Good Afternoon - Today is: Sunday, 8 March 2026 14:06:20 NZDT
FORECAST:
Overcast with rain showers at times. High near 20C. Winds WNW at 15 to 30 km/h. Chance of rain 40%. It feels like 16.5°C. 2 clothing layers recommended.
Last weather station contact: Sunday, 08 March 2026 at 14:08:17. Updated in seconds
The Palmy Sun: Palmy Weather Newsroom
News
⛅
08 Mar 2026 12:46PM: Herbs frontman Dilworth Karaka dies (rnz.co.nz) 1/10
⛅
08 Mar 2026 12:41PM: Search continues in Greymouth after person swept out to sea (rnz.co.nz) 2/10
⛅
08 Mar 2026 11:01AM: Live: White Ferns v Zimbabwe - second ODI (rnz.co.nz) 3/10
⛅
08 Mar 2026 10:48AM: The House: MPs agree infrastructure debate should be politics free (rnz.co.nz) 4/10
⛅
08 Mar 2026 11:16AM: University of Auckland supports $5m programme to eliminate cervical cancer in Pacific (rnz.co.nz) 5/10
⛅
08 Mar 2026 2:03PM: Two-vehicle crash closes SH1 near Bay of Plenty (rnz.co.nz) 6/10
⛅
08 Mar 2026 9:27AM: Mediawatch: Fears of interference and influence in news (rnz.co.nz) 7/10
⛅
08 Mar 2026 11:06AM: Mixed bag of weather set for South Island (rnz.co.nz) 8/10
⛅
08 Mar 2026 8:30AM: First shore plover fledgling born on Pitt Island in 150 years (rnz.co.nz) 9/10
⛅
08 Mar 2026 6:44AM: Plan to release parasitic worm on invasive millipede horde (rnz.co.nz) 10/10
Station Is Online Updated: 14:08:17 8/03/2026 Time Zone: UTC +13:00(NZDT) System Up: 51 days 17 hours Prgm Up: 51 days 17 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
Weather Warnings
No weather station warnings at this time
There are no weather warnings generated by the Palmy Weather weather station in place at this time.
Weather warnings are generated by our weather station based upon preset values, not from official MetService.
Current Weather Conditions as at 14:08 on 08 March 2026 (local time)
High:20°C
Low:13°C
CoR:38%
Overcast with rain showers at times. High near 20C. Winds WNW at 15 to 30 km/h. Chance of rain 40%. It feels like 16.5°C. 2 clothing layers recommended.
Temperature
18.1°C 76% Trend: Falling,-0.2°C/hr
Day Max/Min: 20.0°C / 16.6°C
Wind
14km/h W Wind Gust: 29km/h, 268deg.
Day Max/Avg: 39km/h / 21km/h
Rain
4 Dry Days
Month Total: 12.1mm
Last Rain Record: 16:05, 03/03/2026
Pressure
1014hPa Trend: Falling,-0.5hPa/hr
Day Max/Min: 1019hPa / 1014hPa
Cloud Base: 536m, 1758ft
UV / Solar
260W/m2 UV Index Rating: Low 2.0UVI
Sun Light: 32.9k Lux
Sun Hours: 0.6 hrs (5%)
Air Quality
10.5AQI Air Quality: Good
PM2.5: 2.8ug/m3
PM10: 5.1ug/m3
CO2: 416ppm
Moon Phase: Waning Gibbous Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 2min 42s less daylight tomorrow More Moon Information
System Information
Station Is Online Updated: 14:08:17 8/03/2026 Time Zone: UTC +13:00(NZDT) System Up: 51 days 17 hours Prgm Up: 51 days 17 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
Home
Palmy Weather Home
Contact Us
MENU
No current weather
No weather station warnings at this time
