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Good Afternoon - Today is: Thursday, 8 October 2026 15:33:54 NZDT

FORECAST: Partly cloudy skies early will give way to cloudy skies late. Low 12C. Winds ESE at 25 to 40 km/h. It feels like 16.2°C. 2 clothing layers recommended.

Last weather station contact: Thursday, 08 October 2026 at 15:35:20. Updated in seconds
Weather Forecast	Temperature	:	17.8°C, 70%	Pressure	:	1024.7hPa	Fire Danger
	Wind Speed	:	ESE 12km/h	Wind Gust	:	24km/h
	Air Quality	:	4 AQI 1.1ug/m³	Rainfall	:	0.0mm
	Sun Light	:	40.3klx, 5.8hrs	Solar UV	:	2.0UVI 318W/m²

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Weather Warnings

No current weather
station warnings

Weather Forecast

Tonight

12°C

Mostly Cloudy

Tomorrow

19°C

Partly Cloudy

Partly cloudy skies early will give way to cloudy skies late. Low 12C. Winds ESE at 25 to 40 km/h.
Chance of Rain: 7%

7 day weather Forecast

Moon & Sun Forecast

Moonrise
05:15
Moonset
16:53
Visibility
7%

Sunrise
06:41
Sunset
19:30
Day Length
12.48 hrs

Moon Phase: Waning Crescent
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 2min 40s more daylight tomorrow

More Moon Information

System Information

Station Is Online
Updated: 15:35:20 8/10/2026
Time Zone: UTC +13:00(NZDT)
System Up: 57 days 19 hours
Prgm Up: 6 days 20 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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