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A new day - Good Morning - Today is: Wednesday, 18 March 2026 00:39:17 NZDT
Current: 16.5°C, Max: 16.6°C, Min: 16.3°C. It feels like 17.8°C
FORECAST: Cloudy skies. Low 11C. Winds light and variable. It feels like 17.8°C. 2 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Fine weather | Sunrise: 07:18 | Sunset: 19:34 | Dawn: 06:50 | Dusk: 20:01
Weather Forecast
 Temperature : Current trend is Rising, changing by 0.0 °C/hr 16.5°C, 89%   Pressure : Current trend is Rising slowly, changing by 0.3 hPa/hr 1023.6hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  NW  Current wind speed is Calm (F0) from NW (307°) 1km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Steady 4km/h
Air Quality :  36 AQI  12.6ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.0mm
Sun Light : 0Lux, 0.0hrs   Solar UV :  0.0UVI  0W/m2
Last weather station contact: Wednesday, 18 March 2026 at 00:41:55. Updated in seconds

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 Weather Warnings
No WarningsNo current weather
station warnings
 Weather Forecast
Tonight
Cloudy
11°C
Cloudy		 Tomorrow
Partly Cloudy
22°C
Partly Cloudy
Cloudy skies. Low 11C. Winds light and variable.
Chance of Rain: 3%
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: Waning Crescent       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
05:55
Moonset
19:01
Visibility
3% 		Sunrise
07:18
Sunset
19:34
Day Length
12.15 Hrs
Moon Phase: Waning Crescent
Sun Phase: Below Horizon
There will be 2min 43s less daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 00:41:55 18/03/2026
Time Zone: UTC +13:00(NZDT)
System Up: 61 days 4 hours
Prgm Up: 61 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 = Wed, 18-Mar-2026 00:42:01 NZDT

Epicenter Near Magnitude Distance to Epicenter Time Link
south of the Kermadec Islands 4.8 0010091009 km (627 mi) 1773643172Mon, 16-Mar-2026 19:39:32 NZDT map
south of the Kermadec Islands 5.0 000977977 km (607 mi) 1773442476Sat, 14-Mar-2026 11:54:36 NZDT map
south of the Kermadec Islands 4.7 000736736 km (457 mi) 1773418543Sat, 14-Mar-2026 05:15:43 NZDT map
Kermadec Islands region 5.2 0015191519 km (944 mi) 1773377671Fri, 13-Mar-2026 17:54:31 NZDT map
south of the Kermadec Islands 5.0 000934934 km (580 mi) 1773267989Thu, 12-Mar-2026 11:26:29 NZDT map
south of the Kermadec Islands 5.1 000959959 km (596 mi) 1773264555Thu, 12-Mar-2026 10:29:15 NZDT map
south of the Kermadec Islands 5.2 000979979 km (608 mi) 1773254372Thu, 12-Mar-2026 07:39:32 NZDT map
south of the Kermadec Islands 5.5 000966966 km (600 mi) 1773214813Wed, 11-Mar-2026 20:40:13 NZDT map
south of the Kermadec Islands 5.2 000867867 km (538 mi) 1773210402Wed, 11-Mar-2026 19:26:42 NZDT map
south of the Kermadec Islands 5.3 000977977 km (607 mi) 1773186676Wed, 11-Mar-2026 12:51:16 NZDT map

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