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A late Good Evening - Today was: Sunday, 17 August 2025 21:10:20 NZST
Current: 7.9°C, Max: 13.7°C, Min: 5.8°C. It feels like 6.8°C
FORECAST: Partly cloudy skies during the evening giving way to a few showers after midnight. Low 6C. Winds NW at 10 to 15 km/h. Chance of rain 30%. It feels like 6.8°C. 4 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Fairly fine, improving | Sunrise: 07:04 | Sunset: 17:40 | Dawn: 06:36 | Dusk: 18:08
Weather Forecast
 Temperature : Current trend is Falling, changing by -0.9 °C/hr 7.9°C, 92%   Pressure : Current trend is Rising slowly, changing by 0.2 hPa/hr 1004.9hPa
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 (315°) 1km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Steady 4km/h
Air Quality :  7 AQI  1.7ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.0mm
Sun Light : 0Lux, 2.0hrs   Solar UV :  0.0UVI  0W/m2
Last weather station contact: Sunday, 17 August 2025 at 21:10:19. Updated in seconds

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  News  

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 Weather Warnings
No WarningsNo current weather
station warnings
 Weather Forecast
Tonight
Showers Late
6°C
Showers Late		 Tomorrow
Showers
15°C
Showers
Partly cloudy skies during the evening giving way to a few showers after midnight. Low 6C. Winds NW at 10 to 15 km/h. Chance of rain 30%.
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: Waning Crescent       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
01:50
Moonset
11:01
Visibility
37% 		Sunrise
07:04
Sunset
17:40
Day Length
10.35 Hrs
Moon Phase: Waning Crescent
Sun Phase: Below Horizon
There will be 2min 19s more daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 21:10:19 17/08/2025
System Up: 25 days 1 hours
Prgm Up: 25 days 1 hours
Hardware:WeatherDuino Pro2+
TX Power: Solar/Battery 13.18V
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 = Sun, 17-Aug-2025 21:10:03 NZST

Epicenter Near Magnitude Distance to Epicenter Time Link
south of Tonga 5.5 0019241924 km (1196 mi) 1755384730Sun, 17-Aug-2025 10:52:10 NZST map
southeast of the Loyalty Islands 5.6 0019621962 km (1219 mi) 1755346103Sun, 17-Aug-2025 00:08:23 NZST map
south of the Fiji Islands 4.6 0019051905 km (1184 mi) 1755308210Sat, 16-Aug-2025 13:36:50 NZST map
south of the Kermadec Islands 4.5 000752752 km (467 mi) 1755204670Fri, 15-Aug-2025 08:51:10 NZST map
Kermadec Islands region 4.6 0013051305 km (811 mi) 1755183758Fri, 15-Aug-2025 03:02:38 NZST map
35 km SSW of Raureka, New Zealand 4.9 000103103 km (64 mi) 1755064392Wed, 13-Aug-2025 17:53:12 NZST map
101 km N of Hicks Bay, New Zealand 4.9 000474474 km (295 mi) 1754914834Tue, 12-Aug-2025 00:20:34 NZST map
south of the Kermadec Islands 4.7 000782782 km (486 mi) 1754885457Mon, 11-Aug-2025 16:10:57 NZST map
south of the Fiji Islands 4.4 0018481848 km (1149 mi) 1754849269Mon, 11-Aug-2025 06:07:49 NZST map

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