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Good Afternoon - Today is: Friday, 9 May 2025 16:38:13 NZST

FORECAST: A steady, heavy rain this evening. Showers continuing overnight. Low 8C. Winds NW at 10 to 15 km/h. Chance of rain 100%. Rainfall near 12mm. It feels like 15.4°C. 2 clothing layers recommended.

Last weather station contact: Friday, 09 May 2025 at 16:38:09. Updated in seconds
Weather Forecast	Temperature	:	15.1°C, 96%	Pressure	:	1012.7hPa	Fire Danger
	Wind Speed	:	NE 6km/h	Wind Gust	:	15km/h
	Air Quality	:	2 AQI 0.7ug/m³	Rainfall	:	13.2mm
	Sun Light	:	886.1Lux, 0.5hrs	Solar UV	:	0.2UVI 7W/m²

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Tonight

8°C

Heavy Rain

Tomorrow

16°C

Mostly Sunny

A steady, heavy rain this evening. Showers continuing overnight. Low 8C. Winds NW at 10 to 15 km/h. Chance of rain 100%. Rainfall near 12mm.

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Moon & Sun Forecast

Moonrise
15:26
Moonset
03:32
Visability
89%

Sunrise
07:11
Sunset
17:17
Day Length
10.06 Hrs

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

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System Information

Station Is Online
Updated: 16:38:09 9/05/2025
System Up: 4 days 23 hours
Prgm Up: 4 days 23 hours
Hardware:WeatherDuino Pro2+
TX Power: Solar/Battery 13.24V
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 (Friday)

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

Today's data
Temperature and Humidity
Highest Temperature	18.0 °C	at 11:13
Lowest Temperature	12.1 °C	at 04:17
Highest Dew Point	15.4 °C	at 13:09
Lowest Dew Point	10.3 °C	at 00:09
Highest Apparent Temperature	19.6 °C	at 11:24
Lowest Apparent Temperature	11.8 °C	at 04:27
Highest "Feels Like" Temperature	19.1 °C	at 11:24
Lowest "Feels Like" Temperature	12.1 °C	at 04:27
Lowest Wind Chill	12.1 °C	at 04:17
Highest Heat Index	18.0 °C	at 11:13
Highest Humidity	96 %	at 16:06
Lowest Humidity	78 %	at 10:50
Rainfall
Rainfall Today	13.2 mm
Rainfall Rate Max	11.6 mm/hr	at 15:39
Highest Hourly Rainfall	4.6 mm	at 15:52
Wind
Highest Gust	14 km/h	at 10:18
Highest Speed (10 minute average)	4 km/h (F1)	at 10:11
Wind Run	26.5 km
Pressure
Highest Pressure (SL)	1021.0 hPa	at 00:00
Lowest Pressure (SL)	1012.9 hPa	at 16:29
Hours of Sun	0.5 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	21.3 °C	at 15:50
Lowest Temperature	6.4 °C	at 07:04
Highest Dew Point	13.1 °C	at 16:10
Lowest Dew Point	4.7 °C	at 07:04
Highest Apparent Temperature	21.2 °C	at 15:38
Lowest Apparent Temperature	4.9 °C	at 07:08
Highest "Feels Like" Temperature	21.6 °C	at 15:38
Lowest "Feels Like" Temperature	6.4 °C	at 07:04
Lowest Wind Chill	6.4 °C	at 07:04
Highest Heat Index	21.3 °C	at 15:50
Highest Humidity	90 %	at 07:17
Lowest Humidity	53 %	at 12:58
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	40 km/h	at 11:50
Highest Speed (10 minute average)	10 km/h (F2)	at 11:28
Wind Run	61.3 km
Pressure
Highest Pressure (SL)	1029.6 hPa	at 00:00
Lowest Pressure (SL)	1021.0 hPa	at 23:59
Hours of Sun	9.1 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 08/05/25	Wed 07/05/25	Tue 06/05/25	Mon 05/05/25	Sun 04/05/25	Sat 03/05/25	Fri 02/05/25	7 Day Average^*	Trend on previous 7 days^*
High Temperature	°C	18.0	21.3	17.3	17.5	15.7	15.3	16.2	11.5	16.4	-3.51
Low Temperature	°C	12.1	6.4	9.8	1.1	2.4	6.8	6.6	6.6	5.7	-4.31
High Apparent Temp.	°C	19.6	21.2	15.9	15.9	13.8	13.2	15.1	11.3	15.2	-5.26
Low Apparent Temp.	°C	11.8	4.9	9.6	-0.9	0.4	5.5	5.3	4.8	4.2	-4.97
Low Wind Chill	°C	12.1	6.4	10.3	1.1	2.4	6.8	6.6	6.6	5.7	-4.27
High Heat Index	°C	18.0	21.3	17.3	17.5	15.7	15.3	16.2	11.5	16.4	-3.51
High Dew Point	°C	15.4	13.1	11.1	10.0	7.0	8.3	10.4	9.6	9.9	-4.31
Low Dew Point	°C	10.3	4.7	7.5	-0.1	0.9	3.3	5.7	4.6	3.8	-4.30
High Humidity	%	96	90.0	84.0	93.0	91.0	93.0	95.0	95.0	91.6	-1.00
Low Humidity	%	78	53.0	61.0	54.0	52.0	52.0	61.0	77.0	58.6	-6.86
Rainfall (T:1mm)	mm	13.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.2	1.0	0.2	-2.51
Max Wind Gust	km/h	14	40.0	30.0	35.0	17.0	43.0	35.0	11.0	30.1	-3.57
Max Average Speed	km/h	4	10.0	10.0	11.0	6.0	10.0	7.0	5.0	8.4	-2.29
Wind Run	km	26.5	60.8	116.9	80.4	50.7	94.3	53.2	38.4	70.7	-27.70
Wind bearing	°	68	314	304	298	63	113	287	4	197.6	179.3
Wind Direction	-	ENE	NW	NW	WNW	ENE	ESE	WNW	N	SSW	S
High Pressure	hPa	1021.0	1029.6	1031.9	1034.7	1036.1	1034.4	1021.6	1013.3	1028.8	+10.00
Low Pressure	hPa	1012.9	1021.2	1029.3	1031.3	1034.0	1021.8	1013.4	1001.9	1021.8	+11.07
Sun Hours (T:43h)	hours	0.5	9.1	1.8	8.2	8.8	7.3	7.0	1.2	6.2	+0.96
Solar Radiation	W/m²	209	461.0	470.0	475.0	490.0	582.0	601.0	156.0	462.1	-2.14
UV Index	UVI	2.7	4.2.0	4.2.0	4.3.0	4.4.0	5.1.0	5.2.0	2.2.0	4.2	-0.27

^* 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 08/05/25	Wed 07/05/25	Tue 06/05/25	Mon 05/05/25	Sun 04/05/25	Sat 03/05/25	Fri 02/05/25	Thu 01/05/25	Wed 30/04/25	Tue 29/04/25	Mon 28/04/25	Sun 27/04/25	Sat 26/04/25	Fri 25/04/25	Thu 24/04/25	Wed 23/04/25	Tue 22/04/25	Mon 21/04/25	Sun 20/04/25	Sat 19/04/25	Fri 18/04/25	Thu 17/04/25	Wed 16/04/25	Tue 15/04/25	Mon 14/04/25	Sun 13/04/25	Sat 12/04/25	Fri 11/04/25	Thu 10/04/25	Wed 09/04/25	30 Day Average^*	Trend on previous 30 days^*
High Temperature	°C	18.0	21.3	17.3	17.5	15.7	15.3	16.2	11.5	16.2	18.7	20.8	21.3	22.6	20.0	19.8	18.2	15.8	18.3	17.8	27.7	28.1	21.2	17.7	17.3	18.2	20.7	21.7	19.7	20.3	20.1	18.2	19.2	-2.50
Low Temperature	°C	12.1	6.4	9.8	1.1	2.4	6.8	6.6	6.6	6.6	16.2	14.0	11.0	10.9	6.8	4.4	6.2	7.5	12.8	12.7	13.3	16.4	15.4	14.1	12.0	12.0	8.5	9.8	9.8	9.7	6.3	7.5	9.5	-2.80
High Apparent Temp.	°C	19.6	21.2	15.9	15.9	13.8	13.2	15.1	11.3	18.1	19.3	20.9	22.8	22.8	20.2	19.1	16.3	14.0	18.4	19.7	28.1	28.9	20.9	16.7	15.4	16.8	20.1	20.8	19.2	19.3	18.9	16.7	18.7	-2.69
Low Apparent Temp.	°C	11.8	4.9	9.6	-0.9	0.4	5.5	5.3	4.8	4.9	15.9	14.5	10.6	10.3	5.5	2.7	4.4	5.9	11.8	11.8	13.3	17.6	13.0	12.4	10.1	10.3	7.7	9.2	9.3	8.9	5.1	6.5	8.4	-3.62
Low Wind Chill	°C	12.1	6.4	10.3	1.1	2.4	6.8	6.6	6.6	6.8	16.2	14.0	11.0	10.9	6.8	4.4	6.2	7.6	12.8	12.7	13.3	16.7	15.4	14.1	12.0	12.0	8.5	10.0	9.8	9.7	6.3	7.5	9.5	-2.79
High Heat Index	°C	18.0	21.3	17.3	17.5	15.7	15.3	16.2	11.5	16.2	18.7	20.8	21.3	22.6	20.0	19.8	18.2	15.8	18.3	17.8	27.6	28.2	21.2	17.7	17.3	18.2	20.7	21.7	19.7	20.3	20.1	18.2	19.2	-2.50
High Dew Point	°C	15.4	13.1	11.1	10.0	7.0	8.3	10.4	9.6	15.6	16.3	15.2	16.7	14.0	12.6	9.3	7.6	11.3	13.1	15.8	16.6	17.8	16.9	14.2	10.8	12.6	14.8	13.2	12.1	12.5	12.0	9.3	12.7	-2.05
Low Dew Point	°C	10.3	4.7	7.5	-0.1	0.9	3.3	5.7	4.6	4.7	14.0	11.7	9.4	9.1	5.1	2.7	3.6	3.0	10.5	11.2	11.3	14.0	13.2	9.8	8.1	8.6	7.0	7.8	8.2	8.0	4.7	5.6	7.3	-2.60
High Humidity	%	96	90.0	84.0	93.0	91.0	93.0	95.0	95.0	97.0	95.0	93.0	92.0	90.0	90.0	91.0	86.0	93.0	91.0	96.0	89.0	88.0	93.0	92.0	81.0	92.0	91.0	88.0	92.0	90.0	91.0	89.0	91.0	-0.43
Low Humidity	%	78	53.0	61.0	54.0	52.0	52.0	61.0	77.0	77.0	81.0	67.0	74.0	56.0	59.0	44.0	45.0	50.0	69.0	80.0	41.0	45.0	75.0	73.0	62.0	56.0	64.0	48.0	50.0	49.0	56.0	49.0	59.3	+2.17
Rainfall (T:36mm)	mm	13.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.2	1.0	12.0	6.8	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	9.8	0.0	0.0	2.8	3.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.2	-0.39
Max Wind Gust	km/h	14	40.0	30.0	35.0	17.0	43.0	35.0	11.0	78.0	47.0	40.0	22.0	17.0	15.0	17.0	32.0	58.0	37.0	35.0	26.0	33.0	69.0	68.0	58.0	46.0	44.0	52.0	30.0	45.0	38.0	37.0	38.5	-2.93
Max Average Speed	km/h	4	10.0	10.0	11.0	6.0	10.0	7.0	5.0	25.0	14.0	14.0	6.0	6.0	5.0	5.0	12.0	20.0	8.0	8.0	9.0	13.0	19.0	18.0	17.0	11.0	14.0	15.0	9.0	13.0	11.0	12.0	11.4	-1.40
Wind Run	km	26.5	60.8	116.9	80.4	50.7	94.3	53.2	38.4	238.2	173.2	125.5	36.5	40.8	33.6	40.8	88.9	129.7	90.8	92.1	66.1	105.9	281.2	266.9	216.4	149.8	110.0	113.7	87.7	98.8	75.7	93.1	108.3	-11.61
Wind bearing	°	68	314	304	298	63	113	287	4	243	74	78	236	281	325	18	65	135	110	109	301	33	68	71	87	106	265	71	301	288	318	350	177.2	207.8
Wind Direction	-	ENE	NW	NW	WNW	ENE	ESE	WNW	N	WSW	ENE	ENE	SW	W	NW	NNE	ENE	SE	ESE	ESE	WNW	NNE	ENE	ENE	E	ESE	W	ENE	WNW	WNW	NW	N	S	SSW
High Pressure	hPa	1021.0	1029.6	1031.9	1034.7	1036.1	1034.4	1021.6	1013.3	1001.9	1010.0	1017.2	1019.4	1024.5	1028.8	1029.8	1028.6	1026.1	1011.3	1011.4	1007.1	1006.0	1013.1	1026.4	1032.4	1032.1	1026.7	1031.1	1028.3	1031.0	1030.7	1025.6	1023.4	+3.96
Low Pressure	hPa	1012.9	1021.2	1029.3	1031.3	1034.0	1021.8	1013.4	1001.9	989.2	990.9	1010.1	1014.8	1019.4	1024.2	1026.8	1025.3	1010.2	1008.8	1006.5	1003.4	1002.2	1005.9	1013.2	1026.6	1025.0	1021.3	1026.2	1024.8	1027.7	1025.6	1012.1	1016.4	+2.78
Sun Hours (T:176h)	hours	0.5	9.1	1.8	8.2	8.8	7.3	7.0	1.2	2.1	0.9	7.6	3.3	9.6	4.5	8.7	9.7	3.5	2.2	1.8	4.2	6.6	4.7	0.5	8.4	7.9	7.1	8.6	5.0	9.1	7.4	9.4	5.9	+1.36
Solar Radiation	W/m²	209	461.0	470.0	475.0	490.0	582.0	601.0	156.0	335.0	126.0	639.0	605.0	533.0	469.0	543.0	552.0	676.0	534.0	340.0	605.0	698.0	538.0	312.0	633.0	743.0	774.0	716.0	783.0	799.0	808.0	731.0	557.6	-233.70
UV Index	UVI	2.7	4.2.0	4.2.0	4.3.0	4.4.0	5.1.0	5.2.0	2.2.0	3.8.0	1.8.0	6.1.0	5.4.0	5.0.0	4.4.0	5.0.0	5.2.0	6.5.0	5.7.0	4.3.0	5.7.0	6.8.0	6.3.0	3.6.0	6.5.0	7.2.0	7.5.0	7.0.0	7.6.0	7.6.0	7.8.0	7.4.0	5.5	-3.63

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

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This Month's Weather Results (May)

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

This Month's data
Temperature and Humidity
Highest Temperature	21.3 °C	at 3:50 pm 08 May
Lowest Temperature	1.1 °C	at 7:04 am 06 May
Highest Dew Point	15.6 °C	1:09 am 01 May
Lowest Dew Point	-0.1 °C	6:36 am 06 May
Highest Apparent Temperature	21.2 °C	at 3:38 pm 08 May
Lowest Apparent Temperature	-0.9 °C	at 7:04 am 06 May
Highest "Feels Like" Temperature	21.6 °C	3:38 pm 08 May
Lowest "Feels Like" Temperature	1.1 °C	7:04 am 06 May
Lowest Wind Chill Temperature	1.1 °C	at 7:04 am 06 May
Highest Heat Index Temperature	21.3 °C	at 3:50 pm 08 May
Highest Minimum	9.8 °C	07 May
Lowest Maximum	11.5 °C	02 May
Highest Daily Range	16.4 °C	06 May
Lowest Daily Range	4.9 °C	02 May
Highest Humidity	97 %	at 3:37 am 01 May
Lowest Humidity	52 %	at 2:40 pm 04 May
Rainfall
Rainfall this month	26.4 mm
Rainfall Rate Max	7.6 mm/hr	at 12:59 am 01 May
Highest Hourly Rainfall	2.8 mm	at 4:50 am 01 May
Wind
Highest Gust	78 km/h	at 1:48 pm 01 May
Highest Speed (10 minute average)	25 km/h	at 12:49 pm 01 May
Wind Run	238.5 km
Pressure
Highest Pressure (SL)	1036.1 hPa	at 8:22 am 05 May
Lowest Pressure (SL)	989.2 hPa	at 3:36 am 01 May
Hours of Sun	45.6 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 7:04 am 06 May
Highest Dew Point	20.0 °C	2:17 pm 19 February
Lowest Dew Point	-0.1 °C	6:36 am 06 May
Highest Apparent Temperature	29.4 °C	at 6:15 pm 25 January
Lowest Apparent Temperature	-0.9 °C	at 7:04 am 06 May
Highest "Feels Like" Temperature	29.4 °C	5:01 pm 25 January
Lowest "Feels Like" Temperature	1.1 °C	7:04 am 06 May
Lowest Wind Chill Temperature	1.1 °C	at 7:04 am 06 May
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	11.5 °C	02 May
Highest Daily Range	16.4 °C	06 May
Lowest Daily Range	2.5 °C	30 April
Highest Humidity	97 %	at 1:06 am 31 January
Lowest Humidity	31 %	at 11:41 am 28 January
Rainfall
Rainfall this year	143.6 mm
Rainfall Rate Max	69.6 mm/hr	at 10:22 pm 06 April
Highest Hourly Rainfall	15.2 mm	at 7:31 am 28 March
Highest Daily Rainfall	26.2 mm	28 March
Highest 24 Hour Rainfall	26.2 mm	7:51 am 28 March
Highest Monthly Rainfall	37.6 mm	January
Longest Dry Period	18 days	23 January
Longest Wet Period	5 days	08 April
Wind
Highest Gust	78 km/h	at 1:48 pm 01 May
Highest Speed (10 minute average)	26 km/h	at 12:31 pm 08 April
Wind Run	320.1 km
Pressure
Highest Pressure (SL)	1036.1 hPa	at 8:22 am 05 May
Lowest Pressure (SL)	989.2 hPa	at 3:36 am 01 May
Hours of Sun	818.2 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	45.0 mm	at 13:41 on 18 August 2024
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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