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Good Afternoon - Today is: Friday, 30 January 2026 15:38:43 NZDT
Current: 23.3°C, Max: 23.5°C, Min: 15.1°C. It feels like 21.9°C
FORECAST: Partly cloudy this evening with more clouds for overnight. Low 14C. Winds ESE at 15 to 30 km/h, becoming NNW and decreasing to 5 to 10 km/h. It feels like 21.9°C. A windproof and 1 clothing layer recommended.
Station Forecast: Unsettled, rain later | Sunrise: 06:23 | Sunset: 20:38 | Dawn: 05:52 | Dusk: 21:09
Weather Forecast
 Temperature : Current trend is Rising, changing by 0.5 °C/hr 23.3°C, 54%   Pressure : Current trend is Falling, changing by -0.8 hPa/hr 1015.5hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  ENE  Current wind speed is Gentle breeze (F3) from ENE (67°) 13km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Rising 42km/h
Air Quality :  4 AQI  1ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.0mm
Sun Light : 98.2kLux, 5.8hrs   Solar UV :  7.0UVI  776W/m2
Last weather station contact: Friday, 30 January 2026 at 15:39:07. Updated in seconds

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  News  

⛅ 30 Jan 2026 2:37PM: Cybersecurity group identifies person behind Manage My Health hack (rnz.co.nz) 1/10 ⛅ 30 Jan 2026 2:39PM: Mt Maunganui landslide: Lisa Maclennan, who helped save the lives of others, formally identified (rnz.co.nz) 2/10 ⛅ 30 Jan 2026 3:16PM: Wellington developer buys Loafers Lodge building where five died in fire (rnz.co.nz) 3/10 ⛅ 30 Jan 2026 3:07PM: Prime Minister Christopher Luxon will return to Waitangi (rnz.co.nz) 4/10 ⛅ 30 Jan 2026 2:59PM: Twin protests set to cause traffic woes for Auckland (rnz.co.nz) 5/10 ⛅ 30 Jan 2026 1:32PM: Photographer caught breaching Mount Maunganui landslide cordon (rnz.co.nz) 6/10 ⛅ 30 Jan 2026 10:50AM: Concern GPs not ready for 'neurodiversity tsunami' after law change (rnz.co.nz) 7/10 ⛅ 30 Jan 2026 2:50PM: Residents return after gas leak forces evacuations in Taupō (rnz.co.nz) 8/10 ⛅ 30 Jan 2026 2:20PM: Firefighters battle second Whanganui scrub blaze in a week (rnz.co.nz) 9/10 ⛅ 30 Jan 2026 12:02PM: Mt Maunganui surf lifesaving club red-stickered following deadly landslide (rnz.co.nz) 10/10


 Weather Warnings
No WarningsNo current weather
station warnings
 Weather Forecast
Tonight
Partly Cloudy
14°C
Partly Cloudy		 Tomorrow
Mostly Sunny
22°C
Mostly Sunny
Partly cloudy this evening with more clouds for overnight. Low 14C. Winds ESE at 15 to 30 km/h, becoming NNW and decreasing to 5 to 10 km/h.
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: Waxing Gibbous       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
18:47
Moonset
02:28
Visibility
89% 		Sunrise
06:23
Sunset
20:38
Day Length
14.15 Hrs
Moon Phase: Waxing Gibbous
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 2min 10s less daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 15:39:07 30/01/2026
Time Zone: UTC +13:00(NZDT)
System Up: 14 days 19 hours
Prgm Up: 14 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


Extra Ground Temperature, Moisture and Leaf Wetness Sensors

Sky and Ground sensors

 Air Temperature @ +8m:   23.3°C,  54%



Air Temperature @ +3m:   33.2°C,  40%






Air Temperature @ +1m:   23.4°C,  53%














Soil Moisture @ -10cm:       50%VWC


Soil Temperature @ -30cm: 21.8°C


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