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Good Afternoon - Today was: Friday, 9 January 2026 17:22:53 NZDT
Current: 20.2°C, Max: 23.0°C, Min: 16.4°C. It feels like 19.5°C
FORECAST: Cloudy skies. Windy this evening. Low 16C. WNW winds at 30 to 50 km/h, decreasing to 15 to 25 km/h. Winds could occasionally gust over 65 km/h. It feels like 19.5°C. A windproof and 1 clothing layer recommended.
Station Forecast: Fine, possible showers | Sunrise: 05:58 | Sunset: 20:50 | Dawn: 05:26 | Dusk: 21:23
Weather Forecast
 Temperature : Current trend is Falling, changing by -0.6 °C/hr 20.2°C, 83%   Pressure : Current trend is Falling slowly, changing by -0.1 hPa/hr 1012.9hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Moderate Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  WSW  Current wind speed is Gentle breeze (F3) from WSW (256°) 16km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Steady 32km/h
Air Quality :  11 AQI  3ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.0mm
Sun Light : 6.3kLux, 2.0hrs   Solar UV :  0.0UVI  50W/m2
Last weather station contact: Friday, 09 January 2026 at 17:23:36. Updated in seconds

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  News  

⛅ 09 Jan 2026 5:08PM: Ferry troubles continue with cancellations following ramp problem (rnz.co.nz) 1/10 ⛅ 09 Jan 2026 2:10PM: Former Wellington mayoral hopeful Graham Bloxham arrested at Venezuela protest (rnz.co.nz) 2/10 ⛅ 09 Jan 2026 4:05PM: 'Matinee Idle' co-hosts Phil O'Brien and Simon Morris sign off (rnz.co.nz) 3/10 ⛅ 09 Jan 2026 5:06PM: Homicide investigation underway after newborn baby dies in Auckland (rnz.co.nz) 4/10 ⛅ 09 Jan 2026 5:11PM: Canadian national sentenced to home detention for child abuse images (rnz.co.nz) 5/10 ⛅ 09 Jan 2026 5:01PM: Weather: Heat alerts issued as temperatures soar across New Zealand (rnz.co.nz) 6/10 ⛅ 09 Jan 2026 5:04PM: Watch: Large fire engulfs building in Auckland's Pakuranga during firefighter strike (rnz.co.nz) 7/10 ⛅ 09 Jan 2026 4:02PM: Six whales die, others now swimming freely after stranding at Farewell Spit (rnz.co.nz) 8/10 ⛅ 09 Jan 2026 12:05PM: Popular Auckland hot springs gets name change (rnz.co.nz) 9/10 ⛅ 09 Jan 2026 2:07PM: Hundreds of young cricketers battle Hawke's Bay heat for annual tournament (rnz.co.nz) 10/10


 Weather Warnings
No WarningsNo current weather
station warnings
 Weather Forecast
Tonight
Cloudy
16°C
Cloudy		 Tomorrow
Mostly Cloudy, Wind
23°C
Mostly Cloudy, Wind
Cloudy skies. Windy this evening. Low 16C. WNW winds at 30 to 50 km/h, decreasing to 15 to 25 km/h. Winds could occasionally gust over 65 km/h.
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: Waning Gibbous       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
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Moonset
12:03
Visibility
65% 		Sunrise
05:58
Sunset
20:50
Day Length
14.51 Hrs
Moon Phase: Waning Gibbous
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 1min 13s less daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 17:23:36 9/01/2026
Time Zone: UTC +13:00(NZDT) System Up: 8 days 19 hours
Prgm Up: 8 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:   20.2°C,  83%



Air Temperature @ +3m:   21.2°C,  78%






Air Temperature @ +1m:   20.0°C,  80%














Soil Moisture @ -10cm:       36%VWC


Soil Temperature @ -30cm: 23.7°C