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A late Good Evening - Today was: Saturday, 17 January 2026 21:50:30 NZDT

FORECAST: Partly cloudy and windy this evening. Cloudy with diminishing winds late. Low 12C. SE winds at 30 to 50 km/h, decreasing to 15 to 25 km/h. It feels like 12.5°C. 3 clothing layers recommended.

Last weather station contact: Saturday, 17 January 2026 at 21:51:55. Updated in seconds
Weather Forecast	Temperature	:	14.1°C, 74%	Pressure	:	1018.8hPa	Fire Danger
	Wind Speed	:	E 8km/h	Wind Gust	:	19km/h
	Air Quality	:	11 AQI 2.8ug/m³	Rainfall	:	0.0mm
	Sun Light	:	0Lux, 5.2hrs	Solar UV	:	0.0UVI 0W/m²

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Weather Forecast

Tonight

12°C

Mostly Cloudy, Wind

Tomorrow

18°C

Cloudy

Partly cloudy and windy this evening. Cloudy with diminishing winds late. Low 12C. SE winds at 30 to 50 km/h, decreasing to 15 to 25 km/h.

7 day weather Forecast

Moon & Sun Forecast

Moonrise
03:51
Moonset
19:59
Visibility
2%

Sunrise
06:07
Sunset
20:48
Day Length
14.40 Hrs

Moon Phase: Waning Crescent
Sun Phase: Below Horizon
There will be 1min 39s less daylight tomorrow

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System Information

Station Is Online
Updated: 21:51:55 17/01/2026
Time Zone: UTC +13:00(NZDT)
System Up: 2 days 1 hours
Prgm Up: 2 days 1 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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