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Midday - Today is: Friday, 9 January 2026 12:33:18 NZDT
Current: 21.4°C, Max: 21.6°C, Min: 16.4°C. It feels like 20.2°C
FORECAST: Cloudy with gusty winds developing this afternoon. High 23C. Winds WNW at 25 to 40 km/h. It feels like 20.2°C. A windproof and 1 clothing layer recommended.
Station Forecast: Unsettled, rain later | Sunrise: 05:58 | Sunset: 20:50 | Dawn: 05:26 | Dusk: 21:23
Weather Forecast
 Temperature : Current trend is Rising, changing by 0.4 °C/hr 21.4°C, 73%   Pressure : Current trend is Falling slowly, changing by -0.3 hPa/hr 1013.0hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Moderate Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  WSW  Current wind speed is Gentle breeze (F3) from WSW (248°) 17km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Rising 32km/h
Air Quality :  10 AQI  2.7ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.0mm
Sun Light : 29.4kLux, 1.7hrs   Solar UV :  2.0UVI  232W/m2
Last weather station contact: Friday, 09 January 2026 at 12:34:06. Updated in seconds

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 Weather Warnings
No WarningsNo current weather
station warnings
 Weather Forecast
Today
Cloudy, Wind
23°C
Cloudy, Wind		 Tonight
Showers Early
16°C
Showers Early
Cloudy with gusty winds developing this afternoon. High 23C. Winds WNW at 25 to 40 km/h.
Chance of Rain: 14%
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: Waning Gibbous       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
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Moonset
12:03
Visibility
67% 		Sunrise
05:58
Sunset
20:50
Day Length
14.51 Hrs
Moon Phase: Waning Gibbous
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 1min 13s less daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 12:34:06 9/01/2026
Time Zone: UTC +13:00(NZDT) System Up: 8 days 15 hours
Prgm Up: 8 days 15 hours
System Rollover: Midnight
City: Palmerston North
State: Manawatū/Wanganui
Country: New Zealand
Lat:S40°21'32.2"(-40.35894°)
Lon:E175°34'21.9"(175.57275°)
Elevation: 27m (89ft)
Station Environment: Urban
Hardware: Ecowitt Wittboy WS90, GW3000, WH31, WH45, WH51, WH40H, WN34S, WH57


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