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A late Good Evening - Today was: Friday, 9 October 2026 22:26:18 NZDT
Current: 14.6°C, Max: 19.2°C, Min: 12.6°C. It feels like 12.6°C
FORECAST: Partly cloudy skies early will give way to cloudy skies late. Low 12C. Winds ESE at 15 to 25 km/h. It feels like 12.6°C. 3 clothing layers recommended.
Station Forecast: Settled fine | Sunrise: 06:40 | Sunset: 19:31 | Dawn: 06:12 | Dusk: 19:59
Weather Forecast
 Temperature : Current trend is Falling, changing by -0.4 °C/hr 14.6°C, 81%   Pressure : Current trend is Rising slowly, changing by 0.3 hPa/hr 1026.5hPa
Based upon today's weather there is a Low Fire Danger (restrictions may apply)
Fire Danger
Wind Speed : Current wind speed is Gentle breeze (F3) from ENE (78°)   ENE  13km/h   Wind Gust : Current trend is Rising 25km/h
Air Quality :  4 AQI  1.3ug/m3   Rainfall : Current trend is Steady 0.0mm
Sun Light : 0lx, 11.6hrs   Solar UV :  0.0UVI  0W/m2
Last weather station contact: Friday, 09 October 2026 at 22:27:49. Updated in seconds

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  News  

⛅ 09 Oct 2026 6:19PM: Professional kayakers worry mandatory lifejackets will make it harder to train (rnz.co.nz) 1/10 ⛅ 09 Oct 2026 6:07PM: Person dies in water-related incident at Tangimoana Beach in Manawatū (rnz.co.nz) 2/10 ⛅ 09 Oct 2026 6:01PM: Cow bones could offer cheap alternative for human jaw repair, dental treatment, researchers say (rnz.co.nz) 3/10 ⛅ 09 Oct 2026 5:08PM: Children allegedly faced physical and sexual abuse following complaints to police (rnz.co.nz) 4/10 ⛅ 09 Oct 2026 4:22PM: Fijian Teachers Association head's threat to 'roast' critics in earth ovens sparks political storm (rnz.co.nz) 5/10 ⛅ 09 Oct 2026 3:45PM: Post-mortem carried out on body of Christchurch father Braydon Hepworth (rnz.co.nz) 6/10 ⛅ 09 Oct 2026 3:34PM: Cyclist dies after crash with car near Christchurch (rnz.co.nz) 7/10 ⛅ 09 Oct 2026 3:03PM: Drought declared in parts of Tonga as El Niño intensifies (rnz.co.nz) 8/10 ⛅ 09 Oct 2026 2:56PM: NZX-listed company to import therapeutic MDMA (rnz.co.nz) 9/10 ⛅ 09 Oct 2026 2:36PM: Drugs become major issue for Fiji football (rnz.co.nz) 10/10


 Weather Forecast
Tonight
Mostly Cloudy
12°C
Mostly Cloudy		 Tomorrow
Partly Cloudy
21°C
Partly Cloudy
Partly cloudy skies early will give way to cloudy skies late. Low 12C. Winds ESE at 15 to 25 km/h.
Chance of Rain: 7%
 Moon & Sun Forecast
Moon Phase: Waning Crescent       Day & Night Ratio Clock Graph
Moonrise
05:39
Moonset
18:01
Visibility
2% 		Sunrise
06:40
Sunset
19:31
Day Length
12.51 hrs
Moon Phase: Waning Crescent
Sun Phase: Below Horizon
There will be 2min 39s more daylight tomorrow
 System Information
Station Is Online
Updated: 22:27:49 9/10/2026
Time Zone: UTC +13:00(NZDT)
System Up: 59 days 1 hours
Prgm Up: 8 days 3 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 = Fri, 09-Oct-2026 22:27:52 NZDT

Epicenter Near Magnitude Distance to Epicenter Time Link
south of the Fiji Islands 4.9 0019021902 km (1182 mi) 1791523024Fri, 09-Oct-2026 18:17:04 NZDT map
south of the Fiji Islands 4.6 0017761776 km (1103 mi) 1791396793Thu, 08-Oct-2026 07:13:13 NZDT map
south of the Fiji Islands 4.5 0018331833 km (1139 mi) 1791368433Wed, 07-Oct-2026 23:20:33 NZDT map
southeast of the Loyalty Islands 4.5 0019901990 km (1237 mi) 1791335068Wed, 07-Oct-2026 14:04:28 NZDT map
Kermadec Islands, New Zealand 4.7 0013171317 km (818 mi) 1791324766Wed, 07-Oct-2026 11:12:46 NZDT map
Kermadec Islands region 4.5 0010941094 km (680 mi) 1791293182Wed, 07-Oct-2026 02:26:22 NZDT map
south of the Fiji Islands 5.0 0018141814 km (1127 mi) 1791231779Tue, 06-Oct-2026 09:22:59 NZDT map
Kermadec Islands region 4.5 0014991499 km (932 mi) 1791035471Sun, 04-Oct-2026 02:51:11 NZDT map
Kermadec Islands region 4.4 0011661166 km (724 mi) 1790970200Sat, 03-Oct-2026 08:43:20 NZDT map
6 km E of Inglewood, New Zealand 5.0 000176176 km (109 mi) 1790949435Sat, 03-Oct-2026 02:57:15 NZDT map

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