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Good Morning - Today is: Friday, 3 October 2025 09:24:44 NZDT

FORECAST: Light rain developing this afternoon. High near 20C. Winds ENE at 15 to 25 km/h. Chance of rain 70%. It feels like 12.6°C. 3 clothing layers recommended.

Last weather station contact: Friday, 03 October 2025 at 09:25:50. Updated in seconds
Weather Forecast	Temperature	:	12.7°C, 94%	Pressure	:	1009.7hPa	Fire Danger
	Wind Speed	:	ENE 4km/h	Wind Gust	:	7km/h
	Air Quality	:	52 AQI 12.7ug/m³	Rainfall	:	0.0mm
	Sun Light	:	40.6kLux, 2.9hrs	Solar UV	:	3.1UVI 321W/m²

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Weather Forecast

Today

20°C

PM Light Rain

Tonight

12°C

Rain

Light rain developing this afternoon. High near 20C. Winds ENE at 15 to 25 km/h. Chance of rain 70%.
Chance of Rain: 65%

7 day weather Forecast

Moon & Sun Forecast

Moonrise
14:41
Moonset
04:42
Visibility
77%

Sunrise
06:49
Sunset
19:25
Day Length
12.36 Hrs

Moon Phase: Waxing Gibbous
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 2min 40s more daylight tomorrow

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System Information

Station Is Online
Updated: 09:25:50 3/10/2025
System Up: 22 days 0 hours
Prgm Up: 21 days 12 hours
Hardware:WeatherDuino Pro2+
TX Power: Solar/Battery 14.00V
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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Today's Weather Results (Friday)

This table shows a summary of the data since Midnight local time.

Today's data
Temperature and Humidity
Highest Temperature	13.3 °C	at 00:09
Lowest Temperature	9.9 °C	at 07:19
Highest Dew Point	12.7 °C	at 00:09
Lowest Dew Point	9.3 °C	at 07:19
Highest Apparent Temperature	13.1 °C	at 00:23
Lowest Apparent Temperature	9.0 °C	at 07:29
Highest "Feels Like" Temperature	13.2 °C	at 00:23
Lowest "Feels Like" Temperature	9.9 °C	at 07:19
Lowest Wind Chill	9.9 °C	at 07:19
Highest Heat Index	13.3 °C	at 00:09
Highest Humidity	96 %	at 00:00
Lowest Humidity	95 %	at 00:14
Rainfall
Rainfall Today	0.0 mm
Rainfall Rate Max	0.0 mm/hr	at 00:00
Highest Hourly Rainfall	0.0 mm	at 00:00
Wind
Highest Gust	20 km/h	at 01:30
Highest Speed (10 minute average)	7 km/h (F2)	at 00:08
Wind Run	28.5 km
Pressure
Highest Pressure (SL)	1010.2 hPa	at 00:01
Lowest Pressure (SL)	1009.3 hPa	at 05:28
Hours of Sun	2.9 hrs

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Yesterday's Weather Results

This table shows a summary of the data for the 24 hrs up to Midnight local time.

Yesterday's data
Temperature and Humidity
Highest Temperature	13.2 °C	at 23:26
Lowest Temperature	3.0 °C	at 05:54
Highest Dew Point	12.6 °C	at 23:26
Lowest Dew Point	2.1 °C	at 03:41
Highest Apparent Temperature	13.5 °C	at 23:26
Lowest Apparent Temperature	1.1 °C	at 06:05
Highest "Feels Like" Temperature	13.3 °C	at 23:26
Lowest "Feels Like" Temperature	3.0 °C	at 05:54
Lowest Wind Chill	3.0 °C	at 05:54
Highest Heat Index	13.2 °C	at 23:26
Highest Humidity	96 %	at 21:25
Lowest Humidity	81 %	at 12:35
Rainfall
Rainfall Yesterday	1.2 mm
Rainfall Rate Max	1.0 mm/hr	at 16:57
Highest Hourly Rainfall	0.7 mm	at 16:58
Wind
Highest Gust	25 km/h	at 11:32
Highest Speed (10 minute average)	8 km/h (F2)	at 13:01
Wind Run	62.9 km
Pressure
Highest Pressure (SL)	1014.7 hPa	at 10:09
Lowest Pressure (SL)	1009.2 hPa	at 17:55
Hours of Sun	3.0 hrs

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7 Day Rolling Average Table

This table shows the past 7 days as a rolling data set. Averages calculated based upon the last 7 days with the trend being calculated on the 7 days before that.

Data	Unit	Today^*	Thu 02/10/25	Wed 01/10/25	Tue 30/09/25	Mon 29/09/25	Sun 28/09/25	Sat 27/09/25	Fri 26/09/25	7 Day Average^*	Trend on previous 7 days^*
High Temperature	°C	13.3	13.2	13.2	15.4	17.1	18.6	17.2	16.2	15.8	-0.16
Low Temperature	°C	9.9	3.0	5.2	5.6	8.9	11.2	9.2	7.9	7.3	-0.14
High Apparent Temp.	°C	13.1	13.5	10.6	12.4	14.1	16.7	15.4	12.7	13.6	-0.64
Low Apparent Temp.	°C	9.0	1.1	2.4	3.7	6.7	10.6	7.8	5.2	5.4	-0.50
Low Wind Chill	°C	9.9	3.0	3.5	5.6	8.0	11.2	8.7	6.6	6.7	-0.67
High Heat Index	°C	13.3	13.2	13.2	15.4	17.1	18.6	17.2	16.2	15.8	-0.16
High Dew Point	°C	12.7	12.6	10.9	7.5	13.2	14.0	11.2	10.4	11.4	+1.07
Low Dew Point	°C	9.3	2.1	3.9	3.8	5.8	10.1	7.8	4.4	5.4	+0.46
High Humidity	%	96	96.0	95.0	89.0	89.0	94.0	94.0	92.0	92.7	+1.43
Low Humidity	%	95	81.0	74.0	54.0	63.0	62.0	57.0	50.0	63.0	+0.29
Rainfall (T:15mm)	mm	0.0	1.2	3.8	0.0	0.0	0.5	1.9	7.4	2.1	+0.37
Max Wind Gust	km/h	20	25.0	66.0	51.0	61.0	51.0	46.0	53.0	50.4	+8.29
Max Average Speed	km/h	7	8.0	23.0	17.0	24.0	17.0	13.0	21.0	17.6	+4.29
Wind Run	km	28.5	61.6	246.0	207.0	257.8	162.0	128.4	270.1	190.4	+70.90
Wind bearing	°	319	335	305	297	289	284	292	294	299.4	268.1
Wind Direction	-	NW	NNW	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	W
High Pressure	hPa	1010.2	1014.7	1013.6	1014.8	1014.2	1017.0	1017.2	1011.9	1014.8	-4.09
Low Pressure	hPa	1009.3	1009.2	1006.7	1010.8	1010.1	1014.2	1012.0	1002.4	1009.3	-1.99
Sun Hours (T:32h)	hours	2.9	3.0	1.7	5.9	5.5	5.4	4.6	6.3	4.6	+0.40
Solar Radiation	W/m²	287	506.0	458.0	981.0	659.0	951.0	937.0	985.0	782.4	+101.71
UV Index	UVI	2.5	6.4.0	4.9.0	11.5.0	7.2.0	10.7.0	10.9.0	11.1.0	9.0	+1.31

^* Today's data set is incomplete. Averages and trends do not include today's data.

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30 Day Rolling Average table

This table shows the past 30 days as a rolling data set. Averages calculated based upon the last 30 days with the trend being calculated on the 30 days before that.

Data	Unit	Today^*	Thu 02/10/25	Wed 01/10/25	Tue 30/09/25	Mon 29/09/25	Sun 28/09/25	Sat 27/09/25	Fri 26/09/25	Thu 25/09/25	Wed 24/09/25	Tue 23/09/25	Mon 22/09/25	Sun 21/09/25	Sat 20/09/25	Fri 19/09/25	Thu 18/09/25	Wed 17/09/25	Tue 16/09/25	Mon 15/09/25	Sun 14/09/25	Sat 13/09/25	Fri 12/09/25	Thu 11/09/25	Wed 10/09/25	Tue 09/09/25	Mon 08/09/25	Sun 07/09/25	Sat 06/09/25	Fri 05/09/25	Thu 04/09/25	Wed 03/09/25	30 Day Average^*	Trend on previous 30 days^*
High Temperature	°C	13.3	13.2	13.2	15.4	17.1	18.6	17.2	16.2	15.8	14.1	17.3	18.3	18.2	15.7	12.6	15.3	17.3	16.0	15.6	16.2	13.3	12.9	14.1	16.3	13.8	14.5	15.3	14.2	18.0	16.5	15.3	15.6	+1.49
Low Temperature	°C	9.9	3.0	5.2	5.6	8.9	11.2	9.2	7.9	9.8	10.7	11.8	11.9	4.1	0.4	3.3	10.7	12.2	11.8	3.2	6.7	1.9	4.9	6.2	9.0	0.7	1.4	3.9	4.3	11.1	7.1	2.0	6.7	+2.98
High Apparent Temp.	°C	13.1	13.5	10.6	12.4	14.1	16.7	15.4	12.7	12.9	14.2	17.0	17.1	16.1	12.6	10.0	13.5	13.4	14.6	12.9	14.2	9.9	11.3	10.7	13.4	10.6	12.6	12.2	10.6	15.0	13.6	13.2	13.2	+1.19
Low Apparent Temp.	°C	9.0	1.1	2.4	3.7	6.7	10.6	7.8	5.2	7.2	9.0	11.3	11.8	2.1	-2.1	1.7	7.7	9.1	8.9	1.4	5.1	-0.2	3.4	4.0	3.7	-1.4	-0.9	2.2	9.5	9.3	5.0	-0.2	4.8	+3.36
Low Wind Chill	°C	9.9	3.0	3.5	5.6	8.0	11.2	8.7	6.6	8.7	10.7	11.8	11.9	4.1	0.4	3.7	10.7	12.2	11.8	3.2	6.7	1.9	4.9	6.2	6.6	0.7	1.4	3.9	11.6	11.1	6.7	2.0	6.7	+3.14
High Heat Index	°C	13.3	13.2	13.2	15.4	17.1	18.6	17.2	16.2	15.8	14.1	17.3	18.3	18.2	15.7	12.6	15.3	17.3	16.0	15.6	16.2	13.3	12.9	14.1	16.3	13.8	14.5	15.3	12.3	18.0	16.5	15.3	15.5	+1.43
High Dew Point	°C	12.7	12.6	10.9	7.5	13.2	14.0	11.2	10.4	11.0	13.0	14.1	12.2	8.9	5.5	7.6	12.0	11.8	12.5	10.5	9.6	9.7	7.6	6.6	11.8	7.4	5.4	9.2	9.1	11.4	10.7	6.3	10.1	+2.05
Low Dew Point	°C	9.3	2.1	3.9	3.8	5.8	10.1	7.8	4.4	5.5	10.3	10.3	8.2	1.4	-1.5	0.5	6.9	8.6	9.4	1.6	2.8	0.9	3.4	2.3	3.9	-0.7	-0.2	2.3	8.8	8.4	4.9	0.5	4.5	+2.85
High Humidity	%	96	96.0	95.0	89.0	89.0	94.0	94.0	92.0	97.0	97.0	95.0	92.0	84.0	90.0	84.0	93.0	89.0	89.0	92.0	86.0	94.0	91.0	84.0	92.0	92.0	90.0	92.0	84.0	91.0	91.0	90.0	90.9	-0.87
Low Humidity	%	95	81.0	74.0	54.0	63.0	62.0	57.0	50.0	64.0	93.0	73.0	67.0	52.0	35.0	55.0	72.0	62.0	77.0	66.0	52.0	64.0	64.0	50.0	59.0	50.0	48.0	50.0	80.0	57.0	62.0	50.0	61.4	+1.70
Rainfall (T:49mm)	mm	0.0	1.2	3.8	0.0	0.0	0.5	1.9	7.4	0.0	10.1	1.4	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.2	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	2.6	0.5	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.2	16.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.6	+1.15
Max Wind Gust	km/h	20	25.0	66.0	51.0	61.0	51.0	46.0	53.0	53.0	22.0	43.0	43.0	48.0	42.0	44.0	52.0	69.0	50.0	63.0	78.0	63.0	41.0	54.0	76.0	45.0	35.0	63.0	35.0	64.0	53.0	28.0	50.6	+13.20
Max Average Speed	km/h	7	8.0	23.0	17.0	24.0	17.0	13.0	21.0	20.0	9.0	12.0	17.0	13.0	10.0	12.0	19.0	27.0	18.0	22.0	24.0	23.0	10.0	18.0	26.0	16.0	9.0	24.0	9.0	23.0	19.0	8.0	17.0	+4.80
Wind Run	km	28.5	61.6	246.0	207.0	257.8	162.0	128.4	270.1	239.2	52.6	69.3	130.7	130.3	79.6	134.9	285.5	394.2	265.3	246.8	206.8	289.5	71.9	216.1	351.6	144.5	72.9	225.0	8.4	242.0	244.4	60.6	183.2	+67.48
Wind bearing	°	319	335	305	297	289	284	292	294	292	239	286	315	323	292	130	291	293	289	291	272	281	102	278	292	293	79	276	299	300	302	300	273.7	189.4
Wind Direction	-	NW	NNW	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WSW	WNW	NW	NW	WNW	SE	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	W	ESE	W	WNW	WNW	E	W	WNW	W	WNW	WNW	W	S
High Pressure	hPa	1010.2	1014.7	1013.6	1014.8	1014.2	1017.0	1017.2	1011.9	1002.3	1011.8	1019.5	1021.1	1024.5	1027.4	1025.4	1010.9	1019.5	1019.6	1014.6	1013.3	999.2	1002.9	1003.9	1004.7	1023.2	1025.4	1020.6	1021.8	1022.0	1023.8	1023.2	1016.1	-6.29
Low Pressure	hPa	1009.3	1009.2	1006.7	1010.8	1010.1	1014.2	1012.0	1002.4	996.1	1000.5	1011.5	1019.3	1019.1	1023.8	1009.0	1006.3	1011.0	1012.8	1012.2	997.4	993.6	992.5	996.5	991.4	1004.9	1020.7	1011.7	1021.6	1013.0	1021.5	1016.4	1008.9	-5.84
Sun Hours (T:166h)	hours	2.9	3.0	1.7	5.9	5.5	5.4	4.6	6.3	4.7	1.4	1.7	2.1	4.0	9.9	5.8	1.9	6.0	2.7	5.4	9.7	6.4	3.4	10.3	8.8	5.8	6.4	8.3	5.3	8.5	6.1	9.4	5.5	-0.06
Solar Radiation	W/m²	287	506.0	458.0	981.0	659.0	951.0	937.0	985.0	1029.0	478.0	252.0	374.0	919.0	748.0	965.0	397.0	774.0	625.0	886.0	759.0	486.0	338.0	844.0	789.0	793.0	817.0	794.0	6.0	778.0	705.0	698.0	691.0	+123.90
UV Index	UVI	2.5	6.4.0	4.9.0	11.5.0	7.2.0	10.7.0	10.9.0	11.1.0	11.3.0	6.4.0	3.4.0	4.5.0	9.8.0	8.1.0	10.0.0	5.1.0	8.4.0	6.9.0	9.0.0	8.4.0	4.7.0	3.9.0	8.6.0	8.2.0	8.0.0	8.0.0	8.0.0	0.2.0	7.7.0	7.3.0	6.7.0	7.5	+2.13

^* Today's data set is incomplete. Averages and trends do not include today's data.

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This Month's Weather Results (October)

This table shows a summary of the data since Midnight local time.

This Month's data
Temperature and Humidity
Highest Temperature	13.2 °C	at 11:14 am 01 October
Lowest Temperature	3.0 °C	at 5:54 am 02 October
Highest Dew Point	12.6 °C	11:26 pm 02 October
Lowest Dew Point	2.1 °C	3:41 am 02 October
Highest Apparent Temperature	13.5 °C	at 11:26 pm 02 October
Lowest Apparent Temperature	1.1 °C	at 6:05 am 02 October
Highest "Feels Like" Temperature	13.3 °C	11:26 pm 02 October
Lowest "Feels Like" Temperature	3.0 °C	5:54 am 02 October
Lowest Wind Chill Temperature	3.0 °C	at 5:54 am 02 October
Highest Heat Index Temperature	13.2 °C	at 11:14 am 01 October
Highest Minimum	5.2 °C	01 October
Lowest Maximum	13.2 °C	01 October
Highest Daily Range	10.2 °C	02 October
Lowest Daily Range	8.0 °C	01 October
Highest Humidity	96 %	at 9:25 pm 02 October
Lowest Humidity	74 %	at 11:41 am 01 October
Rainfall
Rainfall this month	5.0 mm
Rainfall Rate Max	9.1 mm/hr	at 3:01 pm 01 October
Highest Hourly Rainfall	1.7 mm	at 3:57 pm 01 October
Wind
Highest Gust	66 km/h	at 2:27 pm 01 October
Highest Speed (10 minute average)	23 km/h	at 11:42 am 01 October
Wind Run	247.2 km
Pressure
Highest Pressure (SL)	1014.7 hPa	at 10:09 am 02 October
Lowest Pressure (SL)	1006.7 hPa	at 2:52 pm 01 October
Hours of Sun	4.7 hrs

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This Year's Weather Results (2025)

This table shows a summary of the data since Midnight local time.

This Year's data so far
Temperature and Humidity
Highest Temperature	28.4 °C	at 5:05 pm 25 January
Lowest Temperature	-1.1 °C	at 7:23 am 26 July
Highest Dew Point	20.0 °C	2:17 pm 19 February
Lowest Dew Point	-3.0 °C	7:23 am 26 July
Highest Apparent Temperature	29.4 °C	at 6:15 pm 25 January
Lowest Apparent Temperature	-3.6 °C	at 7:23 am 26 July
Highest "Feels Like" Temperature	29.4 °C	5:01 pm 25 January
Lowest "Feels Like" Temperature	-1.1 °C	7:23 am 26 July
Lowest Wind Chill Temperature	-1.1 °C	at 7:23 am 26 July
Highest Humidex Temperature	33.6 °C	at 5:03 pm 25 January
Highest Heat Index Temperature	28.9 °C	at 5:05 pm 25 January
Highest Minimum	18.2 °C	26 January
Lowest Maximum	8.3 °C	21 May
Highest Daily Range	16.5 °C	25 July
Lowest Daily Range	2.8 °C	30 January
Highest Humidity	97 %	at 1:06 am 31 January
Lowest Humidity	31 %	at 11:41 am 28 January
Rainfall
Rainfall this year	365.3 mm
Rainfall Rate Max	46.4 mm/hr	at 4:02 pm 26 January
Highest Hourly Rainfall	15.2 mm	at 7:31 am 28 March
Highest Daily Rainfall	47.3 mm	03 July
Highest 24 Hour Rainfall	47.1 mm	10:28 pm 03 July
Highest Monthly Rainfall	77.6 mm	July
Longest Dry Period	18 days	23 January
Longest Wet Period	6 days	16 July
Wind
Highest Gust	78 km/h	at 1:15 am 14 September
Highest Speed (10 minute average)	30 km/h	at 1:18 pm 31 May
Wind Run	405.8 km
Pressure
Highest Pressure (SL)	1038.1 hPa	at 10:31 am 04 August
Lowest Pressure (SL)	984.5 hPa	at 2:17 pm 31 August
Hours of Sun	1561.7 hrs

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Historical Weather Extremes

Records began on 1 January 2009. Here are the extremes recorded since then.

Additional historical extreme reports can be found on our Extreme Records page.

Records Since 1 January 2009
Temperature and Humidity
Highest Temperature	34.5 °C	at 15:35 on 12 February 2011
Lowest Temperature	-3.2 °C	at 07:26 on 17 June 2012
Highest Dew Point	28.1 °C	at 14:03 on 19 February 2017
Lowest Dew Point	-3.5 °C	at 16:12 on 06 October 2022
Highest Apparent Temperature	38.9 °C	at 23:49 on 20 November 2010
Lowest Apparent Temperature	-4.6 °C	at 07:18 on 14 July 2021
Highest "Feels Like" Temperature	33.0 °C	at 16:06 on 21 January 2024
Lowest "Feels Like" Temperature	-1.2 °C	at 06:47 on 10 May 2024
Lowest Wind Chill Temperature	-19.1 °C	at 13:27 on 12 May 2010
Highest Humidex	39.5 °C	at 14:41 on 21 January 2024
Highest Heat Index	40.3 °C	at 23:49 on 20 November 2010
Highest Minimum	21.5 °C	at 07:07 on 10 February 2022
Lowest Maximum	7.5 °C	at 00:00 on 22 June 2013
Highest Daily Range	35.6 °C	on 17 June 2015
Lowest Daily Range	0.0 °C	on 21 July 2018
Highest Humidity	100 %	at 20:17 on 09 November 2010
Lowest Humidity	25 %	at 23:17 on 10 November 2010
Rainfall
Highest Rain Rate	174.0 mm/hr	at 18:20 on 04 December 2015
Highest Hourly Rainfall	64.8 mm	at 07:30 on 08 March 2018
Highest Daily Rainfall	91.8 mm	on 20 June 2015
Highest 24 Hour Rainfall	45.5 mm	at 22:37 on 03 July 2025
Highest Monthly Rainfall	427.8 mm	August 2015
Longest Dry Period	27 days	to 04 March 2013
Longest Wet Period	16 days	to 31 May 2016
Wind
Highest Wind Gust	116 km/h	at 12:33 on 27 November 2016
Highest Wind Speed Average	59 km/h	at 13:27 on 24 January 2011
Highest Daily Wind Run	3196.3 km	on 15 December 2016
Pressure
Lowest Pressure (sl)	976.6 hPa	at 03:26 on 21 July 2017
Highest Pressure (sl)	1040.8 hPa	at 09:59 on 10 July 2024

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