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A late Good Evening - Today was: Friday, 9 May 2025 21:10:41 NZST
Current: 12.8°C, Max: 18.0°C, Min: 12.1°C. It feels like 13.0°C
FORECAST: Cloudy skies early, then partly cloudy after midnight. Low 8C. Winds light and variable. It feels like 13.0°C. 3 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Becoming fine | Sunrise: 07:11 | Sunset: 17:17 | Dawn: 06:42 | Dusk: 17:46
Weather Forecast
 Temperature : Current trend is Falling, changing by -0.1 °C/hr 12.8°C, 96%   Pressure : Current trend is Rising slowly, changing by 0.3 hPa/hr 1014.6hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  NW  Current wind speed is Light air (F1) from NW (323°) 2km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Rising 7km/h
Air Quality :  3 AQI  0.9ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 16.4mm
Sun Light : 0Lux, 0.5hrs   Solar UV :  0.0UVI  0W/m2
Last weather station contact: Friday, 09 May 2025 at 21:10:39. Updated in seconds

 New Zealand Newsroom
News 🌏 09 May 2025 8:49PM: Severe thunderstorm warning issued for Bay of Plenty (rnz.co.nz) 1/15 🌏 09 May 2025 4:36PM: Light spotted in search for missing British tramper Eli Sweeting (rnz.co.nz) 2/15 🌏 09 May 2025 7:26PM: Abuse in care survivors vow to fight on after government opts against new compensation scheme (rnz.co.nz) 3/15 🌏 09 May 2025 7:06PM: South Auckland residents concerned after multiple attacks by roaming dogs (rnz.co.nz) 4/15 🌏 09 May 2025 7:05PM: Nationwide protests erupt over government's sudden change to pay equity laws (rnz.co.nz) 5/15 🌏 09 May 2025 7:35PM: Nigel Bom inquests hears how he asked others to inject him with meth (rnz.co.nz) 6/15 🌏 09 May 2025 3:44PM: Woman injured after driver flees Wellington petrol station without paying (rnz.co.nz) 7/15 🌏 09 May 2025 6:47PM: Police investigating 'unexplained' death at rural Northland property (rnz.co.nz) 8/15 🌏 09 May 2025 4:19PM: As it happened: Nationwide protests against controversial pay equity law change (rnz.co.nz) 9/15 🌏 09 May 2025 4:28PM: Government 'completely ignored' Royal Commission recommendation on redress (rnz.co.nz) 10/15 🌏 09 May 2025 5:48PM: Hundreds to gather to remember Battle of Te Kahika (rnz.co.nz) 11/15 🌏 09 May 2025 1:31PM: Homeowner blindsided as daily power charges increase 600% (rnz.co.nz) 12/15 🌏 09 May 2025 4:16PM: Watch live: No new compensation scheme for abuse survivors, more funds for current system (rnz.co.nz) 13/15 🌏 09 May 2025 2:42PM: Weather: Thunderstorm warning as 'intense rain' heads for North Island (rnz.co.nz) 14/15

 Weather Warnings
No WarningsNo current weather
station warnings
 Weather Forecast
Tonight
Clouds Early, Clearing Late
8°C
Clouds Early, Clearing Late		 Tomorrow
Mostly Sunny
16°C
Mostly Sunny
Cloudy skies early, then partly cloudy after midnight. Low 8C. Winds light and variable.
Chance of Rain: 12%
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: Waxing Gibbous       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
15:26
Moonset
03:32
Visability
90% 		Sunrise
07:11
Sunset
17:17
Day Length
10.06 Hrs
Moon Phase: Waxing Gibbous
Sun Phase: Below Horizon
There will be 2min 2s less daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 21:10:39 9/05/2025
System Up: 5 days 3 hours
Prgm Up: 5 days 3 hours
Hardware:WeatherDuino Pro2+
TX Power: Solar/Battery 13.20V
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 = Fri, 09-May-2025 21:10:04 NZST

Epicenter Near Magnitude Distance to Epicenter Time Link
south of the Kermadec Islands 4.8 000824824 km (512 mi) 1746603619Wed, 07-May-2025 19:40:19 NZST map
Kermadec Islands region 4.9 0014961496 km (929 mi) 1746481263Tue, 06-May-2025 09:41:03 NZST map
Kermadec Islands region 4.8 0015021502 km (933 mi) 1746451286Tue, 06-May-2025 01:21:26 NZST map
Kermadec Islands region 4.9 0015071507 km (936 mi) 1746450951Tue, 06-May-2025 01:15:51 NZST map
12 km SW of Foxton Beach, New Zealand 4.2 00004646 km (29 mi) 1746422201Mon, 05-May-2025 17:16:41 NZST map
south of the Fiji Islands 4.5 0019311931 km (1200 mi) 1746329267Sun, 04-May-2025 15:27:47 NZST map
south of the Kermadec Islands 5.0 0010081008 km (626 mi) 1746323650Sun, 04-May-2025 13:54:10 NZST map
154 km N of Hicks Bay, New Zealand 4.7 000504504 km (313 mi) 1746319212Sun, 04-May-2025 12:40:12 NZST map
south of the Kermadec Islands 5.1 0010821082 km (673 mi) 1746316814Sun, 04-May-2025 12:00:14 NZST map
Kermadec Islands region 4.5 0014721472 km (915 mi) 1746271818Sat, 03-May-2025 23:30:18 NZST map

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