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A late Good Evening! - Today was: Thursday, 18 June 2026 23:14:15 NZST
Current: 10.3°C, Max: 13.7°C, Min: 7.9°C. It feels like 8.7°C
FORECAST: Cloudy skies early, then partly cloudy after midnight. Low around 5C. Winds light and variable. It feels like 8.7°C. 4 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Fine weather | Sunrise: 07:40 | Sunset: 16:58 | Dawn: 07:09 | Dusk: 17:29
Weather Forecast
 Temperature : Current trend is Rising, changing by 0.3 °C/hr 10.3°C, 80%   Pressure : Current trend is Rising, changing by 0.8 hPa/hr 1015.9hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  SE  Current wind speed is Light air (F1) from SE (138°) 5km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Steady 10km/h
Air Quality :  12 AQI  3.6ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 1.2mm
Sun Light : 0Lux, 2.7hrs   Solar UV :  0.0UVI  0W/m2
Last weather station contact: Thursday, 18 June 2026 at 23:15:07. Updated in seconds

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⛅ 18 Jun 2026 8:26PM: One seriously injured after three-vehicle crash in Flat Bush (rnz.co.nz) 1/10 ⛅ 18 Jun 2026 8:17PM: Whanganui scabies outbreak a real head scratcher (rnz.co.nz) 2/10 ⛅ 18 Jun 2026 6:49PM: Alleged inappropriate behaviour by Horowhenua College teacher under investigation (rnz.co.nz) 3/10 ⛅ 18 Jun 2026 6:20PM: Worker at former Marsden Point refinery flown to hospital after medical emergency (rnz.co.nz) 4/10 ⛅ 18 Jun 2026 6:13PM: Auckland businesses call for meeting over treatment of Heart of the City's CEO (rnz.co.nz) 5/10 ⛅ 18 Jun 2026 5:20PM: Flooding, slips possible in South Island amid heavy rain warnings (rnz.co.nz) 6/10 ⛅ 18 Jun 2026 4:54PM: Government announces more funding for pharmacies to prescribe common treatments (rnz.co.nz) 7/10 ⛅ 18 Jun 2026 4:36PM: Lyttelton Port owner considering lease proposal (rnz.co.nz) 8/10 ⛅ 18 Jun 2026 4:18PM: Winston Peters clashes with Palestine protestors at Parliament (rnz.co.nz) 9/10 ⛅ 18 Jun 2026 4:01PM: What will change for Wellington when Tiaki Wai takes over the delivery of water (rnz.co.nz) 10/10


 Weather Warnings
No WarningsNo current weather
station warnings
 Weather Forecast
Tonight
Clouds Early, Clearing Late
5°C
Clouds Early, Clearing Late		 Tomorrow
Partly Cloudy
14°C
Partly Cloudy
Cloudy skies early, then partly cloudy after midnight. Low around 5C. Winds light and variable.
Chance of Rain: 9%
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: Waxing Crescent       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
10:25
Moonset
20:25
Visibility
16% 		Sunrise
07:40
Sunset
16:58
Day Length
9.17 Hrs
Moon Phase: Waxing Crescent
Sun Phase: Below Horizon
There will be 0min 9s less daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 23:15:07 18/06/2026
Time Zone: UTC +12:00(NZST)
System Up: 154 days 4 hours
Prgm Up: 154 days 4 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, 18-Jun-2026 23:15:11 NZST

Epicenter Near Magnitude Distance to Epicenter Time Link
32 km W of Titahi Bay, New Zealand 4.5 000126126 km (78 mi) 1781620388Wed, 17-Jun-2026 02:33:08 NZST map
southeast of the Loyalty Islands 4.8 0019411941 km (1206 mi) 1781549133Tue, 16-Jun-2026 06:45:33 NZST map
southeast of the Loyalty Islands 5.0 0019541954 km (1214 mi) 1781547645Tue, 16-Jun-2026 06:20:45 NZST map
27 km E of Marybank, New Zealand 4.2 000193193 km (120 mi) 1781262104Fri, 12-Jun-2026 23:01:44 NZST map
south of the Fiji Islands 4.5 0018161816 km (1129 mi) 1781248693Fri, 12-Jun-2026 19:18:13 NZST map
12 km NNW of Renwick, New Zealand 4.2 000193193 km (120 mi) 1781229261Fri, 12-Jun-2026 13:54:21 NZST map

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