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A late Good Evening - Today was: Sunday, 17 August 2025 21:16:45 NZST

FORECAST: Partly cloudy skies during the evening giving way to a few showers after midnight. Low 6C. Winds NW at 10 to 15 km/h. Chance of rain 30%. It feels like 6.9°C. 4 clothing layers recommended.

Last weather station contact: Sunday, 17 August 2025 at 21:16:39. Updated in seconds
Weather Forecast	Temperature	:	7.9°C, 93%	Pressure	:	1004.9hPa	Fire Danger
	Wind Speed	:	NW 1km/h	Wind Gust	:	3km/h
	Air Quality	:	7 AQI 1.7ug/m³	Rainfall	:	0.0mm
	Sun Light	:	0Lux, 2.0hrs	Solar UV	:	0.0UVI 0W/m²

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Weather Forecast

Tonight

6°C

Showers Late

Tomorrow

15°C

Showers

Partly cloudy skies during the evening giving way to a few showers after midnight. Low 6C. Winds NW at 10 to 15 km/h. Chance of rain 30%.

7 day weather Forecast

Moon & Sun Forecast

Moonrise
01:50
Moonset
11:01
Visibility
37%

Sunrise
07:04
Sunset
17:40
Day Length
10.35 Hrs

Moon Phase: Waning Crescent
Sun Phase: Below Horizon
There will be 2min 19s more daylight tomorrow

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System Information

Station Is Online
Updated: 21:16:39 17/08/2025
System Up: 25 days 1 hours
Prgm Up: 25 days 1 hours
Hardware:WeatherDuino Pro2+
TX Power: Solar/Battery 13.18V
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)

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Today's Weather Results (Sunday)

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

Today's data
Temperature and Humidity
Highest Temperature	13.7 °C	at 15:56
Lowest Temperature	5.8 °C	at 00:22
Highest Dew Point	10.0 °C	at 15:55
Lowest Dew Point	4.1 °C	at 00:14
Highest Apparent Temperature	13.1 °C	at 15:56
Lowest Apparent Temperature	4.1 °C	at 00:51
Highest "Feels Like" Temperature	13.6 °C	at 15:56
Lowest "Feels Like" Temperature	5.8 °C	at 00:22
Lowest Wind Chill	5.8 °C	at 00:22
Highest Heat Index	13.7 °C	at 15:56
Highest Humidity	93 %	at 21:13
Lowest Humidity	77 %	at 15:56
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	14 km/h	at 12:19
Highest Speed (10 minute average)	6 km/h (F2)	at 12:37
Wind Run	39.0 km
Pressure
Highest Pressure (SL)	1015.3 hPa	at 00:00
Lowest Pressure (SL)	1004.3 hPa	at 17:32
Hours of Sun	2.0 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	14.8 °C	at 14:34
Lowest Temperature	0.9 °C	at 07:04
Highest Dew Point	7.1 °C	at 14:48
Lowest Dew Point	-0.3 °C	at 07:04
Highest Apparent Temperature	13.3 °C	at 14:34
Lowest Apparent Temperature	-1.1 °C	at 07:14
Highest "Feels Like" Temperature	14.4 °C	at 14:34
Lowest "Feels Like" Temperature	0.9 °C	at 07:04
Lowest Wind Chill	0.9 °C	at 07:04
Highest Heat Index	14.8 °C	at 14:34
Highest Humidity	93 %	at 05:46
Lowest Humidity	55 %	at 15:45
Rainfall
Rainfall Yesterday	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	35 km/h	at 13:54
Highest Speed (10 minute average)	7 km/h (F2)	at 13:36
Wind Run	41.8 km
Pressure
Highest Pressure (SL)	1024.4 hPa	at 00:00
Lowest Pressure (SL)	1015.3 hPa	at 23:55
Hours of Sun	5.7 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^*	Sat 16/08/25	Fri 15/08/25	Thu 14/08/25	Wed 13/08/25	Tue 12/08/25	Mon 11/08/25	Sun 10/08/25	7 Day Average^*	Trend on previous 7 days^*
High Temperature	°C	13.7	14.8	15.6	13.5	14.2	11.7	11.2	11.4	13.2	+0.01
Low Temperature	°C	5.8	0.9	4.4	-0.2	2.0	3.7	0.7	3.1	2.1	-2.60
High Apparent Temp.	°C	13.1	13.3	13.9	11.3	11.8	9.8	9.5	9.3	11.3	+0.33
Low Apparent Temp.	°C	4.1	-1.1	3.0	-2.4	0.0	2.0	-1.6	0.9	0.1	-2.27
Low Wind Chill	°C	5.8	0.9	4.8	-0.2	2.0	3.7	0.7	3.1	2.1	-1.99
High Heat Index	°C	13.7	14.8	15.6	13.5	14.2	11.7	11.2	11.4	13.2	+0.01
High Dew Point	°C	10.0	7.1	9.2	7.5	6.5	7.9	6.3	4.6	7.0	-0.03
Low Dew Point	°C	4.1	-0.3	3.3	-1.5	0.8	2.4	-0.6	1.8	0.8	-1.39
High Humidity	%	93	93.0	93.0	93.0	93.0	93.0	93.0	92.0	92.9	+3.14
Low Humidity	%	77	55.0	54.0	61.0	56.0	72.0	65.0	59.0	60.3	+1.57
Rainfall (T:0mm)	mm	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	-0.44
Max Wind Gust	km/h	14	35.0	33.0	40.0	32.0	32.0	37.0	35.0	34.9	-2.14
Max Average Speed	km/h	6	7.0	8.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	9.0	13.0	10.0	-2.71
Wind Run	km	39.0	41.7	84.1	67.1	69.7	79.0	68.3	105.7	73.7	-45.56
Wind bearing	°	80	263	304	302	90	123	209	137	204.0	175.4
Wind Direction	-	E	W	NW	WNW	E	ESE	SSW	SE	SSW	S
High Pressure	hPa	1015.3	1024.4	1024.5	1023.8	1028.3	1028.4	1027.7	1024.9	1026.0	-3.47
Low Pressure	hPa	1004.3	1015.4	1021.1	1020.1	1023.7	1026.2	1024.9	1019.8	1021.6	-0.34
Sun Hours (T:39h)	hours	2.0	5.7	7.5	6.7	6.5	4.4	3.8	4.3	5.6	+0.97
Solar Radiation	W/m²	295	582.0	668.0	668.0	678.0	587.0	575.0	620.0	625.4	+171.57
UV Index	UVI	2.6	5.3.0	5.7.0	5.8.0	6.0.0	5.4.0	5.1.0	5.6.0	5.6	+1.33

^* 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^*	Sat 16/08/25	Fri 15/08/25	Thu 14/08/25	Wed 13/08/25	Tue 12/08/25	Mon 11/08/25	Sun 10/08/25	Sat 09/08/25	Fri 08/08/25	Thu 07/08/25	Wed 06/08/25	Tue 05/08/25	Mon 04/08/25	Sun 03/08/25	Sat 02/08/25	Fri 01/08/25	Thu 31/07/25	Wed 30/07/25	Tue 29/07/25	Mon 28/07/25	Sun 27/07/25	Sat 26/07/25	Fri 25/07/25	Thu 24/07/25	Wed 23/07/25	Tue 22/07/25	Mon 21/07/25	Sun 20/07/25	Sat 19/07/25	Fri 18/07/25	30 Day Average^*	Trend on previous 30 days^*
High Temperature	°C	13.7	14.8	15.6	13.5	14.2	11.7	11.2	11.4	11.1	13.8	16.8	14.6	13.3	11.2	11.5	10.5	11.0	11.6	15.3	13.4	15.5	16.4	15.3	15.7	14.8	12.9	12.7	12.6	13.1	14.6	14.4	13.5	-0.74
Low Temperature	°C	5.8	0.9	4.4	-0.2	2.0	3.7	0.7	3.1	3.0	4.6	3.0	3.7	7.8	6.0	4.7	-0.4	2.9	7.3	8.8	4.9	0.6	0.5	-1.1	-0.8	0.7	-0.3	1.4	0.3	2.7	2.6	3.0	2.7	-3.07
High Apparent Temp.	°C	13.1	13.3	13.9	11.3	11.8	9.8	9.5	9.3	8.9	11.8	15.3	12.6	10.4	8.8	8.8	9.7	8.8	10.4	13.3	12.6	14.0	15.4	14.0	14.0	13.3	11.1	11.0	11.0	11.3	13.6	12.1	11.7	-1.46
Low Apparent Temp.	°C	4.1	-1.1	3.0	-2.4	0.0	2.0	-1.6	0.9	0.6	2.9	1.0	1.3	4.9	4.0	2.0	-2.6	0.9	4.5	7.9	3.0	-1.6	-1.7	-3.6	-3.2	-1.8	-2.6	-0.9	-1.9	0.7	0.6	1.0	0.5	-3.65
Low Wind Chill	°C	5.8	0.9	4.8	-0.2	2.0	3.7	0.7	3.1	3.0	4.6	3.0	2.9	6.7	5.4	3.3	-0.4	3.1	6.2	8.8	4.9	0.6	0.5	-1.1	-0.8	0.7	-0.3	1.4	0.3	2.7	2.6	3.0	2.5	-3.16
High Heat Index	°C	13.7	14.8	15.6	13.5	14.2	11.7	11.2	11.4	11.1	13.8	16.8	14.6	13.3	11.2	11.5	10.5	11.0	11.6	15.3	13.4	15.5	16.4	15.3	15.7	14.8	12.9	12.7	12.6	13.1	14.6	14.4	13.5	-0.74
High Dew Point	°C	10.0	7.1	9.2	7.5	6.5	7.9	6.3	4.6	5.8	11.2	8.3	6.4	6.4	6.5	4.7	7.8	6.3	9.5	11.6	10.2	6.6	9.2	7.6	6.1	6.6	6.9	6.6	6.3	7.4	9.7	6.8	7.5	-2.71
Low Dew Point	°C	4.1	-0.3	3.3	-1.5	0.8	2.4	-0.6	1.8	1.4	2.7	1.5	0.8	3.5	3.6	2.1	-1.6	1.2	2.7	7.2	2.5	-0.5	-0.8	-3.0	-2.2	-0.4	-1.7	0.1	-0.6	1.4	1.3	1.7	1.0	-3.35
High Humidity	%	93	93.0	93.0	93.0	93.0	93.0	93.0	92.0	94.0	94.0	91.0	88.0	84.0	89.0	88.0	93.0	87.0	96.0	95.0	93.0	93.0	92.0	90.0	91.0	93.0	93.0	92.0	95.0	92.0	92.0	91.0	91.9	-1.40
Low Humidity	%	77	55.0	54.0	61.0	56.0	72.0	65.0	59.0	56.0	77.0	49.0	48.0	60.0	64.0	57.0	75.0	67.0	72.0	76.0	74.0	49.0	61.0	45.0	43.0	55.0	64.0	60.0	59.0	62.0	69.0	51.0	60.5	-8.87
Rainfall (T:18mm)	mm	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.7	2.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.0	7.9	2.2	2.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.4	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.6	-2.64
Max Wind Gust	km/h	14	35.0	33.0	40.0	32.0	32.0	37.0	35.0	28.0	43.0	22.0	34.0	47.0	43.0	42.0	19.0	40.0	36.0	46.0	37.0	17.0	26.0	14.0	19.0	22.0	26.0	34.0	26.0	24.0	34.0	48.0	32.4	+0.17
Max Average Speed	km/h	6	7.0	8.0	11.0	11.0	11.0	9.0	13.0	10.0	15.0	11.0	12.0	15.0	12.0	14.0	5.0	12.0	10.0	14.0	9.0	6.0	6.0	6.0	5.0	6.0	9.0	9.0	7.0	8.0	8.0	11.0	9.7	-0.20
Wind Run	km	39.0	41.7	84.1	67.1	69.7	79.0	68.3	105.7	91.3	94.4	64.8	113.2	214.3	124.6	131.9	37.4	90.5	95.4	112.6	99.1	46.5	42.0	45.5	40.1	55.0	68.7	76.9	59.8	68.2	66.8	112.0	82.2	-6.24
Wind bearing	°	80	263	304	302	90	123	209	137	254	305	349	58	73	83	106	130	156	102	326	66	62	243	18	17	32	76	112	70	279	17	155	150.6	194.3
Wind Direction	-	E	W	NW	WNW	E	ESE	SSW	SE	WSW	NW	N	ENE	ENE	E	ESE	SE	SSE	ESE	NW	ENE	ENE	WSW	NNE	NNE	NNE	ENE	SE	ENE	W	NNE	SSE	SSE	SSW
High Pressure	hPa	1015.3	1024.4	1024.5	1023.8	1028.3	1028.4	1027.7	1024.9	1020.0	1017.9	1028.4	1031.7	1033.7	1038.1	1036.5	1028.8	1018.6	1006.1	1004.3	1020.2	1029.0	1030.3	1031.0	1030.0	1030.6	1031.5	1029.3	1025.0	1020.4	1017.6	1014.7	1025.2	+5.37
Low Pressure	hPa	1004.3	1015.4	1021.1	1020.1	1023.7	1026.2	1024.9	1019.8	1008.9	1006.1	1018.0	1027.4	1030.5	1033.7	1029.0	1018.7	1006.1	1002.3	999.2	1004.5	1020.1	1027.5	1028.4	1027.8	1027.9	1029.0	1025.1	1019.6	1017.5	1013.9	1007.0	1019.3	+6.46
Sun Hours (T:165h)	hours	2.0	5.7	7.5	6.7	6.5	4.4	3.8	4.3	5.1	3.3	8.4	4.9	3.1	2.9	4.4	2.7	3.8	1.2	3.5	0.9	7.7	9.3	8.9	9.0	7.8	6.2	6.4	7.2	8.0	4.2	7.0	5.5	+1.39
Solar Radiation	W/m²	295	582.0	668.0	668.0	678.0	587.0	575.0	620.0	542.0	444.0	574.0	427.0	383.0	338.0	469.0	319.0	490.0	252.0	452.0	74.0	427.0	410.0	410.0	416.0	410.0	514.0	475.0	432.0	465.0	454.0	435.0	466.3	+107.33
UV Index	UVI	2.6	5.3.0	5.7.0	5.8.0	6.0.0	5.4.0	5.1.0	5.6.0	5.1.0	4.0.0	4.9.0	3.9.0	3.8.0	3.8.0	4.1.0	2.8.0	4.6.0	3.0.0	4.3.0	1.0.0	3.7.0	3.6.0	3.5.0	3.5.0	3.5.0	4.2.0	3.9.0	3.6.0	3.9.0	3.9.0	3.6.0	4.2	+0.98

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

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This Month's Weather Results (August)

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

This Month's data
Temperature and Humidity
Highest Temperature	16.8 °C	at 3:06 pm 07 August
Lowest Temperature	-0.4 °C	at 5:07 am 02 August
Highest Dew Point	11.2 °C	2:24 pm 08 August
Lowest Dew Point	-1.6 °C	4:57 am 02 August
Highest Apparent Temperature	15.3 °C	at 3:59 pm 07 August
Lowest Apparent Temperature	-2.6 °C	at 5:07 am 02 August
Highest "Feels Like" Temperature	16.2 °C	3:59 pm 07 August
Lowest "Feels Like" Temperature	-0.4 °C	5:07 am 02 August
Lowest Wind Chill Temperature	-0.4 °C	at 5:07 am 02 August
Highest Heat Index Temperature	16.8 °C	at 3:06 pm 07 August
Highest Minimum	7.8 °C	05 August
Lowest Maximum	10.5 °C	02 August
Highest Daily Range	13.9 °C	16 August
Lowest Daily Range	5.2 °C	04 August
Highest Humidity	94 %	at 11:25 am 08 August
Lowest Humidity	48 %	at 2:52 pm 06 August
Rainfall
Rainfall this month	3.8 mm
Rainfall Rate Max	1.7 mm/hr	at 11:44 am 08 August
Highest Hourly Rainfall	1.4 mm	at 12:21 pm 08 August
Wind
Highest Gust	47 km/h	at 8:25 pm 05 August
Highest Speed (10 minute average)	15 km/h	at 2:22 pm 05 August
Wind Run	216.3 km
Pressure
Highest Pressure (SL)	1038.1 hPa	at 10:31 am 04 August
Lowest Pressure (SL)	1006.1 hPa	at 7:18 pm 08 August
Hours of Sun	77.8 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	306.0 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	75 km/h	at 1:11 pm 17 February
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)	987.9 hPa	at 10:14 pm 29 May
Hours of Sun	1293.8 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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