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A late Good Evening - Today was: Monday, 5 October 2026 22:49:53 NZDT
Current: 7.2°C, Max: 17.7°C, Min: 3.1°C. It feels like 5.9°C
FORECAST: Mostly clear early followed by cloudy skies overnight. Low 3C. Winds light and variable. It feels like 5.9°C. 4 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Settled fine | Sunrise: 06:46 | Sunset: 19:27 | Dawn: 06:19 | Dusk: 19:54
Weather Forecast
 Temperature : Current trend is Falling, changing by -1.3 °C/hr 7.2°C, 83%   Pressure : Current trend is Rising slowly, changing by 0.4 hPa/hr 1030.7hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed : Current wind speed is Calm (F0) from ESE (118°)   ESE  0km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Steady 3km/h
Air Quality :  24 AQI  7ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.0mm
Sun Light : 0lx, 11.6hrs   Solar UV :  0.0UVI  0W/m2
Last weather station contact: Monday, 05 October 2026 at 22:51:04. Updated in seconds

 The Palmy Sun: Palmy Weather Newsroom
  News  

⛅ 05 Oct 2026 9:35PM: Two dead, one seriously injured in Dairy Flat crash near Auckland (rnz.co.nz) 1/10 ⛅ 05 Oct 2026 9:31PM: Flydubai co-pilot accused of attacking fellow pilot had spent time in NZ, police confirm (rnz.co.nz) 2/10 ⛅ 05 Oct 2026 8:48PM: Demand surges for telehealth ADHD assessments (rnz.co.nz) 3/10 ⛅ 05 Oct 2026 8:44PM: Loafers Lodge blaze: Manslaughter trial begins in Wellington (rnz.co.nz) 4/10 ⛅ 05 Oct 2026 5:34PM: Paintball gun fired at pair from passing car (rnz.co.nz) 5/10 ⛅ 05 Oct 2026 5:23PM: Fiji schedules potential referendum date on new constitution ahead of final parliament vote (rnz.co.nz) 6/10 ⛅ 05 Oct 2026 5:12PM: Petrol price hits highest level since start of Iran war (rnz.co.nz) 7/10 ⛅ 05 Oct 2026 4:53PM: Julian Wilcox named as new chair of Te Taura Whiri i te Reo Māori (rnz.co.nz) 8/10 ⛅ 05 Oct 2026 4:33PM: Near miss with train interrupts Greens' level crossing announcement (rnz.co.nz) 9/10 ⛅ 05 Oct 2026 4:31PM: Bail denied for man charged over Hamilton shelter incident (rnz.co.nz) 10/10


 Weather Forecast
Tonight
Partly Cloudy
3°C
Partly Cloudy		 Tomorrow
Partly Cloudy
17°C
Partly Cloudy
Mostly clear early followed by cloudy skies overnight. Low 3C. Winds light and variable.
Chance of Rain: 8%
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: Waning Crescent       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
03:44
Moonset
13:15
Visibility
30% 		Sunrise
06:46
Sunset
19:27
Day Length
12.40 hrs
Moon Phase: Waning Crescent
Sun Phase: Below Horizon
There will be 2min 40s more daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 22:51:04 5/10/2026
Time Zone: UTC +13:00(NZDT)
System Up: 55 days 2 hours
Prgm Up: 4 days 3 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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