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Good Evening - Today was: Saturday, 17 October 2026 20:50:45 NZDT
Current: 10.5°C, Max: 15.4°C, Min: 5.7°C. It feels like 9.4°C
FORECAST: Mainly clear. Low 2C. Winds light and variable. It feels like 9.4°C. 3 clothing layers recommended.
Temperature : Current trend is Falling, changing by -1.4 °C/hr 10.5°C, 76%   Pressure : Current trend is Rising slowly, changing by 0.4 hPa/hr 1028.8hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed : Current wind speed is Light air (F1) from SSW (209°)   SSW  2km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Rising 6km/h
Air Quality :  11 AQI  3.2ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.0mm
Sun Light : 0lx, 5.5hrs   Solar UV :  0.0UVI  0W/m2
Last weather station contact: Saturday, 17 October 2026 at 20:52:47. Updated in seconds

 The Palmy Sun: Palmy Weather Newsroom
  News  

⛅ 17 Oct 2026 8:15PM: Firefighters extinguish fire in South Auckland (rnz.co.nz) 1/10 ⛅ 17 Oct 2026 8:12PM: SH25 near Thames blocked following motorcycle crash (rnz.co.nz) 2/10 ⛅ 17 Oct 2026 7:52PM: Orchids and Kumuls pile on tries in respective World Cup victories (rnz.co.nz) 3/10 ⛅ 17 Oct 2026 7:00PM: Thieves targeting trailer tyres in Bay of Plenty (rnz.co.nz) 4/10 ⛅ 17 Oct 2026 6:25PM: Guam on high alert as Typhoon Champi strengthens, ports shut (rnz.co.nz) 5/10 ⛅ 17 Oct 2026 6:14PM: General practitioner called out of retirement to staff undermanned Horowhenua clinic (rnz.co.nz) 6/10 ⛅ 17 Oct 2026 6:12PM: Auckland polytechnics Unitec and MIT to choose new name (rnz.co.nz) 7/10 ⛅ 17 Oct 2026 5:59PM: Fetū Samoa win praise despite loss (rnz.co.nz) 8/10 ⛅ 17 Oct 2026 5:54PM: Aitutaki residents urged to heed updates as Wati approaches (rnz.co.nz) 9/10 ⛅ 17 Oct 2026 3:51PM: Kāpiti Coast pizza store owner gets 10 months' home detention for tax evasion (rnz.co.nz) 10/10


 Weather Forecast
Tonight
Mostly Clear
2°C
Mostly Clear		 Tomorrow
Partly Cloudy
17°C
Partly Cloudy
Mainly clear. Low 2C. Winds light and variable.
Chance of Rain: 8%
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: Waxing Crescent       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
10:09
Moonset
01:22
Visibility
37% 		Sunrise
06:27
Sunset
19:40
Day Length
13.12 hrs
Moon Phase: Waxing Crescent
Sun Phase: Below Horizon
There will be 2min 35s more daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 20:52:47 17/10/2026
Time Zone: UTC +13:00(NZDT)
System Up: 67 days 0 hours
Prgm Up: 16 days 1 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:   10.5°C,  76%



Air Temperature @ +3m:   10.2°C,  73%






Air Temperature @ +1m:   10.2°C,  72%














Soil Moisture @ -10cm:       64%VWC


Soil Temperature @ -30cm: 14.2°C


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