Good Afternoon - Today is: Sunday, 15 February 2026 13:29:54 NZDT
Current: 12.8°C, Max: 16.5°C, Min: 12.7°C. It feels like 11.2°C
FORECAST: Periods of rain. High 16C. Winds SW at 15 to 25 km/h. Chance of rain 100%. Rainfall around 12mm. Locally heavier rainfall possible. It feels like 11.2°C. A waterproof and 3 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Occasional rain, worsening | Sunrise: 06:42 | Sunset: 20:20 | Dawn: 06:13 | Dusk: 20:49
Weather Forecast
Temperature : Current trend is Falling, changing by -1.1 °C/hr 12.8°C, 85%   Pressure : Current trend is Falling slowly, changing by -0.2 hPa/hr 1005.9hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  S  Current wind speed is Light breeze (F2) from S (184°) 9km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Rising 16km/h
Air Quality :  18 AQI  4.9ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Falling 1.5mm
Sun Light : 15.8kLux, 0.9hrs   Solar UV :  1.0UVI  125W/m2
Last weather station contact: Sunday, 15 February 2026 at 13:30:06. Updated in seconds

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15 Feb 2026 1:15PM: Retail crime group rented expensive Symonds Street space against advice (rnz.co.nz) 1/10 15 Feb 2026 12:36PM: Weather: Heavy rain and damaging gales set to lash eastern and southern North Island (rnz.co.nz) 2/10 15 Feb 2026 12:49PM: Two-year ban on taking shellfish and seaweed from rockpools north of Auckland (rnz.co.nz) 3/10 15 Feb 2026 11:53AM: Wellington Water chair Nick Leggett resigns over Moa Point sewage disaster (rnz.co.nz) 4/10 15 Feb 2026 9:08AM: 'Never seen anything like' weather that hit Waipā - Waikato man (rnz.co.nz) 5/10 15 Feb 2026 8:35AM: Christchurch supermarket shelves stripped of bottled water after boil water notice issued (rnz.co.nz) 6/10 15 Feb 2026 10:10AM: Person dies after being thrown from vehicle in Northland crash (rnz.co.nz) 7/10 14 Feb 2026 7:40PM: Ōtorohanga mum helped sound the alarm of neighbourhood flooding (rnz.co.nz) 8/10 14 Feb 2026 8:30PM: Concerns weather could push raw sewage towards Wellington's shoreline (rnz.co.nz) 9/10 14 Feb 2026 4:42PM: Nestlé Milo bars recalled for possibly containing rubber (rnz.co.nz) 10/10


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Current Weather Conditions as at 13:30 on 15 February 2026 (local time)
Current Weather Station Readings Forecast: Occasional rain, worsening
High:16°C
Low:12°C
CoR:100%
Periods of rain. High 16C. Winds SW at 15 to 25 km/h. Chance of rain 100%. Rainfall around 12mm. Locally heavier rainfall possible. It feels like 11.2°C. A waterproof and 3 clothing layers recommended.
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Temperature
Current: 12.8°C, Max: 16.5°C, Min: 12.7°C. It feels like 11.2°C
12.8°C
85%

Trend:
Current trend is Falling, changing by -1.1 °C/hrFalling,-1.1°C/hr

Day Max/Min:
16.5°C / 12.7°C
Wind
Windsock
9km/h
Current wind speed is Light breeze (F2) from S (184°)S

Wind Gust:
Current trend is Rising16km/h, 184deg.

Day Max/Avg:
51km/h / 25km/h
Rain
1.5mm today, 1.5mm of rainfall in the past 24 hours
1.5mm
1.5mm
Rain Last Hour:
Current trend is Rising1.5mm

Rainfall Rate:
Current trend is Falling0.6mm/hr
Pressure
Barometric Pressure
1006hPa
Trend:
Current trend is Falling slowly, changing by -0.2 hPa/hrFalling,-0.2hPa/hr

Day Max/Min:
1007hPa / 1005hPa

Cloud Base:
307m, 1006ft
UV / Solar
UV/Solar: 1.0 UVI, 125 W/m^2
125W/m2
UV Index Rating:
 Low 
1.0UVI
Sun Light:
15.8k Lux
Sun Hours:
0.9 hrs (7%)
Air Quality
Air Quality:  AQI
17.5AQI
Air Quality:
 Good 
PM2.5: 4.9ug/m3
PM10: 8.3ug/m3
CO2: 430ppm
Pollen Level:
 Low 
Extra Sensors
Extra Sensors
Temp. at +8m
12.8°C 85%

Temp. at +3m
13.3°C 80%

Temp. at +1m
12.3°C 84%

Soil Temp. -30cm:
21.7°C

Soil Moist. -10cm:
40% VWC

Last Lightning:
06:46pm, 13/02/26
Fire Danger
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
2.1FWI
Fire Risk Index:
 Low 

Grass Fire Risk:
Low
10kW/m2


Scrub Fire Risk:
Very High
2.5MW/m2


Forest Fire Risk:
Low
4kW/m2
Sun / Moon
Moon Phase: Waning Crescent
Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
03:40
Moonset
19:14
Visibility
7%
Sunrise
06:42
Sunset
20:20
Day Length
13.37 Hrs

Moon Phase: Waning Crescent
Sun Phase: Above Horizon

There will be 2min 33s less daylight tomorrow

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