Today's weather forecast is for a cloudy day with a few showers, but fine spells in the afternoon and sea breezes.

It's a two-clothing layer day today with a high of 18 and an overnight low of 12 degrees.

Low tide is at 11am and high tide is at 5.10pm. Sea temperature is 17 degrees. There's an average sea swell of about .3m and sunset tonight is at 8pm.

If you're going fishing today the best fish bite time is between 9.30 and 11.30am this morning.

This day in NZ history in 1861 the first issue of the Otago Daily Times was published. Dunedin became the first New Zealand centre with a daily newspaper on publication of the first issue of the Otago Daily Times.

In world history on this day in 1920 forty-one nations opened the first League of Nations session in Geneva. In 1946 the 17th Paris Air Show opened at the Grand Palais des Champs-Elysees. It was the first show of this kind since World War II.

In 1969 a quarter of a million anti-Vietnam War demonstrators march in Washington, D.C. On this day in 1984 baby Fae died 20 days after receiving a baboon heart transplant in Loma Linda, California. In 2007 Cyclone Sidr struck Bangladesh, killing an estimated 5,000 people.

Today is the birthday of ir William Hershel, British astronomer who discovered Uranus. He was born in 1738.

Our quote for today is from CS Lewis who said "You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream."

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Have an awesome day!