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Good Morning - Today is: Thursday, 5 March 2026 10:17:54 NZDT

FORECAST: Cloudy skies early, then partly cloudy this afternoon. High near 20C. Winds WNW at 15 to 30 km/h. It feels like 13.1°C. 3 clothing layers recommended.

Last weather station contact: Thursday, 05 March 2026 at 10:19:31. Updated in seconds
Weather Forecast	Temperature	:	13.8°C, 79%	Pressure	:	1024.5hPa	Fire Danger
	Wind Speed	:	NE 4km/h	Wind Gust	:	10km/h
	Air Quality	:	7 AQI 1.8ug/m³	Rainfall	:	0.0mm
	Sun Light	:	32kLux, 1.1hrs	Solar UV	:	2.0UVI 253W/m²

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Weather Forecast

Today

20°C

AM Clouds, PM Sun

Tonight

12°C

Partly Cloudy

Cloudy skies early, then partly cloudy this afternoon. High near 20C. Winds WNW at 15 to 30 km/h.
Chance of Rain: 9%

7 day weather Forecast

Moon & Sun Forecast

Moonrise
20:29
Moonset
08:31
Visibility
98%

Sunrise
07:04
Sunset
19:54
Day Length
12.50 Hrs

Moon Phase: Waning Gibbous
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 2min 39s less daylight tomorrow

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System Information

Station Is Online
Updated: 10:19:31 5/03/2026
Time Zone: UTC +13:00(NZDT)
System Up: 48 days 14 hours
Prgm Up: 48 days 14 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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