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A new day - Good Morning - Today is: Thursday, 8 October 2026 00:43:47 NZDT

FORECAST: Cloudy skies. Low 8C. Winds light and variable. It feels like 10.5°C. 3 clothing layers recommended.

Last weather station contact: Thursday, 08 October 2026 at 00:45:11. Updated in seconds
Weather Forecast	Temperature	:	11.7°C, 79%	Pressure	:	1021.7hPa	Fire Danger
	Wind Speed	:	NE 4km/h	Wind Gust	:	8km/h
	Air Quality	:	14 AQI 4.3ug/m³	Rainfall	:	0.0mm
	Sun Light	:	0lx, 0.0hrs	Solar UV	:	0.0UVI 0W/m²

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Weather Warnings

No current weather
station warnings

Weather Forecast

Tonight

8°C

Cloudy

Tomorrow

19°C

AM Clouds, PM Sun

Cloudy skies. Low 8C. Winds light and variable.
Chance of Rain: 3%

7 day weather Forecast

Moon & Sun Forecast

Moonrise
05:15
Moonset
16:53
Visibility
12%

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

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

More Moon Information

System Information

Station Is Online
Updated: 00:45:11 8/10/2026
Time Zone: UTC +13:00(NZDT)
System Up: 57 days 4 hours
Prgm Up: 6 days 5 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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