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A late Good Evening! - Today was: Thursday, 5 March 2026 23:41:26 NZDT

FORECAST: Cloudy skies this evening will become partly cloudy after midnight. Low 11C. Winds NNW at 10 to 15 km/h. It feels like 15.2°C. 2 clothing layers recommended.

Last weather station contact: Thursday, 05 March 2026 at 23:43:11. Updated in seconds
Weather Forecast	Temperature	:	15.6°C, 79%	Pressure	:	1022.9hPa	Fire Danger
	Wind Speed	:	W 5km/h	Wind Gust	:	10km/h
	Air Quality	:	7 AQI 2ug/m³	Rainfall	:	0.0mm
	Sun Light	:	0Lux, 5.3hrs	Solar UV	:	0.0UVI 0W/m²

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Weather Forecast

Tonight

11°C

Clouds Early, Clearing Late

Tomorrow

21°C

AM Clouds, PM Sun

Cloudy skies this evening will become partly cloudy after midnight. Low 11C. Winds NNW at 10 to 15 km/h.
Chance of Rain: 7%

7 day weather Forecast

Moon & Sun Forecast

Moonrise
20:29
Moonset
08:31
Visibility
96%

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

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

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System Information

Station Is Online
Updated: 23:43:11 5/03/2026
Time Zone: UTC +13:00(NZDT)
System Up: 49 days 3 hours
Prgm Up: 49 days 3 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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