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 ====Time zones====
-Before I explain what time/date output modifiers can do, something they can't do.
 All web tag outputs are in local time, except '''<#timeUTC>'''.
-Cumulus 2 internally stored all date/times in UTC, and the development of MX is planned to attach UTC date-times to all data although (at time of typing this) this is not yet implemented so MX maintains compatibility with Cumulus 1 legacy software.
+In most MX releases, you can use a script to convert a time to UTC. This is not the place to tell you how to write the script, but taking time of highest pressure today as an example, you would use <#TpressTH format=Hh:mm> and <#TpressTH format=zzz>, the first gives hours and minutes in your local time, and the second gives the offset that needs to be applied to that time to convert it to UTC.
-[[File:Badge vMx.png]]In most MX releases, you can use a script to convert a time to UTC. This is not the place to tell you how to write the script, but taking time of highest pressure today as an example, you would use <#TpressTH format=Hh:mm> and <#TpressTH format=zzz>, the first gives hours and minutes in your local time, and the second gives the offset that needs to be applied to that time to convert it to UTC.
 ====Time resolution====