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Good Evening - Today was: Sunday, 15 February 2026 18:12:51 NZDT
Current: 13.8°C, Max: 16.5°C, Min: 12.5°C. It feels like 12.3°C
FORECAST: Windy. A steady rain. The rain may be heavy at times in the evening. Heavy and torrential downpours at times. Low 12C. Winds WSW at 30 to 50 km/h. Chance of rain 100%. 25 to 50mm of rain expected. It feels like 12.3°C. 3 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Rain at times, very unsettled | Sunrise: 06:42 | Sunset: 20:20 | Dawn: 06:13 | Dusk: 20:49
Weather Forecast
 Temperature : Current trend is Rising, changing by 0.3 °C/hr 13.8°C, 82%   Pressure : Current trend is Falling quickly, changing by -1.2 hPa/hr 1001.3hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  SW  Current wind speed is Light breeze (F2) from SW (224°) 9km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Rising 20km/h
Air Quality :  10 AQI  2.7ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Falling 3.5mm
Sun Light : 11kLux, 0.9hrs   Solar UV :  0.0UVI  87W/m2
Last weather station contact: Sunday, 15 February 2026 at 18:13:06. Updated in seconds

 The Palmy Sun: Palmy Weather Newsroom
  News  

⛅ 15 Feb 2026 3:52PM: Live: Wild weather warnings issued across NZ, three districts in states of emergency (rnz.co.nz) 1/10 ⛅ 15 Feb 2026 5:05PM: Seven metre swells possible as severe weather to hit Wellington (rnz.co.nz) 2/10 ⛅ 15 Feb 2026 1:15PM: Retail crime group rented expensive Symonds Street space against advice (rnz.co.nz) 3/10 ⛅ 15 Feb 2026 12:49PM: Two-year ban on taking shellfish and seaweed from rockpools north of Auckland (rnz.co.nz) 4/10 ⛅ 15 Feb 2026 3:46PM: Weather: Heavy rain and damaging gales set to lash eastern and southern North Island (rnz.co.nz) 5/10 ⛅ 15 Feb 2026 2:45PM: Wellington Water chair Nick Leggett resigns over Moa Point sewage disaster (rnz.co.nz) 6/10 ⛅ 15 Feb 2026 9:08AM: 'Never seen anything like' weather that hit Waipā - Waikato man (rnz.co.nz) 7/10 ⛅ 15 Feb 2026 1:53PM: Christchurch supermarket shelves stripped of bottled water after boil water notice issued (rnz.co.nz) 8/10 ⛅ 15 Feb 2026 1:55PM: Hamilton woman assaulted in her home after confronting intruders (rnz.co.nz) 9/10 ⛅ 15 Feb 2026 10:10AM: Person dies after being thrown from vehicle in Northland crash (rnz.co.nz) 10/10


 Weather Warnings
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station warnings
 Weather Forecast
Tonight
Heavy Rain, Wind
12°C
Heavy Rain, Wind		 Tomorrow
Rain
19°C
Rain
Windy. A steady rain. The rain may be heavy at times in the evening. Heavy and torrential downpours at times. Low 12C. Winds WSW at 30 to 50 km/h. Chance of rain 100%. 25 to 50mm of rain expected.
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: Waning Crescent       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
03:40
Moonset
19:14
Visibility
6% 		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
 System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 18:13:06 15/02/2026
Time Zone: UTC +13:00(NZDT)
System Up: 30 days 21 hours
Prgm Up: 30 days 21 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:   13.8°C,  82%



Air Temperature @ +3m:   15.0°C,  76%






Air Temperature @ +1m:   13.2°C,  82%














Soil Moisture @ -10cm:       45%VWC


Soil Temperature @ -30cm: 21.5°C


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