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Good Morning - Today is: Sunday, 26 July 2026 11:09:42 NZST
Current: 9.1°C, Max: 9.1°C, Min: 2.2°C. It feels like 6.6°C
FORECAST: Considerable clouds this morning. Some decrease in clouds later in the day. High near 10C. Winds SE at 10 to 15 km/h. It feels like 6.6°C. 4 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Fairly fine, improving | Sunrise: 07:30 | Sunset: 17:20 | Dawn: 07:00 | Dusk: 17:49
Weather Forecast
 Temperature : Current trend is Rising, changing by 1.5 °C/hr 9.1°C, 72%   Pressure : Current trend is Rising slowly, changing by 0.4 hPa/hr 1009.2hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  ESE  Current wind speed is Light breeze (F2) from ESE (103°) 6km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Rising 14km/h
Air Quality :  8 AQI  2.3ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.1mm
Sun Light : 22.4klx, 1.0hrs   Solar UV :  1.0UVI  177W/m2
Last weather station contact: Sunday, 26 July 2026 at 11:13:35. Updated in seconds

 The Palmy Sun: Palmy Weather Newsroom
  News  

⛅ 26 Jul 2026 10:23AM: Weather: Heavy showers up north, severe frosts in the south (rnz.co.nz) 1/10 ⛅ 26 Jul 2026 10:05AM: Fresh Mount Maunganui slips close road (rnz.co.nz) 2/10 ⛅ 26 Jul 2026 9:30AM: New $6 million radiation therapy machine installed at Wellington Hospital (rnz.co.nz) 3/10 ⛅ 26 Jul 2026 9:13AM: Urgent need for rules and protections on data centres, Greens say (rnz.co.nz) 4/10 ⛅ 26 Jul 2026 7:31AM: Google alert for Taumarunui quake sounded like 'bell on the Titanic' (rnz.co.nz) 5/10 ⛅ 26 Jul 2026 6:57AM: One person found dead after Kaipara crash (rnz.co.nz) 6/10 ⛅ 26 Jul 2026 6:37AM: 'Severe' magnitude 5.9 quake hits North Island (rnz.co.nz) 7/10 ⛅ 25 Jul 2026 10:14PM: Firefighters battle house fire in Wellington suburb (rnz.co.nz) 8/10 ⛅ 25 Jul 2026 9:58PM: Section of Southern Motorway closed after serious crash (rnz.co.nz) 9/10 ⛅ 25 Jul 2026 6:22PM: Questions asked after monsoon-like rains sweep Wellington (rnz.co.nz) 10/10


 Weather Warnings
No WarningsNo current weather
station warnings
Caution WEATHER STATION CAUTION
Extra cool day temperatures are being recorded
 Weather Forecast
Today
Partly Cloudy
10°C
Partly Cloudy		 Tonight
Clear
-1°C
Clear
Considerable clouds this morning. Some decrease in clouds later in the day. High near 10C. Winds SE at 10 to 15 km/h.
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: Waxing Gibbous       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
13:47
Moonset
05:05
Visibility
88% 		Sunrise
07:30
Sunset
17:20
Day Length
9.49 Hrs
Moon Phase: Waxing Gibbous
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 1min 46s more daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 11:13:35 26/07/2026
Time Zone: UTC +12:00(NZST)
System Up: 11 days 17 hours
Prgm Up: 11 days 17 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 = Sun, 26-Jul-2026 11:13:37 NZST

Epicenter Near Magnitude Distance to Epicenter Time Link
Kermadec Islands, New Zealand 4.9 0013581358 km (844 mi) 1785015541Sun, 26-Jul-2026 09:39:01 NZST map
49 km W of Turangi, New Zealand 5.7 000158158 km (98 mi) 1784911897Sat, 25-Jul-2026 04:51:37 NZST map
Kermadec Islands, New Zealand 5.0 0013301330 km (827 mi) 1784754182Thu, 23-Jul-2026 09:03:02 NZST map
Kermadec Islands, New Zealand 4.9 0013831383 km (859 mi) 1784750847Thu, 23-Jul-2026 08:07:27 NZST map
Kermadec Islands region 4.8 0010541054 km (655 mi) 1784744979Thu, 23-Jul-2026 06:29:39 NZST map
Kermadec Islands region 4.8 0013681368 km (850 mi) 1784735147Thu, 23-Jul-2026 03:45:47 NZST map
Kermadec Islands, New Zealand 4.9 0013451345 km (836 mi) 1784734762Thu, 23-Jul-2026 03:39:22 NZST map
Kermadec Islands region 5.6 0013801380 km (857 mi) 1784636073Wed, 22-Jul-2026 00:14:33 NZST map
south of the Fiji Islands 4.6 0019721972 km (1225 mi) 1784593529Tue, 21-Jul-2026 12:25:29 NZST map
south of the Kermadec Islands 5.0 0010141014 km (630 mi) 1784580259Tue, 21-Jul-2026 08:44:19 NZST map
79 km N of Hicks Bay, New Zealand 4.1 000450450 km (280 mi) 1784549723Tue, 21-Jul-2026 00:15:23 NZST map
south of the Kermadec Islands 4.5 000976976 km (607 mi) 1784492622Mon, 20-Jul-2026 08:23:42 NZST map
42 km NNW of Te Anau, New Zealand 4.4 000843843 km (524 mi) 1784470096Mon, 20-Jul-2026 02:08:16 NZST map

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