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Good Afternoon - Today is: Friday, 28 August 2026 14:59:53 NZST
Current: 16.7°C, Max: 17.3°C, Min: 7.0°C. It feels like 13.4°C
FORECAST: Cloudy. High 19C. Winds NW at 15 to 30 km/h. It feels like 13.4°C. A windproof and 3 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Fairly fine, showery later | Sunrise: 06:49 | Sunset: 17:50 | Dawn: 06:21 | Dusk: 18:17
Weather Forecast
 Temperature : Current trend is Rising, changing by 0.0 °C/hr 16.7°C, 56%   Pressure : Current trend is Falling, changing by -1.1 hPa/hr 1016.5hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  WNW  Current wind speed is Gentle breeze (F3) from WNW (301°) 14km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Steady 33km/h
Air Quality :  4 AQI  1ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.0mm
Sun Light : 15.2klx, 4.1hrs   Solar UV :  1.0UVI  120W/m2
Last weather station contact: Friday, 28 August 2026 at 15:00:02. Updated in seconds

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  News  

⛅ 28 Aug 2026 2:25PM: Nepal flash flood highlights Kailash Mansarovar pilgrimage danger (rnz.co.nz) 1/10 ⛅ 28 Aug 2026 2:22PM: Wattle Downs double homicide victims found following reports of an armed person at the home - police (rnz.co.nz) 2/10 ⛅ 28 Aug 2026 2:22PM: Immigration checkpoint reportedly swept away in Nepal flash flood (rnz.co.nz) 3/10 ⛅ 28 Aug 2026 2:19PM: New Zealand's four Realm leaders are meeting in Auckland - what's on their minds? (rnz.co.nz) 4/10 ⛅ 28 Aug 2026 2:07PM: More schools ask parents to keep children home as winter illnesses bite (rnz.co.nz) 5/10 ⛅ 28 Aug 2026 2:07PM: NZ-backed climate mobility initiative launched across Pacific (rnz.co.nz) 6/10 ⛅ 28 Aug 2026 1:53PM: Queenstown residents evacuated as flooding, slips threaten homes (rnz.co.nz) 7/10 ⛅ 28 Aug 2026 1:36PM: Ōamaru man named after car plunged into harbour, police appeal for information (rnz.co.nz) 8/10 ⛅ 28 Aug 2026 1:28PM: Flynn McBride, 20, named as man killed in crash south of Whangārei (rnz.co.nz) 9/10 ⛅ 28 Aug 2026 1:20PM: Car seen 'bolting up' street before gunshots heard in Wattle Downs suspected double homicide (rnz.co.nz) 10/10


 Weather Warnings
No WarningsNo current weather
station warnings
 Weather Forecast
Today
Cloudy
19°C
Cloudy		 Tonight
Rain
11°C
Rain
Cloudy. High 19C. Winds NW at 15 to 30 km/h.
Chance of Rain: 11%
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: Full Moon       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
17:50
Moonset
06:41
Visibility
100% 		Sunrise
06:49
Sunset
17:50
Day Length
11.01 Hrs
Moon Phase: Full Moon
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 2min 29s more daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 15:00:02 28/08/2026
Time Zone: UTC +12:00(NZST)
System Up: 16 days 19 hours
Prgm Up: 16 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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