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A new day - Good Morning - Today is: Friday, 9 January 2026 00:02:38 NZDT
Current: 16.7°C, Max: 16.7°C, Min: 16.7°C. It feels like 17.3°C
FORECAST: Mostly cloudy skies this evening will become partly cloudy after midnight. Low near 15C. Winds NW at 15 to 30 km/h. It feels like 17.3°C. 2 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Unsettled, rain later | Sunrise: 05:58 | Sunset: 20:50 | Dawn: 05:26 | Dusk: 21:23
Weather Forecast
 Temperature : Current trend is Falling, changing by -0.6 °C/hr 16.7°C, 86%   Pressure : Current trend is Falling slowly, changing by -0.2 hPa/hr 1014.0hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Moderate Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  WSW  Current wind speed is Light air (F1) from WSW (251°) 4km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Rising 7km/h
Air Quality :  12 AQI  3.5ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.0mm
Sun Light : 0Lux, 0.0hrs   Solar UV :  0.0UVI  0W/m2
Last weather station contact: Friday, 09 January 2026 at 00:03:17. Updated in seconds

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 Weather Warnings
No WarningsNo current weather
station warnings
 Weather Forecast
Tonight
Partly Cloudy
15°C
Partly Cloudy		 Tomorrow
PM Showers
22°C
PM Showers
Mostly cloudy skies this evening will become partly cloudy after midnight. Low near 15C. Winds NW at 15 to 30 km/h.
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: Waning Gibbous       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
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Moonset
12:03
Visibility
71% 		Sunrise
05:58
Sunset
20:50
Day Length
14.51 Hrs
Moon Phase: Waning Gibbous
Sun Phase: Below Horizon
There will be 1min 13s less daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 00:03:17 9/01/2026
Time Zone: UTC +13:00(NZDT) System Up: 8 days 2 hours
Prgm Up: 8 days 2 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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