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A very early Good Morning - Today is: Thursday, 19 February 2026 04:57:42 NZDT
Current: 14.0°C, Max: 15.3°C, Min: 13.8°C. It feels like 13.7°C
FORECAST: Mostly cloudy and windy with showers developing this afternoon. High near 20C. Winds WNW at 30 to 50 km/h. Chance of rain 60%. It feels like 13.7°C. 3 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Rain at times, very unsettled | Sunrise: 06:47 | Sunset: 20:15 | Dawn: 06:19 | Dusk: 20:43
Weather Forecast
 Temperature : Current trend is Falling, changing by -0.4 °C/hr 14.0°C, 89%   Pressure : Current trend is Falling slowly, changing by -0.2 hPa/hr 1004.4hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  W  Current wind speed is Light air (F1) from W (277°) 5km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Steady 14km/h
Air Quality :  5 AQI  1.4ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.2mm
Sun Light : 0Lux, 0.0hrs   Solar UV :  0.0UVI  0W/m2
Last weather station contact: Thursday, 19 February 2026 at 04:58:10. Updated in seconds

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 Weather Warnings
No WarningsNo current weather
station warnings
 Weather Forecast
Today
PM Showers, Wind
20°C
PM Showers, Wind		 Tonight
Rain Early
15°C
Rain Early
Mostly cloudy and windy with showers developing this afternoon. High near 20C. Winds WNW at 30 to 50 km/h. Chance of rain 60%.
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: Waxing Crescent       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
08:14
Moonset
20:58
Visibility
1% 		Sunrise
06:47
Sunset
20:15
Day Length
13.27 Hrs
Moon Phase: Waxing Crescent
Sun Phase: Below Horizon
There will be 2min 34s less daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 04:58:10 19/02/2026
Time Zone: UTC +13:00(NZDT)
System Up: 34 days 8 hours
Prgm Up: 34 days 8 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 = Thu, 19-Feb-2026 04:58:19 NZDT

Epicenter Near Magnitude Distance to Epicenter Time Link
south of the Fiji Islands 4.9 0019111911 km (1187 mi) 1771341076Wed, 18-Feb-2026 04:11:16 NZDT map
40 km WNW of Raumati Beach, New Zealand 4.6 00009797 km (60 mi) 1771229066Mon, 16-Feb-2026 21:04:26 NZDT map
195 km W of Riverton, New Zealand 4.4 0010691069 km (664 mi) 1771226353Mon, 16-Feb-2026 20:19:13 NZDT map
south of the Fiji Islands 5.2 0017671767 km (1098 mi) 1771210962Mon, 16-Feb-2026 16:02:42 NZDT map

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