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Good Afternoon - Today is: Tuesday, 3 March 2026 13:25:17 NZDT
Current: 11.3°C, Max: 13.4°C, Min: 6.9°C. It feels like 9.5°C
FORECAST: Cloudy with a few showers. High near 15C. Winds S at 15 to 25 km/h. Chance of rain 30%. It feels like 9.5°C. A waterproof and 3 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Settled fine | Sunrise: 07:01 | Sunset: 19:57 | Dawn: 06:33 | Dusk: 20:25
Weather Forecast
Temperature : Current trend is Rising, changing by 0.4 °C/hr 11.3°C, 83%   Pressure : Current trend is Rising slowly, changing by 0.1 hPa/hr 1017.0hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  WSW  Current wind speed is Light breeze (F2) from WSW (258°) 8km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Steady 14km/h
Air Quality :  5 AQI  1.2ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Falling 2.2mm
Sun Light : 52.7kLux, 1.4hrs   Solar UV :  3.0UVI  416W/m2
Last weather station contact: Tuesday, 03 March 2026 at 13:26:44. Updated in seconds

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