In today's weather we are expecting fine spells. A few showers from late morning, with a chance of heavy showers in the afternoon, and clearing in the evening. Also strong southwesterlies.

It's a three-clothing layer and one-windproof layer day today with a high of 12 and an overnight low of 2 degrees. Humidity is 84 per cent.

Low tide is at 11.20am and high tide is at 5.50pm. There's a sea swell of 0.1m with a sea temperature of 16 degrees. Sunset tonight is at 5.01pm.

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

In NZ history on this day in 1918 the steamer Wimmera was sunk by a German mine.

The Wimmera, bound from Auckland to Sydney, struck a mine laid north of Cape Maria van Diemen in 1917 by the German raider Wolf. Twenty-six of its 151 passengers and crew died.

In 1987 A.J. Hackett bungy jumped from the Eiffel Tower. The speed skier and bungy pioneer planned the 110 metre leap meticulously.

His dozen-strong team hid on the tower overnight and Hackett jumped at dawn. He described it as ‘one small step for a man, a bloody great leap for the adventure tourism industry'.

In world history on this day in 1945 the U.N. Charter was signed by 50 nations in San Francisco, California.

Today is the birthday of American novelist Pearl S. Buck. Born in 1892, Pearl once wrote "The secret of joy in work is contained in one word - excellence. To know how to do something well is to enjoy it".

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Have a great day!