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Good Afternoon - Today is: Monday, 16 February 2026 16:49:49 NZDT
Current: 18.4°C, Max: 20.3°C, Min: 12.6°C. It feels like 14.7°C
FORECAST: Windy with rain showers this evening overnight with mostly cloudy skies. Low 13C. NW winds at 40 to 55 km/h, decreasing to 10 to 15 km/h. Chance of rain 60%. Winds could occasionally gust over 65 km/h. It feels like 14.7°C. A windproof and 2 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Becoming fine | Sunrise: 06:44 | Sunset: 20:19 | Dawn: 06:15 | Dusk: 20:48
Weather Forecast
 Temperature : Current trend is Falling, changing by -0.1 °C/hr 18.4°C, 69%   Pressure : Current trend is Rising slowly, changing by 0.5 hPa/hr 999.6hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  SSW  Current wind speed is Moderate breeze (F4) from SSW (212°) 23km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Rising 42km/h
Air Quality :  7 AQI  2ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 2.1mm
Sun Light : 45.4kLux, 2.7hrs   Solar UV :  3.0UVI  359W/m2
Last weather station contact: Monday, 16 February 2026 at 16:50:04. Updated in seconds

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  News  

⛅ 16 Feb 2026 4:07PM: Live weather: Evacuations, power cuts, roads closed as severe gales, rain batter lower North Island (rnz.co.nz) 1/10 ⛅ 16 Feb 2026 2:39PM: Winds gust to 240km/h on lower North Island's east coast (rnz.co.nz) 2/10 ⛅ 16 Feb 2026 2:05PM: In pictures: Heavy rain and wind hits Wellington region bringing down trees, flooding roads (rnz.co.nz) 3/10 ⛅ 16 Feb 2026 1:56PM: What to pack in emergency 'grab and go' bags (rnz.co.nz) 4/10 ⛅ 16 Feb 2026 4:11PM: Boil water notice lifted in Christchurch (rnz.co.nz) 5/10 ⛅ 16 Feb 2026 2:40PM: Youth motocross in focus as coroner orders joint inquest into four fatalities (rnz.co.nz) 6/10 ⛅ 16 Feb 2026 2:03PM: Man with multiple sclerosis choked to death while being fed in bed (rnz.co.nz) 7/10 ⛅ 16 Feb 2026 4:33PM: South Wairarapa residents coming together during floods (rnz.co.nz) 8/10 ⛅ 16 Feb 2026 2:01PM: Prisoner with burst appendix not taken to hospital for six days (rnz.co.nz) 9/10 ⛅ 16 Feb 2026 4:35PM: Weather: Local farmers clear mudslide which trapped 20 vehicles (rnz.co.nz) 10/10


 Weather Warnings
Warning WEATHER STATION WARNING
High continuous wind levels have been detected
 Weather Forecast
Tonight
Showers, Wind Early
13°C
Showers, Wind Early		 Tomorrow
Cloudy
21°C
Cloudy
Windy with rain showers this evening overnight with mostly cloudy skies. Low 13C. NW winds at 40 to 55 km/h, decreasing to 10 to 15 km/h. Chance of rain 60%. Winds could occasionally gust over 65 km/h.
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: Waning Crescent       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
04:47
Moonset
19:45
Visibility
2% 		Sunrise
06:44
Sunset
20:19
Day Length
13.35 Hrs
Moon Phase: Waning Crescent
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 2min 33s less daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 16:50:04 16/02/2026
Time Zone: UTC +13:00(NZDT)
System Up: 31 days 20 hours
Prgm Up: 31 days 20 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


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