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Good Afternoon - Today is: Wednesday, 10 September 2025 14:00:23 NZST
Current: 15.4°C, Max: 16.3°C, Min: 9.0°C. It feels like 11.4°C
FORECAST: Windy with showers and thundershowers likely. High 17C. Winds WNW at 30 to 50 km/h. Chance of rain 100%. Winds could occasionally gust over 65 km/h. It feels like 11.4°C. A windproof and 3 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Rain, very unsettled | Sunrise: 06:27 | Sunset: 18:03 | Dawn: 06:00 | Dusk: 18:30
Weather Forecast
 Temperature : Current trend is Rising, changing by 0.3 °C/hr 15.4°C, 66%   Pressure : Current trend is Falling, changing by -0.9 hPa/hr 994.9hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  WNW  Current wind speed is Gentle breeze (F3) from WNW (294°) 19km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Rising 43km/h
Air Quality :  2 AQI  0.6ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 1.3mm
Sun Light : 48.6kLux, 6.3hrs   Solar UV :  4.6UVI  384W/m2
Last weather station contact: Wednesday, 10 September 2025 at 14:00:40. Updated in seconds

 The Palmy Sun: Palmy Weather Newsroom
  News  

⛅ 10 Sep 2025 1:46PM: 'Grim, dimly lit': More photos released of Tom Phillips' camp (rnz.co.nz) 1/10 ⛅ 10 Sep 2025 1:43PM: Teacher in tears giving evidence about children found dead in suitcases (rnz.co.nz) 2/10 ⛅ 10 Sep 2025 12:03PM: Mother of Tom Phillips' children does not know when she will get to see them (rnz.co.nz) 3/10 ⛅ 10 Sep 2025 1:48PM: Part of Mirimar Peninsula gets reserve status 14 years after promise (rnz.co.nz) 4/10 ⛅ 10 Sep 2025 1:16PM: Delay warnings as wind restricts speed on Auckland's Harbour Bridge (rnz.co.nz) 5/10 ⛅ 10 Sep 2025 12:00PM: Scott Watson loses bid to quash convictions as court rules he had a 'fair trial' (rnz.co.nz) 6/10 ⛅ 10 Sep 2025 5:21AM: The confused and chaotic legacy of Tom Phillips (rnz.co.nz) 7/10 ⛅ 10 Sep 2025 10:01AM: Should I exercise if I’m still sore from last time? (rnz.co.nz) 8/10 ⛅ 10 Sep 2025 8:33AM: Police warn investigation into Marokopa case continues with search for accomplices (rnz.co.nz) 9/10 ⛅ 10 Sep 2025 10:55AM: School closed within police cordon as Tom Phillips probe continues (rnz.co.nz) 10/10


 Weather Warnings
Warning METSERVICE YELLOW WEATHER WATCH
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Period: 3hrs 30min from 4pm - 7:30pm Wed, 10 Sep
No WarningsNo current weather
station warnings
 Weather Forecast
Today
Thundershowers, Wind
17°C
Thundershowers, Wind		 Tonight
Rain, Wind Early
7°C
Rain, Wind Early
Windy with showers and thundershowers likely. High 17C. Winds WNW at 30 to 50 km/h. Chance of rain 100%. Winds could occasionally gust over 65 km/h.
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: Waning Gibbous       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
21:01
Moonset
07:25
Visibility
93% 		Sunrise
06:27
Sunset
18:03
Day Length
11.35 Hrs
Moon Phase: Waning Gibbous
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 2min 35s more daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 14:00:40 10/09/2025
System Up: 48 days 18 hours
Prgm Up: 48 days 18 hours
Hardware:WeatherDuino Pro2+
TX Power: Solar/Battery 13.96V
System Rollover: Midnight
Station Environment: Urban
Elevation: 23m (75ft)
Lat:S40°21'32.2"(-40.35894°)
Lon:E175°34'21.9"(175.57275°)
City: Palmerston North
State: Manawatū/Wanganui
Country: New Zealand
Time Zone: UTC +12:00(NZST)


Recent Significant Earthquake Activity Report Around New Zealand

Earthquakes in the past 7 days of magnitude 4.0 or greater within 2000 km (1243 mi)
Update time = Wed, 10-Sep-2025 14:00:03 NZST

Epicenter Near Magnitude Distance to Epicenter Time Link
37 km W of Motueka, New Zealand 4.2 000272272 km (169 mi) 1757303405Mon, 08-Sep-2025 15:50:05 NZST map
south of the Fiji Islands 4.2 0018271827 km (1135 mi) 1757303130Mon, 08-Sep-2025 15:45:30 NZST map
Auckland Islands, New Zealand region 5.2 0015521552 km (965 mi) 1757294844Mon, 08-Sep-2025 13:27:24 NZST map
42 km ENE of Hicks Bay, New Zealand 5.1 000423423 km (263 mi) 1757188505Sun, 07-Sep-2025 07:55:05 NZST map
south of the Fiji Islands 4.4 0017131713 km (1064 mi) 1756916878Thu, 04-Sep-2025 04:27:58 NZST map

5 earthquakes found. Click on location or map links for more details from the USGS