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Good Morning - Today is: Saturday, 3 January 2026 09:50:15 NZDT

FORECAST: Rain showers this morning with overcast skies during the afternoon hours. High 18C. Winds SE at 15 to 30 km/h. Chance of rain 40%. It feels like 14.2°C. A waterproof and 2 clothing layers recommended.

Last weather station contact: Saturday, 03 January 2026 at 09:50:25. Updated in seconds
Weather Forecast	Temperature	:	15.5°C, 81%	Pressure	:	1010.4hPa	Fire Danger
	Wind Speed	:	E 10km/h	Wind Gust	:	23km/h
	Air Quality	:	12 AQI 3.4ug/m³	Rainfall	:	0.1mm
	Sun Light	:	20.6kLux, 0.7hrs	Solar UV	:	1.0UVI 163W/m²

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New year, new weather station hardware is switched on!
We have completed a full upgrade of our sensors in hope to provide more accurate and reliable data in 2026 which is now live.
Palmy Weather: Celebrating 17 years of gathering Palmerston North weather data, starting 1 Jan 2009.
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Weather Forecast

Today

18°C

AM Showers

Tonight

11°C

Clouds Early, Clearing Late

Rain showers this morning with overcast skies during the afternoon hours. High 18C. Winds SE at 15 to 30 km/h. Chance of rain 40%.

7 day weather Forecast

Moon & Sun Forecast

Moonrise
21:02
Moonset
04:47
Visibility
99%

Sunrise
05:53
Sunset
20:51
Day Length
14.58 Hrs

Moon Phase: Waxing Gibbous
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 0min 51s less daylight tomorrow

More Moon Information

System Information

Station Is Online
Updated: 09:50:25 3/01/2026
Time Zone: UTC +13:00(NZDT) System Up: 2 days 12 hours
Prgm Up: 2 days 12 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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