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Good Afternoon - Today was: Wednesday, 23 September 2026 17:14:06 NZST

FORECAST: Partly cloudy skies. Widespread frost likely. Low -1C. E winds at 15 to 25 km/h, decreasing to 5 to 10 km/h. It feels like 6.2°C. 4 clothing layers recommended.

Last weather station contact: Wednesday, 23 September 2026 at 17:14:13. Updated in seconds
Weather Forecast	Temperature	:	8.8°C, 60%	Pressure	:	1025.0hPa	Fire Danger
	Wind Speed	:	E 4km/h	Wind Gust	:	9km/h
	Air Quality	:	8 AQI 2.3ug/m³	Rainfall	:	0.2mm
	Sun Light	:	6.2klx, 2.3hrs	Solar UV	:	0.0UVI 49W/m²

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Weather Warnings

No current weather
station warnings

Weather Forecast

Tonight

-1°C

Partly Cloudy

Tomorrow

13°C

Mostly Sunny

Partly cloudy skies. Widespread frost likely. Low -1C. E winds at 15 to 25 km/h, decreasing to 5 to 10 km/h.
Chance of Rain: 11%

7 day weather Forecast

Moon & Sun Forecast

Moonrise
14:29
Moonset
04:17
Visibility
87%

Sunrise
06:06
Sunset
18:15
Day Length
12.08 hrs

Moon Phase: Waxing Gibbous
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 2min 37s more daylight tomorrow

More Moon Information

System Information

Station Is Online
Updated: 17:14:13 23/09/2026
Time Zone: UTC +12:00(NZST)
System Up: 42 days 21 hours
Prgm Up: 42 days 21 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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