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Good Evening - Today was: Saturday, 28 February 2026 19:30:47 NZDT

FORECAST: Some passing clouds. Low 9C. Winds E at 15 to 30 km/h. It feels like 16.7°C. 2 clothing layers recommended.

Last weather station contact: Saturday, 28 February 2026 at 19:32:08. Updated in seconds
Weather Forecast	Temperature	:	17.7°C, 64%	Pressure	:	1018.1hPa	Fire Danger
	Wind Speed	:	E 7km/h	Wind Gust	:	16km/h
	Air Quality	:	5 AQI 1.5ug/m³	Rainfall	:	0.0mm
	Sun Light	:	3.7kLux, 12.4hrs	Solar UV	:	0.0UVI 29W/m²

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Weather Warnings

No current weather
station warnings

1 LIGHTNING STRIKES DETECTED TODAY
Last record: 2:42:50pm 28/02/2026 at 27.0km away.

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Weather Forecast

Tonight

9°C

Partly Cloudy

Tomorrow

21°C

Mostly Sunny

Some passing clouds. Low 9C. Winds E at 15 to 30 km/h.
Chance of Rain: 8%

7 day weather Forecast

Moon & Sun Forecast

Moonrise
18:18
Moonset
02:34
Visibility
88%

Sunrise
06:58
Sunset
20:02
Day Length
13.03 Hrs

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

More Moon Information

System Information

Station Is Online
Updated: 19:32:08 28/02/2026
Time Zone: UTC +13:00(NZDT)
System Up: 43 days 23 hours
Prgm Up: 43 days 23 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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