In today's forecast we are expecting occasional rain until midday then fine spells. Also southerlies.

It's a three-clothing and one-windproof layer day today with a high of 15 and an overnight low of 8 degrees. Humidity is 83 per cent.

Low tide is at 9am and high tide is at 3.20 pm (Tay Street times). There's a sea swell of .7m with a sea temperature of 14 degrees. Sunset tonight is at 5.54pm.

If you're going fishing the next best fish bite time is between 8 and 10pm.

In NZ history on this day in 1948 NZ citizenship was established. The British Nationality and New Zealand Citizenship Act 1948 (the order of the terms showed their relative importance) gave New Zealand citizenship to all current residents who had been either born British subjects or later naturalised. Until this Act came into force, people born in New Zealand were British subjects but not New Zealand citizens.

In world history on this day in 1522 one of the five ships that set out in Ferdinand Magellan's trip around the world made it back to Spain. Only 15 of the original 265 men that set out survived. Magellan was killed by natives in the Philippines.

One hundred years ago today in 1918 the German Army began a general retreat across the Aisne, with British troops in pursuit.

In 1936 aviator Beryl Markham flew the first east-to-west solo flight by a woman across the Atlantic Ocean. In 1941 Germany announced that all Jews living in the country would have to begin wearing a Star of David.

In 1953 the last American and Korean prisoners were exchanged in Operation Big Switch, the last official act of the Korean War.

In 1972 the world learnt an earlier announcement that all Israeli athletes taken hostage at the Munich Olympics had been rescued was erroneous; all had been killed by their captors from the Black September terrorist group; all but three terrorists also died in the shootout around midnight.

In 1991 the USSR officially recognized independence for the Baltic States of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. Also in 1991 Leningrad, the second-largest city in the USSR, was renamed Saint Petersburg, which had been the city's name prior to 1924.

In 1997 the funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales took place. Over 1 million people lined London's streets to honour her and 2.5 billion watched the event on television.

Today is the birthday of John Dalton, the English scientist who developed the atomic theory of matter. Born in 1766 he once wrote 'When we attempt to conceive the number of particles in an atmosphere, it is somewhat like attempting to conceive the number of stars in the universe; we are confounded with the thought.”

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This morning's video was filmed on Mount Main beach and features a dotterel.

Have a great day!