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A very early Good Morning - Today is: Tuesday, 21 April 2026 01:24:36 NZST
Current: 12.2°C, Max: 12.7°C, Min: 12.1°C. It feels like 8.5°C
FORECAST: Cloudy and windy with periods of rain. Low near 10C. Winds SSE at 25 to 40 km/h. Chance of rain 100%. It feels like 8.5°C. A windproof and 4 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Fairly fine, improving | Sunrise: 06:53 | Sunset: 17:40 | Dawn: 06:25 | Dusk: 18:08
Weather Forecast
 Temperature : Current trend is Falling, changing by -0.3 °C/hr 12.2°C, 76%   Pressure : Current trend is Rising slowly, changing by 0.4 hPa/hr 1005.6hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  SSE  Current wind speed is Gentle breeze (F3) from SSE (156°) 17km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Steady 43km/h
Air Quality :  2 AQI  0.5ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.0mm
Sun Light : 0Lux, 0.0hrs   Solar UV :  0.0UVI  0W/m2
Last weather station contact: Tuesday, 21 April 2026 at 01:25:19. Updated in seconds

 The Palmy Sun: Palmy Weather Newsroom
  News  

⛅ 21 Apr 2026 12:37AM: Weather: Lower North island residents urged to evacuate from low-lying, flood-prone areas (rnz.co.nz) 1/10 ⛅ 21 Apr 2026 12:00AM: Weather: State of emergency in Wellington as more rain arrives after floods, slips (rnz.co.nz) 2/10 ⛅ 20 Apr 2026 11:07PM: Three cows put down after stock truck turns over in Canterbury (rnz.co.nz) 3/10 ⛅ 20 Apr 2026 8:54PM: Hutt Valley shop owner hoping sandbags will save his store (rnz.co.nz) 4/10 ⛅ 20 Apr 2026 8:28PM: Woman dies after delayed cancer diagnosis and missed signs (rnz.co.nz) 5/10 ⛅ 20 Apr 2026 7:30PM: In pictures: The damage caused by flooding across the lower North Island (rnz.co.nz) 6/10 ⛅ 20 Apr 2026 7:14PM: Residents of Wellington's Duckworth Lewis guesthouse wake to metre-high floodwaters (rnz.co.nz) 7/10 ⛅ 20 Apr 2026 7:08PM: PSA says faulty fire alarm at a Dunedin hospital 'serious risk' to safety (rnz.co.nz) 8/10 ⛅ 20 Apr 2026 6:52PM: Wellington floods: The stories of the people caught up in the disaster (rnz.co.nz) 9/10 ⛅ 20 Apr 2026 6:48PM: Police search street, streams as man reported missing in Wellington storm (rnz.co.nz) 10/10


 Weather Forecast
Tonight
Rain, Wind
10°C
Rain, Wind		 Tomorrow
Rain
12°C
Rain
Cloudy and windy with periods of rain. Low near 10C. Winds SSE at 25 to 40 km/h. Chance of rain 100%.
Chance of Rain: 98%
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: Waxing Crescent       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
11:20
Moonset
20:06
Visibility
13% 		Sunrise
06:53
Sunset
17:40
Day Length
10.47 Hrs
Moon Phase: Waxing Crescent
Sun Phase: Below Horizon
There will be 2min 26s less daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 01:25:19 21/04/2026
Time Zone: UTC +12:00(NZST)
System Up: 95 days 6 hours
Prgm Up: 95 days 6 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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