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A late Good Evening - Today was: Monday, 9 February 2026 21:27:30 NZDT
Current: 17.2°C, Max: 24.9°C, Min: 12.1°C. It feels like 17.9°C
FORECAST: Partly cloudy. Low 12C. Winds light and variable. It feels like 17.9°C. 2 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Settled fine | Sunrise: 06:35 | Sunset: 20:28 | Dawn: 06:06 | Dusk: 20:57
Weather Forecast
 Temperature : Current trend is Falling, changing by -1.8 °C/hr 17.2°C, 82%   Pressure : Current trend is Rising, changing by 0.5 hPa/hr 1022.4hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  WSW  Current wind speed is Light air (F1) from WSW (238°) 3km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Rising 6km/h
Air Quality :  7 AQI  1.9ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.0mm
Sun Light : 0Lux, 11.8hrs   Solar UV :  0.0UVI  0W/m2
Last weather station contact: Monday, 09 February 2026 at 21:28:43. Updated in seconds

 The Palmy Sun: Palmy Weather Newsroom
  News  

⛅ 09 Feb 2026 6:38PM: Dirtbike dangers raised as 3yo suffers facial injuries after father crashes in Northland (rnz.co.nz) 1/10 ⛅ 09 Feb 2026 5:42PM: District Court Judge Ema Aitken denies shouting during disruption of NZ First event at exclusive club (rnz.co.nz) 2/10 ⛅ 09 Feb 2026 8:38PM: Senior navy officer allegedly encouraged junior officer to kiss them (rnz.co.nz) 3/10 ⛅ 09 Feb 2026 2:55PM: Christchurch couple fight to keep more than $200k cash they found in the ceiling of their home (rnz.co.nz) 4/10 ⛅ 09 Feb 2026 5:08PM: Watch: Taranaki's Liquefied Natural Gas import facility expected to save New Zealanders millions (rnz.co.nz) 5/10 ⛅ 09 Feb 2026 5:05PM: Court to consider Christchurch terrorist's appeal application (rnz.co.nz) 6/10 ⛅ 09 Feb 2026 8:45PM: Concerns about increased 'nangs' use in Hawkes Bay being aimed at young people (rnz.co.nz) 7/10 ⛅ 09 Feb 2026 6:06PM: Homicide investigation launched after 'much-loved' grandmother found dead at worksite (rnz.co.nz) 8/10 ⛅ 09 Feb 2026 7:28PM: Waioweka Gorge reopens with guide vehicles in place (rnz.co.nz) 9/10 ⛅ 09 Feb 2026 5:04PM: School bus catches fire in Mangawhai (rnz.co.nz) 10/10


 Weather Warnings
No WarningsNo current weather
station warnings
 Weather Forecast
Tonight
Partly Cloudy
12°C
Partly Cloudy		 Tomorrow
Mostly Cloudy
24°C
Mostly Cloudy
Partly cloudy. Low 12C. Winds light and variable.
Chance of Rain: 9%
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: Last Quarter       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
23:40
Moonset
14:00
Visibility
52% 		Sunrise
06:35
Sunset
20:28
Day Length
13.52 Hrs
Moon Phase: Last Quarter
Sun Phase: Below Horizon
There will be 2min 26s less daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 21:28:43 9/02/2026
Time Zone: UTC +13:00(NZDT)
System Up: 25 days 1 hours
Prgm Up: 25 days 1 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


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 = Mon, 09-Feb-2026 21:27:54 NZDT

Epicenter Near Magnitude Distance to Epicenter Time Link
south of the Fiji Islands 4.8 0017861786 km (1110 mi) 1770364059Fri, 06-Feb-2026 20:47:39 NZDT map
south of the Fiji Islands 4.6 0016081608 km (999 mi) 1770336117Fri, 06-Feb-2026 13:01:57 NZDT map
Kermadec Islands, New Zealand 6.1 0013071307 km (812 mi) 1770201569Wed, 04-Feb-2026 23:39:29 NZDT map
south of the Fiji Islands 5.3 0016681668 km (1037 mi) 1770170864Wed, 04-Feb-2026 15:07:44 NZDT map
Kermadec Islands region 4.4 0010791079 km (670 mi) 1770163385Wed, 04-Feb-2026 13:03:05 NZDT map
35 km SE of Witherlea, New Zealand 4.3 000191191 km (119 mi) 1770161730Wed, 04-Feb-2026 12:35:30 NZDT map

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