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Good Evening - Today was: Tuesday, 19 August 2025 20:13:26 NZST
Current: 6.8°C, Max: 12.1°C, Min: 6.6°C. It feels like 2.8°C
FORECAST: Partly cloudy. Low 2C. Winds S at 10 to 15 km/h. Chance of frost or heavy dew. It feels like 2.8°C. A windproof and 5 or more clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Fine weather | Sunrise: 07:02 | Sunset: 17:42 | Dawn: 06:33 | Dusk: 18:10
Weather Forecast
 Temperature : Current trend is Falling, changing by -0.4 °C/hr 6.8°C, 60%   Pressure : Current trend is Rising quickly, changing by 1.3 hPa/hr 1012.1hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  S  Current wind speed is Light breeze (F2) from S (172°) 10km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Rising 44km/h
Air Quality :  5 AQI  1.3ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.0mm
Sun Light : 0Lux, 4.0hrs   Solar UV :  0.0UVI  0W/m2
Last weather station contact: Tuesday, 19 August 2025 at 20:13:25. Updated in seconds

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 Weather Warnings
No WarningsNo current weather
station warnings
Warning WEATHER STATION CAUTION
Chance of FROST or heavy DEW
 Weather Forecast
Tonight
Partly Cloudy
2°C
Partly Cloudy		 Tomorrow
Cloudy
11°C
Cloudy
Partly cloudy. Low 2C. Winds S at 10 to 15 km/h.
Chance of Rain: 11%
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: Waning Crescent       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
04:11
Moonset
12:52
Visibility
17% 		Sunrise
07:02
Sunset
17:42
Day Length
10.40 Hrs
Moon Phase: Waning Crescent
Sun Phase: Below Horizon
There will be 2min 22s more daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 20:13:25 19/08/2025
System Up: 27 days 0 hours
Prgm Up: 27 days 0 hours
Hardware:WeatherDuino Pro2+
TX Power: Solar/Battery 13.20V
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 May 
                   Monthly Climatological Summary for May 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  11.7  16.2   00:00   6.6   23:59   6.6   0.0  12.0   9.9  78.0   13:48   WSW
02   9.4  11.5   12:52   6.6   00:00   8.9   0.0   1.0   1.5  11.0   16:59     N
03  10.3  16.2   16:04   6.6   04:27   8.0   0.0   0.2   2.2  35.0   13:49   WNW
04  10.4  15.3   13:10   6.8   00:33   7.9   0.0   0.0   3.9  43.0   12:18   ESE
05   8.2  15.7   14:51   2.4   07:08  10.1   0.0   0.0   2.1  17.0   15:32   ENE
06   9.5  17.5   14:21   1.1   07:04   8.8   0.0   0.0   3.4  35.0   11:48   WNW
07  13.3  17.3   13:49   9.8   23:59   5.0   0.0   0.0   4.8  30.0   14:00    NW
08  13.6  21.3   15:50   6.4   07:04   5.1   0.3   0.0   2.5  40.0   11:50    NW
09  13.9  18.0   11:13  11.8   23:54   4.4   0.0  16.4   2.0  22.0   16:48   NNE
10  11.5  17.7   15:20   6.0   23:58   6.8   0.0   0.0   2.9  19.0   04:39   NNE
11  10.7  17.9   14:38   4.6   03:52   7.6   0.0   0.0   3.2  48.0   12:04     E
12  10.7  17.5   14:28   4.2   06:35   7.5   0.0   0.0   2.4  19.0   12:47    NW
13  13.2  16.4   14:11  11.1   00:00   5.1   0.0   0.2   6.1  49.0   13:36    NW
14  12.8  18.3   13:16   8.7   20:23   5.5   0.0   0.0   3.4  35.0   11:28   ENE
15  12.8  16.7   13:07   8.2   00:56   5.5   0.0   0.0   6.1  43.0   12:47   WNW
16  15.5  18.1   13:08  13.8   00:23   2.8   0.0   0.0   9.9  53.0   14:42   WNW
17  14.3  18.8   14:35  10.7   23:10   4.0   0.0   0.0   5.9  41.0   11:08   WNW
18  15.1  18.2   16:01  11.1   00:00   3.1   0.0   2.6   6.1  59.0   16:58   WNW
19   8.8  13.3   14:45   5.6   23:41   3.7   0.0   4.4   2.8  26.0   16:23    SE
20   8.8  16.1   14:46   3.3   06:06   9.5   0.0   0.0   2.0  21.0   11:33   WNW
21   5.9  16.7   00:21   3.4   06:38  12.9   0.0   0.0   0.9  22.7   00:19   NNW
22  10.0  14.6   15:19   4.7   01:11   8.3   0.0   0.0   2.9  40.0   12:26     N
23  12.6  18.9   13:58   7.7   23:47   5.7   0.0   0.0   3.1  28.1   10:13   NNE
24   9.3  17.3   13:41   3.4   06:54   9.0   0.0   0.0   1.7  13.0   13:39   NNE
25   9.8  18.1   13:58   3.4   03:58   8.5   0.0   0.2   2.8  44.0   12:43    NW
26  11.4  16.4   10:44   5.9   05:34   6.9   0.0   1.8   3.4  44.7   12:36   NNW
27  13.1  17.9   14:20   7.7   23:36   5.2   0.0   0.0   3.3  43.3   00:38    NW
28  10.1  14.3   13:46   6.2   05:35   8.2   0.0   9.0   2.9  35.3   20:11    NE
29  12.0  17.3   12:39   8.0   07:09   6.3   0.0   0.4   2.4  26.7   23:31   ENE
30  12.8  15.8   12:27  10.0   05:48   5.5   0.0   0.2  11.1  67.1   12:30   WNW
31  13.8  15.9   13:00  11.9   01:58   4.5   0.0   0.0  16.9  69.2   13:14   WNW
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    11.5  21.3     8     1.1     6   206.9   0.3  48.4   4.4  78.0     1      NW

Max >=  27.0  0
Max <=   0.0  0
Min <=   0.0  0
Min <= -18.0  0
Max Rain: 16.4 on day 9
Days of Rain: 12 (>= 0.2 mm)  5 (>= 2.0 mm)  0 (>= 20.0 mm)
Heat Base: 18.3  Cool Base: 18.3  Method: Integration