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A new day, a new dawn - Today is: Thursday, 30 April 2026 06:57:21 NZST

FORECAST: Partly cloudy. Cooler. High near 15C. Winds SE at 15 to 30 km/h. It feels like 11.9°C. 3 clothing layers recommended.

Last weather station contact: Thursday, 30 April 2026 at 06:58:45. Updated in seconds
Weather Forecast	Temperature	:	13.6°C, 65%	Pressure	:	1032.5hPa	Fire Danger
	Wind Speed	:	S 5km/h	Wind Gust	:	13km/h
	Air Quality	:	15 AQI 4.1ug/m³	Rainfall	:	0.7mm
	Sun Light	:	126.6Lux, 0.1hrs	Solar UV	:	0.0UVI 1W/m²

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Weather Forecast

Today

15°C

Mostly Sunny

Tonight

3°C

Clear

Partly cloudy. Cooler. High near 15C. Winds SE at 15 to 30 km/h.
Chance of Rain: 2%

7 day weather Forecast

Moon & Sun Forecast

Moonrise
16:20
Moonset
05:16
Visibility
96%

Sunrise
07:02
Sunset
17:28
Day Length
10.26 Hrs

Moon Phase: Waxing Gibbous
Sun Phase: Is Rising
There will be 2min 16s less daylight tomorrow

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System Information

Station Is Online
Updated: 06:58:45 30/04/2026
Time Zone: UTC +12:00(NZST)
System Up: 104 days 11 hours
Prgm Up: 104 days 11 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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