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Good Afternoon - Today was: Friday, 9 January 2026 17:06:15 NZDT
Current: 20.5°C, Max: 23.0°C, Min: 16.4°C. It feels like 20.3°C
FORECAST: Cloudy skies. Windy this evening. Low 16C. WNW winds at 30 to 50 km/h, decreasing to 15 to 25 km/h. Winds could occasionally gust over 65 km/h. It feels like 20.3°C. 1 clothing layer recommended.
Station Forecast: Fine, possible showers | Sunrise: 05:58 | Sunset: 20:50 | Dawn: 05:26 | Dusk: 21:23
Weather Forecast
 Temperature : Current trend is Falling, changing by -0.7 °C/hr 20.5°C, 81%   Pressure : Current trend is Rising slowly, changing by 0.0 hPa/hr 1013.0hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Moderate Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  WSW  Current wind speed is Gentle breeze (F3) from WSW (251°) 14km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Rising 26km/h
Air Quality :  10 AQI  2.9ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.0mm
Sun Light : 8.6kLux, 2.0hrs   Solar UV :  0.0UVI  68W/m2
Last weather station contact: Friday, 09 January 2026 at 17:06:56. Updated in seconds

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 Weather Warnings
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 Weather Forecast
Tonight
Cloudy
16°C
Cloudy		 Tomorrow
Mostly Cloudy, Wind
23°C
Mostly Cloudy, Wind
Cloudy skies. Windy this evening. Low 16C. WNW winds at 30 to 50 km/h, decreasing to 15 to 25 km/h. Winds could occasionally gust over 65 km/h.
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: Waning Gibbous       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
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Moonset
12:03
Visibility
65% 		Sunrise
05:58
Sunset
20:50
Day Length
14.51 Hrs
Moon Phase: Waning Gibbous
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 1min 13s less daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 17:06:56 9/01/2026
Time Zone: UTC +13:00(NZDT) System Up: 8 days 19 hours
Prgm Up: 8 days 19 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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