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A late Good Evening - Today was: Tuesday, 17 March 2026 21:18:16 NZDT
Current: 17.3°C, Max: 26.0°C, Min: 11.2°C. It feels like 17.8°C
FORECAST: Some clouds. Low 11C. Winds light and variable. It feels like 17.8°C. 2 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Settled fine | Sunrise: 07:17 | Sunset: 19:35 | Dawn: 06:49 | Dusk: 20:02
Weather Forecast
 Temperature : Current trend is Falling, changing by -2.2 °C/hr 17.3°C, 78%   Pressure : Current trend is Rising slowly, changing by 0.5 hPa/hr 1022.1hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  WSW  Current wind speed is Light air (F1) from WSW (249°) 3km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Rising 8km/h
Air Quality :  8 AQI  2.4ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.0mm
Sun Light : 0Lux, 10.6hrs   Solar UV :  0.0UVI  0W/m2
Last weather station contact: Tuesday, 17 March 2026 at 21:20:55. Updated in seconds

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⛅ 17 Mar 2026 9:00PM: Shoppers struggle with rising costs of meat and veges (rnz.co.nz) 1/10 ⛅ 17 Mar 2026 8:27PM: Seven Oranga Tamariki workers on trial for assaulting two teens at youth justice facility (rnz.co.nz) 2/10 ⛅ 17 Mar 2026 6:40PM: Watch: Labour leader Chris Hipkins holds media conference over ex-wife's allegations (rnz.co.nz) 3/10 ⛅ 17 Mar 2026 7:04PM: Home invasion in Howick leads to police chase across Auckland (rnz.co.nz) 4/10 ⛅ 17 Mar 2026 7:57PM: Fire crews battle building blaze in Palmerston North (rnz.co.nz) 5/10 ⛅ 17 Mar 2026 6:33PM: Mother's fuel bill triples after child no longer eligible for government-funded school bus (rnz.co.nz) 6/10 ⛅ 17 Mar 2026 7:03PM: Rising cost of getting to cancer treatment: 'It's already hard times and this is going to make it a lot harder' (rnz.co.nz) 7/10 ⛅ 17 Mar 2026 6:20PM: Lines company offers reward to help reduce copper theft (rnz.co.nz) 8/10 ⛅ 17 Mar 2026 6:59PM: Union calls for government to offer targeted financial aid to home support workers (rnz.co.nz) 9/10 ⛅ 17 Mar 2026 5:41PM: Western Bay of Plenty sees boost in childhood vaccination rates (rnz.co.nz) 10/10


 Weather Warnings
No WarningsNo current weather
station warnings
 Weather Forecast
Tonight
Partly Cloudy
11°C
Partly Cloudy		 Tomorrow
Partly Cloudy
22°C
Partly Cloudy
Some clouds. Low 11C. Winds light and variable.
Chance of Rain: 9%
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: Waning Crescent       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
04:45
Moonset
18:37
Visibility
4% 		Sunrise
07:17
Sunset
19:35
Day Length
12.18 Hrs
Moon Phase: Waning Crescent
Sun Phase: Below Horizon
There will be 2min 42s less daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 21:20:55 17/03/2026
Time Zone: UTC +13:00(NZDT)
System Up: 61 days 1 hours
Prgm Up: 61 days 1 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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