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Good Afternoon - Today is: Monday, 5 January 2026 15:58:59 NZDT
Current: 23.5°C, Max: 24.5°C, Min: 9.0°C. It feels like 21.2°C
FORECAST: Cloudy skies early, followed by partial clearing. Low 11C. Winds NW at 15 to 25 km/h. It feels like 21.2°C. 1 clothing layer recommended.
Station Forecast: Showery, becoming less settled | Sunrise: 05:55 | Sunset: 20:51 | Dawn: 05:22 | Dusk: 21:24
Weather Forecast
 Temperature : Current trend is Rising, changing by 0.4 °C/hr 23.5°C, 48%   Pressure : Current trend is Falling slowly, changing by -0.3 hPa/hr 1017.5hPa
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 (246°) 15km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Rising 28km/h
Air Quality :  7 AQI  1.8ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.0mm
Sun Light : 85.4kLux, 7.3hrs   Solar UV :  6.0UVI  675W/m2
Last weather station contact: Monday, 05 January 2026 at 15:59:22. Updated in seconds

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 Weather Forecast
Tonight
Clouds Early, Clearing Late
11°C
Clouds Early, Clearing Late		 Tomorrow
Cloudy
23°C
Cloudy
Cloudy skies early, followed by partial clearing. Low 11C. Winds NW at 15 to 25 km/h.
Chance of Rain: 9%
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: Waning Gibbous       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
22:28
Moonset
07:20
Visibility
96% 		Sunrise
05:55
Sunset
20:51
Day Length
14.56 Hrs
Moon Phase: Waning Gibbous
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 0min 59s less daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 15:59:22 5/01/2026
Time Zone: UTC +13:00(NZDT) System Up: 4 days 18 hours
Prgm Up: 4 days 18 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


Historic Trends and Graphs

These graphs present the historic temperature, humidity, pressure, wind speed and rainfall trends since our records commenced 1 January 2009. Click on a button to display the corresponding graph in the panel above it. See as much or as little information as you want with these interactive graphs. Data sampled once a day.


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