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Good Morning - Today is: Thursday, 9 July 2026 09:36:09 NZST

FORECAST: Light rain and wind early...then remaining cloudy with showers in the afternoon. High 11C. Winds SSE at 25 to 40 km/h. Chance of rain 60%. Winds could occasionally gust over 65 km/h. It feels like 5.1°C. A windproof and 4 clothing layers recommended.

Last weather station contact: Thursday, 09 July 2026 at 09:38:39. Updated in seconds
Weather Forecast	Temperature	:	10.1°C, 79%	Pressure	:	1010.5hPa	Fire Danger
	Wind Speed	:	SE 22km/h	Wind Gust	:	42km/h
	Air Quality	:	5 AQI 1.2ug/m³	Rainfall	:	5.8mm
	Sun Light	:	13.5kLux, 1.1hrs	Solar UV	:	0.0UVI 107W/m²

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Weather Warnings

METSERVICE ORANGE WEATHER WARNING
Heavy Rain Warning
28hrs from 8pm Wed 8 July to midnight Thu 9 July

WEATHER STATION WARNING
High continuous wind levels have been detected

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Weather Forecast

Today

11°C

Showers, Wind

Tonight

6°C

Mostly Cloudy

Light rain and wind early...then remaining cloudy with showers in the afternoon. High 11C. Winds SSE at 25 to 40 km/h. Chance of rain 60%. Winds could occasionally gust over 65 km/h.

7 day weather Forecast

Moon & Sun Forecast

Moonrise
01:30
Moonset
12:04
Visibility
38%

Sunrise
07:40
Sunset
17:06
Day Length
9.26 Hrs

Moon Phase: Waning Crescent
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 1min 1s more daylight tomorrow

More Moon Information

System Information

Station Is Online
Updated: 09:38:39 9/07/2026
Time Zone: UTC +12:00(NZST)
System Up: 16 days 16 hours
Prgm Up: 16 days 16 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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