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Good Afternoon - Today is: Sunday, 17 May 2026 14:45:44 NZST
Current: 12.8°C, Max: 15.4°C, Min: 9.6°C. It feels like 11.6°C
FORECAST: Cloudy skies. High near 15C. Winds SE at 10 to 15 km/h. It feels like 11.6°C. 3 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Fine weather | Sunrise: 07:19 | Sunset: 17:10 | Dawn: 06:49 | Dusk: 17:39
Weather Forecast
 Temperature : Current trend is Falling, changing by -0.5 °C/hr 12.8°C, 79%   Pressure : Current trend is Falling slowly, changing by -0.5 hPa/hr 1037.0hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  ESE  Current wind speed is Light air (F1) from ESE (111°) 5km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Rising 13km/h
Air Quality :  5 AQI  1.3ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.1mm
Sun Light : 19.4kLux, 3.6hrs   Solar UV :  1.0UVI  153W/m2
Last weather station contact: Sunday, 17 May 2026 at 14:48:32. Updated in seconds

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 Weather Warnings
Warning WEATHER STATION WARNING
High pressure has been detected
 Weather Forecast
Today
Cloudy
15°C
Cloudy		 Tonight
Mostly Clear
5°C
Mostly Clear
Cloudy skies. High near 15C. Winds SE at 10 to 15 km/h.
Chance of Rain: 2%
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: New Moon       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
07:36
Moonset
16:56
Visibility
0% 		Sunrise
07:19
Sunset
17:10
Day Length
9.51 Hrs
Moon Phase: New Moon
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 1min 46s less daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 14:48:32 17/05/2026
Time Zone: UTC +12:00(NZST)
System Up: 121 days 19 hours
Prgm Up: 121 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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