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Good Evening - Today was: Wednesday, 7 January 2026 18:43:31 NZDT
Current: 20.3°C, Max: 22.9°C, Min: 13.7°C. It feels like 19.3°C
FORECAST: Cloudy. Low around 15C. Winds NW at 15 to 30 km/h. It feels like 19.3°C. 1 clothing layer recommended.
Station Forecast: Showery, becoming less settled | Sunrise: 05:57 | Sunset: 20:51 | Dawn: 05:24 | Dusk: 21:24
Weather Forecast
 Temperature : Current trend is Falling, changing by -0.6 °C/hr 20.3°C, 70%   Pressure : Current trend is Falling slowly, changing by -0.2 hPa/hr 1014.5hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Moderate Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed :  WSW  Current wind speed is Gentle breeze (F3) from WSW (250°) 13km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Rising 22km/h
Air Quality :  8 AQI  2.1ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.0mm
Sun Light : 18.6kLux, 4.5hrs   Solar UV :  1.0UVI  147W/m2
Last weather station contact: Wednesday, 07 January 2026 at 18:44:09. Updated in seconds

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⛅ 07 Jan 2026 3:29PM: Who are the hackers behind Manage My Health's cyber attack? (rnz.co.nz) 1/10 ⛅ 07 Jan 2026 4:48PM: Fruit fly found in Auckland suburb; restrictions in place (rnz.co.nz) 2/10 ⛅ 07 Jan 2026 4:53PM: Major music act pulls out of two upcoming Kiwi festivals (rnz.co.nz) 3/10 ⛅ 07 Jan 2026 4:13PM: Unexplained death: Group may have used pool at Devonport address (rnz.co.nz) 4/10 ⛅ 07 Jan 2026 5:50PM: Hot dogs and cool cats - how to keep your pets safe in summer (rnz.co.nz) 5/10 ⛅ 07 Jan 2026 5:53PM: Motorist caught driving more than twice speed limit in Palmerston North (rnz.co.nz) 6/10 ⛅ 07 Jan 2026 3:54PM: Caught in a web: Biologist discovers possible new spider species (rnz.co.nz) 7/10 ⛅ 07 Jan 2026 2:28PM: Body believed to be missing tramper Connor Purvis found (rnz.co.nz) 8/10 ⛅ 07 Jan 2026 4:52PM: Thunder and hail warnings, despite warmer weather (rnz.co.nz) 9/10 ⛅ 07 Jan 2026 1:24PM: Court rejects climate protester's hand-drawn $50 note featuring Shane Jones (rnz.co.nz) 10/10


 Weather Warnings
No WarningsNo current weather
station warnings
 Weather Forecast
Tonight
Cloudy
15°C
Cloudy		 Tomorrow
Partly Cloudy
26°C
Partly Cloudy
Cloudy. Low around 15C. Winds NW at 15 to 30 km/h.
Chance of Rain: 21%
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: Waning Gibbous       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
23:22
Moonset
09:50
Visibility
82% 		Sunrise
05:57
Sunset
20:51
Day Length
14.54 Hrs
Moon Phase: Waning Gibbous
Sun Phase: Above Horizon
There will be 1min 7s less daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 18:44:09 7/01/2026
Time Zone: UTC +13:00(NZDT) System Up: 6 days 21 hours
Prgm Up: 6 days 21 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, 07-Jan-2026 18:44:03 NZDT

Epicenter Near Magnitude Distance to Epicenter Time Link
south of the Kermadec Islands 5.1 0010541054 km (655 mi) 1767682377Tue, 06-Jan-2026 19:52:57 NZDT map
southeast of the Loyalty Islands 5.0 0019641964 km (1221 mi) 1767189067Thu, 01-Jan-2026 02:51:07 NZDT map

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