   07:02   2.8   0.7   2.4   3.0  41.0   12:46    NW
07  15.6  19.6   15:12  13.0   05:48   2.7   0.0   0.6   8.9  58.0   14:54   WNW
08  14.6  18.2   13:57  10.9   23:51   3.7   0.0   5.0  11.6  68.0   13:46   WNW
09  12.3  18.2   13:30   7.5   23:23   6.0   0.0   0.0   3.8  37.0   15:00     N
10  12.7  20.1   14:59   6.3   03:16   5.7   0.1   0.0   3.1  38.0   10:28    NW
11  14.3  20.3   12:08   9.7   00:00   4.2   0.2   0.0   4.1  45.0   13:32   WNW
12  13.9  19.7   15:07   9.8   03:38   4.5   0.1   0.0   3.7  30.0   10:01   WNW
13  14.9  21.7   14:02   9.8   23:57   4.0   0.6   0.0   4.7  52.0   11:47   ENE
14  14.1  20.7   13:15   8.5   06:56   4.5   0.3   0.0   4.6  44.0   12:39     W
15  14.1  18.2   11:55  12.0   23:18   4.2   0.0   0.0   6.3  46.0   16:45   ESE
16  14.1  17.3   12:56  12.0   01:46   4.2   0.0   0.0   9.0  58.0   12:50     E
17  16.0  17.7   10:19  14.1   00:00   2.3   0.0   3.6  11.3  68.0   08:07   ENE
18  17.6  21.2   14:26  15.4   00:00   1.0   0.3   2.8  11.8  69.0   00:27   ENE
19  20.9  28.1   13:22  16.4   23:59   0.4   2.9   0.0   4.4  33.0   14:33   NNE
20  19.5  27.7   14:01  13.3   06:26   1.3   2.5   0.0   2.7  26.0   13:33   WNW
21  15.1  17.8   00:00  12.7   19:55   3.2   0.0   9.8   3.8  35.0   22:18   ESE
22  14.9  18.3   12:20  12.8   02:25   3.4   0.0   0.0   3.7  37.0   07:08   ESE
23  11.9  15.8   10:53   7.5   23:48   6.4   0.0   0.0   5.4  58.0   11:04    SE
24  11.2  18.2   13:53   6.2   06:42   7.1   0.0   0.0   3.7  32.0   10:41   ENE
25  11.0  19.8   16:20   4.4   04:19   7.4   0.1   0.0   1.7  17.0   09:18   NNE
26  13.0  20.0   15:06   6.8   02:48   5.4   0.1   0.0   1.3  15.0   21:04    NW
27  15.4  22.6   15:45  10.9   07:05   3.6   0.7   0.0   1.7  17.3   12:15     W
28  15.1  21.3   14:53  11.0   03:14   3.4   0.2   0.0   1.5  21.6   15:39    SW
29  16.8  20.8   15:47  14.0   03:13   1.9   0.4   0.0   5.2  39.7   15:01   ENE
30  17.4  18.7   13:37  16.2   23:34   0.9   0.0   6.8   7.2  46.9   03:43   ENE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    15.4  28.1    19     4.4    25   100.6  12.4  36.6   5.0  69.0    18      NE

Max >=  27.0  2
Max <=   0.0  0
Min <=   0.0  0
Min <= -18.0  0
Max Rain: 9.8 on day 21
Days of Rain: 9 (>= 0.2 mm)  7 (>= 2.0 mm)  0 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3  Cool Base: 18.3  Method: Integration